The Edinburgh Reporter December 2019

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NEWS
In case you hadn’t noticed,
Christmas is coming! Whilst
many Rotary Clubs hold their own
Christmas parties, it is also a time
when their members can be seen
out and about, doing what they
are good at: helping people and
raising money.
The Rotary Club of Edinburgh will
continue to distribute food parcels
to folk living in hostels, and the
Leith Club will be at The Scottish
Office doing a “bucket collection”.
All proceeds will be used to help
people in Leith.
From South Queensferry in the
North-West to Dalkeith (Esk Valley)
in the South-East, Santa’s sleigh(s)
will be out and about, with Santa
meeting children (and adults!),
having his photograph taken and
spreading joy wherever he goes.
On a more serious note, Balerno
Parish Church is the venue for
a Community Advent Service at
5pm on Sunday 1st December,
following which tree lights will
be switched on: the Rotary Club
of Currie Balerno invites local
people to sponsor a light on the
tree in memory of a loved one or to
celebrate an event.
And look out for Rotarians
at your local supermarkets or
shopping centres (such as the
Gyle), undertaking Christmas
gift-wrapping, supermarket
bag-packing or collecting money
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Rotary Club of Edinburgh news
for local and (sometimes)
international good causes.
A chance for Rotarians to meet
you? Yes, but a chance for you to
meet Rotarians as well. So, stop
and have a chat; ask about Rotary;
see if you can go along to a Club
meeting. You will be made very
welcome!
For more information on Rotary
contact secretary@rotary1020.
org. Many local Clubs also have
Facebook pages, where further
information can be found.
Renowned Scottish artist Andy Scott has produced a five metre high steel bear sculpture to celebrate the legacy of East Lothian's
most famous son, John Muir. The sculpture, fixed to a base erected on a mound planted with wild flowers at the Spott roundabout
near Dunbar is illuminated by lighting produced with renewable energy. John Muir, born in Dunbar in 1838, played a key role in the
development of America’s national parks. The bear is symbolic of John Muir’s travels through the far-off wilderness of America’s
west, in the Rockies and his advocacy for National Parks. PHOTO Jon Savage
Cases of child cruelty
increased last year
The NSPCC reports that there
were 818 child cruelty and neglect
offences recorded in Scotland
in 2018/19 and 640 recorded in
2017/18 – a 28 per cent increase.
The charity has analysed police
data for the whole of the UK and
found there were 20,024 offences
recorded by police across the
country in the last year.
Reports to police included
extreme cases of when parents
or carers deliberately neglected,
assaulted, abandoned or exposed
their child to serious harm and
unnecessary suffering.
Join the Guides!
A new guiding unit has been
set up in Granton and is looking
for more girls to join them on a
journey of fun, friendship and
adventure.
The 2nd Forth Rangers offers
girls aged 14-18 a space to be
themselves and take part in new
experiences. New members can
look forward to an exciting and
varied programme of activities,
events and trips where they will
make lifelong friends and a space
to have fun.
The group have taken part in
an action-packed programme of
activities including camping and
caving at Girlguiding Scotland’s
Scottish radio is about to
experience a much-needed breath
of fresh air with the launch of an
exciting new station - Pure Radio.
Pure Radio will broadcast in
high quality DAB Radio and be
available to nearly 3 million adults
across Central Scotland. Listeners
can also tune in on the app, at
pureradioscotland.com and ask
their smart speaker to “Play Pure
Radio Scotland”. Pure Radio will
officially burst onto the airwaves
on Wednesday 27th November at
8.00am.
Led by Robin Galloway, who
heads up the breakfast show, the
station’s remit is to bring back the
spirit of local radio to the nation
and reverse the trend of networked
radio shows from England.
Where Pure Radio will differ
is that there will be no hourly
news bulletins and less adverts
To raise awareness of child
neglect and abuse the NSPCC
has launched its Light for Every
Childhood Christmas Appeal.
This calls for donations so the
NSPCC can be there for children
suffering from neglect and abuse
at Christmas and all year round.
The charity’s Childline service is
the only service there for children
24/7 during the upcoming festive
period, but it needs support
for 2020 and beyond. Adults
concerned about a child can
contact the NSPCC helpline seven
days a week on 0808 800 5000
outdoor activity centre at
Netherurd, watching Lewis Capaldi
live at Tartan Gig – Girlguiding
Scotland’s exclusive concert for its
members, as well as a raft building
competition in their meeting place.
The 2nd Forth Rangers meet on
Monday evenings at a venue in the
Granton area. The group is funded
by the CashBack for Communities
Programme which has funded
nearly 2 million activities and
opportunities for young people.
Registering details or details for
volunteers Tel 0131 226 4511
www.girlguidingscotland.org.uk/
get-involved/
New Radio Station
interrupting the shows. Pure
Radio will only talk about news if
they know it is of interest to their
listeners.
At Pure Radio, No News Is Good
News.
Fun, cheeky and irreverent –
that’s the tone that Galloway was
famous for and that’s exactly what
to expect from this new station.
It’s not just going to come from
the veteran DJ, with Lynne Hoggan
and Paul Harper following him in
the same style each day.
It’s a station by Scots, for Scots,
planning to redress the balance.
There will be a heavy emphasis
on music with major airplay for
everyone from Gerry Cinnamon
and Lewis Capaldi to Simple
Minds, Eurythmics and Deacon
Blue. Scottish artists, in other
words.
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