The Edinburgh Reporter December 2019

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Letters to the Editor
Carers need a break too.
Dear Editor
We’d like to invite your readers to
nominate a deserving carer who
will be in with the chance of going
on a free holiday, while the person
they care for comes on a free
break with us, Revitalise, through
our brand-new Grace Award for
Caring.
There are approximately 7.3
million carers in the UK, many
among your readers, and this
award has been created to
recognise and reward those
partners, relatives and friends who
spend their lives selflessly devoted
to caring for their loved ones.
I work for Revitalise – an
amazing charity that creates
holidays for disabled people and
carers at three fully accessible
holiday centres in the UK. The
centres are located in Chigwell
in Essex, Southampton and
Southport.
Carers save the economy £132bn
per year, which is more than the
NHS budget. The Grace Award
for Caring was named not only
because it takes grace to care
for someone, also because it
takes grace to accept care from
someone.
That’s why we’re showing our
support for carers across the UK,
calling for people to nominate
Letter from Santa
The NSPCC mailroom is now
taking orders for their ‘Letter from
Santa’.
Since 2001 the charity has
delivered 121,407 festive
messages from Father Christmas
all across Scotland. More than
two million letters have been
ordered and delivered in the UK,
with over £12 million raised for the
charity.
This Christmas family and
friends can build children a
personalised Letter from Santa,
choosing from eight new
illustrations, including ‘Reindeer
Flying Practice’, ‘Christmas Disco’
and ‘Elves are Ready to Go!’
The letter will have with the
child’s name, address, gender,
age, hobbies, best friend or family
member’s name and a special
message.
Letters are age appropriate, with
shorter text that is easier to read
for younger children and longer
letters for more advanced readers.
You can donate to the NSPCC
when ordering. Staff and
volunteers will work round the
clock to help children and young
people in need of support during
the holidays.
Paul Cockram, head of
fundraising for NSPCC Scotland,
said: “There are few better ways to
mark the beginning of the festive
period than by ordering a ‘Letter
from Santa’ for a special child
in your life and donating to the
NSPCC.
“By paying for a special
message from our Christmas
grotto you will bring great joy
to the lucky recipient and help
us bring light into the lives of
children and young people who are
desperately in need of our help.”
The deadline is 16 December.
www.nspcc.org.uk/
letterfromsanta
Premium chocolate company
Lindt is sponsoring Letter from
Santa for the fifth year running.
This great photo shows a group of boys playing in the snow, Oxgangs. There is no
date but maybe you know someone in the photo?
Edinburgh Collected is an online community photo archive managed by Edinburgh
Libraries. You can add your own photos to help preserve the city’s history for
the future. It is also a good way for organisations to preserve their archives in
scrapbooks online. www.edinburghcollected.org
a carer they know who truly
deserves a break.
The campaign is being fronted
by television presenter and
tennis champion, Sue Barker
OBE, who has said: “I am thrilled
to be launching this award
with Revitalise to give carers
the opportunity to go on a
well-deserved break while those
that they care for enjoy a free
holiday with Revitalise. I’m really
looking forward to rewarding
deserving carers in the UK with
the time off they need to relax and
recharge.”
To nominate a carer visit: www.
revitalise.org.uk/graceawards or
tel 0303 303 0145.
Thank you.
Abby Kessock-Philip, Revitalise
Please support our
stockists!
All Farmers Autocare outlets
across the city
194 Queensferry Road, 225
St John's Road, 34 Hillhouse
Road, 111 Piersfield Place, 19c
Strathearn Road and 108B Market
Street Musselburgh.
All city libraries.
Avalanche Gapinski Waverley
Mall Princes Street EH1 1BQ
Bonhams 22 Queen St EH2 1JX
Boardwalk Beach Club
50 Marine Drive EH4 5ES
Broughton Place Hair & Beauty
2a Broughton Pl EH1 3RX
Café Lowdown
40 George St EH2 2LE
Candersons Sweet Shop
102 Leith Walk EH6 5DT
Close Gallery
4B Howe St EH3 6TD
The Doo’cot
731-733 Ferry Rd EH4 2UA
Bright Lights
Dear Editor,
Too much light is being emitted
by traffic on our roads. It's most
noticeable at this time of year
and is particularly unsuitable for
built-up areas.
Rule 114 of the Highway
Code makes it clear that using
headlights that dazzle is illegal, yet
I reckon at least 10% of vehicles
on city streets are giving off light
that is too bright and intense.
Such toxic lighting is bad for road
safety, bad for health & well-being
and bad for wildlife. Initiatives at
both local and national levels are
needed to ensure that drivers use
headlights that abide by the law.
Yours etc
R M Atkinson
ESPC Showroom
107 George St EH2 3ES
Grassmarket Community Project
86 Candlemaker Row EH1 2QA
Henderson's 94 Hanover St EH2
1DB and Holyrood Rd
The Hideout Cafe 40-42 Queen
Charlotte St EH6 6AT
Leith Walk Police Box Pop Up
Croall Pl EH7 4LT
Maialino 34 William St EH3 7LJ
Milk & Honey
78 Queen Street EH2 4NF
Scottish Arts Club
24 Rutland Sq EH1 2BW
St Bride’s Community Centre
10 Orwell Terrace EH11 2DZ
Strumpets
35 William Street EH3 7LW
Summerhall
1Summerhall EH9 1PL
The Queen's Hall Box Office
Clerk St EH8 9JG
The Royal Scots Club
29-31 Abercromby Pl EH3 6QE
Editor: Phyllis Stephen
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