I like whisky. There – I’ve said it. Not a controversial statement – nor a surprise; certainly to those who have known me over the years. I am no expert; I am not one of those whisky aficionados who can sniff the cork of a whisky bottle two weeks after opening the bottle and tell…
Guest Blog: Pete White discusses Ban the Box campaign
Cyrenians recently signed up to ‘Ban the Box’ to allow a fairer and less restrictive recruitment process for those with convictions. Read more here. Pete White, Chief Executive of ‘Positive Prison? Positive Futures’ discusses the need for campaigns such as Ban the Box to provide more opportunities for people with criminal convictions in the video…
Guest Blog: Is that the time?!
Well here I am again preparing for another Cyrenians Cook Off event – making sure it’s all in hand. The initial meetings in the run up to the event are great, everyone excited and on-board. As it gets nearer there’s all the last minute details, what feels like a hundred questions and lots of emails!…
CEO blog: Who are we building houses for?
On World Homeless Day last week, shared, perhaps appropriately or ironically with World Mental Health Day, I found myself at the bottom of Leith Walk looking again at the site of the proposed controversial development there. There’s been a very strong and very good local campaign challenging the idea that what we need is more…
Physical presence in our digital age
In this “digital age” when the global village seems to be getting smaller – if by smaller we mean we know more information about each other and about places we will never actually visit – it seems counter intuitive to suggest loneliness is on the rise. A recent report from Age Uk would suggest otherwise….
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