This festive season we are delighted to have a guest blog by Alex Dunedin, Director of Ragged University, a charity offering the free exchange of knowledge and skills in social spaces. I have been pondering what to write for the Cyrenians blog for some time now. Like many people, it is in my thoughts where I…
CEO blog: Winter solstice
This is the week of the winter solstice; the shortest day of the year with around 7 hours of daylight – which is short enough – though I have experienced a winter solstice of just over 6 hours on a number of occasions while visiting my wife’s family in Orkney. I have also seen the summer…
CEO blog: Welcoming our neighbour
This past week saw the 80th anniversary of the incredible Kindertransport initiative when 10,000 Jewish children were saved from the terrible consequences of the rise in Nazism in Germany. Amazingly given debates going on today, key to the effectiveness was the political decision of the then Home Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare agreeing to speed up…
Guest Blog: Wee Sleepout
A guest blog by Rachel Helms, Gardens Coordinator for the Cyrenians Community Garden at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital. Last week my youngest child participated in the sponsored ‘Wee Sleep Out’ with the Cubs and Beavers. The accompanying picture shows the camp bed alongside precious and ‘essential’ kit – an exciting occasion for them all, involving…
Guest Blog: Alcohol Awareness Week
Alcohol Awarness Week runs from the 19th-25th November and this year’s theme is change. Last week our CEO Ewan Atiken wrote about paying more attention to the damage alcohol does both physically and mentally. Our blog this week features Dan Mushens, a recovery practitioner for Scottish mental health charity Penumbra, who specialises in the field of…
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