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Students get naked for charity »

A student charity from Edinburgh University has been asking fellow societies to get naked and pose in its fundraiser calendar. READ International Edinburgh is student-run and one of over 45 university projects across the UK who collect disused books f...

Fri 25 Nov 2011 by Katie Richardson | Read more »

Charity ensures Santa comes to town »

The children's charity NSPCC has introduced a new initiative in line with the festive season to raise money. The charity have announced the 'Letter from Santa' fundraising incentive, where a suggested donation of £5 will allow Father Christmas t...

Wed 24 Nov 2010 by Eilidh Dobson | Read more »

Meadows marathon sets standard for another year of giving »

With a variety of costumes, ranging from ill-fitting running shorts to competitors in blue body paint in homage to James Cameron’s Avatar, the fourth Meadows Marathon on 7 March has now "firmly established itself in the Edinburgh calendar". Beli...

Mon 15 Mar 2010 by Al Innes | Read more »

Edinburgh producers release Haiti charity EP »

The tragedy of the Haitian earthquake in January has inspired Edinburgh music production duo Capitol 1212 to put together an EP in aid of the crisis. The Scottish pair have joined forces with both British and American MCs to record the four-track ensem...

Mon 08 Mar 2010 by Lauren Gelling | Read more »

Meadows Marathon countdown: 5 days to go »

Meadows Marathon countdown: 5 days to go

The Meadows Marathon is taking place this Sunday! Places have been filling up so fast that we have over 800 signed up. However, we have extended the deadline by two days, which means today is the last day. Please visit www.meadowsmarathon.org.uk to avo...

Wed 03 Mar 2010 by Alexandra Budge | Read more »

Meadows Marathon countdown: Halfway there »

Halfway there Only three weeks to go! I hope you are all following your training regimes religiously and fundraising as much as you can. You should be running up to 12 miles on a Sunday if you are doing the half marathon. Our student launch night in C...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Alexandra Budge | Read more »

Meadows Marathon countdown: 5 weeks to go »

Five weeks to go people! Watch out for the student launch night in association with The Journal on 9 February in the Speakeasy, Cab Vol. Discounts off entry fee will be available for those who sign up on the night! For more details, check out the Faceb...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Alexandra Budge | Read more »

Innovative charity shop takes £37,000 »

The first of Mary Portas’ ‘Living and Giving’ charity shops, which opened in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge in November, has made an impressive £37,000 profit in the month leading up to Christmas. Retail guru Mary Portas has sto...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by John Hislop | Read more »

Edinburgh student charity wins funding from Children In Need »

A charity run by Edinburgh students has this month been awarded £2,000 from the BBC's Children In Need. The Children’s Holiday Venture (CHV) was setup to give young people aged 8-16 a break from their home environment. Katy Pendry, the ...

Wed 30 Sep 2009 by Sophie McFarlane | Read more »

Edinburgh student will drive '50s banger across India - alone »

The road trip has a venerable, if not exactly respected place in the student experience – but by this November, James Tattersfield may have done a fair bit to rehabilitate the institution. Mr Tattersfield, 19, will be driving 2000 km across India in a...

Wed 13 May 2009 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Centre for philanthropy studies opens doors »

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh have teamed up with groups from the universities of Strathclyde, Kent, Southampton, and Cass Business School to form a new centre that will support research into charity and philanthropy. The UK's first res...

Mon 09 Mar 2009 by Geneva Burleigh | Read more »

Meadows marathon back on track »

Meadows Marathon

Following weeks of uncertainty, council officials have given the go-ahead for the 2009 edition of the Meadows Marathon. Following the voicing of support by numerous charities, and also by Edinburgh University Students' Union President, Adam Ramsay, th...

Wed 04 Feb 2009 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »

Edinburgh Charity Fashion show '09 kicks off »

ECFS 2009, charity, fashion

The annual Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show (ECFS) 2009 hits the catwalk on Friday 20 March, following its launch party this coming Friday. The ECFS has raised over £200,000 over the past five years, and has quickly become one of the most importan...

Sat 24 Jan 2009 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »

Meadows runners hold their breath »

Meadows Marathon

Organisers of the popular charity event, the Meadows marathon, remain in the dark this week as council officials continue to withold their permission for the annual ten kilometre run. Despite being promised a decision in December, organisers are becom...

Mon 12 Jan 2009 by Evan Beswick | Read more »

ESCA initiatives net six figures for charity »

Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show 08

Edinburgh University has raised almost £100,000 for charity over the past year, it has emerged. Figures seen by The Journal show that Edinburgh Student Charities Appeal (ESCA) at the University of Edinburgh received donations totalling £97...

Tue 09 Dec 2008 by Adam Carrington | Read more »

Scottish schools threatened with end to charity status »

Four of Scotland’s top private schools have been threatened with the loss of their charitable status if they fail to increase their spending on bursaries. The four schools, which include Huthesons’ Grammar in Glasgow and Merchiston Castle ...

Sun 09 Nov 2008 by Ross Melton | Read more »

Council funding cuts hit art institutions and charities »

Two of Scotland's leading arts organisations, Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet, have fallen victim to budget cuts made by Edinburgh City Council.The cuts come despite council leaders declaring that the city's funding crisis had been resolved with the...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Rebecca Sibbett | Read more »

Meadows Marathon sets charitable sights high »

Last year's winner William Hyde (front)

The Meadows Marathon, which is set to take place on 2 March 2008, is to be the largest event of its kind in the country, according to organizers. So far, around 1,000 runners are expected to hit the beaten paths around the Meadows Park in order to ...

Fri 15 Feb 2008 by Benjamin Edwards | Read more »

Edinburgh University charity cancels aid expedition as Kenyan crisis toll rises »

Bodies of the dead in Kenya

Violence in south-west Kenya has forced members of a student charity team to abandon their plans to carry out a six week project in the region. Edinburgh Global Partnerships, a registered charity and society at the University of Edinburgh, had organise...

Fri 15 Feb 2008 | Read more »

Development project sponsors Meadows Marathon »

Quartermile

The Quartermile, Edinburgh's largest forthcoming urban development, will sponsor the annual Meadows Marathon charity event that will take place in March 2008.The sponsorship by Quartermile will provide substantial support in helping Meadows Marathon to...

Mon 03 Dec 2007 | Read more »

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