Martin Whitfield MSP has joined parliamentary colleagues in showing his support for Show Racism the Red Card's annual Wear Red Day, which is taking place on Friday 18th October 2024. Ahead of the day, Show Racism the Red Card organised a campaign photocall in parliament for MSPs to join campaigners in demonstrating their support for [...]
This October, Resuscitation Council UK is promoting lifesaving resources to the public via its #RestartAHeart month campaign. Restart a Heart (RSAH) is an annual initiative led by the Resuscitation Council UK which aims to increase the number of people surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrests by helping more people learn CPR. This year the charity is encouraging [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP joined their Majesties, The King and The Queen, fellow MSPs and special guests from across Scotland at a special 25th anniversary celebration at the Scottish Parliament. The event marked 25 years since the Scottish Parliament was reconvened and included special performances from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Sistema Scotland, Còisir Alba and [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP is backing a charity’s campaign for more action to support families who are struggling with debts owed to the state. It follows a drop-in session hosted by Aberlour Children’s Charity and Govan Law Centre at the Scottish Parliament which aimed to highlight the urgent need for transformational changes in the way public [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP is supporting Migraine Awareness Week (23rd-29th September) to call attention to the serious impact that migraine has on people living with this condition and the need for better migraine care. Released this week, research by The Migraine Trust has found high numbers of people with migraine report not being believed or taken [...]
An East Lothian charity which will toast its 40th anniversary next month has been praised in the Scottish Parliament by Martin Whitfield MSP. Can Do, which provides a range of activities and services for local children with disabilities, is having a fundraising ceilidh in Dunbar on October 5 to help mark its milestone. Martin Whitfield [...]
The 2025 Countryside Alliance Awards are now open to public nomination, and Martin Whitfield MSP is urging people in South Scotland to get nominating. These awards, nicknamed the ‘Rural Oscars’, celebrate people going the extra mile to ensure that our rural food and farming industry, small businesses, traditional skills, forward-thinking enterprises and, most of all, [...]
A Scottish Parliament motion marking the success of Prestonpans War Memorial at the recent Legion Scotland Best Kept War Memorial competition has already garnered the support of more than a dozen MSPs. Tabled by Martin Whitfield MSP, who is a Prestonpans resident, the motion welcomes the memorial winning in the Large Community without Gardens category [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has pledged his support for this year’s Gas Safety Week (9th-15th September) and is helping the industry to raise public awareness about the importance of gas safety. Gas Safety Week is here to remind the public how to keep themselves gas safe, and organisations across the nation are working together to raise [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has welcomed the publication of the Blood Cancer Action Plan (BCAP), a landmark report published by Blood Cancer UK that sheds light on the factors keeping UK blood cancer survival rates lagging behind. From access to clinical trials, regional inequalities, and slow diagnosis – a taskforce of specialists, researchers, GPs and people [...]
