South Scotland MSPs Martin Whitfield and Carol Mochan have visited the Fa’side and Preston, Seton & Gosford lunch clubs to thank staff and volunteers for the important service they have been providing for families during the summer holiday period. Run by the Pennypit Community Development Trust since 2017, with the support of East Lothian Council [...]
Ahead of the start of the new season, Martin Whitfield MSP met with club officials at Tranent Juniors F.C. to congratulate them in person on their outstanding success last year. Mr Whitfield visited Forester’s Park to discuss last season’s fantastic promotion to the Scottish Lowland Football League and the club’s plans for the forthcoming season [...]
Over the last few weeks, communities across East Lothian have welcomed the full return of local galas and other community days. After two years of being cancelled or scaled back, their return has given communities, especially children and families, a significant boost. I know from my own family’s experience how important these traditional festivals are [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has visited Gullane Primary School to congratulate the P6 pupils involved in this year’s Euroquiz National Final at the Scottish Parliament. The South Scotland MSP was unable to meet the team at Holyrood on the day of the final due to a prior commitment. However, he agreed to visit them afterwards to [...]
20-26 June is Cervical Screening Awareness Week 2022 and Martin Whitfield MSP is helping promote awareness and understanding about screening. The South Scotland MSP is supporting Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust because they want women to have all the facts about this potentially life-saving test. Did you know almost one in three women and people with [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has tabled at the Scottish Parliament welcoming the full return of local gala days and praising the volunteers, families and businesses involved in organising and supporting them this year. Mr Whitfield laid the motion to recognise the fact that many gala days and other local community festivals have not been able to [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP is helping promote this year’s #CFWeek (June 13-19), which is dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of cystic fibrosis. Organised by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, the only UK-wide charity dedicated to uniting for a life unlimited for everyone affected by the condition, the theme for this year’s #CFWeek is ‘A life without [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has met with representatives of the charity Scottish Outdoor Education Centres to discuss the importance of outdoor education and how it can best be supported during the Covid recovery period. The South Scotland MSP met with outgoing SOEC Chief Executive Dave Spence and Centre Manager Jamie Miller at the charity's Broomlee Centre [...]
6 to 12 June is Carers Week, the annual campaign to celebrate unpaid carers and caring, highlight the challenges they face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. Unpaid carers are undoubtedly one of the groups in society that have suffered most through the pandemic and are now being [...]
There are over one million unpaid carers in Scotland doing an immeasurable amount of work for families and communities. Age Scotland, the national charity for older people, has found that too often unpaid carers miss out on what they are entitled to or feel they must fight for their rights. This can include support from [...]
