Martin Whitfield MSP and Douglas Alexander MP have backed this year’s Love Your Local Market campaign with a visit to Haddington Farmers’ Market. The Love Your Local Market (LYLM) campaign is a nationwide celebration of community, creativity, and commerce, proudly run by NABMA – The National Association of British Market Authorities. The 2025 campaign takes [...]
Today (Monday 28th April) is International Workers' Memorial Day (IWMD), the annual campaign to commemorate workers who lose their lives at work. Every year more people are killed at work than in wars. Most do not die of mystery ailments, or in tragic "accidents", they die because of the neglect of employers or because an [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP and Douglas Alexander MP are backing a campaign to support and promote local independent hospitality businesses. Independent Hospitality Week (IHW), which will take place from 5th-11th May, is a nationwide campaign designed to champion independent and family run bars, cafes, restaurants, pubs, street food vendors, and event traders that enrich local communities with [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has attended this year's PSG Easter Family Fun Day and praised the continuing important work of the Fa'side and PSG Lunch Clubs. Mr Whitfield joined representatives from East Lothian Council, including , Cllr Norman Hampshire, Cllr Colin Yorkston and Cllr Shamin Akhtar, volunteers and supporters of the lunch clubs and families who [...]
Following the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake and aftershocks that have devastated huge areas of Myanmar, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) charities have today launched an appeal to help those affected. Martin Whitfield MSP is joining cross-party colleagues to help promote the DEC appeal and encourage constituents to support it if they can. The Scottish and [...]
Month of Military Child takes place every April, recognising, understanding and celebrating the unique lived experiences of children from military families. Martin Whitfield MSP is again supporting and helping to promote this year's campaign to celebrate children and young people from Armed Forces and Veteran families across the globe. Children from Armed Forces families lead [...]
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, and this year Martin Whitfield MSP and Douglas Alexander MP are backing a charity’s bid to raise public awareness by encouraging people to share their bowel cancer story. As part of the month’s activities, Bowel Cancer UK is urging anyone who has faced bowel cancer themselves or supported a [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has joined parliamentary colleagues in helping to mark this year's Purple Day, the international day of epilepsy. This year's theme is #StampOutSeizures focusing on Epilepsy Society's support for world-leading research and its advocacy for those living with epilepsy. Beyond seizures, epilepsy impacts individuals in profound ways that often go unrecognized, and Purple [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has joined Douglas Alexander MP on a visit to the Pennypit Outdoor Pursuits (POPS) Group near Tyninghame. A partnership between the Pennypit Trust, the Bridge Centre Motorcycle Project and Edinburgh College, POPS supports pupils from Preston Lodge High School to stay in school, help move them into a positive destination, such as [...]
Martin Whitfield MSP has visited Cockenzie-based social enterprise, Heavy Sound, to discuss his proposed Youth Work Member’s Bill, which would ensure every council provides youth work services. The Youth Work Scotland Bill seeks to establish a robust legal framework ensuring that every young person, regardless of their background or circumstances, has access to consistent and [...]
