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So Why Don’t You: December 6th with Mike and Rod
The latest programme with Mike on the Mic and Rod on the Radio bringing you all the latest from the wonderful world of volunteering, community news and good music.
New Aberdeen Charity Sets Sights on Supporting City’s Priority Neighbourhoods
A new charitable organisation, has set its sights on helping Aberdeen’s ‘Priority Neighbourhoods’ by drawing on the collective skills and networks of the local business community. All Life Chances has been created to work with existing community centres, charities...
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Charlie House presents festive activities for families in city centre
North-east charity calls for volunteer elves to help at Santa’s Workshop. Local Aberdeen charity, Charlie House, is spreading festive cheer to Aberdeen city centre this November and December with a range of Christmas-themed activities for all ages to enjoy. ...
Clan Cancer Support aims to raise £7,000 in charity’s first ever virtual Christmas Appeal
An Aberdeenshire mum is urging people to support a local cancer charity’s first ever Christmas appeal, following her son’s cancer diagnosis at the age of seven. Clan Cancer Support has launched its Shine Bright Christmas Appeal yesterday (Thursday, November 3)...
Charities invited to see The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan
The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan is set to fill His Majesty’s Theatre with swashbuckling festive cheer this Christmas, and in the spirit of the season, 300 tickets are being given away to local charities. Aberdeen Performing Arts and the show’s producers,...
Help us bring wonder to children this Christmas, asks local children’s charity
A north-east charity is asking for support as it starts to prepare for its biggest ever annual Christmas campaign – ‘No Child Should Go Without Believing in Magic’, gifting Christmas Eve boxes for children and families in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire....
How is the cost of living crisis impacting the third sector in the North East?
With rising goods and energy prices, inflation and other monetary pressures, people across the country are feeling the impact of the current cost of living crisis. As this crisis spirals, the third sector is facing a crisis of its own; organisations within the...
Scottish Open Data Unconference (SODU) 2022 – Aberdeen 5-6th November 2022
The Scottish Open Data Unconference (SODU) is returning for its third consecutive year. This time the event will be a physical meet-up, with an opportunity for online attendance too. SODU 2022 takes place at ONE Tech Hub in Aberdeen, 5-6 November 2022. Open...