Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, said: “The Year of Scotland in Australia is a phenomenal opportunity to further Scotland’s enduring relationship with Australia, with musicians from both sides of the globe sharing our dynamic traditional music scene.
Concord Community Cinema – The FEATURES season continues at 7.30pm on Friday 6th December in the Concord Centre, Dumbarton, with the screening of MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS(2018) starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie and Jack Lowden. Non members admitted for £3 where seats available. Membership for the season, December and January is available at £4 for two films. Sweet Success Café open from 7pm.
Call on the UK to immediately withdraw from the Chagos Islands
Build a cross-party coalition to scrap Trident as quickly and as safely as possible
Call on the UK government to carry out a new defence review
Fight for the delivery of all contracts for Royal Navy fleet solid support ships to be restricted to UK shipyards
Press the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to use vacant MoD homes to house homeless ex-service personnel
Poverty has risen dramatically over the decade. Almost one in five people in Scotland now live in poverty, and for children the situation is worse, with one in four in poverty. The use of food banks doubles when Universal Credit is rolled out, homelessness increased, crime rates are up, as well as hospital waiting lists. The UK government says austerity is now over. It expects to lift the freeze on working age benefits in April 2020 in line with inflation and says public spending increased this year by 4.1 per cent.
Having a pet can be vital for a homeless person’s mental as well as physical health, and the guidance includes ‘pet friendly policies across housing and support services that dog owners sign and agree to in order to access accommodation, how to provide ‘dog friendly’ communal rooms in temporary shelters and risk assessments to ensure there are no issues with staff members being allergic to, or afraid of, pets.
For just £13.90 you can set a place at our virtual Christmas dinner table and feed a hungry child for a whole school year. You’ll receive a beautiful digital placemat, featuring the name of your friend or loved one, to email or print out and pass on. You can give hungry children the gift of hope this Christmas with Mary’s Meals.
