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Wates Group

Posted by editor 27/03/2014 0 Comment 3541 views

‘Answers from Big Issue’ had a brief chance to catch up with Louise Hyde, Group Community Investment Manager from the Wates Group, following on from their scoop at the Social Enterprise UK awards ceremony last year November. Although the Wates Group are not actually a social enterprise within themselves, they work with a network of […]

Fresh Start

Posted by editor 27/03/2014 0 Comment 3015 views

Everybody needs a roof over their head but human beings have other requirements too, Jenny McBain discovers. Edinburgh based charity Fresh Start strives to help recently housed people to create a home and to feel more connected to their community so they can make a success of their new lives.  And they have been the […]

VIP Childcare

Posted by editor 27/03/2014 0 Comment 3057 views

Jenny McBain discovers a social enterprise that provides a holistic childcare service. A very special pre-school nursery is operating in Elgin in the north of Scotland. In the baby room at VIP Childcare, carers spend a considerable amount of time carrying their charges around in baby slings because that is known to enhance feelings of […]

Maternal And Child Health Advocacy International

Posted by editor 27/03/2014 0 Comment 4778 views

By Jenny McBain: Technology can easily be employed to bridge geographical distance but it takes a special combination of compassion, imagination and determination to bridge a cultural gap and bring about positive social change in far flung communities. A small Highland based charity headed run by two medical doctors, who contribute their time for free, […]

Galgael

Posted by editor 27/03/2014 0 Comment 3794 views

Jenny McBain discovers a thriving community of master craftsmen and women in the heart of Glasgow. You don’t expect to come across a shop front with a sign depicting a Viking longboat here in Govan; a place once famous for shipbuilding but now more readily associated with the travails of fictional BBC character Rab C […]

The Glad Cafe

Posted by editor 27/03/2014 0 Comment 3544 views

The Glad Café on Glasgow’s south side has many hidden aspects; aspects which are not immediately apparent as you step through the doorway away from the rumbling traffic of a busy main road, writes Jenny McBain. The large coffee bar has a rather industrial aesthetic of exposed pipe work and rough concrete flooring, softened by […]

Resonance FM

Posted by editor 07/03/2014 0 Comment 3335 views

  This is the story of a ‘community’ radio station pushing back the boundaries of art and giving a voice to the artists

Bidna Capoeira

Posted by editor 07/03/2014 0 Comment 3606 views

Bidna Capoeira is a London-based organisation teaching capoeira in trouble spots in the Middle East. Figen Gunes asks the founder why.

UnLtd

Posted by editor 27/02/2014 0 Comment 3822 views

Figen Gunes talks to UnLtd, who have inspired thousands of social entrepreneurs over the years

Art In Healthcare

Posted by editor 27/02/2014 0 Comment 3767 views

Art In Healthcare is an Edinburgh charity which strives to improve the lives of patients and residents in care settings; Jenny McBain finds out more from CEO Trevor Jones

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