January – June 2023
£70 to replace the broken black chains in High Blantyre Cemetery.
£100 to little Sophie, a local lass who unexpectedly had a stroke (now much better!)
£50 Treats for local lassie Kristie Taylor after she raised money for Little Princess Trust
£50 treat for Erin Brown, local lassie as special birthday boost
£100 to WDRC for buying plywood to help renovate their wooden tank
£200 to High Blantyre Primary for their P7 leavers party
£30 to local lassie Amy Williamson to help start up her own wee business.
£60 Gifts to local nursery for outdoor play equipment
£100 cinema tickets to local children
£100 rewards for bravery and effort
£110 books to care homes
£115 prizes for loads of events and venues within the Blantyre community and
£80 towards various elderly residents to have discounted meals in local cafes.
£300 sponsorship of Calderside Academy Football School strips
Total £1,465
July – December 2023
Simm Endeavour Awards £1,000 cash donated at Carrigans, Blantyre:
- £50.00 cash donation to Just Giving for Blantyre’s McMillan Family as friends and family raise money following the passing of their child. June 23
- £50.00 cash donation to Aiden Rowan (22) who is skydiving for Butterfly Trust to raise money to help people with cystic fibrosis. 17/7/23
- £50.00 Carrigans Voucher donation to Blantyre man Jimmy Small left at Blantyre Miners Welfare on 17/8/23 after he cleaned Dalbeth Memorial to 1877 Pit Disaster.
- £50.00 Carrigans Voucher donation to Blantyre woman Carly Anne Lang following a tough year out of work due to sudden health reasons. Meal for Carly Anne, partner Bryan & their small son. 17/8/23.
- £50.00 cash to Caitlin Hutchison who runs dance school for kids at High Blantyre Church hall and Blantyre Miners Welfare. Trying to keep costs down. Donated on 28/8/23.
- £50.00 Carrigans Voucher to Gillian Robertson, Asda worker, who after hours helped an elderly lady home with her shopping. Donated on 31/8/23
- £50.00 Donation online to Steve Younger, High Blantyre Baptist Minister who took part in Scotland’s Memory Walk 2023 around Strathclyde Park on Saturday 16th Sept 23 in aid of Alzheimer’s Scotland.
- £50.00 cash donation to Joseph Potts Macmillan Coffee Morning for Cancer support at Glasgow Road shop on Fri 22/9/23
- £400.00 cash (£250 on 22/9/23+ further £150 cash to ensure project goes ahead) towards new Permanent, bespoke £2k Display Cabinet at High Blantyre Cemetery (with 25 year lifespan) telling story of the pit disaster via Blantyre Miners Welfare.
- £50.00 Amazon order for Multiple Lest We Forget Fabric Banners and Cable Ties (for decorating Blantyre pedestrian railings on Remembrance) bought on 22/9/23.
Amount remaining: £150
Other Donations July – December 2023 from our own fundraising activities include:
- Further £100 cash donation from Jimmy Small for the Pit Disaster Cabinet, handed to Miners Welfare to assist with Cemetery project in advance of October reveal. (Sep 23)
- £140 donated to British Heart Foundation incl. gift aid. (Aug 23)
- £80 raised for 2 Blantyre Community wreaths for the Pit Disaster Memorials (Sep 23)
- £80 raised for buying 2 Community wreaths for the Cenotaph ahead of remembrance (Oct 23)
- £240.32 restocking new copies of all Blantyre Project books in Blantyre library. (Jul 23)
- £50.00 for MacMillan Coffee Morning at CWA (workplace – Sep 23)
