Freya and Abbie McGuinness successfully raised £965 for St Andrew’s Hospice by climbing Ben Ann in memory of their gran, Lavina Gilfillan. Abbie and her friends are now preparing for their next challenge, the Kiltwalk 2026. St Andrew’s Hospice praised them as “True Hospice Heroes” for their ongoing support.
A sensitive story tonight about a Blantyre family going through a painful and difficult time as one of their own is diagnosed with a terminal illness. A family in need of our collective help. Pictured is Kat, who has just turned 27 on the 2nd of October. She is the first born daughter and is […]
Well done to local woman Karen Muir who has been raising money for the Beatson and St Andrews Hospice. Karen, who was treated last year for her own cervical cancer had a LOT of help and is looking to say a huge ‘thank you’ to all the kind people and thoughtful businesses who helped with […]
Well done to the congregation of Blantyre Old Parish Church, who after yesterday’s Church service, hosted tea and a blether. With a successful raffle too, incredibly they raised a whopping £522 for Alzheimer’s Scotland!
The West Craigs at Heart Group is fundraising to raise money to install defibrillators within the estate. This is as a result of some of their amazing family and friends sadly losing their lives to Cardiac Arrest. Defibrillators have been posted in various parts of Blantyre already and now it’s the turn of Westcraigs, the […]
A team of Blantyre people are raising funds for Glasgow children’s hospital charity by doing the ‘lap the map’ fundraiser. The charitable effort comes after Derek Hepburn’s little girl was admitted to Wishaw with feeding and breathing problems. The aim of the fundraiser is firstly to beat Edinburgh hospital charity lol(bit of fun) by lapping […]
A Blantyre girl is walking 10k today to raise money for charity. As part of a social distanced walk, seven year old Ariannah is walking 10k today, Sunday 10th May 2020 to raise money for West of Scotland Deaf Children’s Society, a charity close to the hearts of her family. WSDCS don’t receive any government […]
Our fundraising totals for January 2020 are now announced here and have been allocated to local good causes. January is always the quietest month for most traders and for us , it was no exception. Despite this, Blantyre Telegraph still raised £190.30 all towards various local good causes! Since 2015, our fundraising now reaches a new updated […]