LEAP volunteers treated to lunch and laughter as part of Volunteer Week 2023 More than 40 volunteers and staff took part in LEAP’s Volunteer Week thank you event in Cambuslang Institute last week. After a buffet lunch, everyone took part in games such as tin can alley, hoops, photo booth, hook-a-duck, noughts and crosses, giant […]
Local Volunteering and Befriending opportunities are available with LEAP and as this story points out, it can be very rewarding for all involved. For Irene and Nicola, befriending has turned into a lot more than a weekly call or visit – for both, it has extended their families. Nicola has been phoning and (latterly) visiting […]
Charity supports older people with online activities during lockdown LEAP is supporting older people in South Lanarkshire during lockdown with a programme of online activities ranging from bingo to Spanish classes. The programme starts on March 15, with something to suit most people’s interests. As well as old favourites bingo and Spanish, people can choose […]
After spending a work placement with LEAP student James Ross, along with his family, decided the charity’s clients were more important than sending Christmas cards this year. Instead, they made up two dozen Christmas gift packs for the charity’s most deserving clients and delivered the first of these to Catherine to brighten up her day. […]
LEAP didn’t let COVID stand in the way of fulfilling its business this year by holding its AGM online. Staff, board members and guests joined in the e-AGM to hear how LEAP had carried out business during 2019-20, and how the COVID pandemic had affected business toward the end of that financial year. The year […]
LEAP are running a Winter Programme to keep people entertained and connected over the next 5 weeks, even more important now we are all in tier 4.! All the activities can be done from the comfort and safety of individuals homes. They have a range of free and paid for activities. LEAP have a host […]
South Lanarkshire’s Community Action Team (CAT) helps elderly charity tell people about shopping and befriending services in Blantyre When LEAP wanted to promote its shopping and distant befriending services, Scottish Fire and Rescue’s South Lanarkshire Community Action Team stepped up to help deliver more than 10,000 leaflets to almost 120 shops and pharmacies across the […]