NEWS
Aberdeenshire Council funding cuts for Home-Start in the NE
Some of you may have heard about the funding cuts to Home-Start Deeside, Alford and Strathdon by Aberdeenshire Council in the coming months and years. In these days of austerity, it is more important than ever to try and raise funds to maintain the same level of care and support that we can offer to our families. If anyone can help with this, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!
For more information on the planned cuts by the council, please read the P&J article by clicking on this link : Home-Start bosses vow to fight on as council slashes funding
COMIC RELIEF RED NOSE DAY !!
Friday 21st March
Red Nose Day is on Friday 21st March – their 40th anniversary year!!
Join in the fun to raise money for charity – host a bake sale, buy a red nose and join the nation for an evening of TV fun!
For further information click here: https://www.comicrelief.com/rednoseday/
Alford shop NEW opening times!
From every Wednesday, starting on 5th March 2025, our Alford Home-Start shop will be closed from 1pm to allow for stocktaking and re-organisation of shop goods. All other hours remain the same:
Monday – Saturday 10am till 4pm (except Wednesdays)
Wednesday 10am till 1pm
Thank you to Aboyne Academy!
On Wednesday 5th February, we were invited to take part in the YPI (Youth and Philanthropy Initiative) Charity Fair held at Aboyne Academy. This event gave us the chance to showcase Home-Start Deeside, Alford and Strathdon and speak to the pupils at the school about what we do.
YPI provides young people a platform to advocate for social issues and charities in their local community. Each year, participating schools will grant their chosen charity £3,000 of unrestricted funding.
Since 2008, more than £7.6m has been granted to charities in Scotland championed by young people through YPI.
It was a great event to be involved with and we thank Aboyne Academy for inviting us along!
Ewan Black - our new ambassador!
We are so delighted to welcome Ewan Black as our new Home-Start Deeside, Alford and Strathdon Ambassador. Ewan is a London based actor, originally from Banchory, Aberdeenshire. He trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where he won the Peter O’Toole Award. Ewan recently performed in Mark Rylance’s ‘Dr Semmelweis’ at Bristol Old Vic Theatre Royal & the West End. He has acted in numerous other productions, including Lord of the Rings, The Crown and most recently in Macbeth with Ralph Fiennes.
Ewan loves coming back to Banchory to spend time with family and friends and he says he is very excited to join the Home-Start family!
Keep your eyes peeled for future appearances and messages from Ewan on the website and social media.
