Find out about the latest Christian Aid Scotland events and fundraising activities in your area:
Events in 2012
Thursday 16 February, 7-9pm
New Kilpatrick Parish Church, 28 Kirk Place Bearsden Glasgow G61 3RT
Monday 27 February, 7-9pm
Easterhouse Baptist Church, 18 Westerhouse Road Easterhouse, Glasgow, Lanarkshire G34 9DN
More dates and locations to follow.
Full details >
'Poverty Over' is Christian Aid's powerful manifesto, which investigates why the developing world is still poor, and defines what needs to change to help bring an end to poverty.
In partnership, Christian Aid and the Guardian have created a series of investigative documentaries exploring key issues faced by the world’s poorest communities. These will be shown at the CCA:
'Trade - The Flower Industry In Kenya', 28 February 2012, 7pm.
'Health - Discrimination and HIV in Kenya', 19 April 2012, 7pm
Disasters: Dalit communities in India, 15 May 2012
Climate change: melting glaciers in Bolivia, 7 June 2012
Read more and reserve your tickets >
‘Invest in Peace in Israel & Palestine’ evening
Christian Aid and the World Mission Council of the Church of Scotland are running an evening focussing on our partners in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Speakers will be Kathy Galloway, head of Christian Aid Scotland, Ian Alexander, Secretary of the World Mission Council and Ian Galloway, Convenor of the Church and Society Council.
Thursday 9 February, 7-9pm
Dornoch Cathedral, Dornoch, IV25 3HN
For more information please contact Val Brown, vbrown@christian-aid.org, 0141 221 7475.
Monthly Christian Aid lunches at Mayfield Salisbury Church
Saturday 3 March, Saturday 7 April 12noon-2pm
Mayfield Salisbury Church, 18 West Mayfield, Edinburgh, EH9 1TQ
Come and support a new venture for Mayfield Salisbury church - monthly fundraising lunches on the first Saturday of the month, initially for the first four months of the year. £5 a head for soup, filled roll, tea/coffee and a biscuit/home-baking. All profits to Christian Aid. All very welcome.
Christian Aid Poverty Over Roadshows
Christian Aid Scotland invites you to a roadshow - to meet staff, find out more about Poverty Over and hear about the work of our partners in Sierra Leone.
Wednesday 7 March, 7-9pm
Clydebank Roadshow, Abbotsford Church, Clydebank, G81 1PA
Wednesday 21 March, 7-9pm
Dundee Roadshow, Stobswell Church, 172 Albert Street, Dundee, DD4 6QW
Thursday 22 March, 7-9pm
Portobello Roadshow, Portobello Old Parish, Bellfield Street, Edinburgh, EH15 2BP
To book your places, contact the Glasgow office on 0141 221 7475 or email glasgow@christian-aid.org
East Fife Male Voice Choir in Concert
Friday 16 March 7.30pm
Dalgety Parish Church, Regents Way, Dalgety Bay, KY11 9UY
All welcome to this concert in aid of Christian Aid. Tickets are £5 for adults and £2 for children.
For more information, or to buy tickets, please call David Cooper on 01383 821587.
Falkirk Book Sale
Monday 7 May 7-9pm, Tuesday 8 – Wednesday 9 May 10am-5pm and 7-9pm, Thursday 10 – Saturday 12 May 10am-5pm
Falkirk Old and St Modan’s Parish Church, Manse Place, Falkirk FK1 1JN
Falkirk’s fourth annual book sale in support of Christian Aid - held at Old & St Modan’s Parish Church, and run by volunteers from a number of local churches. A wide range of both fiction and non fiction books are available. A great opportunity to buy books at very reasonable prices and at the same time to support a good cause. Please tell your family and friends and come along and help us to beat last year’s total of £1,500.
For more information about the sale please contact Hamish Scott on 01324 632387 or email hscottfalkirk@yahoo.co.uk
Holy Corner Book Sale
Saturday 12 May 10am-4pm, Monday 14 – Friday 18 May 12-6pm, Saturday 19 May 10am-4pm
Morningside United Church, 15 Chamberlain Road, Edinburgh, EH10 4DJ
Last year’s sale, in the main church for the first time, was the biggest ever. Donations of books can be made to the church office between 9am and 3pm from Monday to Thursday each week in the lead up to the sale.
For more information about the sale please contact the church office on 0131 447 3152.
The Book Sale
Saturday 12 May 10am-4pm, Monday 14 – Wednesday 16 May 10am-3.30pm, Thursday 17 May 10am-7pm, Friday 18 May 10am-3.30pm
St Andrew’s & St George’s West Church, 13 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PA
The legendary sale returns.
For more information about the sale, including how to donate books or other items to it, please contact the sale convenor, Mary Davidson, on 0131 556 2168 or email booksale@standrewsandstgeorges.org.uk
UK-wide events
If you want to get involved with any of our UK-wide fundraising events and challenges - whether you fancy running the Edinburgh Marathon, trekking Hadrians Wall or cycling to Paris - check out our Events section and get registered!
