This year’s charity partner
Who are Richmond’s Hope?
Richmond’s Hope provides support for children and young people aged 4-18 years who have been bereaved. The charity provides a safe space for children to work through their grief both verbally and non verbally, to preserve memories of the person who has died, to explore their feelings, to develop coping strategies and to understand the impact the bereavement has had on their lives.
As everyone’s grief is different, they provide individual programmes of care for each child. Their dedicated team of bereavement workers support children on a one to one basis.
They are also passionate about educating individuals and groups about the language surrounding grief and offer training and interest visits. The training they offer to external organisations aims to raise awareness of young people’s grief and how it affects their lives.
Previous partners
Drake Music Scotland
We raised over £4000 for Drake Music across our Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024 sales.
Drake Music Scotland is the nation’s leading arts organisation providing music making opportunities for people with disabilities. Their expertise in inclusive music technology and specialist teaching methods support people of all ages and a wide range of disabilities to play, learn and compose music independently.
Play Midlothian
They want every child to experience the play they need to thrive.
Their purpose is to enable every child in Midlothian to thrive through play by creating opportunities and removing barriers.
They focus on play because they know how much this benefits children’s health, wellbeing and development. It is important for their lives in the here and now as well as for their future life chances.
Pregnancy and Parents Centre
The Pregnancy and Parents Centre (PPC) is a local, independent charity overseen by a group of voluntary trustees. Staff, facilitators, practitioners and volunteers run the Centre day-to-day.
The PPC believes that supportive networks, a strong sense of community and strong family cohesion are invaluable during the transition from pregnancy to parenthood and beyond. Together, they contribute to positive mental health and wellbeing by increasing confidence and reducing anxiety, isolation and stress.