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North-east town raises £1,000 with egg-stra special Easter event

North-east town raises £1,000 with egg-stra special Easter event © Shutterstock / BlueOrange Studio An Easter event put on by an Aberdeenshire town has raised more than £1,000 for charity. A series of large hand-decorated eggs were hidden around Chapelton, a new town located five miles south of Aberdeen, for residents and visitors to find. Each of the unique egg ornaments had been painted by one of 12 north-east artists and once they had been discovered, each egg went up for auction offering bidders the chance to take one home for good. This helped to raise more than £1,000 and the cash is set to be donated to the Grampian Autistic Society.

Autism support: Families 'at crisis point'

Sign up for our daily Politics briefing for political exclusives, analysis and debate. Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Autism campaigners in the north-east have supported calls for concrete action on the “startling” issues facing Scots with autism and learning disabilities. Edward Fowler, advocate for charity ASK Autism North East, said families in Aberdeen are “crying out for support”, describing a situation where parents are close to “having nervous breakdowns” over the lack of assistance. It comes after Aberdeenshire West MSP Alexander Burnett won support for a members’ debate in the Scottish Parliament on the need for further support for those with autism and learning disabilities.

Autism support: North-east families 'at crisis point'

© EVENING EXPRESS Sign up for our daily Politics briefing for political exclusives, analysis and debate. Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Autism campaigners in the north-east have supported calls for concrete action on the “startling” issues facing Scots with autism and learning disabilities. Edward Fowler, advocate for charity ASK Autism North East, said families in Aberdeen are “crying out for support”, describing a situation where parents are close to “having nervous breakdowns” over the lack of assistance. It comes after Aberdeenshire West MSP Alexander Burnett won support for a members’ debate in the Scottish Parliament on the need for further support for those with autism and learning disabilities.

Autism support: North-east families 'at crisis point'