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RANGERS fans have reached a fundraising landmark by breaking the £1million barrier for Scotland’s largest Veterans charity. The Rangers Supporters Erskine Appeal was launched in 2007 and has been at the forefront of a drive to raise funds to aid residents and staff at the four care home sites. The group have contributed to countless projects for Veterans living in Erskine’s establishments, including a Sporting Memories room, a Reminiscence room, a Namaste room and a Bridge Activities room. And secretary Tom Clark - who was the main behind the formation of the RSEA - is delighted to have surpassed a significant target.
A national ballet company is calling for people with dementia, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s to submit videos for the chance to feature in new dance productions.
Scottish Ballet is asking people worldwide to send a 20-second clip, with the footage to be used in three new dance films as part of the multi-artform project Haud Close.
Inspired by the ballet company’s film Haud Close Tae Me, created by filmmaker Eve McConnachie in 2017 and featuring poetry from Scots Makar Jackie Kay, the project will involve working remotely with care home residents and people living with above conditions to create the films.
Marta s legacy: Scotland s national ballet launches world-wide search for participants for unique film project AMID the relentless gloom of the pandemic it touched the hearts of millions all over the world, including Spanish actor Antonio Banderas. A video of former New York Ballet prima ballerina Marta Gonzalez performing with her hands to Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake in a Valencian care home went viral in November last year, the memory of her movements seemingly unhindered by advanced dementia. Now, Scotland’s national ballet is launching a project aimed at those with dementia which aims to spread joy in the most challenging of times.
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