Virtual Kiltwalk 23-25 April, 2021
Steven Phillips raising funds for Prince and Princess Wales Hospice setting off for his 26 mile walk from Glasgow Green IT has been a time when charities have been hit hard with a loss of income and traditional routes to raise funds cut off during months of lockdown. However, despite restrictions one event found a way to adapt and help people raise vital funds for their chosen charities. More than 10,000 people completed the second Virtual Kiltwalk event and following the latest one, more than £6million has been raised.
Read more: Today it was revealed £6.1 million for 1,055 coronavirus-hit charities across Scotland was raised after the 2021 Virtual Kiltwalk Weekend.
Fans of Little Moons ice cream treat queue for hours outside Inverness food shop By Val Sweeney
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Updated: 16:55, 12 March 2021
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Kasia Pogo of Saffron with Little Moons ice creams which she recently auctioned for charity.
Eager fans of a Japanese-inspired ice cream treat queued for hours outside an Inverness food shop to snap up a box.
Little Moons have become a phenomenon across the UK after going viral among users of the video platform, TikTok, who have been sharing videos of people eating and buying the bite-size snacks.
Last box of sought-after Little Moons ice creams auctioned by Highland shop owner for Special Needs Action Project charity close to her heart ross-shirejournal.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ross-shirejournal.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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A defining moment in Elsie Normington’s life came in the early days of her setting up a support group for parents with disabled children.
She said: “I was reading a ‘Thought for Today’ message, which was about when you are going through difficult circumstances you can either be bitter or better.
“I found it very poignant. Being bitter eats you up inside and, as you let go of negative emotions, you become a better person.”
It’s hard to imagine negativity ever winning a battle of wills with someone synonymous with being so relentlessly upbeat and enthusiastic.