Dundee Kiltwalkers are virtually unstoppable as lockdown event kicks off today By Steven Rae and Lindsey Hamilton April 23, 2021, 2:06 pm
Updated: April 23, 2021, 3:54 pm
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With mass gatherings postponed due to coronavirus restrictions, Scotland’s Virtual Kiltwalk kicks off today with socially distanced events across the country.
Billed as the biggest and best ever virtual fundraising event, it will run for three days until Sunday, April 25.
Sir Tom Hunter and The Hunter Foundation will be topping up all funds by 50%.
In 2020, Kiltwalk’s planned events in Dundee, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh were cancelled because of the pandemic.
However, virtual events held to raise funds for cash-strapped charities attracted 16,000 Kiltwalkers and delivered £2.5 million, with The Hunter Foundation doubling the fundraising total to £5m.
Dundee Kiltwalkers are virtually unstoppable as lockdown events kick off today
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Piles of plastic wreaths and flowers abandoned at Dundee cemetery
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Piles of plastic flowers and wreaths abandoned at a Dundee cemetery have sparked calls for mourners to consider their use of plastic.
Memorials from the festive period have ended up among heaps of real flowers at Balgay Park, beside the cemetery.
But while natural plants are compostable, the plastic tributes will be sent to landfill.
Mourners are being asked to consider what the memorials they leave at the graves of loved ones are made of.
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Dundonians who have suffered the heartache of losing a loved one during the coronavirus pandemic are to be given the chance to share their thoughts and feelings.
Say Something Dundee is holding an online Conversation Café on March 23 – the anniversary of the UK going into the first national lockdown.
The event will be part of a national day to remember those who have died during the pandemic and to show support for everyone who has been bereaved.
A spokeswoman for the Dundee event said the National Day of Reflection will give the nation and communities a moment to remember, grieve and commemorate everyone who has died during this time and show support for families, friends and colleagues who are grieving.
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A new bereavement group has been formed to support people struggling to cope with the death of a loved one.
Say Something Dundee is a new partnership project between Funeral Link, Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action (DVVA) and Dundee University.
The group aims to make conversations around death, dying, loss and care easier through campaigns, workshops and discussions.
It has been created in the wake of the pandemic, which has meant that numbers allowed to attend funerals have been severely restricted, making it impossible for many people to pay their last respects.
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