

Food charity donation doubled by ministers in build-up to Brexit
The Scottish Government will double the cash it gives to a charity that helps those struggling to pay for food in the run-up to Brexit. Communities Secretary Aileen Campbell announced an additional £500,000 was being made available to the charity FareShare, which works across the UK to redistribute surplus food to needy and vulnerable people. She said ministers were making the extra funding available in part to “insure ourselves against the economic damage of a possible exit


Cash doubled for Scots charity providing food in Brexit run-up
Communities secretary Aileen Campbell announced an extra £500,000 was being made available to the charity FareShare, which works across the UK to redistribute surplus food to needy and vulnerable people. She said ministers were making the extra funding available in part to “insure ourselves against the economic damage of a possible exit from the EU”. Ms Campbell said: “It is shocking that we have to do so, but the deal proposed by the UK Government would make people poorer an


CCG Making A Difference
Today our good friends from FareShare and the Cabinet Secretary for communities Aileen Campbell Came to Visit. This visit was to show how we work with FareShare to redistribute food back into the community This is the food that we collect from FareShare this is fresh food that would've been thrown out, but thanks to our work with FareShare we get to put this food to good use and give it to people who need it. During the conversation with Aileen Campbell she spoke to our staff

Next Generation Make's a Difference
The Crookston Community Group would like to thank the Boy's Brigade and Girl Guiding for their hard work in raising this money to help the less fortunate. Here at the CCG we know the value of bringing youths together and giving them opportunities to grow and develop this why it is so important that we keep nurturing the next generation. We are so Greatful for this donation and would like to again thank Rhona Boyle for the amazing job she dose.


South Side Community Champions
South Side Radio Cars is a company the prides its self on being a local business with a great reputation within it's community. Today this wonderful organisation sent their trusty driver Paul into the Crooskton Community Group today with a check fro £200! This humble local business that started in 1994 with a fleet of 10 cars has expanded, now they have a fleet of 270 plus cars. Even though the company has grown incredibly over the past 23 years they haven't forgotten about


King's Theatre Presents Aladdin
Today we took 70 Children to the king's theatre to go see the tale of Aladdin with a Glaswegian twist. The Volunteers and children had an amazing time laughing, shouting and singing along. We would like to give a massive thanks to the King's Theatre for this amazing experience. This magical day was funded by "cash for kids" this amazing organisation bring's smiles to thousands of children every year and it is a pleasure to be working with them to help improve the lives of the


Christmas Eve Celebration
The party we had at the CCG on Christmas Eve was a massive success. The kids had an absolute blast. they had great fun listing to music getting food and posing for pictures. We would like to give a massive thank you to all of the volunteers for making this wonderful day possible and a special thank you to "Cash for Kids" for funding this magical day and for always being a pleasure to work with. Each Cash for Kids charity was established to channel the caring of the local comm