No keeping our Jan back
We have been a little delayed going on our 4th trip to The war zone. Jan wore out her hip. "Ok", said Jan, "let's get to the hospital"....
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Kirsty's Kids
- Nov 28, 2022
Ukraine Update 24
We are not even back yet to start the second consignment but are overwhelmed to say the Blue Knights 1 of Scotland have donated 1 of the...
- Nov 24, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 23
Update and urgent appeal: As the strikes take more and more infrastructure out, leaving the vulnerable with no power, heat, or water,...
- Nov 23, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 22
A lot got done today handing out the seriously needed aid, so much more is urgently required, please keep donating, thank you all! Air...
- Nov 22, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 21
Today we went to work. The guys don't rest from the fighting when they rotate from the front - they help their citizens by working in...
- Nov 21, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 20
The consignment has safely made it into Ukraine and is heading East to hand out the precious cargo to those in desperate need. Update, ...
- Nov 20, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 19
2,327km in 3 days the consignment is moving well and into Poland, great news!
- Nov 19, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 18
The consignment team warming up this morning as they near Poland.
- Nov 15, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 17
Thank you everyone for your kind donations, our load is now at full capacity and the aid is about to be on the road to be delivered to...
- Nov 10, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 16
An amazing day of collecting donations and a huge shout to one of our many amazing bike clubs! The packing room is full from floor to...
- Nov 9, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 15
It is all systems go this week. We are still so far short of our full cargo, so please keep the aid coming. Desperately needed: baby...
- Nov 8, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 14
Neil at Aldi you are incredible, you are one of the most sincere persons we have met. The discount and personal donation for the...
- Nov 7, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 13
News just in from our contact on the ground, can we ask all our supporters to collect baby food, baby milk, and nappies of various sizes...
- Nov 6, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 12
Massive thanks to Morrisons Fort William for providing vouchers to bring the cost down. Just as they did for our Christmas Santa Clause...
- Nov 5, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 11
We wish to thank everyone for the constant support. It has been very humbling for us to see Sally one of our latest trustees. Currently...
- Nov 4, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 10
Thanks to Mallaig Church for collecting life saving essentials and delivering them to us today. Every bit counts we are prepared to work...
- Nov 3, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 9
A busy day here at Trust House, we are preparing the Humanitarian aid cargo and sorting our equipment out. Please keep the aid coming in:...
- Nov 1, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 8
Local support continued today thanks for everyone who has sent parcels by post and come into Trust House to deliver. We are struggling...
- Oct 29, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 7
Volunteers have been busy documenting and labelling before everything is vacuum sealed. Please keep sending we are up to 60% capacity. If...
- Oct 28, 2022
50th Birthday celebration raises £500 for KirstysKids
When many of us have a 50th birthday party that huge milestone in our lives many of us focus on extravagant parties and why not it is...
- Oct 27, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 6
Thank you to Light House Church for getting involved. This assistance is warmly received. Charity unity working together will help us get...
- Oct 25, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 5
Thank you to the kind person who has bought a fleece for a humanitarian aid victim and posted it. Please keep this aid coming. We can...
- Oct 23, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 4
Thanks for the donations so far. Another day cataloguing and itemising for customs transit. We are up to 15% of our load capacity. Please...
- Oct 19, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 3
Some year's ago the ladies organisation (Loving Hands) knitted a whole family of ferrets for Kirstyskids.org These ferrets were given to...
- Oct 19, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 2
Thanks for the delivery this morning. We are now 5% of what we need to fill the humanitarian aid truck. 95% to go. Please keep...
- Oct 14, 2022
Ukraine Appeal Update 1
With over a thousand children killed or injured, bombing being intensified targeting Civilian areas, winter's rapid approach means so...
- Oct 12, 2022
Ukraine Appeal
This month we are collecting humanitarian aid for victims in Ukraine we ask that donations be handed into Kirstyskids.org at Trust House...
- Jun 9, 2022
Sad news - Mamie Bryden
Our Charity patron Kirsty Bryden who died aged 19yrs has by her example in the way she devoted her short life to helping seriously sick...
- Mar 31, 2021
Network Rail action forces Children's Respite Care Centre to remain closed
During the repair of the railway the Network Rail corporation decided to increase the capacity of an old culvert which had been designed...
- Oct 1, 2020
NetWork Rail Trashes Orchid meadow
It was with utter dismay that the large rare wild orchid meadow that has existed for hundreds if not thousands of years and home to many...
- Jun 26, 2020
Devastation at Kirsty's Kids
In the middle of a global disaster, we’ve had our own, personal disaster. Yesterday, 25th June 2020, we were hit with a flash flood,...
- Mar 9, 2020
A Word from the Chairman
John Bryden is the Chair of The Kirsty Bryden Memorial Trust. 9 March 2020 Dear All. We would like to thank everyone who stopped at our...
- Sep 28, 2017
28th Sep 2017
Dear All. Time for a wee chairman's ramble. I have dried out and warmed up after a very long wet cold trip yesterday. Thanks for all...
- Sep 22, 2017
22 September 2017
Our Chairman's thought on day 21 of the Africa Challenge. The first trip Kirsty's round Britain challenge 8053miles in 4 weeks 3 weeks in...
- Jun 4, 2017
4th June 2017
Our Chairman's thought at this time. Ban the bomb and invest in our children's futures. Every school should twin with one from another...
- Apr 7, 2017
7th April 2017
What started off as a bit of a dream has come closer to reality this evening. Almost 5 years ago, Chairman John Bryden decided that the...
- Mar 5, 2017
5th March 2017
Thinking of kids today re visiting Trust House in my head. OK, hydrotherapy in place, lots of things to do, craft sheds, that's sorted....
- Dec 15, 2016
15th December 2016
Our Christmas message. We would like to thank all those incredible people who without we would be unable to operate. From the volunteer...
- Dec 4, 2016
4th December 2016
December is always a busy time of the year. Towns and cities are starting to sparkle with Christmas lighting. Radio stations begin...
- Sep 22, 2016
22nd September 2016
Just to let everyone know we are still working hard at Trust House. The new wet room is almost complete, with wet room wheel chair...
- Aug 30, 2016
30th August 2016
What a fabulous phone call this morning. We are overwhelmed by the generosity of the staff and residents of Pembroke Care Home near...
- Aug 3, 2016
3rd August 2016
A wee Chairman's ramble. I have been asked so many times about the Africa Challenge 2017. When I will as an able-bodied man take on the...
- Jun 17, 2016
17th June 2016
What a fantastic effort from team Alltec. They have done an amazing job, yet again raising such a huge sum of cash - £1,496.25p for the...
- Apr 3, 2016
3rd April 2016
A wee ramble from the Chairman of Kirsty's Kids. I am absolutely humbled by the fact that as a no overheads children's charity we have...
- Mar 23, 2016
23rd March 2016
A wee ramble from the Chairman of Kirsty's Kids. We are delighted to be collecting our next respite care family tomorrow for the Easter...
- Mar 7, 2016
7 March 2016
Hi everyone. We are still beaming from the incredible response of the bike clubs at Ingliston. Club members having whip rounds and...
- Jan 1, 2016
1st January 2016
Happy New year. Our first major fun fundraising event, of 2016, will be at the MCN Scottish Motor Cycle Show, in Ingliston. We are...
- Nov 11, 2015
11th November 2015
We continue to work as a no overheads charity, we have no paid admin staff or outside admin volunteers, this makes for quite a challenge...
- Nov 6, 2015
6th November 2015
As we head towards the end of 2015. We wish to thank our most active sponsor this year Alltec Network. The firm has been active all year...
- Aug 21, 2015
21st August 2015
We arrived back at Trust House Respite Care Centre in the Scottish Highlands this evening feeling overwhelmed by the generosity of the...
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