Archive | June, 2016

My cycle to work makes me feel great #journeys

A post from our Project Manager Rosie McIntosh @rosiehopes When we packed up our family and moved out to the suburbs last year, I was at pains to reassure my city-loving friends that we are just ten minutes away on the train. We’re practically metropolitan. But then Scotrail announced Queen Street tunnel closures and that […]

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Ruby Mere: a journey back to childhood #journeys

Our Community Correspondent Derek Read goes back to visit a favourite childhood spot with his brother Ruby Mere Not many ducks on Ruby Mere, come moorhens; tranquil, as we pool our memories of the bustling place of our childhood Nine years difference- but this place was common the rowing boats, the swing-boats, hulking monstrosities, that […]

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My experience with mental illness inspired me to create something positive @hippychick1987

A post from our Community Correspondent Ann Marie Sharpe @hippychick1987 I have bipolar disorder, and have suffered with mental illness all of my life. My experiences living with mental illness have inspired me to create something positive, to encourage and help others in their lives, and I am so proud of  Ams Creations. I began Ams […]

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Minibuses filled with our volunteers and older members, chatting, smiling and enjoying being together #journeys

A guest post from @FoodTrainScot Chief Executive Michelle McCrindle MBE At Food Train we’re on a perpetual journey, traveling together alongside hundreds of fantastic volunteers and older members as they make their way each day through life.  Some journeys are long; like the food we deliver to our customers can take months from seed to […]

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