Fresh Start

A community growing hub which helps people who have been homeless has become the latest local project to benefit from the City of Edinburgh Council’s community benefits scheme. Following a great deal of community-based support from buildings solutions service John G Macintosh (JGM), the Pilton

With the colder months of the year now upon us we are pleased to announce the launch of a network of Warm and Welcoming Spaces across the capital. Last week, council leader Cammy Day formally launched the initiative during a visit to Royston Wardieburn Community Centre in the North of Edinburgh.

A partnership formed to provide starter packs to people moving into a new tenancy in East Lothian is celebrating its first year. Scottish Churches Housing Action (SCHA), in association with Recycling First, Fresh Start and East Lothian Council, launched the venture in April 2018.

Outgoing moderator Very Rev Russell Barr – image by Andrew O’Brien A former moderator of the Church of Scotland has said the scale of homelessness in Scotland continues to be a “stain” on the nation’s character and consciousness.

Ashleigh Day, assistant estimator at Esh Border Construction, with Fresh Start operations manager, Stewart Ferguson Esh Border Construction is helping deliver a fresh start for people in need in Edinburgh after handing a homeless organisation a vital bursary boost.

Dr Barr at Fresh Start The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has issued a fresh challenge to end the “continuing scandal” of homelessness.

Rev Dr Russell Barr The scale of homelessness in Scotland is a “damning indictment” on modern society and politicians must do much more to tackle the problem, a Church leader has said.

The Rev Dr Russell Barr at Cramond Kirk in Edinburgh The Church of Scotland has named the founder of a homeless charity as the next Moderator of the General Assembly.