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Yesterday, Charlie Jackson completed the Glasgow 10k in just 57 minutes and 10 seconds!!  In doing so, he has raised £1140 to support Mearns Kirk Helping Hands Lunch and Social Club for People Living with Dementia.  The club provides a safe and supportive environment for people with a diagnosis of dementia to socialise together every…

Our amazing volunteer Charlie Jackson is running the Glasgow 10k on Sunday 4th October.  All funds raised will be used to support our Lunch and Social Club for People Living With Dementia.  This weekly group provides a safe environment where people living with dementia can share lunch, socialise and enjoy entertainment together. Good luck, Charlie!…

We are delighted to announce an award of £250,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund. The award will be given over 5 years, starting this December.  This will give us the stability to continue delivery of all our existing groups, and the ability to grow and develop new services in response to community need.  It…

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our extra special 10th Anniversary AGM this morning.  We were delighted to welcome Cllr. Paul Edlin as our guest speaker and we thank him for his kind words about our work. Our trustees also had exciting funding news to share (more about that here next…

Thanks to the ASDA Foundation Better Together Fund, our lovely befrienders and the people they befriend will enjoy an outing together later this year. The Foundation have awarded MKHH £500 to cover the cost of an outing, bringing together all the people involved with the project.  As befrienders and the people they befriend usually meet…

We know it’s far too early to be thinking about the festive season….  But thanks to the Age Scotland Tackling Loneliness and Isolation Fund, Christmas has come early to MKHH! We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded £750 to provide a festive get together for all our members.  The period can be…

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A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our Crowdfunder Prize Draw, to win a 4 ball at Western Gailes Golf Course.  The draw raised a massive £1560, all of which will be used towards our work supporting older people in East Renfrewshire.  A thank you to Western Gailes for the very generous…

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our Charity Golf Tournament last Friday.  The event was hosted by Mearns Castle Golf Academy (who have us as their chosen charity this year) and generously sponsored by our friends at Kelly Residential. Around 50 golfers took part in a fun filled day of competitions. …

To be in with a chance to win this fabulous prize, visit our Crowdfunder page here, or scan the QR code below.  All funds raised will be used towards delivery of our work, improving the lives of older people in East Renfrewshire.