Young people living in a community in Ayr are being invited to take part in a photography project to highlight what matters most to them. People in Wallacetown aged between 16 and 25 are being encouraged by researchers to get involved and capture pictures in the area. It is hoped the results from the project […]
Photography project aims to capture views of young people on their community Read More »
The number of years people in Scotland can expect to live in good health has fallen again, according to new figures. The Healthy Life Expectancy 2018 -2020 report shows those in our poorest communities now spend up to a third of their life on average in ill health. In this guest article writer and campaigner Kenneth Murray
Scots are living more of their lifetime in poor health – is it time for radical change? Read More »
Inspector Jason Peter has worked as a police officer for the past 15 years. In January 2021 he took up post to lead the SVRU’s work in Ayrshire. He has been working across the area, with a primary focus in Wallacetown – a community in Ayr, South Ayrshire. In this piece, Inspector Peter reflects on his
Building partnerships in Ayrshire – Inspector Jason Peter Read More »
As we approach the end of the year, the director of the SVRU, Niven Rennie, reflects on the last 12 months while looking ahead to achieving more progress in developing interventions and solutions to the violence that infects communities in Scotland. Despite the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, what are some of the key
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Inspector Cath Lannen has worked as a police officer for 29 years. For the last two years she’s been in charge of the SVRU’s work in Dundee and the surrounding area. It’s been a difficult time for the city with concern around drug-related death rates. Insp Lannen believes a lack of hope could lie at
Damilola Taylor was killed in Peckham in November 2000 at the age of 10. He dreamed of being a doctor. One week before he died, Damilola wrote of his hope to save the world. The Hope Collective, formed to support the 20th anniversary legacy campaign for Damilola Taylor, is a powerful partnership of leading cross
With almost a quarter of Edinburgh families living in poverty, the CEO of the Cyrenians Ewan Aitken reflects in this guest blog on the deep emotional and physical impact he’s seen poverty have throughout his career, and how that feeds his passion for compassionate, supportive work to reduce poverty and its impacts. When I left
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A workshop for young people to share their experience of housing, employment and the environment has been held in Glasgow. The event was the latest in a series of youth-led “Hackathons of Hope” which have taken place across the UK over the past few months. Around 80 young people aged 16 to 24 gathered
FIRST MINISTER BACKS GLASGOW HACKATHON OF HOPE Read More »
Runners all over the globe still have time to sign up to the virtual Moira’s Run being held this weekend (October 23rd/24th). The pandemic means the annual event, which normally takes part in Glasgow’s Queen’s Park, is being held virtually again this year allowing participants to choose their own 5k route. Last year’s successful event
RUN FOR MOIRA THIS WEEKEND WHEREVER YOU LIVE Read More »
The results are in… Over 400 people in Wallacetown have shared their views in a community survey aiming to help shape the future of the area. With a number of key themes identified work is now ongoing to address priorities from drug dealing to dog fouling but also to build on the positives including those
SURVEY RESULTS – WALLACETOWN Read More »
