Parts of Scotland are set to be battered by gale force winds in the last few days of January with guts of up 75mph sweeping through the country.
12.01.2023 - 12:19 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Nine charities are benefitting from more than 600 hours of voluntary service pledged through two pop-up Kinder Shops in Dumfries last year.
Customers were asked to pay “with kindness” for everything from tricycles to wrought iron garden benches in June and a selection of Christmas gifts, toys, homeware and hampers in December.
Figures released by The Cumberland Building Society, which is behind the initiative, show that more than 200 hours were donated to MOOL (The Massive Outpouring of Love) project, the Queen of the South Trust, Kate’s Kitchen, The Bridge, Sustain Scotland and Mossburn Community Farm from the summer event.
And at last month’s pop-up day in the Loreburne Centre, people pledged more than 400 hours of their time to help Queen of the South Community Trust foodbank, Dumfriesshire Scouts and the Food Train during 2023.
Kinder Shops were also held in Cumbria and, combined with the Dumfries events, raised more than 2,000 hours worth of volunteering.
The Cumberland, which funded the venture as part of its commitment to kinder banking, said the shops have not only generated much needed help for charities but also a wave of generosity which has lasted beyond the five one-day pop-ups.
Ryan McCubbin, manager of the Cumberland branch in Dumfries, said: “Many of those who volunteered had never done so before and some enjoyed it so much they have carried on volunteering long after ‘paying’ for their Kinder Shop goods. The response to our Kinder Shops has really blown us away. We already knew that people in the communities we serve are generous, but we have beenamazed to see how positively people have supported the shops and the concept.
“So many have been keen to roll their sleeves up and help a charity,
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