Join us at the new Ghurka Buffet in the Sun Inn, Halfway on Friday 2 Feb for the official opening fundraiser for LEAP and Rutherglen Rotary. The buffet costs £5 per head from 3-8pm. We are grateful to Ghana and his team for this lovely gesture.

Will you join us at the Gurkha Buffet on Friday? Award-winning owner Ghana Bhandari and his team will be serving up delicious food, all in aid of LEAP and Rutherglen Rotary. And, between 3pm and 8pm it will only cost £5 per head. We hope to see you there. dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/l…

Many thanks to Ghana and his team at Gurkha Buffet for their fundraising night, and to everyone who came along to help raise more than £1500 for ourselves and Rutherglen Rotary. The £775 will go a long way to help us continue to enhance the lives of older people in our community.

Keysafes fitted £75 Do you need a keysafe? LEAP has Police-approved PRO-TEC keysafes which we can supply and fit for £75. Call 0141 641 5169 to get yours fitted!

Our thanks to Michael Shanks and Robert Brown for coming along and helping us celebrate our Wednesday Lunch Club last week. Both took time to talk to people living with dementia, particularly the carers in the group, who told them what a lifeline the club has become already.

Without our volunteers LEAP couldn't do what it does. That's why this #volunteersweek2024 we can't say thank you enough.

Great news - The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland has agreed to fund our learning and leisure and befriending services until 2027. We're thankful for the Lottery's decade-plus support, and to everyone who plays the Lottery. Their help allows us to enhance the lives of older people in our community.

SLC is closing Halfway Library and LEAP is taking it over to make a community space for local people and groups. If you live in Cambuslang East (see map) help us win SLC funds to refurbish the library by visiting bit.ly/publicbudgetvo… and voting for LEAP to win £10,000.

We're grateful to SSE Renewables for concentrating on local initiatives and supporting local communities with funding from Clyde Wind Farm.

If you're worried about affording winter fuel, or you're not sure if you are eligible for Pension Credit, why not pop along to MSP Clare Haughey's drop-in advice session on October 7?

LEAP is extremely grateful to the National Lottery Community Fund and Lottery players everywhere, for its latest funding award of £200,000, which will support the continuation of its befriending and learning and leisure services over the next three years.

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Happy 30th birthday to the National Lottery. LEAP is proud to have The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland support for more than a decade and thanks the Fund and the contribution every player makes, raising £50 billion so far for good causes. Here’s to the next 30 years!

RED ALERT WARNING As Scotland has been given a red weather alert for tomorrow, we will be following Police advice not to travel. Our office will be closed and all our activities, classes and befriending and handyperson services will be suspended for the day. Stay safe everyone.

Roses are red, violets are blue, We need volunteers, And it could be you. You could find true love this year by volunteering with LEAP as a a befriender, friendship or dementia group volunteer, a driver or a handyperson. Call 0141 641 5169 or visit leap-project.co.uk

Your vote can help us win £3,000 to help provide activities in Spittal Community Hub for young people aged 5-15. We will pilot a range of activities at the Hub, supported by volunteers and tutors. Vote for LEAP at bit.ly/4kQuDp6 Voting is open until Wed 19 March 2025.

Do you need a hall for your event, club, birthday, meeting or group? LEAP has Community Hubs at Spittal and Toll Pitch available at competitive rates (special rates for non-profits). Find out more at leap-project.co.uk/community-hubs email [email protected] or call 0141 641 5169.

WE NEED YOUR VOTE! South Lanarkshire Council has £160,000 to help local community projects. LEAP has been shortlisted in three areas to receive funds including Halfway, but this will only happen if people vote for us. You can vote at southlanarkshire.gov.uk/cp/PB2526 Thank you.