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  • Vivian’s Volunteering Story

    Vivian Bani-Owiafe is a carer for her son who has Global Development Delay. She first came into contact with VOCAL in 2019, after seeing our …

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  • Lou’s Volunteering Story

    Lou is a carer and volunteers in our Edinburgh Carer Centre. She is often the first point of contact for our carers, and if you …

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  • Carers Week Midlothian

    Carers Week is an annual campaign, organised by Carers UK. The theme for Carers Week 2023 is ‘Recognising and supporting carers in the community’ and …

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  • Carers Week Edinburgh

    Carers Week is an annual campaign, organised by Carers UK. The theme for Carers Week 2023 is ‘Recognising and supporting carers in the community’ and …

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  • VOCAL 100 Club – May 2023 Results

    The VOCAL 100 club is our monthly lottery which raises money for carer support and pays out half of the fund in cash prizes. Want to …

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  • VOCAL 100 Club – April 2023 Results

    The VOCAL 100 club is our monthly lottery which raises money for carer support and pays out half of the fund in cash prizes. Want to …

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  • Lothian launches new charity partner bus

    Lothian is delighted to unveil a new specially designed bus in partnership with VOCAL, their newly announced Charity of Choice partner. The bus, designed in …

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  • VOCAL 100 Club – March 2023 Results

    The VOCAL 100 club is our monthly lottery which raises money for carer support and pays out half of the fund in cash prizes. Want to …

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  • VOCAL 100 Club – February 2023 Results

    The VOCAL 100 club is our monthly lottery which raises money for carer support and pays out half of the fund in cash prizes. Want to …

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  • Treasure Tree now located in Ocean Terminal!

    We are delighted to announce that as of February 2023, VOCAL’s social enterprise Treasure Tree now has its own premises in Ocean Terminal making it …

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  • VOCAL 100 Club – January 2023 Results

    The VOCAL 100 club is our monthly lottery which raises money for carer support and pays out half of the fund in cash prizes. Want to …

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  • VOCAL 100 Club – December 2022 Results

    The VOCAL 100 club is our monthly lottery which raises money for carer support and pays out half of the fund in cash prizes. Want to …

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