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Scottish War Blinded Welcomes a New Four Legged Member

A former Guide Dog has recently joined members of Scottish War Blinded at The Linburn Centre as Scotland’s first buddy dog for adults. The buddy dog scheme is run by Guide Dogs for the Blind and allows former Guide Dogs to use their...

Anthony Tunes Into Olympics

  Royal Blind School pupil Anthony has been invited to play in an orchestra as part of the Cultural Olympics, which takes place on the 15 July this year. The concert takes place just a couple of weeks before the opening ceremony of the...

Janaury blues bringing you down? Shake them off with a ticket to the most glamorous Burns Night in town!

Rabbie’s Girls 2012 will be held on the 27 th January at the George Hotel in Edinburgh and provides ladies with the chance to enjoy a traditional Burns Night- but with a twist.  There are only a couple of tables remaining so make...

Up for a New Year Challange, and have a head for heights?

Experience the thrill of enjoying bird’s eye-views up and down the River Forth, over to the Kingdom of Fife and across the beautiful city of Edinburgh and at the same time help Royal Blind to raise much needed funds. Royal Blind are...

Planning to Keep Fit this Year? Run for Royal Blind in the Edinburgh Marathon!

 The Edinburgh Marathon Festival takes place on Saturday 26 th and Sunday 27th May 2012.  There is an option to take part in the full 26.6 mile marathon, 13.1 mile half marathon, the10k run or the 5k run, all whilst raising money...

National Braille Week 4th-11th January

CELEBRITY chef Tony Singh has teamed up with children from the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh to create a special Braille recipe book in celebration of National Braille Week 2012. The cookbook is being produced in Braille and also in large...

Senior boys meet the Hearts Team

The senior boys from Cannan Lane had a Christmas wish turned into reality on Wednesday, when they were invited to attend Scottish Premier League Side Hearts training session.  Conor, Christopher, Joseph, Jamie and Jared had the best seats...

Santa arrives at Craigmillar Park in Style

  Pupils at the Royal Blind School were recently treated to a visit from the one and only Santa Claus last week when he arrived at their Craigmillar Park Campus on a specially decorated Lothian Bus.   The Santa’s Grotto...

Kidscene After School Club Opens 16th January

 Kidscene is a new integrated after school club providing after school care for all children aged between 4 and 16. Based at Canaan Lane, Morningside, the club is registered to provide childcare for up to 75 children and will be open from...

Not Long to Go Until Rabbie's Girls 2012!

  With just over a month to go, we have been busy making the finishing touches to Rabbie’s Girls 2012   This year’s event will once again be held at the George Hotel in Edinburgh and is the perfect way to start the...