Last week, we had a lunchtime screening at Shelter Scotland’s Edinburgh hub, of Ken Loach’s ‘Cathy Come Home’ film, from 1966. In 1968, shortly after this film was aired for the first...
Category: Stories
Never an empty moment
Restoring empty homes is one of the best ways of ensuring the best use of Scotland’s housing stock. Frances Snee gives a day in the life of an Empty Homes Adviser.
Why Umega supports Make Renting Right
Guest blog from Neil McInnes, Director, Umega Lettings. For almost ten years, I’ve been a letting agent and property manager in Edinburgh. During this time, I’ve been responsible for...
Going live with digital advice
My time as a Shelter Scotland volunteer began in 2013, half way through my studies in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Glasgow; a four year degree programme dominated by...
Reaching out online
I became involved with Shelter Scotland in early 2014. I wanted to help people who are less fortunate than me and to give time to volunteering as I stepped back from a long business career...