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Delivery to Both Sides of The Don

Both the Seaton Scene and Tilly Tattle magazine teams have produced a joint edition of their magazines during the Covid-19 outbreak and it is being delivered right now.

The volunteers and support team at shmu felt very strongly that it was important to continue to produce and deliver the community magazines during this time in order to share important local information, celebrate the community and encourage positive social change around the issues the community is passionate about.

Date added: 08/06/2020

shmu Community Support Fund disperses £25,000 in Aberdeen

As a Community Anchor Organisation, shmu was chosen by the Scottish Government Supporting Communities Fund to disperse £25,000 of funding to community groups and organisations in Aberdeen.

The shmu Community Support Fund offered between £500-£2000 to support groups to deliver new or existing activity in response to COVID-19.

Date added: 04/06/2020

shmu receives Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

shmu has been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK - the equivalent to an MBE.

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service recognises outstanding work done by volunteer groups in their local communities and was established in 2002 to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.

Date added: 02/06/2020

shmu receives Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

shmu has been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK - the equivalent to an MBE.

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service recognises outstanding work done by volunteer groups in their local communities and was established in 2002 to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.

Date added: 02/06/2020

These Boots were made for Walking

Every June, Paths for All, a Scottish walking charity, hosts a Big Fit Walk.

With more people out exploring their areas in their daily exercise throughout the covid-19 outbreak we are encouraging people to take photos of their communities (within social distancing guidelines).

Date added: 01/06/2020

Nicola's Volunteering Story

Introducing Nicola from the Woodside Free Press magazine team! Nicola has been volunteering since October 2017 and heard about shmu through Facebook and thought to herself ‘that looks interesting’. One thing led to another and here she is!

Date added: 01/06/2020

Morven's Volunteering Story

The Tilly Tattle magazine has been running in the local community for several decades and keeps the community informed of all the great things happening in that area.

Date added: 01/06/2020

Wilma's Volunteering Story

Wilma is 72 and started volunteering with shmu a few years ago. A resident of Heathryfold for the last 50 years, she was part of the local park group and was interested in why the community was often left out of funding for projects which were aimed at neighbouring communities.

She contacted Laura at shmu to talk about getting involved in the Middlefield Mirror community magazine (which now also covers Heathryfold) and the rest, as they say, is history!

Date added: 01/06/2020

What's up Woodside?

The volunteers involved with the Woodside Free Press have started sourcing content for the next edition of the magazine.

The magazine is produced in partnership between local people and the support staff at shmu and aims to celebrate the local area as well as provide information for people living there.

Date added: 25/05/2020

Northern Lights Shines On

Northern Lights is now out for delivery.

The volunteers involved with the Cumming North and Middlefield Mirror community magazines and the support team from Station House Media Unit (shmu) have been working hard to produce a joint edition of the magazine in order to share important local information, celebrate the community and encourage positive social change around the issues the community is passionate about. The magazine will be dropping through your letterbox very soon!

Date added: 20/05/2020