Christmas Special 2025 Part 1 - Gifts, giving and community

Welcome to our first Christmas special for 2025. On this episode Producer Kelly and Rosalind bring you a festive gift guide that has something for everyone, including more discussion of cheese with The Cheese Lady! Rosalind also pays a visit to the Southside Community Centre which is hosting Christmas day this year with a partnership event, 'Communities at Christmas'. They will be welcoming people experiencing homelessness and isolation for a day they aim to fill with joy and community.  Rosalind met Michael Traill, Chief Executive of the Southside Community Centre Association, Hannah Robertson-Newman, Service Lead of the Edinburgh Street Team of the Simon Community and Thomas Elsner who works on that team. They tell her about plans for the big day and how you can support them.  If you are worried about someone who is rough sleeping please visit simonscotland.org there's also a number you can call for people in Edinburgh, it's 08081782323.  You can find out more about the event here; https://southsidecommunitycentre.co.uk/communities-at-christmas-the-gift-of-belonging-this-christmas/ And donate here; https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/xmas2025 For more information on supporting someone experiencing homelessness visit; https://www.simonscotland.org Scran's second installation of Christmas specials will be here just in time for Christmas with much more coming between now and then. Stay tuned and thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices