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One Week, A World Of Creativity
23 Jun 2008 The Edinburgh Mela Festival, Scotland’s leading celebration of cultural diversity through the arts, will create a carnival of events in Leith to mark its new week-long schedule and Ocean Terminal venue. Running from August 25 to 31, the Mela Festival this year has... read moreScottish Parliament Must Incorporate Children's Rights Into Scottish Law
19 Jun 2008 Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People, Kathleen Marshall, today (19 June 2008) called on the Scottish Parliament to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into domestic law. Launching SCCYP's Annual Report for 2007-08 (which was laid... read moreJam Boy Founds SuperJam Tea Party Charity For Older People
19 Jun 2008 Nineteen year old entrepreneur and jam maker, Fraser Doherty, this week launches his new charity venture - Super Jam Tea Parties - for older people. Fraser Doherty made headlines last year when he became the youngest ever supplier to Waitrose's network of UK food stores,... read moreChildren’s Commissioner heads to the UN to scrutinise Scotland’s performance on children’s rights
9 Jun 2008 Kathleen Marshall, the Children’s Commissioner for Scotland visits Geneva this week to deliver a hard-hitting report (published in UK on 09.06.08) to the UN on the state of children’s rights across the UK. Drawn up by the four UK children’s... read more
