The Stornoway-based Leanne Fund has secured funding to expand support services for children living with Cystic Fibrosis and their families to a further three regions of Scotland. The Leanne Fund Development Project has been awarded £68,423 from The National Lottery Community Fund to expand personalised support services to the Central Belt. Currently the Fund offers holistic support services including counselling, complementary therapies and wellbeing activity, alongside finan

With just over six weeks until Christmas Day, it is time to get those cards in the post and this year The Leanne Fund has that job sorted with the launch of their Christmas card sets. The cards are in packs of four different designs, including one in Gaelic, and are available to order from the Fund’s online shop. Chrisetta Mitchell, Development Manager for The Leanne Fund said: “We are delighted that our cards are now on sale and are ready to buy through our online shop. They

The sponsored walk has finished, but the giving just keeps going after Peat & Diesel drummer Uilleam Macleod’s massive effort on Saturday (13 August) for the Leanne Fund. Uilly and best friend Rebekah Mcintosh, with her dog Ralph, walked the 13.4 miles from Tolsta to Stornoway to raise money for the Leanne Fund, a charity supporting people with Cystic Fibrosis in memory of Leanne Mitchell, who was also a friend of Uilleam’s. Ahead of the walk he said: “I knew Leanne well fro