Charity Partnerships & Initiatives

Cancer Research UK Free Will Service 

During this particularly challenging year, it has never been more important to support charities like Cancer Research UK. Lockdown and social distancing measures have caused a fundraising crisis in 2020, with events being postponed and cancelled across the country. As such, Cancer Research UK has predicted a drop of £160 million in income this year and a loss of £300 million over the next three years.

While Cancer Research UK remains focused on improving cancer survival to 3 in 4 by 2034, the charity’s life-saving research is facing difficult cutbacks in response to the economic impact of coronavirus. Cancer Research UK has already taken immediate action by cutting £44 million of planned research to cope with the significant change in funding. In the longer term, the charity also expects to scale back its workforce by almost a quarter and introduce a new research model which will cut spend by £150 million.

Not only do charities have a significantly reduced staff role and income at this time, but they are also dealing with a surge in demand for their services. A great way in which you can show your support to Cancer Research UK is through our free Will writing service.

Friends Legal are proud to partner with Cancer Research UK as one of their official Will writers. With Friends Legal you can write your Will for free through the CRUK Free Will service. In the UK, 1 in 2 people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Thanks to the efforts of organisations such as Cancer Research UK, survival rates have doubled since the 1970s and more people now beat breast cancer than ever before.

Spartans Community Football Academy

Edinburgh is generally regarded as an affluent city, however, sadly there are some concentrated areas of multiple deprivation on par with the most deprived areas in Scotland. Some of these areas are in our local community of North Edinburgh, where it is our vision to deliver positive social impact and change through the power of people and sport.

The Spartans Community Football Academy delivers a range of community football coaching programmes for boys and girls aged between 3 and 12 years. Our focus is on the development of football skills in a safe, friendly environment. Our staff are all Scottish Football Association qualified and are experienced junior coaches. When you purchase coaching from us you are supporting our social enterprise to deliver education, health and wellbeing and youth work programmes in our local community where there are areas of some of the highest social deprivation in Scotland.

Cerebral Palsy Scotland

For twenty-five years, providing specialist intensive therapy using the Bobath concept has been at the heart of what we do. Alongside our individual therapy for both children and adults, we bring the CP community together through organising group activities for a range of ages and stages, and work to share CP-specific information both online and face-to-face. We are also advocates for policy change, pressing for everyone with CP to have life-long access to knowledgeable, compassionate services and support. Collectively, our services help people with CP build skills, knowledge, confidence and relationships and make the most of their abilities.

Together with the CP community we serve, we will always continue to explore possibilities and work to make the most of every opportunity. Lockdown and coronavirus restrictions continue to have a negative impact on the physical and mental health of people with cerebral palsy. To tackle this, Cerebral Palsy Scotland’s CP Connect service is offering free therapy and support to children and adults. CP Connect aims to help address the physical and emotional needs of people with CP at this time, and help build strength, mobility and confidence.