Edinburgh
Edinburgh Food Social
Since forming in 2020 Edinburgh Food Social has provided over 130,000 ready-to-heat meals to individuals in communities across Edinburgh. Our £1000 Cairn Community Fund grant will provide between 500 and 700 meals for people in need. As well as providing people with homemade ready meals to take away, they also provide recipe bags with detailed […]
Sean Connor completes new look team at Cairn Housing Group
Cairn Housing Group has appointed Sean Connor as their new Director of Customer Services to complete a reshaped Executive Team. Sean will join Cairn and Ancho in April from the Wheatley Group, and will lead an ambitious team with responsibility for delivering modern, customer focussed services across Scotland. Sean Connor said: “I am both excited […]
NappiRunz Covid Response
We provided a discretionary payment to NappiRunz, who collect unused nappies and deliver them to families who can’t afford them across Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Empty Kitchens, Full Hearts
We’re supporting Empty Kitchens, Full Hearts. The organisation fills kitchens closed by Covid-19 with volunteer chefs who cook up a day of meals for people in the community who are affected by food instability. So far over 40,000 meals have been produced. Our support will help the organisation and its volunteers continue to provide this […]
Cairn Pledges Support To Take Tech Into Its Homes
Cairn Housing Association has signed up to a collaborative initiative that aims to develop and foster new technology-based solutions to help to drive improvements in its service to tenants. The Technology Enabled Care Charter (TEC) is a national programme, funded by the Scottish Government and hosted by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, which provides […]
Property upgrades
We carried out lift refurbishment and installed new CCTV at Stuart Court.
New bathrooms and kitchens
We installed new bathrooms and new kitchens at Stuart Court. We also installed new electric heating in the bungalows.
New bathrooms
We installed new bathrooms at our properties in Springwell Place in 2015.
Greenspace Trust
Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust have been granted funding to create a rooftop garden at Madelvic Square in Granton. ELGT will fund the construction of raised beds, undertake consultation and run workshops. The Cairn Community Fund money will allow for a further block of workshops and greater sustainability of the project. The project was launched […]
