Last year my August holiday coincided with the finale of Fringe By The Sea. Jo suggested I should come two weeks earlier to catch the full event. I went on their website and saw Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band were on the programme. Victoria booked it for me well before I arrived. Good…
A substantial donation from the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation has enabled us to replace and upgrade equipment at our accessible self-catering holiday accommodation, Denis Duncan House in Dirleton, East Lothian. The MNDF Foundation is committed to helping improve the lives of those affected by motor neurone disease and Leuchie has been a long-time supporter of the work…
Last year Leuchie was one of the charities chosen to benefit from fundraising at the Scottish Open. They wanted to catch up with us to hear more about what we’ve been doing and surprise a member of our team. Jo was the first person who came to mind. She’s fanatic about golf and every day…
First the really good news. I was looking forward to this holiday after Social Secretary, Jackie, texted me in March to say she had booked wheelchair space in the Festival Theatre to see the stage adaptation of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. I was pleasantly surprised when Victoria asked me on incoming Monday whether I…
We are fortunate that Leuchie House is just a 5 minute drive from an airfield, out of which East of Scotland Microlight operates. A few of our guests have taken advantage of this in recent years and this week was Gillian’s turn. The weather was superb, with clear blue sky – a perfect day for it! There…
Kenton Cool, one of the world’s leading mountaineers and adventurers, has summited Mount Everest for the 17th time in support of independent charity, Leuchie House. This is a national charity supporting people living with neurological conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and motor neurone disease, via respite breaks and other services. Wearing a sponsored Leuchie House…
Regular guest Iain raised more than double his fundraising target last week when his sponsored head shave was live streamed and shared on our Facebook page. As things hotted up he agreed to go the whole hog and get his nostrils waxed and ears flamed if £450 could be reached. Within seconds it had. He stopped…
We’re delighted to be able to offer another accessible self-catering provision, fulfilling our aim of offering more respite breaks to more people in more ways. This is in addition to our accessible self-catering cottage, Denis Duncan House. Glen View caravan is situated at Thurston Manor Holiday Park, which is perfectly situated just 35 miles south…
Saturday 27th May Graham and Maxine Pettigrew are opening up their beautiful garden ‘A blackbird sings’ in Longniddry to the public, with 30% of the entry fee being kindly donated to Leuchie House. This is part of the Scotland’s Gardens scheme and you can find out more about the initiative and the garden here https://scotlandsgardens.org/a-blackbird-sings/
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