In 2017 The Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) developed a pilot programme over three years working with a cohort of secondary schools and Further Education colleges to engage young…
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The Willow Tea Rooms Trust
The Willow Tea Rooms Trust operates 'Mackintosh at the Willow' as a social enterprise, creating new employment, volunteer, work experience, training and development opportunities in one of Glasgow's most significant…
The Scottish Book Trust
Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. Barcapel awarded a grant of £20,000 to deliver 'Reading Buddies', a…
The Scottish Book Trust
Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives; that a love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, mental…
The Willow Tea Rooms Trust
The Willow Tea Rooms Trust was established in 2014 as a charity with the aim of acquiring Miss Cranston's Tea Rooms at 217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. The building is now…
Medical Detection Dogs
Medical Detection Dogs trains dogs to detect the odour of human disease. It is at the forefront of the research into the fight against cancer and helping people with life-threatening…
The National Trust for Scotland
To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns in 2009, the National Trust for Scotland is raising £20 million to create the Burns National Heritage Park. The…
Depression Alliance Scotland
Depression Alliance Scotland is working towards a future where depression is recognised, understood and acknowledged to be a common and treatable medical condition, just like any other. Barcapel has funded…
The Traverse Theatre
Class Act is the Traverse Theatre's flagship education project for children aged 12-18. The project gives school pupils the unique opportunity to experience the entire process of the creation of…
SPARKS
SPARKS (Sport Aiding Medical Research for Kids) funds pioneering medical research into all conditions and disabilities affecting children. Neuroblastoma is the biggest cancer killer of the children under 5 years,…