tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59782047027325839012011-07-21T10:01:59.603-07:00Thoughts of a campaigner in Bishopbriggs East Dunbartonshire.Alastair C McPheenoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978204702732583901.post-41395466036949910962009-07-18T03:24:00.000-07:002009-07-18T03:26:18.637-07:00<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:windowtext"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Alastair McPhee highlighted the positive role of </span></span><st1:place><st1:placename><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:windowtext"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Turnbull</span></span></st1:placename><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:windowtext"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><st1:placetype><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:windowtext"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">High School</span></span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:windowtext"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> pupils in the community who have joined the St Vincent De Paul Group within the Bishopbriggs school.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:windowtext"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Members Lauren Cunningham and Matthew Scott visited the Bishopbriggs recording studios of local charity Cue and Review Print Speaking to the Blind to present a cheque for £85. The SVDP conference was set up in the school during the 2008/2009 school session under the guidance of Mike Hughes, Head of RE.</span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:windowtext"><o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:windowtext"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The pupils explained they had also been visiting the </span></span><st1:city><st1:place><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:windowtext"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">St Joseph</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:windowtext"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">’s Convent Home, Robroyston, and the Ozanam Centre for the homeless in </span></span><st1:city><st1:place><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:windowtext"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Glasgow</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:windowtext"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">. To support the charities they had run a number of fundraising events with school captain and SVDP member Lindsey McVey highlighting her involvement in the Bishopbriggs talking newspaper. </span></span></o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5978204702732583901-4139546603694991096?l=alastairmcpheebishopbriggssouth.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Alastair C McPheenoreply@blogger.com0