Help at Halloween

Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire are behind a free training event on disability awareness.

It takes place between 9.30am and 12.30pm on Tuesday, October 25, in the Voluntary Sector Support Centre, Montrose Crescent, Hamilton.

Go to their website for more details. Hamilton’s animal rescue centre are appealing to people in Lanarkshire to fundraise.

The Scottish SPCA will be in Pets at Home stores over the Halloween weekend from Friday to Sunday, October 28 to 30.

Sharon Meiklejohn, senior community fundraiser for the charity, said: “We’re calling out to all of animal lovers with a bit of spare time during the Halloween weekend to get in touch.

“With support from our Halloween helpers, we’ll be able to rescue animals in danger and distress, find animals new homes, investigate cruelty, help take people responsible for abuse and neglect to court and prevent cruelty through our free education programme for Scottish schools.

“We’ll also provide all volunteers with their very own fundraising pack with everything they need to take part. Volunteers may even wish to get into the Halloween fundraising spirit by dressing up as their favourite animal and they can even bring a canine companion along.

“We rely entirely on donations to continue our work rescuing and rehoming thousands of animals in Scotland each year.”

Email fundraising@ scottishspca.org for more details.