Campaign
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Volunteers Week 2025
This week marks Volunteers’ Week – an opportunity to recognise the outstanding contribution of volunteers across Scotland. I was pleased to begin the week by joining Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface (CTSI) and local third sector leaders at a Leadership Breakfast, where we discussed how to reverse the decline in volunteering and continue to strengthen community…
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Young Carers Action Day 2025
I am delighted to support Young Carers Action Day 2025, which highlights the need for young carers to get the breaks and support they deserve. Across Clackmannanshire & Dunblane, young carers dedicate their time and energy to looking after loved ones. But too often, this means missing out on time with friends and hobbies or…
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Private George Alister Walker Ewan
A particularly moving story emerged recently about Private George Alister Walker Ewan from Dollar, who served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and died in battle in Italy in June 1944. Previously, his grave was marked as that of an unknown soldier. Thanks to an independent researcher who provided evidence to the Commonwealth War Graves…
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Keith encourages young carers to apply for support as record numbers receive payments
Keith Brown MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency, has welcomed new figures which show a record number of young carers have received support from the Scottish Government, with over 3,700 receiving a Young Carer Grant in the last year. Since the payment was launched in 2019, over 12,000 payments…
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Foster care fortnight – Keith praises carers and urges more to get involved
Foster Care Fortnight is the UK’s biggest foster care awareness raising campaign, delivered by the leading fostering charity, The Fostering Network. It has been marked across the country between the 13th and the 26th of May. Keith Brown MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency has taken the opportunity to both praise the work…
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Keith Brown MSP launches petition to open a banking hub in Alloa.
CLOSURE OF TSB BANK SHOWS THE NEED FOR A DIFFERENT APPROACH – BROWN The MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Keith Brown, has recently launched a petition on change.org, calling for the opening of a banking hub in Alloa, along the same lines as the ones currently operating in Cambuslang, Carluke and Troon, among others in…
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Keith Brown MSP reminds local holiday makers – beware of Brexit barrier to easter break travel
DOUBLE CHECK YOUR PASSPORT WAS ISSUED WITHIN THE LAST 10 YEARS BEFORE TRAVELLING TO THE EU, SAYS BROWN A new report has revealed that 2.4 million people across the UK have been caught out by a new post-Brexit “10-year rule”, with many having to cancel their travel plans, or pay thousands of pounds extra to…
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Books given to thousands of local children: Keith praised ‘Read, write, count’ programme
Keith Brown MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency, has described the First Minister’s Read, Write, Countprogramme as “helping to improve literacy and encourage a new generation of readers”, with new figures showing that well over a thousand Primary 2 and 3 children in his constituency have received free books under the scheme.…
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Keith Brown: Tory migration measures “Petty, small-minded and dangerous.”
Keith Brown MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency, has described recent Tory plans to curb migration as “petty, small-minded and dangerous” with serious implications for businesses and public services, like our NHS and care sector. This week, the Tory government at Westminster announced stricter regulations on people from outside the UK coming to work in Scotland…
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Check in with citizens advice if you are ‘worried this winter’
Keith Brown MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clackmannanshire & Dunblane constituency, has welcomed the communication campaign being launched today by the Citizens Advice network in Scotland, encouraging people who are anxious about energy bills or the cost of living to seek advice. Speaking this afternoon, Keith said: “This welcome information campaign, called Worried this Winter,…
Keith Brown MSP 