Bags of financial support for Kinross hospice

Additional support has been sourced from a neighbouring board and extra clinics have been running

A Kinross-based hospice for children with life-limiting illness has issued a personal thank you to a High Street giant.

Primark has donated more than £1.5 million through bag levy donations to Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) since 2015.

This year alone, £102,811.03 was handed to the charity, which runs Rachel House in Kinross. The company chose to give all bag levy sale proceeds to CHAS after the Scottish Government introduced a law for large retailers to impose a 5p minimum charge on all single use bags.

CHAS corporate partnerships manager Angharad Low said: “We really can’t thank Primark enough for their incredible generosity - £1.5m is an astounding, and truly transformational milestone in our partnership.

“Primark, its fantastic staff and customers, have stood with families across Scotland facing the death of their child, even through the challenges of the last 18 months. This most recent gift will be instrumental in supporting families as we emerge from the pandemic.”

Pauline McNamara, store manager of Primark in Argyle Street, Glasgow, said: “We are so proud of our charity partnerships, and we are delighted to support CHAS through our ongoing fundraising efforts.

“It is a charity that is close to our hearts and during what has been a difficult time, we are delighted to raise much needed funds to help support families in need.”