Three is magic number for charity champ

Meeting forold regiment

The January meeting and annual general meeting of the Cameronians Families Organisation will be held on Sunday, January 12, at 2pm.

As ever the venue will be Tannochside Olde Club, 416 Old Edinburgh Road, Tannochside.

The meeting and membership is open to old Cameronians, their families and friends of the old regiment of Lanarkshire.

Throughout the year, the group also take part in services and parades.

For further information, contact Douglas Torrance on 01294 686209.

Businessman James Mortimer has been awarded a third gold disc for his continued support and work with a Scottish charity.

Mr Mortimer, of Bothwell – and one of his many venues, the private members’ club 29 Glasgow – has worked with Radio Clyde’s Cash for Kids since 2006.

Most notably his generous auction donation holds the phone-in record for the single biggest bid ever when he offered up a first-class trip to Paris, with tickets to the Champions League Final, and even arranged a surprise dinner for the winners to dine with celebrity guests Sir Alex Ferguson and Mick Hucknell of Simply Red. The winning bid and donation was a whopping £60,000.

Mr Mortimer, who previously owned Hamilton Palace, has spent a large part of his life working with charities, spending the last 50 years raising money.

Over the years he has also organised a toy drive which has been backed by several footballers, resulting in the donation of over £100,000 in toys to Cash for Kids.

Previous donations to Cash for Kids from him have also included Scottish Cup final packages, English Cup final packages, Champions League final packages and some World Cup final packages.

And each year he holds the popular Donna Mortimer Ballantyne Ball – an event held in memory of his daughter, who passed away following a nine-year battle with malignant melanoma in 2011.

That event is held in aid of

Kibryde Hospice, which is based in the grounds of Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride, and has raised in excess of £2 million over the last eight years.

Mr Mortimer told the Advertiser: “I am a firm believer in giving back, and I have worked with a number of charities for many years and hold Cash for Kids close to my heart.

“I am so happy to have received my third golden disc and look forward to continuing my work with the charity this year.”