Bank branches are closing at a faster rate in Scotland than in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, figures unearthed by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) show.
Statistics from the Competition and Market Authority show that, between 2013 and 2...
Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland Blog
Listening Post
Earlier this month, on the first day of Suicide Prevention Week, Workplace Chaplaincy Scotland, together with Chaplains from the Railway Mission and representatives from the Samaritans and Breathing, space held a "Listening Post" at Haymarket station...
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Cast all your votes for dancing!
Hafiz was a 14th century Persian poet who wrote this telling piece on depression. It is interesting to think that mental health and wellbeing is not necessarily a modern thing.
This is particularly for the one in four of us who struggle with mental w...
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Autumn Perspectives Lectures - Wellbeing in the Workplace
In association with WPCS, Business Matters, Oasis, St Mary's Cathedral and Palmerston Place Church - There are a series of three Perspectives Lectures on 'Wellbeing in the Workplace' taking place, in Palmerston Place Church, Palmerston Place, Edinbur...
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Introduction Day in Edinburgh on 5th October
Are you interested in finding out more about Workplace Chaplaincy Scotland and how you could perhaps become involved? If so, why not come along to our Introductory Day, in Edinburgh, on 5th October
Date : Thursday, 5th Octobe...
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New Chairman for Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland
Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland has announced David Lonsdale, Director of the Scottish Retail Consortium, as successor to chairman Andrew Milligan OBE.
WPCS provides pastoral and welfare support across Scotland to employees in around 2000 workplaces s...
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In his Workplace Word, this month, East of Scotland Regional Organiser Chic Lidstone asks, 'Have you ever felt like this?'
On holiday I saw a basket in a kitchen cupboard of the house we were staying in which read: “Load Shedding Kit”. I had no idea ...
We are excited to have some eight potential new volunteer chaplains entering our interview and induction process following our recent Introduction Day in Edinburgh.The all-day event was hosted by our partner Palmerston Place Church. More than 20 chap...
Our recent free lunchtime Workplace Wellbeing Seminar, in conjunction with Edinburgh Park Management, prompted some insightful questions and comments from attendees involved in financial services.
Ten people attended the session on the subject of sup...
Aberdeen Chaplain Ron Flett (pictured) was interviewed on Aberdeen’s community radio station SHMUfm-99.8fm about the work WPCS does both locally and nationally.Ron said later: "It was a great experience and I very much appreciate ACVO (Aberdeen ...
With the The Great British Bake Off keeping us talking, what better way to lead into the weekend than with a slice or two of delicious cake!Here Hazel Brooks (pictured) of the intu Braehead Chaplaincy team, shares a titbit or two ...
Ewan Aitken, Chief Executive of the Cyrenians will give a fresh perspective on social issues affecting society today in the first of a series of free lectures organised by our church partners Palmerston Place Church, in Edinburgh, on Tuesda...
Thursday's Stress-awareness Seminar, the first in our Autumn season of free lunchtime Workplace Wellbeing sessions, courtesy of the management at Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh, was very well attended.WPCS Chief Executive Iain McFadzean's illustrated...
We have been encouraged by the number of people who expressed an interest in volunteering as workplace chaplains during the West Lothian Presbytery event on Saturday (August 27).Held in 'The Peel' the park area surrounding Linlithgow Palace, the day...
Here's the first ever Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care class at Scottish Baptist College, Paisley - the fruit of a very exciting partnership with WPCS. We wish everyone involved a wonderful journey! For the first time in Scotland, it is...
