An invitation from St James Place Partnership

On 24 August, we are hosting an event at our office in Edinburgh, where guests will hear from several speakers about the opportunity at St. James’s Place Academy.

St. James’s Place, through the St. James’s Place Academy, believes that changing career to enter wealth management, and build your own business, could be a very daunting thought.

This event will give our guests the opportunity to hear firsthand how individuals have made the transition from an employed to a self-employed career, what it is like to be a wealth manager, including what a wealth manager does, and how you can train to do this with the St. James’s Place Academy.

Guests will also hear about the support we offer all our Academy Partners, along with being able to ask questions of any of our guest speakers.

Please contact Adrian Hanger @ Adrian.hanger@sjpp.co.uk or 0780 4619661 to book a place and we look forward to seeing you there.

6pm – 8.30pm with presentation starting at 6.30pm

Melville House
18-22 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7NS

Vittoria Group are delighted to announce an exclusive new partnership with Heart of Midlothian Football Club and Hibernian Football Club for the 2017/18 SPFL Football season.

The Italian restaurant group based in Edinburgh have confirmed a sponsorship deal with two of Edinburgh’s biggest football clubs for the up-coming season.
One of the Scotland’s most successful restaurant brands, Vittoria Group will have the opportunity to engage with both Hearts and Hibernian football club fans via an exciting new consumer campaign that will include promotion, giveaways, digital and social media activations, as well as consumer events in their restaurants throughout the season.

As a partner of Heart of Midlothian Football Club and Hibernian Football Club, Vittoria Group who own multi award winning restaurants Vittoria on the Walk, Vittoria on the Bridge, La Favorita, La Favorita Delivered, Taste of Italy and Divino will have access to one of the most passionate and highly engaged base of football fans in Edinburgh.

Tony Crolla, Chairman of Vittoria Group, “I am very pleased that Vittoria Group can support two of Edinburgh’s SPFL football clubs for the 2017/18 season, particularly at a time when both Hearts and Hibernian have so much to look forward to – on and off the pitch. As a valued partner, our restaurant group are delighted to offer all season ticket holders at Hibernian and Hearts discount at any time while dining at Vittoria on the Walk, Vittoria on the Bridge and the home of Edinburgh’s original log-fired pizza at La Favorita on Leith Walk”.

A spokesperson for Hearts said, “The club are really forward to working with Vittoria Group throughout the season. They are one of the biggest restaurant groups in the city and we are delighted that our fans will have the opportunity to enjoy a special rate when they dine at one of Vittoria’s outlets.”

Laura Montgomery, Head of Sales and Sponsorship for Hibernian FC said, “We are delighted to partner with the Vittoria Group for the season ahead. They have excellent restaurants right in the heart of the City and it is fantastic news that our supporters will be able to directly benefit from the partnership with a special discount when dining. It is an exciting time for the club as we return to the Premiership and this is further great news for both the club and our fans.”

Mr Crolla continued to say, “We are passionate about our customers and recognise that many of our loyal diners attend football games week after week in Edinburgh. We are looking forward to getting behind both teams and hope that fans will continue to join us pre and post match and discover the delicious authentic Italian food that Vittoria group have become so well known for in the city.”

Season Ticket Holder Rewards and Terms & Conditions:
1. 20% off food bill only
2. All bookings are subject to availability and change
3. Bookings cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer and only on the A La Carte menu
4. Bookings can be used for the SPL season of 2017/18 & subject to change of terms
5. Season tickets must be shown on arrival to the restaurant
6. Bookings can be made for a maximum 12 people only using 1 season ticket

20/07/17 - 17062003 - SCOTRAIL CENTRAL STATION - GLASGOW (L-R) MND patient Alison McDonald, Alex Hynes Managing Director of ScotRail Alliance and Craig Stockton CEO of MND Scotland.• ScotRail Alliance in three-year link up with MND Scotland
• MND Awareness week running from 19-25 June
• MND patients and their families urged to make use of assisted travel scheme to access rail services

Abseils and skydives are just two exploits that will see ScotRail Alliance staff go off the rails this year in aid of their nominated charity, MND Scotland.

Awareness of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) will be raised from 19-25 June at some stations and on social media as the ScotRail Alliance and MND take part in a series of events to fund-raise for the disease which has such a devastating impact on patients and their families and friends.

This coincides with a global MND Awareness Day on 21 June.

To find out more, MND patient Alison McDonald joined ScotRail Alliance Managing Director Alex Hynes and MND Scotland CEO Craig Stockton at Glasgow Central Station, to hear how 7500 ScotRail Alliance staff will be raising money.

The partnership between the ScotRail Alliance and MND Scotland will last for three years. As well as the high-octane events for only the bravest, more sedate dress down days, a concert with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and bake sales will also play their part in raising cash for the charity.

Alex Hynes also took the opportunity to discuss with Alison – who is a wheelchair user – the customer assist programme which is in place to help customers access rail services.

• Last year, the ScotRail Alliance provided just under 85,000 assisted journeys, booked through its website
• Many more unbooked customer assistances are also given by railway staff every day, from helping with luggage, to local directions and support to board or alight trains.

Alex Hynes said: “I admire and support MND Scotland’s work and give my full backing to our three-year partnership which has already started delivering for the charity and its work.

“Part of this support is making our rail services accessible for as many customers as possible and this includes those who may need a bit more help to travel on our trains. I want Scotland’s railway to be the best it’s ever had and making it accessible for all is a big part in delivering that excellence.”

Craig Stockton, CEO of MND Scotland, added: “It’s fantastic to be working so closely with the ScotRail Alliance and to have the opportunity to improve and promote accessible train travel across Scotland.

“Losing your independence can be one of the most difficult things to come to terms with after a diagnosis of MND and we will continue to do what we can to enable people with the illness to maintain their independence and ability to travel for as long as possible.

“We are very excited about the partnership and all of the different activities ScotRail Alliance staff and customers will be able to get involved in over the next three years, as well as the awareness we can raise across the country.”

For more information, please contact ScotRail Alliance Communications on 0141 555 4105 or email communications@scotrail.co.uk

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The ScotRail Alliance is proud to announce the creation of Scotland’s newest community rail partnership (CRP).

The Rail 74 partnership launches on Friday 2 June, on the route between Rutherglen and Hamilton Central. To mark the event, a piper will greet the train at Rutherglen, with volunteers from the CRP joining and raising awareness of the new group to passengers on the train.

The partnership brings together groups from across the community to improve and promote their local railway line. The partnership was made possible by Business in the Community Scotland, whose local Business Connectors worked with a wide range of local groups to establish the partnership.

The group intends to act as bridge between the line and the local community, and make the communities along the line a better place to work, live and do business.

The ScotRail Alliance has extensively supported the partnership, awarding £10,000 of funding to the partnership to facilitate their plans. The most visible of which will be large totem pole, hand-carved by groups ranging including young homeless people, mental health patients and primary schoolchildren.

James Ledgerwood, the ScotRail Alliance’s head of economic development said, “We know that railways are the lifeblood of many communities across the country.

“Community rail partnerships are an excellent way for us to work in partnership with local communities to maximise the wider opportunities our services can bring. Rail74 has some really exciting plans in place, and we look forward to working within them in there delivery.

“I know they have the drive and determination to make a real difference.”
Jane Wood, Director of Membership and Nations for Business in the Community, said: “We are delighted to see the hard work of our Business Connectors, Diane Whatelely and Suzie McCheyne come to fruition through this invaluable partnership.

There is an undeniable role for business within communities, building a fairer society and a more sustainable future for us all, and it’s great to see the ScotRail Alliance, HMRC and Scottish Gas play such an active role in the development of Rail 74.”