Hamish News

In 2018 and 2019 the charity worked with Tourism St Andrews in their campaign to raise funds for Beach Wheelchairs for the West Sands beach. This project has been hugely successful and we continue to support this project and other initiatives to continue to make the town more accessible. The chairs are also golf course…

Robert Lewis Heron was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He is a Scottish author, poet and artist living in Florida, USA. Robert initially qualified as an architect through Strathclyde University in Glasgow and relocated to the USA in 2001 where he opened an architectural practice.  He has a passion for writing and has recently retired from…

Press Release Issued by The Hamish Foundation Date: 24th August 2020 Hamish McHamish – The St Andrews Cat Children’s Books Launched • US based Scottish author and artist publishes famous cat adventure book series to support St Andrews charity • Hamish McHamish goes truly global on Amazon sales platform • Future St Andrews community projects…

St Andrews’ charitable organisation The Hamish Foundation recently embarked on an innovative fundraising initiative to support local community projects for 2020 in conjunction with the award winning Tayport Distillery. A series of gin blending masterclasses were held at Hams Hame Pub and Grill with attendees at each event creating their own blend of the popular…

“Strictly Gin” – raising funds for St Andrews projects Entrants to enjoy a gin masterclass with local distiller and help judges choose the unique, signature Hamish Gin in time for Xmas The Evening’s Itinerary 7:30 Cocktails and canapes 8:00 Gin Masterclass with Award winning Tayport Distillery 10:00 Canapés and Winning Blend Selection 10:30 / 11:00…

  PRESS RELEASE Issued by: St Andrews Beach Wheelchairs Date: 25th March 2019 St Andrews and North East Fife to benefit from Accessibility Destination App St Andrews Beach Wheelchairs service to be enhanced to include Accessibility Destination App for 2019 season St Andrews and North East Fife embracing opportunities to further improve visitor experience  …

Beach Wheelchair Assistant Job If you would like to be part of this fantastic initiative then please apply 4 days per week, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday May – end September Administering the hiring of the beach wheelchairs, general maintenance and upkeep ( full training will be given). Skills needed  – Dealing with general public and…

Making St Andrews Beaches accessible to all Official Launch of St Andrews Beach Wheelchairs • Official launch takes place on Sunday 3rd June 2018 • Annual West Sands “Chariots of Fire Beach Race” celebrating the launch of new Beach Wheelchairs in St Andrews A joint initiative between the St Andrews Local Tourism Association (Tourism St…

“Can’t remember when I was last at the water’s edge” Please make a donation on Just Giving by clicking here WHO ARE WE? The Hamish Foundation and Tourism St Andrews are working together to set up a loan scheme to provide beach wheelchairs in St Andrews. Tourism St Andrews (TSA) is a local network of…