Lindsays volunteers hit Edinburgh’s west end for the Great Daffodil Appeal

Carolyn Kerr, support manager at Lindsays said that signing up for the Daffodil Appeal was the first thing she did when Lindsays announced its initiative to support staff who are keen to help a local charity or community organisation.

She said: “I have wanted to do this for a long time but getting a weekend slot is really hard so I was thrilled to be able to sign up for a weekday slot. My brother-in-law sadly passed away in the Marie Curie hospice at Fairmilehead a few years ago and the care he received there was excellent.

“Luckily it was a nice day and town was busy. I didn’t really know what to expect but it’s amazing how many people thank you for doing something like this. They stop and buy their daffodil and tell you what a good job you are doing. I really didn’t expect that - I just thought we should be thanking them for donating!”

Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal has been raising awareness and funds for 28 years with the first one being held in Scotland in 1986.

Friday’s team of volunteers, which included Lindsays managing partner, Alasdair Cummings, raised £698.96 over the two hours they were collecting which is well over 40 per cent of the total funds raised during the street collection for the whole day.