The Big House Multibank

23/03/2026

The Big House Multibank is deeply saddened by the passing of our treasured friend, David Rennie.

An integral part of our warehouse team since 2022, David’s drive and passion were central to the establishment and growth of the project. David was not only a colleague, but a valued friend to all of us at The Big House. His determination to help his community was a testament to his character, going above and beyond to drive change and help others.

His passing leaves a huge gap at The Big House. Our thoughts are with David’s family, and we remain committed to continuing the work he cared so deeply about.

Always in our hearts, and sorely missed.

03/11/2025

🎄✨ Dundee Bairns Christmas Giving Calendar is here! ✨🎄

For 24 days, simple acts of kindness, a gift, a donation, or a cheerful moment, can make a huge difference for local children and families. 💛🎁 Let’s spread joy together this Christmas!

Supporting families with essentials throughout the festive season 🎄🎁 and into the New Year 🎉

🎄✨ Dundee Bairns Christmas Giving Calendar 2025 ✨🎄
This Christmas, help us make sure Oor Bairns wake up to warmth, joy, and a full tummy. 💛

Our Christmas Giving Calendar is back — 24 days of small acts that make a big difference for local children and families. Each day, you can donate an item, make a small gift, or share a moment of kindness to spread festive cheer across our city.
🎁 Every tin, toy, or treat helps Dundee Bairns support local projects feeding and caring for bairns who need it most.�💙Together, we can make Dundee brighter this Christmas.
👉 Get involved:�1️⃣ Display our calendar in workplaces�2️⃣ Collect or donate as you go.�3️⃣ Share your Giving Calendar moments and tag

Drop off points are available at The Dundee Rep or Royal Bank of Scotland Chief Office, High Street Dundee, Hotel Indigo Dundee, Apex Hotel Dundee or at Dundee Bairns HQ by appointment only.

Let’s fill every stocking — and every heart — this festive season. 🎅🏻✨

03/11/2025

🎄🎁✨Exciting News!

The Cottage Family Centre have just launched their 2025 Christmas Appeal, and they need your support this festive season! 🥰🎄

23/10/2025

We are hosting a Dundee Bairns Fundraising Brunch to help us kick-start our Festive Fundraising...

Did you know that Dundee Bairns typically spends around £35,000+ every festive season to support vulnerable families with access to basic food?
We receive referrals from every school in Dundee, and in 2024 we supported over 1,500 children in over 850 families with the most basic essentials which they were otherwise struggling to have.
Most people think of the festive season as a time of excess and plenty - we are there for those who struggle the most.

Please join us for a fun-filled brunch where we hope to fundraise to help us reach as many children and families as possible this Christmas. We promise lots of laughs, a lovely two-course meal, a drink on arrival and the best DJ Entertainment with some games and Bonkers Bingo, plus a chance to hear how Dundee Bairns supports local children all year round.

All funds raised stay in Dundee to support local children.
1 in 3 children live below the poverty line.
Can you help us to help Dundee's Bairns?

Tickets can be bought here:
https://lnkd.in/emtZzGHz

23/10/2025

⭐️Can you help? ⭐️

We are looking for a few tonne bags to use for collecting garden waste in.

If you have these leftover from a project we would love to take them off your hands.

We need them by Friday morning 🙏

Thank you 💚

13/10/2025

🚗 Volunteer Drivers Wanted🚗
Make a real difference in Dundee - support Oor Bairns, families & your community
Dundee Bairns is looking for caring, reliable people to join our volunteer driver team. As a driver, you’ll be helping deliver meals, to schools throughout the city. Your time and effort can help Oor Bairns thrive and ensure they never go without.

What you’ll do:
* Collect hot food from a central location. Deliver hot meals to schools across Dundee for our Tea Club food programme.
* Monday to Friday, between 3-4pm
* Use your own car for the deliveries (expenses paid)
* Work to a rota, sometimes with short notice during busy periods or to cover volunteer absence.
* We also need box collectors Monday-Friday between 9.30-10.30am, picking up from schools across Dundee and returning to central location.
Can you help? Email [email protected] for more info and to get signed up 💙

10/10/2025

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This afternoon we had the pleasure of welcoming the Right Honourable Gordon Brown and the Right Honourable Bridget Phillipson, Secretary of State for Education.

We are so grateful for their time spent with us, meeting our staff and families. Their visit was a wonderful opportunity to share the important work we do at The Cottage Family Centre to support children, young people, and families in our community.

We truly appreciate their interest in learning more about the challenges our families face and their encouragement for the continued efforts to create positive, lasting change 🥰

✨ Thank you to everyone who continues to support The Cottage Family Centre, together, we’re making a real difference in the lives of local families.❤️🙏

06/10/2025

⭐️🎄⭐️Cottage Christmas planning⭐️🎄⭐️

Well it’s almost that time of year again when we will start the work behind the scenes for our 15th Cottage Christmas Appeal!!

Never in our wildest dreams would we have believed when we started this back in 2010 that 15 years later this would still be needed, never mind that so many families would have to continue living with such significant challenges.

Our Christmas Appeal is only possible because of the generosity of our community. It is their love and care for our children and families over the years that has made sure those in the greatest need have full bellies , warm homes and presents under the tree and it is because of their unwavering support and belief in us that we have continued to do our best year after year to meet demand for our services.

Behind the scenes , the appeals continued growth in need over the years has presented us with a number of challenges particularly as it has become more and more difficult to find premises large enough to support our sorting and packing as well as finding suppliers able to provide the volume of food we need especially fresh items at that time of year when they are already working to capacity.

And that’s not the only issue we have with this as we need to try and source fresh food which will have longevity to ensure it stays fresh over the Christmas period and crucially ensuring we continue to comply with food safety processes and health and safety guidelines.

Therefore this year , we are going to be making a couple of changes and the first will be as always to review our referral criteria and processes to make sure as always support is directed only to those who need it most. This will include reviewing our referring partners to ensure we are supporting families living in significant hardship.

To ease the pressure around fresh food supplies, reduce the need for a second premises, and help manage stress levels, we will provide each eligible family with a supermarket voucher. This will allow families to purchase fresh food themselves, take advantage of in-store promotions, and ensure the items chosen have the desired longevity—reducing unnecessary waste. The voucher provided will be redeemable for food items only.

Fresh food vouchers will be issued on or around 21st December 2025 and more details about this will be shared with those in receipt of this support nearer the time.

All non perishable food, toiletries etc will continue to be delivered alongside children’s gifts on delivery day which will take place this year on Tuesday 23rd December 2025.

Our search for volunteers for this year will begin soon , look out for that info on our page…..WE NEED YOU!!

And finally our Christmas Appeal 2025 starts on Monday 3rd November please, PLEASE support us in any way you can, whether that’s sharing our posts, telling your friends and family about the difference your making to a child’s life in our community or making a donation , LETS GET EVERYONE INVOLVED ❤️🎅🎄

You know this really wouldn’t happen without you🙏❤️🙌🥰

30/09/2025

Amazon.com in Dunfermline partners with Big House Multibank to pack 1,500 backpacks as part of 'Kits For Kids' back to school campaign

Employees from Amazon in Dunfermline have come together to pack and donate 1,500 backpacks filled with essential back-to-school items to help ensure local children are equipped with the tools to succeed this new school year.