This 8 March, MCFB was one of 4 charities to benefit from an International Women's Day wild swimming fundraiser, which raised over £5,000.

The fundraiser, organised by local author, wild swimming enthusiast and photographer, Anna Deacon, encouraged local swimmers to raise money for their chosen women's charity by plunging into cold water. Participants were given the option of wearing fancy dress and encouraged to tag @wildswimmingstories on Instagram to be in with winning a prize for most creative photograph. 

Over £850 was raised for MCFB, which will be used to start an interpreting fund to help families whose first language is not English to access support in their own language.

MCFB CEO, Anne Spiers said: “We would like to give our sincere thanks to everyone who took part in or donated to the fundraiser. Many of the women we support are newly arrived in Scotland. Having little or no English contributes to them feeling socially isolated and excluded from support systems that might otherwise be able to help. If we can support women to talk to us and make that first move easier by removing any language barrier then we have a better chance of effective intervention to listen, understand and offer appropriate support. Interpreting services are vital in these situations."