Larbert High School Staff & Young people go Industrial Lux to raise vital funds for Strathcarron

Larbert High School Staff & Young people go Industrial Lux to raise vital funds for Strathcarron

A preloved fashion festival, organised by the staff and students of Larbert High School in collaboration with many businesses, people and teams across Larbert and Stenhousemuir, with the main aim to raise awareness and funds for Strathcarron Hospice.

This was the second community preloved fashion festival, this year the theme was ‘Industrial Lux’ and was held again at Larbert High School on Friday 23 May. It was hailed as ‘an awesome night of community, creativity and fashion, music, dancing, preloved second hand shopping, great food and hospitality’. The evening smashed last year’s total by raising over £7,820 for the local Hospice.

Mhairi McAinsh, Head Teacher of Art and Design and Developing The Young Workforce Coordinator, Larbert High School: “What another phenomenal event!. We are absolutely delighted to have raised over £7.8k - over £1,500 more for Strathcarron Hospice than we did last year! This local community have come together and I am bursting with pride. An amazing night with runway fashion shows, preloved pop-up boutique, singing and dancing, models, stylists, sound & lighting, staff, hospice volunteers, amazing DJ, food and hospitality, so many lovely comments and moves getting pulled on the dancefloor all night. Thank you so much to our staff, as well as all pupils and wider school community. That our young people drove this event with such enthusiasm was a joy to see – which also helped to develop their skills at the same time.  We're incredibly grateful to all of the attendees, sponsors and businesses who all helped to raise this much needed and amazing amount for our local Hospice”.
Strathcarron Hospice and Larbert High School students have worked in partnership for many years, and from 2021, as part of the Scottish Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee. Over the years, the charity has worked with dozens of S1-6 pupils and staff from across Art & Design, ASC Department, Community Arts, The Diner, English and Media, Food and Consumer Technology and Photography, from Fashion Show Extravaganzas were they transform preloved clothing like this event, to upcycling furniture that can be re sold.
Fiona Hannah, Deputy Retail Area Manager, Strathcarron Hospice “We have a wonderful community of supporters, so to see so many of them coming together to pull this event together for their local Hospice is wonderful. It is 8 months of preparation to ensure this event runs smoothly on the night - the hard work, creativity and effort the staff and young people of Larbert High do is inspiring and a special mention to Larbert High School's Ruth Hamilton for all her hard work. That the students have been upcycling Strathcarron’s second hand clothes from our charity shops across our local communities, just shows us all how much pride they have for their local community and Hospice.
Strathcarron has to raise £16,637 every single day to provide the specialist end of life care and services to individuals and their families across our communities. That Larbert High School wanted all of the money raised on the night to go to their local Hospice is just wonderful, we are incredibly grateful”.
We would also like to send a heartfelt thanks to number of other local businesses whose valuable partnerships contributed to the success of this event. 
  • Candied
  • Age Concern
  • Forth Ports
  • Water and Pipeline Services
  • Balfour Beatty
  • Artlink Central
  • Three Little Pigs
  • Malcolm Allan
  • Kinnaird Butcher Shop
  • Balfour Beatty
  • Toni Bruce
  • Gleneagles Hotel
  • Habitus Design LTD
  • Quest Clothing
Stallholders:
·         The Little Steel Bakery
·         The Squinty Baker
·         Benarty Bakes
·         Paxton prints
·         Marti Boa 3D prints
·         Bianca O’Neill Jewellery
Larbert High School:
·         Joanne Wilson, Head Teacher
·         Mhairi McAinsh
·         Ruth Hamilton
·         Ross Irvine
·         Claire McAllister with LHS Dance Academy pupils
·         Sharon McLay
·         Martin Shields
·         Elizabeth Kirk (leading the Academy of Hospitality pupils)
·         All the pupil and staff models to our wonderful Makeup artists and front of house helpers
·         Fiona McFarlane, Denny High School
Catering/food:
·         Three Little Pigs
Malcolm Allan
Kinnaird Butcher Shop
Sound and lighting /Technical:
·         Ian Stevenson, ICT technician  
·         Lewis Biggerstaff S5 Lighting
·         Ross Irvine (Saxophonist)
·         Vocals by Toni Bruce
Hair and Makeup
·         Retson’s Hair and Beauty, Larbert
·         Molly Buchanan,LHS / Julie Green/Gaby Millar Makeup Artist , FVC
Strathcarron Hospice:
·         Fiona Hannah
·         All the staff and volunteers on the night
Special thanks to:
·         Anna Campbell Jones
·         Torwood Garden Centre
Raffle
To everyone who donated the amazing raffle prizes, including vouchers for Gleneagles Gold Experience and John Lewis, dining at Dishoom, and The Three Little Pigs as well as a wellness voucher, rare cask whisky and many more…
Strathcarron Hospice has 13 charity shops over Forth Valley, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and grateful for good quality donations to help us continue to raise vital funds for the Hospice.
If you have been inspired and would like to create your own event for Strathcarron Hospice, or would like information about forthcoming events visit their Fundraising Pages.
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