PEOPLE in the Wee County are being encouraged to nominate a charity to receive a share of £1million.

Now in its sixth year, Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards are giving residents in Scotland the opportunity to nominate a charity of their choice to receive £1,000.

The initiative will see more than £1million donated to charities up and down the UK and Ireland. Anyone wanting to nominate a good cause, can do so my visiting www.movementforgood.com.

Winners will be drawn at random and the more times a charity is nominated the more chance it has of being selected.

There will also be a series of special draws where charities operating within specific sectors can be nominated to receive a grant of £5,000, the timetable of draws can be viewed at www.movementforgood.com and donations will be announced throughout the year.

The Movement for Good Awards has donated over £5 million to charities in the UK and Ireland since the initiative started in 2019.

Mark Hews, Group Chief Executive of Benefact Group, says: “Benefact Group is a family of award-winning specialist financial services companies and the third largest corporate donor to charity in the UK.

"Owned by a charity ourselves, charitable giving is at the heart of what we do. All of our available profits go to good causes and the more the Group grows, the more the Group can give.

“We are delighted to be able to donate over £1million to good causes each year through our Movement for Good Awards and are grateful to all our supporters, including the customers of the trusted insurer, Ecclesiastical, and the responsible and sustainable asset manager, EdenTree.

"Our Movement for Good Awards help charities change lives for the better and we know that for many charities, £1,000 can make a real difference.”