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Scottish government offers £75,000 to Syrian refugee aid effort Edinburgh Hogmanay street party tickets still available
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A grant of £75,000 has been offered to the British Red Cross by the Scottish government. Organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations have said tickets for the Scottish capital's street party event are still available.
It will help the charity to provide medical aid to refugees and migrants arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos. Three days of new year festivities are set to kick off on 30 December.
It adds to a previous grant of £140,000 given to the charity to support work in Greece. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to attend and police asked party-goers to be aware of safety threats, but not be alarmed.
Charities providing aid to Syrian refugees arriving in Europe have already received £300,000 from the Scottish government. The main street party was sold out last year and other events around this year's street party have sold out.
This grants will be used to provide items such as first aid kits, antenatal care, hygiene kits and to identify those who are severely affected by their experiences. A midnight fireworks display will welcome in 2016, with the traditional mass rendition of Auld Lang Syne to follow.
For safety reasons, Calton Hill will be closed off to people hoping to see the fireworks display at midnight.
Police Scotland said they were being "vigilant" over the current severe terrorism threat to the UK - but there was no specific threat to Scotland or Hogmanay.