Day: September 25, 2012

North Edinburgh at Volunteer Recruitment Fair 2012

Tomorrow (26 September) Volunteer Centre Edinburgh launches it’s 14th Volunteer Recruitment Fair at St Paul’s and St George’s Church on York Place. The fair runs from 11am to 7pm (writes KATE SMITH).

There will be a stall for Volunteer Centre’s North Edinburgh Hub and for volunteer-involving organisations in North Edinburgh. Pilton Equalities Project will be there from 1 to 3pm and Granton Youth Centre from 3 to 5pm.

In North Edinburgh a huge range of organisations are working with volunteers. There are fantastic opportunities for volunteering with children and young people, the elderly, the arts, music and dance. Not to mention sports including football and cycling. Cyclone Mountain Bike Track is currently under construction right now at Gypsy Brae (volunteers needed), Pilton Youth and Children’s Project are launching The Wooden Spoon Studio, a multi-purpose arts space, (think dance, performance, gallery) at their AGM on Friday at 3pm. You can even study an SVQ in Volunteering in the beautiful facilities at Craigroyston High. It’s all happening down here!

Come and meet us at the Fair or, if you want to find out more about volunteering in North Edinburgh, please contact me Kate Smith at kate.smith@volunteeredinburgh.org.uk

Port of Leith to support Macmillan coffee mornings

 

Two Leith sheltered housing complexes are taking part in Macmillan Cancer Support’s ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ initiative this week.  The Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) developments at St Nicholas Court on Ferry Road and Hermitage Court on Academy Park will host events for their residents as well as anyone who wants to drop by.

Hermitage Court will hold a light lunch with sandwiches and cakes and raffle tomorrow (Wednesday September 26) from 12pm to 2pm, and  St Nicholas Court is hosting a ‘soup and sweet party’ on Friday (Sept 28) from 12pm to 2pm with a raffle and home baking.

Maureen Tait, Senior Sheltered Housing Coordinator for PoLHA who manages St Nicholas Court, said:  “As Autumn has well and truly hit us, we hope this is a good opportunity for people to pop along to our developments and get a warming cup of tea or soup and to enjoy a chat while raising some money for this important cause.”

Hermitage Court will be taking donations and St Nicholas Court will charge £3 for people to join in the fun. Last year, the developments raised £500 for Macmillan and are hopeful for another successful fundraising drive.

All together now … sing out at Craigroyston

Singing Together Classes For Adults

at Craigroyston Community High School

on Thursdays from 1.45 – 3.20 pm

These sessions are for anyone who wants to sing.  You might be someone who sings in the shower or someone who hasn’t sung since your school days or you could be the life and soul of every karaoke evening. 

This  class will be relaxed and fun – there is no need to be able to read music and no experience is necessary. There will be vocal warm ups and some breathing exercises which help you find your voice – and then there will be singing!

Call us on 538 -7285 or email admin@craigroyston.edin.sch.uk to book a place.

Starts this Thursday 27September

Community Council will challenge Marine Drive development

Muirhouse Salvesen Community Council will object to plans to develop the former Civil Service Playing Fields at Marine Drive. The playing fields, now managed by Edinburgh’s Telford College, have been earmarked for a World of Football sport and leisure complex but the local community council will not be supporting the initiative.

A local resident has written to the community council expressing concerns over the development. He says: ‘Some years ago there were plans to build the new Craigroyston High School on the Green Belt; the community successfully resisted and rejected the proposal. This new proposal, which is no doubt controversial but no more so than building a school, has as far as is known been agreed in a deal between World of Football and Telford College. The chipping away of open spaces, particularly the Green Belt, has to be vigorously opposed. Communities have had the benefit of the Green Belt through the foresight of past generations; we in turn must leave it for future generations. Will the community council take up this urgent issue?’

Muirhouse Salvesen Community Council chairman Roy Douglas (pictured above) confirmed that the community council will indeed take up the issue. He said: “The first we heard about these plans was when the story appeared in the NEN. why should
the college or anyone else come along and use up greenspace without consulting the community? As a Community Council we will be objecting to any planning for this type of change.”

Share your information at Volunteer Fair

Is your organisation looking for volunteers? Would you like to spread the word about your organisation? Edinburgh’s Volunteer Recruitment Fair takes place tomorrow at St Paul’s and St George’s Church on York Place from 11am – 7pm, and Kate Smith of Volunteer Centre Edinburgh North Edinburgh would love to display your leaflets and promotional material on the North Edinburgh Stall.

If you do want your name to get noticed, you’d better get your skates on – Kate needs your leaflets at the Volunteer Centre Edinburgh North office in Community Renewal (Pennywell Shopping Centre) before 3pm today!

If you are interested or have any questions email kate.smith@volunteeredinburgh.org.uk