Nature 4 All at North Edinburgh Arts

Nature 4 All

As part of our children’s summer programme, NEA is heading out to our beautiful award-winning garden on Saturday mornings, including THIS Saturday.

Look. Explore. Create.

Take a look at the nature on our doorstep – creative outdoor crafts, beastie hunts, pond life, worms and glitter included (fairies are not!)

This Sat (22nd July) plus
Sat 29th July
Sat 5th August

All ages – under 7 accompanied by adult

Free and a healthy snack provided

Tonight: delve into Drylaw’s hidden gems

Pilton Community Health Project’s HIDDEN GEMS walks

This week’s Hidden Gems walk this Thursday 6th July explores Drylaw and Drylaw House. It starts at 7pm at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre at 67 Groathill Loan where you can see the gardens and what is growing there. The walk is 2 miles long. Continue reading Tonight: delve into Drylaw’s hidden gems

Stronger North: crackdown on crime in North Edinburgh

Police have been conducting Stronger North activity in the North Edinburgh area over the past week. Officers have made 42 arrests and executed seven misuse of drugs warrants since last Monday. Over the last week £9000 worth of drugs have been recovered in the area, along with seven stolen motorcycles and one stolen car. Seventeen vehicles have also been seized for having invalid insurance. Continue reading Stronger North: crackdown on crime in North Edinburgh

Stop the evictions!

CRISIS: campaigners demand an end to the eviction of families

Campaigners resisting the evictions of families due to the Benefits Cap are protesting at the full meeting of City of Edinburgh Council thios morning.  Deputations from North Edinburgh’s All About Me and Power to the People groups will demand the council take action on the crisis.  Last month the campaigners occupied both Council offices and Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson’s constituency office to demand housing for homeless families. Continue reading Stop the evictions!

Could you represent your community?

Become a member of Muirhouse Salvesen Community Council, but hurry – nominations close on Friday!

Community councils have been part of our democratic structures for over forty years, speaking out as a local voices on issues of concern – and you can play your part if you live in Muirhouse or Salvesen by becoming a community councillor.  Continue reading Could you represent your community?