Day: December 7, 2011

More news from North Edinburgh Childcare

Out of School Clubs

 

Children in North Edinburgh Childcare’s Out of School Clubs have been busy as usual. Over recent weeks they have had the chance to enjoy a wide range of physical activity workshops including  judo, football and dance classes.  The children are now starting to get excited about Christmas.  They are decorating their clubs in preparation of the festive season and looking forward to the holiday club which will be open throughout the school holidays excluding public holidays.

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'tis the season for giving …

… away free daffodil bulbs at Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust’s Innertube Christmas fun day this weekend!

On Sunday 11th December 2011, local environmental charity the Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust (ELGT) will be getting active and improving biodiversity as well as delivering craft workshops and fun activities for families. This will take place on Edinburgh’s network of off-road cycling and walking paths as part of the Innertube project being delivered this year by the Bike Station and ELGT, funded by the People’s Postcode Trust ‘Dream Fund’.

The Innertube Christmas Fun Day is a free community event packed full of activities including Christmas crafts, bulb planting, making bird feeders, Dr Bike, storytelling and festive refreshments!

The event will take place at the Hawthornvale entrance to the Innertube cycle path network in Newhaven on Sunday from 11am – 2pm.

ELGT needs volunteers and families to come along to this free community drop in event to plant daffodil bulbs, listen to storytelling and make Christmas crafts with natural woodland materials. Volunteers will be rewarded with hot chocolate, mince pies and some free daffodil bulbs to take home and plant, either in the garden or in pots. There will also be the opportunity to have bikes checked by Dr Bike and make a bird feeder to take home and keep the birds fed this winter.

ELGT Community Projects Officer Esperanza Martin said: “Communities along the Innertube have been very active this year, carrying out environmental improvement activities such as conservation work, litter, vegetation and path clearance work as well as fun guided activities like bird, bat and heritage walks and storytelling. This community fun day is going to provide something for everyone and also the opportunity to celebrate the hard work that has been carried out in 2011!”

ELGT carries out practical environmental projects, such as the creation of community parks, gardens, woodlands, allotments and other greenspaces and works with communities in Edinburgh and the Lothians, getting people active and enjoying all kinds of greenspaces around the capital.

Quality local greenspaces are fantastic, free resources for play, education, exercise and enjoyment and can have a positive impact on health and wellbeing, particularly in disadvantaged areas.

To keep updated as this exciting & innovative greenspace project develops, sign up for email updates at www.elgt.org.uk or follow us on Twitter @greenspacetrust @innertubemap

You can follow the Innertube project and add your own stories by visiting the interactive project website innertubemap.com

ELGT

’tis the season for giving …

… away free daffodil bulbs at Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust’s Innertube Christmas fun day this weekend!

On Sunday 11th December 2011, local environmental charity the Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust (ELGT) will be getting active and improving biodiversity as well as delivering craft workshops and fun activities for families. This will take place on Edinburgh’s network of off-road cycling and walking paths as part of the Innertube project being delivered this year by the Bike Station and ELGT, funded by the People’s Postcode Trust ‘Dream Fund’.

The Innertube Christmas Fun Day is a free community event packed full of activities including Christmas crafts, bulb planting, making bird feeders, Dr Bike, storytelling and festive refreshments!

The event will take place at the Hawthornvale entrance to the Innertube cycle path network in Newhaven on Sunday from 11am – 2pm.

ELGT needs volunteers and families to come along to this free community drop in event to plant daffodil bulbs, listen to storytelling and make Christmas crafts with natural woodland materials. Volunteers will be rewarded with hot chocolate, mince pies and some free daffodil bulbs to take home and plant, either in the garden or in pots. There will also be the opportunity to have bikes checked by Dr Bike and make a bird feeder to take home and keep the birds fed this winter.

ELGT Community Projects Officer Esperanza Martin said: “Communities along the Innertube have been very active this year, carrying out environmental improvement activities such as conservation work, litter, vegetation and path clearance work as well as fun guided activities like bird, bat and heritage walks and storytelling. This community fun day is going to provide something for everyone and also the opportunity to celebrate the hard work that has been carried out in 2011!”

ELGT carries out practical environmental projects, such as the creation of community parks, gardens, woodlands, allotments and other greenspaces and works with communities in Edinburgh and the Lothians, getting people active and enjoying all kinds of greenspaces around the capital.

Quality local greenspaces are fantastic, free resources for play, education, exercise and enjoyment and can have a positive impact on health and wellbeing, particularly in disadvantaged areas.

To keep updated as this exciting & innovative greenspace project develops, sign up for email updates at www.elgt.org.uk or follow us on Twitter @greenspacetrust @innertubemap

You can follow the Innertube project and add your own stories by visiting the interactive project website innertubemap.com

ELGT

News from North Edinburgh Childcare

Global Citizenship

Global citizenship is a key feature of the curriculum in our nursery.  Children are encouraged to respect and value diversity by learning about different cultures from across the world.  We are therefore delighted to announce our partnership with Larbec International Academy, a school for children aged 2-12 years located in the Kumasi region of Ghana.  Two members of the nursery team will be visiting the school in Ghana early next year.  This will be followed shortly afterwards by a reciprocal visit from our Ghanaian partners who will spend time in our nursery providing everyone with the opportunity to learn more about one another’s cultures.  All of the children and staff are very excited about this venture and are currently fundraising to help meet the costs of the visits which are also being partly funded through the British Council’s Global Schools Partnership programme.

Theresa Allison

Oaklands kicks off Christmas countdown

‘It was the night before Christmas and Jack is so excited thinking of Santa filling his stocking.  His mum comes in to read him a bedtime story and Jack gently falls asleep  … what dreams are in store for Jack on this very special Christmas Eve?’

Staff and pupils staged ‘A Magical Christmas Dream’ to a packed house at Oaklands School yesterday and the performance kicked off Christmas celebrations in fine style.  The audience was transported to a magical land where the cold weather outside was forgotten and the Disney song and dance routines would surely have warmed the heart of Scrooge himself!

From Nursery to Seniors, every child played their part in making ‘A Magical Christmas Dream’ a huge success and the show was the perfect start to Christmas celebrations, and Head Teacher Maureen Mathieson also gave a huge ‘thank you’ to the army of ‘Santa’s Little Helpers’ who made the event possible.  Take a bow:  Pilrig Park School, Rowanfield School, Simon Davidson (lighting), St. George’s School, Oaklands ensemble (Caroline, Jessica, Moira, Alison and Mr and Mrs. Frater) and all the Oaklands staff (with particular thanks to Angela, Susan, Laura, Dyanne, Dot, Sonia, Kausar and Sarah).  A Christmas show wouldn’t be complete without Santa, of course, so a special thank you to Hamish too!

All welcome at Waterfront Christmas Festival

North Edinburgh Waterfront invites you to a Christmas celebration with live music, food, face painting, a Christmas film and much more. The 2011 Christmas Festival takes place at the Hub, Telford College on Thursday 15th December at 7pm – all are welcome.

My name is Norman Smith and I am minister of  the church of Scotland in Granton. I am writing to you in my capacity as  chairman of our Waterfront project that seeks to foster community between  existing and new communities of north west Edinburgh.  There is an excellent promotional video on our  website at www.new-community.org.uk and you may also find the other videos there interesting as  they record local community views expressed at the Community Festival in  2011.

Norman Smith

 

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Drylaw flat raided by Police

Police in Edinburgh have this morning carried out a series of raids as part of an operation targeting alleged housebreakers in the Capital.

Police raided a flat in Wester Drylaw Drive as part of the operation

Over 100 officers have been involved in raids on 14 addresses in the north and west of the city, and 12 people have been arrested.

The enforcement activity comes as part of Operation Accessible, a Lothian and Borders Police initiative targeting those suspected of involvement in housebreakings and other acquisitive crime. 

Officers have recovered approximately £200,000 worth of stolen goods during the operation, which has taken place over the past six months.

  

 In total, around 200 stolen items were recovered, including cars, jewellery, and electrical goods such as computers, televisions and mobile phones.

Chief Superintendent Gill Imery, ‘A’ Division (City of Edinburgh) Commander, said”Lothian and Borders Police is committed to achieving justice for victims of housebreakings, and preventing such crimes from happening in the first place. This morning’s activity has targeted alleged serial offenders who prey on local communities, and has sent a strong message that their activities will not be tolerated.”

“The Force understands the distressing impact caused by those who break into people’s homes and steal their property, particularly over the festive period. Operation Accessible demonstrates our commitment to protecting the public from those whose activities blight our communities.

“We are continually focusing our efforts on targeting those involved in housebreakings and other acquisitive crime though intelligence, and it’s only a matter of time before they are caught.

“We are seeking information from the public in order to identify individuals involved in such criminality, and we would urge anyone who thinks they have information that can allow us to do so to get in touch. Rest assured that any information received will be acted on, and treated in the strictest confidence.” 

Councillor Paul Edie, Health and Social Care Convener for the City of Edinburgh Council, said: “Operation Accessible is a fantastic example of great police work and I would like to congratulate all of the officers who have been involved. 

“This operation sends a strong message to housebreakers that they will be caught and brought to justice for their crimes. Breaking into someone’s house and stealing from them at any time of the year is bad enough, but to do so over Christmas is particularly shocking.
“I am urging people to be vigilant this festive period and take steps to make sure that their homes are secure.”

Anyone who has any information about housebreakers and other criminals operating in their community should contact Lothian and Borders Police on 0131 311 3131, or Crimestoppers in confidence and complete anonymity on 0800 555 111.