Granton Youth Centre has planned a huge programme of summer activities lined up for young people from the Granton, Trinity, Pilton and Muirhouse areas. From IT, sailing and football to trips, paintball and residentials – and everything in between – there’s something for everyone down by Granton Square!
For further information call 467 5854, email info@grantonyouth.com or check out the website at www.grantonyouth.com
GYC’s summer programme is available here:
We are having a barbecue and planting event in West Pilton Community Garden on Saturday 7 July from 11 – 2pm with access to the kitchen and toilets at PYCP. Please come if you are able, or let folk know it is on.
There’s absolutely no reason to be bored this July with a full programme of local activities at Craigroyston Community High School on Pennywell Road. Whether it’s art, fitness or cookery there’s something for you at Craigie this summer!
MONDAYS
2, 9, 16 and 23 July
Art: Painting and Drawing 10.30 – 12.30pm
£10 for four weeks or £3 per session
9, 16, 23 July
Family swim session 2 – 3pm
Adult £1, child 50p.
9, 16, 23 July
Adult Swim Session 3 – 4pm
Adult £1.50
2, 9, 16, 23 July
Fitness Gym 5.30 – 7.30pm
£3 per session
TUESDAYS
Gallery visits with Steven Hood
10 July 10.30
Drawing from the Landscape
Meet outside the RSA on the Mound for 10.30am
£3 – no entrance fee
24 July 10.30
Expanding Horizons – Giovanni Battista Lusieri (1754 – 1821)
Stunningly beautiful landscapes in watercolour
Meet outside The National Gallery on The Mound at 10.30
Entrance fee £7.50/£5 concessions
Home Cookery: Soups, salads and bakes!
3, 10 & 17 July
Never be stuck for a quick, healthy and tasty meal again!
£3 (to cover cost of ingredients). Bring a container to take your food home – or you can eat it here!
Family Swim Sessions 5.30 – 6.30pm
3, 10, 17 and 24 July. Adult £1, child 50p
Adult Open Swim Session 6.30 – 7.30pm
3, 10, 17 and 24 July. Adult £1.50
Fitness Gym 5.30 – 7.30pm
3, 10, 17 and 24 July. £3 per session.
WEDNESDAYS
Fitness Gym 5.30 – 7.30pm
4, 11, 18 and 25 July. £3 per session.
THURSDAYS
5, 12, 19 & 26 July
Family Swim Session 2 – 3pm Adult £1, child 50p.
Adult Open Swim Session 3 – 4pm £1.50p
Fitness Gym 5.30 – 7.30pm £3 per session.
FRIDAYS
July 13, 20, 27 & 3 August
Feet Foxes 10 – 11am
Feet Foxes is a class for parents and children (age 18 months – 5 years) who are looking for some FUN and enjoy dancing, movement, singing and playing games together! Each class has a mix of structured and free play, which encourages creativity whilst working and having fun together. Classes run as drop-in sessions, so pop along whenever suits! We dance in our bare feet and it’s best to wear comfy clothes!
£1.50 – One adult and up to three children; additional children 50p.
Aquafit and Adult Swim Session 11.30 – 12.30pm
July 6,13, 20 & 27 £1.50 per session.
For more information, to book a place on the Art or Cookery classes or to book a place on one of the gallery visits please call in at the school, telephone 538 7285 or 477 7801 or email admin@craigroyston.edin.sch.uk
Plans for the West Granton and Muirhouse Gala are progressing nicely, organisers told a meeting of interested parties on Tuesday. Permission to use West Pilton Park was finally granted last week – fortunately! – and with insurance, entertainers, security, caterers, rides, PA system, performers, a stage, marquees, shows and stalls all seemingly now in place all that’s needed on 26 August are punters and hopefully a little sunshine!
More than twenty local groups and organisations were represented at the planning meeting held at Muirhouse St Andrew’s Church, and gala organiser Sean Gardiner told the meeting: “Everything has fallen into place relatively easily – the biggest challenge for fellow organiser Alex and I has been time. We both work full-time and there seems to have been a thousands and one things to be done, but we’re getting there. The aim of this year’s gala is really to try to provide something for everyone – from the smallest kids right up to their grandparents – a real community event that everyone can enjoy and feel part of. We’ll learn from this year’s event when we go on to plan next years’ Gala!”
The list of attractions is very impressive – see the group’s website for details – and the West Pilton Park Gala on 26 August should indeed be a lot of fun. It takes a lot of work to create fun events, though, and organisers would be delighted to hear from any volunteers who would be willing to spend an hour or so helping out on the big day.
If you can lend a hand, contact the gala organisers at www.westpiltonandmuirhousegala.co.uk, where you’ll also find Facebook and Twitter contact details.
PS: Stalls and tables are still available for comunity groups and organisations – more info and booking forms are available through the website.
Congratulations to these participants in the Introduction to Modern Scottish Literature course which was so popular it’s been run twice at The Prentice Centre this year. The students were presented with an Award at an event organised to recognise the success of different education groups and classes held on 18 May.
More than twenty people regularly attend the Prentice Centre sessions and some of them attended the City Chambers celebration event (pictured).
There was further success for Forth at the event when Muirhouse Women’s Group also received an award. More on that story to follow … they’re a busy bunch and they’ve proved very hard to pin down so far!
It’s the social event of the year, the highlight of the summer season – and you can be part of it!
Pilton Equalities Project will be holding their annual Summer Fayre on Thursday 12 July from 1 – 3.30pm at the community garden off West Pilton Park, and local charities and projects are being offered the opportunity to raise funds and promote their services at this year’s event.
To book a table for your organisation (£5), call Theodora at PEP on 315 4466 or email theopepequalities@hotmail.co.uk
Pilton Community Health Project’s annual general meeting will be held at the PCHP office at 73 Boswall Parkway on Tuesday 26 June from 10 – 11.30am.
For more information call 551 1671 or visit the project’s website at www.pchp.org.uk
Saturday’s Blackhall Mosque Family Fun Day has been cancelled following yesterday’s small fire, Inverleith Green Councillor Nigel Bagshaw (pictured below) has reported on Twitter.
Maybe it was the lure of Euro 2012 football on TV, or maybe it was the draw of the Olympic torch up at Edinburgh Castle, but whatever the reason there was a disappointing attendance at North Edinburgh Fights Back’s public meeting held in North Edinburgh Arts Centre last week.
Despite the draw of advertised speakers from the Poverty Alliance and Shelter Scotland, only a dozen people came to hear NEFB plans to fight back against poverty and social injustice.
The sparse attendance did provide NEFB members an opportunity to rehearse speeches before next week’s Full Council meeting, however. North Edinburgh Fights Back plans to present individual Community Charters to all 58 councillors during a delegation to the 28 June meeting, urging councillors of all parties to commit to a series of anti-poverty measures.
A group spokesperson said: ‘We would like more people to have been at the public meeting but it is always difficult to get people out to attend meetings. However we are sure that many more members of the community will be supporting us when we present the charter at the council meeting, and we would urge local people to join us to let the councillors know ‘Poverty – we’re not having it’!”
The Full Council meeting on Thursday 28 June is open to the public and begins at 10am.
You can find out more about North Edinburgh Fights Back by visiting their website at www.northedinburghfightsback.org.uk
If you’re a fan of the oval ball game – or just enjoy a sociable day out – Stockbridge is the place to be this Saturday when Edinburgh Accies’ Raeburn Place ground hosts the Edinburgh 10s Rugby Festival.
Tens rugby is very popular and this years’ event sees ten local teams being joined by two international sides for the first time – Stockholm Exiles from Sweden and Les Kebabs from France! Rugby aside, there will be lots of entertainment on offer for all the family and the event, sponsored by Hunters Residential, promises to be a lot of fun and a great day out.
Former British Lion and 61 times Scotland cap Dodie Weir said: “I’m pleased to support the Edinburgh Rugby 10s Festival at Raeburn Place this year – whether you are a rugby enthusiast or just looking for an entertaining day out it promises to be a fantastic spectacle”.
