Month: September 2012

Council meeting to be broadcast live

Tomorrow’s full council meeting will be broadcast live in an attempt to ‘open up democracy’. Councillors have agreed that City of Edinburgh Council meetings are to be webcast live as part of a one year pilot programme, and the first meeting which can be viewed via the Council’s website takes place tomorrow (Thursday, 20 September) from 10am.

The council hopes that the project will open up democracy in the capital by helping to create a better understanding among members of the public about how the Council works and makes decisions. Viewers can either watch the meeting live or in the archive later. They can also see the reports and documents for each agenda item. Archived meetings will automatically be indexed by both agenda item and speaker to make it easier for viewers to choose items they are interested in.

Lord Provost, Donald Wilson, said: “The Council makes decisions which affect the lives of every single person in Edinburgh. We are committed to improving how we engage with Edinburgh residents and the pilot will be a great tool to help us to be more open and transparent. More and more people access news and information via the internet. Given that my background is in information technology I am very conscious of the need to take advantage of it and use it to engage with our communities and encourage them to take a greater interest in how the Council works.”

You can join in the debate on Twitter #edinwebcast’

Will you be following tomorrow’s Council meeting? Let us know!

 

Time to launch Time Banking

A time bank lets people earn time credits for the time they spend helping others in their community. It acknowledges that everyone has something to contribute to their neighbourhood and encourages people to share their skills and experiences with others.

Come along, be entertained, find out more and enjoy some food at

Launch of North Edinburgh Time Bank

Thursday 11 October

6 – 8pm

North Edinburgh Arts Centre

15a Pennywell Court

 

Everyone welcome – for further information email North Edinburgh Time Bank Broker Julie Smith at north.timebank@volunteeredinburgh.org.uk

Scotland on Screen at The Prentice Centre

News of another free course for adults starting at the Prentice Centre next month. ‘An Introduction to Scotland on Screen’ starts on Monday 15 October from 1.30 – 3.30pm and will run on Monday afternoons for eight to ten weeks. From ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ and ‘Brigadoon’ to ‘Local Hero’ and  ‘Braveheart’, the course will look at how Scotland has been portrayed over the years on the silver screen through screenings, discussions and visits.

The ‘Whisky Galore’ visit could be an interesting one …!

For further information or to book a place call The Prentice Centre on 552 0485.

What was your all-time favourite Scottish film? Let us know!

 

Muirhouse St Andrew's table sale's on Saturday

Come along and see the wonderful bargains that will be on sale at our Table Sale!

Saturday 15th September 10am – 1pm at Muirhouse St Andrew’s Parish Church, Pennywell Medway.

Tea and biscuits also available.

If you too have things you would like to sell, please phone 07714 95898113 to book a table. £10 per table.

Lindsay Turnbull

Probationary Minister, Muirhouse St Andrew’s Parish Church

Muirhouse St Andrew’s table sale’s on Saturday

Come along and see the wonderful bargains that will be on sale at our Table Sale!

Saturday 15th September 10am – 1pm at Muirhouse St Andrew’s Parish Church, Pennywell Medway.

Tea and biscuits also available.

If you too have things you would like to sell, please phone 07714 95898113 to book a table. £10 per table.

Lindsay Turnbull

Probationary Minister, Muirhouse St Andrew’s Parish Church

Brush up on Scottish art at Prentice Centre

Want to know your art from your elbow? Starting on Friday 19 October, The Prentice Centre will be running a weekly ‘Introduction to Scottish Art’ course for adults.

Sessions will be from 10.30 – 12.30 on Fridays and will include visits, discussions and more.

The course is free – to book your place or for more information contact The Prentice Centre on 552 0485.

 

 

Cashback for Creativity film premieres next week

Criminal profits have been put to good use with the launch of two short films created by local young people. Screen Education Edinburgh (SEE) (formerly Pilton Video) will be screening ‘Danny’ and ‘The Clock Strikes Fate’ at North Edinburgh Arts Centre on Tuesday 18 September at 6.30pm.

SEE worked with young people from the outset on the projects which were made possible through funding from the Cashback for Creativity programme, a fund which takes cash confiscated from criminals and ploughs the money back into the communities they prey upon.

Cashback for Creativity (formally Creative Identities) is Creative Scotland’s programme that provides young people across Scotland with access to high quality dance, film and music activities, funded by the Scottish Government’s CashBack for Communities programme which reinvests the proceeds of crime back into communities to benefit Scotland’s young people.

As part of the scheme, Screen Education Edinburgh are running an intensive programme of short film making for young people aged 12- 19 across the City of Edinburgh, with priority given to those living in areas of deprivation.

In North Edinburgh, a series of taster workshops took place in partnership with Broughton High School, Community Organisation for Race Equality, Muirhouse Youth Development Group and Pilton Youth and Children’s Project, leading to the most interested young people moving forward to form a core filmmaking group based at SEE. Learning the skills of screenwriting, acting, camera, sound and editing, the group have completed two short film’s ‘Danny’ and ‘When The Clock Strikes Fate’.

The two films will be premiered on Tuesday 18th September at 6.30pm at North Edinburgh Arts Centre to an audience that will include the cast and crew, their families and friends, invited guests and members of the public. The event will also feature a ‘making of’ documentary and a question and answer session with the young people involved followed by a small reception.

Seats are free and available on a first come, first served basis; so turn up early on the night to guarantee a seat!

SEE’s Creative Manager Graham Fitzpatrick said: “The project was a fantastic opportunity for North Edinburgh youngsters to learn how to make films, with two outstanding and mature dramas being produced. We look forward to the premiere and supporting the group as they build on the experience to produce more shorts, whilst the programme also rolls out to East and West Edinburgh from now until Christmas.”