13/02/2013 – The NEN – North Edinburgh News

Curtain up on community drama at St Serf’s

The Scottish Community Drama Association (SCDA) Edinburgh District’s One Act Festival takes place at St Serf’s Church Hall on Clark Road from 14 – 16 February. Over three evenings, theatregoers will be entertained by:

Thursday 14 February

1. Leitheatre ( Kirkgate) with ‘Still Life’ by Noel Coward

2. Edinburgh People’s Theatre with ‘Ritual For Dolls’ by George MacEwan Greene

3. The Mercators with‘Cupboard Love’ by Jean McConnel

Friday 15 February

1. Edinburgh Makars with ‘Just Passing’ by Colin & Mary Crowther

2. St Serfs (Afton) with ‘Scent Of Honeysuckle’ by Jean Lennox Toddie

3. Leitheatre (Sunnyside) with ‘A Private Affair’ by Charles Emery

Saturday 16 February

1. Livingston Players with ‘The Donahue Sisters’ by Geraldine Aron

2. St Serfs (Bangholm) with ‘You Really Got Me’ by Neil Robertson

Tickets are priced £8 per evening, or a season tickets for all three nights is £21. Season ticket holders are eligible to vote for their favourite performance in the Best of the Fest Audience Award

Three winning teams will be selected to go forward to the SCDA East Division finals, which will take place in Larbert next month.

For further information and ticket availability visit www.scdaedinburgh.org.uk

RRRR Roadshows – happening now!

Reduce Reuse Recycle Repair Roadshows are coming to a ribrary near you!

Want to find out more about recycling? The city council’s recycling roadshow is out and about in city libraries – in fact, if you’re really quick, you’ll catch it at Muirhouse Library – it’s there until 1pm today!

Creative reuse maker and educator Jamie MacDonald will be running drop-in workshops, suitable for all the family – showing you how to create simple and playful decorative items from reused materials.
Remade in Edinburgh will provide repair drop-in sessions, where people can bring in clothes and get advice on how to repair and transform them
Changeworks will also be there to provide practical advice and informaiton on reducing waste

Dates and times:

· Muirhouse 13th Feb 11 to 1 (i.e NOW !!!)

· Blackhall 23rd Feb 11 to 1

· Leith 8th Mar 1 to 3

· Stockbridge 13th Mar 3 to 5

· McDonald Road 14th Mar 2 to 4

· Granton 19th Mar 3 to 5

For more information visit: http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20048/waste_education/480/recycling_roadshows_and_events/2

Make a new start in March with Tomorrow’s People

A free personal development programme in Muirhouse is looking for new participants to start on 1st March.
If you are aged 16 – 24, unemployed, not in education or training and keen to learn new skills, meet new people and gain new experiences then please get in touch.

The Working It Out programme runs for 16 weeks and offers a range of activities and challenges that allow you to develop personal skills, volunteer in your own community and improve your job prospects. Participants are supported throughout the programme and for up to 12 months after. You can earn up to £40 in expenses every week and receive a free Ridacard.

Working it Out is run by Tomorrow’s People, based in North Edinburgh Arts Centre. If you are interested in making a positive change in your life, increasing your skills, or getting a job, then please contact Heather on 0798 966 Opportunities to make a new s9019 or e-mail hlaw@tomorrows-people.co.uk