Day: August 1, 2013

Join the Spartans Family!

Did you see any of the EUFA Women’s Euro 2013 football recently? There were some great skills on display, and if that’s whetted your appetite for more of the women’s game there’s a tasty encounter coming up at Ainslie Park this weekend … SpartansWomen1

North Edinburgh based football team, The Spartans Women’s FC have an important clash with third-place Rangers this weekend in the Scottish Women’s Premier League (writes David Hopkins). With all to play for in the second half of the season it’s time for the community to get behind your team!

Come along to Ainslie Park on Sunday 4th August at 1pm for some great football and a fun day for all. Adult tickets are only £5 and it’s free entry for under 16’s!

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@spartansfcwomen

for exclusive content and prize give aways.

Live Together. Play Together. Win Together.

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David Hopkins

Health and Fitness Festival heading to Victoria Park

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The words ‘health’ and ‘fitness’ are not part of my usual festival vocabulary, but a festival with a difference is coming to Victoria Park soon …  

Zombies, space hoppers, hula hoops and health& fitness practitioners are among some of the activities, demonstrations and information stalls included in the official programme for the Leith Health & Fitness Festival taking place at Victoria Park, Leith on 10 August 2013 from 10am to 5pm.

Organised by local Edinburgh charity, Looking After Our Elderly, this new Festival is free to enter and aims to bring all generations of the local community together with the aim of getting active, healthy and having fun.

The programme contains a wide range of family friendly events and activities including:

  • 5k charity run, adult space hopper race and fitness demos for the wider community from hula hooping and fencing to  bodycombat and bootcamps
  • Range of health, fitness and nutritional information stalls including
  • Therapists offering taster treatment sessions
  • Entertainment marquee hosting a ceilidh band, comedian, dancers and afternoon tea
  • Complimentary bowling on the green
  • Range of local business and community information stalls

Kirsty Smith, Charity Director, said: “The countdown is now well and truly on to our first ever health & fitness festival and I’m excited about the programme that we’re launching today.

“The festival is all about bringing people together and reigniting community spirit.Whether you’re looking to find out more about getting active and healthy or just want to simply enjoy a day out with friends and family, there is something for everyone. We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone along. ”

Kirsty set up Looking After our Elderly in November 2012 as a Christmas Gift Giving Campaign to ensure older people who were house-bound, in care, on their own or in need, did not feel alone at Christmas.

The Festival will help to raise proceeds for the Charity and for the 2013 Christmas Gift Giving Campaign.Entry to the festival is free for everyone to come along.There will be a small joining fee to participate in the 5k run.

Kirsty added: “We’re still on the lookout for people to get involved and support the festival in other ways, by racing, volunteering, hosting an event or demonstration or setting up a business or information stall.”

For more information on how to get involved, the latest programme updates and application forms for the race, stalls and volunteering visit:

www.lookingafterourelderly.co.uk.

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Saturday 10 August: a day of give and take

Give&TakeAttached are details of a Give and Take day organised by  North Edinburgh Timebank and Tenants and Residents in Muirhouse. We are having a ‘swish’ (where you swap clothes) and a toy and book swap stall. There will be  arts activities in the garden run by NEA and a bike workshop run by My  Adventure. We hope to get a knitting group up and running too…

As well as this, we are organising a furniture donation. If people have large items they want to donate, they can get in touch and we can  pick them up on the Saturday morning. We are also looking for volunteers to help  with the moving and lifting, so if you know any fit, healthy people with a couple of hours to spare …

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Julie Smith

North Edinburgh Time Bank  Broker

Mob:  07807002591  

Website:  www.edinburghtimebank.org.uk

Police presence to help ensure Festival’s fun for all

Just in case it’s escaped your attention, it’s Festival time. The annual Festivals are all about fun – and city police plan to help keep it that way

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Police in Edinburgh are to launch a high-profile safety operation for the duration of the festival season. Officers will offer advice on crime prevention and personal safety to the tens of thousands of visitors who come to Edinburgh during August, and advertising trailers highlighting the 101 non-emergency police number will also feature prominently on city centre streets.

This will be the first time the operation will be undertaken by the national Police Scotland force, which came into operation on 1 April this year.

Ch Supt Mark Williams, the divisional commander for the City of Edinburgh, said: “The Festival is an exciting time for the city, with so much fantastic entertainment, sights to see and events to participate in. It’s also a busy period for police, as tens of thousands of tourists arrive and local residents take advantage of all that is going on across the city. With that in mind, it is essential that Police Scotland provides a visible presence throughout Edinburgh as part of our commitment to keeping people safe.”

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