Day: January 27, 2016

Forth Neighbourhood Partnership to meet on 3 February

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Forth Neighbourhood Partnership Public Meeting

Wednesday 3 February, 2pm

West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre 

Come along and hear about: 

Plans for the improvement of West Pilton Park 

  • Increasing the use of the park for physical activity
  • Improving the park environment
  • Improving people’s perception of the park

The Neighbourhood Environment Programme Fund (NEPs)

  • A presentation on some of the projects carried out locally to improve our open spaces.
  • How you can get involved in identifying future projects.

Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden Group

  • A presentation on Granton’s ‘forgotten’ walled garden – dating from Jacobean times.
  • Proposals from local people to safeguard and restore the garden.

There will also be a short period at the start of the meeting for Neighbourhood Partnership business. For further information contact Jim Pattison, 529 5082 – jim.pattison@edinburgh.gov.uk

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EVOC to host BIG Lottery session

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Thursday 4 February – 10:00am – 12.30pm
EVOC, Ashley Place

In November 2015, The Big Lottery Fund (Scotland) launched their new five-year £250 million funding scheme to applications. With a focus on helping people and communities most in need, groups across the country can now share these life changing funds.

If you are applying for The Big Lottery Fund (Scotland) funding, you will be asked how you plan to include these three approaches in your activities:

  • People-led
  • Strengths-based
  • Connected

The Big Lottery Fund (Scotland) aim to fund activities that embrace these three approaches. This will be hugely important when your application is being considered.

EVOC and The Big Lottery Fund (Scotland) are hosting a workshop which will help to explain what is meant by each of these three approaches, as well as outline the Big Lottery Scotland funding application process. There will further be short funding ‘surgeries’ in which you can have a one-to-one with Big Lottery Fund (Scotland) funding advisors.

This an ideal opportunity to ask any questions regarding funding and to help ensure your application is considered.

Book your place here

Community transport training with PEP

Community transport training opportunities

with Pilton Equalities Project

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Accredited (PATS) Passenger Assistant Training

Friday 12 February 9.30 -2.30 at the PEP Centre

MIDAS training

Accredited Minibus Training – limited places still available for Monday 8 February

For further info contact: theopepequalities@hotmail.co.uk

MiDAS PAT’s Publicity (1)

 

Mingin’ Medway!

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There’s been a noticeable rise in dumping and flytipping since changes to refuse and waste disposal arrangements were introduced in the city and North Edinburgh has suffered as badly as most. NEN reader Colin Hutchison has sent these images taken in Granton. Continue reading Mingin’ Medway!

New Lottery support to strengthen voluntary sector

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Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations will have the ability to improve their performance and sustainability, thanks to two new online tools supported by the Big Lottery Fund. Continue reading New Lottery support to strengthen voluntary sector

Don’t Stand By

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY

Wednesday 27 January

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Don’t stand by is the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2016.

The Holocaust and subsequent genocides took place because the local populations allowed insidious persecution to take root. Whilst some actively supported or facilitated state policies of persecution, the vast majority stood by silently – at best, afraid to speak out; at worst, indifferent. Bystanders enabled the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and subsequent genocides.

Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel has written powerfully about the impact of bystanders:

“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”

You can find out more about 2016’s theme in HMD’s theme vision.

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