Four Edinburgh College Hair & Beauty students have made the cut in a UK-wide hairdressing competition, taking home six awards at the regional heats and qualifying for the national final. Continue reading Students make the cut
Month: February 2016
Connecting with Parents’ Motivation training
There is another opportunity to sign up for this one day training session at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre on 23 March. See the poster for more details – places are limited so please book early.
OneCity Trust open for grant applications
GRANTS from £5,000 – £10,000 AVAILABLE
The OneCity Trust’s main grant programme is now open for applications. Registered charities and constituted groups based in Edinburgh and focussing their work in the city with an annual income of less than £200,000 are invited to apply for funding for social inclusion projects meeting one or more of the priorities of:
· COMMUNITY CONNECTEDNESS
· CULTURAL BRIDGING
· CIVIC INCLUSION
New this year is a partnership with Travis Perkins Managed Services and the City of Edinburgh Council. A Community Benefit fund offered to the Council by Travis Perkins as part of a major contract will be allocated through the OneCity Trust.
Applications for this funding will be considered from organisations that involve City of Edinburgh Council tenants, or from other organisations aiming to benefit geographical areas with a high proportion of Council homes. The themes will be the same: community connectedness, cultural bridging and civic inclusion.
Overall, the Trust intends to make up to 8 grants, each at the level of £5,000 to £10,000.
For further information and to request an application form, please see www.onecity.org.uk
If you’d prefer to speak to someone, please telephone Susan Shippey on 0131 469 3874 or email 1617applications@onecity.org.uk Please note that the Trust is supported by the council on a part-time basis.
The deadline for applications is 29 April 2016, and projects should commence on 1 July 2016 and run for up to one year.
Encore! St Serf’s Players triumph at One Act Festival
Local community theatre group St Serf’s Players have won the Edinburgh round of the SCDA’s 2016 One Act Festival with their production of Erica & Me by Alan Robinson, directed by Philip Wilson. Continue reading Encore! St Serf’s Players triumph at One Act Festival
Police seek witnesses following hammer threat
Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in North Edinburgh on Thursday night. The incident happened at around 10.30pm on West Pilton Gardens. Continue reading Police seek witnesses following hammer threat
Europe Referendum date is 23 June
REFERENDUM DATE set for 23 JUNE
Not quite a ‘peace in our time’ moment – but has the Prime Minister secured enough concessions to keep Britain in Europe?
The Prime Minister made a statement following the meeting of the European Council where he negotiated a deal to give the UK special status in the EU. Continue reading Europe Referendum date is 23 June
International Women’s Day – help required
Corstorphine Youth & Community Centre could use some support as they look to put together a programme to celebrate International Womens Day. Can you help?
We are trying to put together a programme of activites to celebrate ‘International Women’s Day’.
We would like to have a variety of speakers, workshops, exhibitions during the week culminatimg in a whole day of activities on Saturday 12th March.
If you can help us in anyway please get in touch.
For more information call Caroline on 0758 065 9676
Email: cyc.centre@gmail.com
www.corstorphine–youth-and-community-centre.co.uk
Lottery funding for children and family activities
Deadline looms for Communities & Families applications
Don’t miss out on your chance to secure last minute funding for the Communities and Families fund, a joint programme delivered with the Scottish Government. Since opening the programme has awarded over £5.4 million to groups working with children across Scotland. Continue reading Lottery funding for children and family activities
Letter: Bring back free special uplifts
Dear Editor
A major problem facing people in Edinburgh is how to dispose of or recycle large unwanted household items. The absence of a free council-run collection service as part of normal recycling leads to the serious issue if dumping.
The scheme currently in place – a charge of £21 to collect up to six items – is unbelievable in it’s lack of understanding people’s ability to pay, or hwo to tackle the problem of disposal if they cannot.
The City of Edinburgh Council must immediately start a free collection service for unwanted household items: this will not only benefit it’s citizens but protect the reputation of Edinburgh as a city worth visiting.
A. Delahoy
Silverknowes Gardens
Adios, Andy!
Farewell to CAN’s Andy Dalzell – one helluva guy!
Friends and colleagues joined Community Action North development worker Andy Dalzell for leaving drinks in The Baillie in Stockbridge last night. The big guy from Philadelphia worked in North Edinburgh for only a few short months – but the genial giant has left his mark. Continue reading Adios, Andy!