Twenty-five hardy participants set off from St Columba’s Hospice to tackle The Celtic Challenge, a 200 mile cycle across Scotland, on Wednesday. Continue reading St Columba’s Celtic Challengers halfway there
Month: May 2016
Granton Parish Church raises £1100 for charity
Daffodil Tea event supports Eileen McCallum Trust
Granton Parish Church social group organises an annual Daffodil Tea to raise funds for a different charity every year. This year, the group decided to support The Eileen McCallum Trust, which supports Duchenne muscular distrophy, and popular actress Eileen McCallum was delighted to receive a cheque for £1100 to support the charity’s work. Continue reading Granton Parish Church raises £1100 for charity
Many hands make light work in Muirhouse Avenue
There’s a mighty team effort taking place in Muirhouse Avenue right now. Muirhouse Centipede Project are putting the land not currently being built on to good use and are now preparing the ground for a community amphitheatre and performance area.
It’s a lot of work – it’s a lot of space! – but volunteers from Craigroyston Community High School, Tomorrow’s People, Scottish Widows, Community Action North, Scottish Gas, the Haven Project’s Dad’s Group and North Edinburgh Arts are really getting stuck in!
You’ll already see an amazing difference … and today 130 tyres will arrive for the next stage of the operation! Get involved!
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Move More: launch of programme to help city’s cancer patients get active
A new programme to help people affected by cancer get more active launched at Edinburgh’s Royal Commonwealth Pool yesterday. Continue reading Move More: launch of programme to help city’s cancer patients get active
Search for sacred in music ‘as strong today as ever’
‘Scotland, now more than ever, needs to hear a wide range of perspectives rather than a narrow orthodoxy.’ – Professor Sir James MacMillan
Distinguished Scottish composer and conductor, Professor Sir James MacMillan, will argue that the “search for the sacred in music is as strong today as it ever was” and is the “bravest, most radical and counter-cultural vision a creative person can have” in a lecture at Glasgow’s St. Mungo’s Museum next Thursday (19 May). Continue reading Search for sacred in music ‘as strong today as ever’
Dogs die in hot cars
The Scottish SPCA is urging pet owners not to leave their dogs in hot cars as temperatures rise in Scotland. Concerned members of the public have already been contacting the charity’s animal helpline after seeing distressed dogs left inside vehicles on warm days. Continue reading Dogs die in hot cars
Friday is European Literature Night at North Edinburgh Arts
European Literature Night, North Edinburgh Arts
Friday 13th May 5 – 6.30pm FREE
Come along to celebrate the most exciting contemporary European poetry with this taster session with short readings by poets including: Billy Ramsell, Christodoulos Makris, Nurduran Duman, Efe Duyan, Asta Fanney Sigurðardóttir, Alexander Filyuta, Alessandro Burbank, Heather O’Donnell, Graeme Smith and Dominic Hale.
You can also wrote your own lines of poetry to become part of a shared collective poem.
Free Tickets can be booked here: https://www.eventbrite.
Childhood abuse survivors access support in their own safe place
Health in Mind’s counselling service just a free call away
ACCESSING support anonymously can be a barrier for many adults who experienced abuse as children, particularly those living in rural and remote areas of Scotland. Continue reading Childhood abuse survivors access support in their own safe place
Bingo’s back at Millennium Centre tonight!
Move over, politicians: Jackie’s back!
We expect a bumper turnout tonight as the weather changes for the better, so we look forward to hosting all the fans of “Jackie’s Prize Bingo” as we had to postpone the last session due to the Scotish Elections (writes James McGinty).
For full details of the night’s format for newcomers click HERE
Police investigate sexual assault in West Pilton Park
Police are appealing for witnesses following the sexual assault of a young woman in West Pilton Park late last night. Continue reading Police investigate sexual assault in West Pilton Park