Police are appealing for the driver of a white limousine to come forward following last week’s fatal accident in Silverknowes. Continue reading Silverknowes fatality: Police seek limousine driver
Month: June 2016
Back to skool!
Pirniehall and St David’s pupils return ‘home’ on Monday – Rowanfield back on 27 June
One thousand pupils are returning to school earlier than planned after the latest programme of remedial works was submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council by the Edinburgh Schools Partnership.
Continue reading Back to skool!
From Scottish Cup glory to Rampaging Chariots!
Liam learns some new moves at Leonardo!
Scottish Cup winning midfielder Liam Henderson is a class act- he’ll go down in history as a key player in the heroic Hibs team that finally broke their Hampden hoodoo and brought the Scottish Cup home to Leith. Continue reading From Scottish Cup glory to Rampaging Chariots!
Affordable homes target beaten by 10%
Not good enough, say Greens: ‘wider crisis cannot be ignored’
The Scottish Government has exceeded its 30,000 affordable homes target by more than 10 %, according to official statistics released yesterday. Continue reading Affordable homes target beaten by 10%
Sainsbury’s says a fond farewell to Meningitis Research Foundation
Time to say goodbye to Charity of the Year 2015/16
Sainsburys Blackhall have been supporting Meningitis Research Foundation for the last year as our store’s Local Charity of the Year (writes Gail Wilson).
It is now time to say goodbye, and colleagues from Blackhall presented a cheque for £12,605.13 to Alison Baker from Meningitis Research Foundation.
We have had a great time supporting and raising funds for MRF and would like to thank all colleagues and customers for their help in reaching our final total. We would also like to wish all at MRF good luck in the future.
Pictured: Gail Wilson, Susan Keiller, Trish Donlevy and Alison Baker
REMEMBER Voting for Sainsbury’s Blackhall Charity of the Year 2016-17 is open now!
Closing the Gap: Key education summit at Craigroyston today
Delivering for children: Scottish Government’s top team head education summit at Craigroyston Community High School
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Deputy First Minister John Swinney will meet teachers’ representatives, young people, education experts, political leaders, representatives of local authorities, unions and other third party stakeholders at Craigroyston Community High School today to consider the immediate actions required to close the educational attainment gap and raise standards for all children in Scotland. Continue reading Closing the Gap: Key education summit at Craigroyston today
Join Muirhouse sponsored walk to support summer playscheme
The Sponsored Walk will take place at 1pm on Friday 24 June leaving from Muirhouse Community Centre
New project remembers ‘the forgotten front’
The Living Memory project remembers the “forgotten front” – the 300,000 war graves and commemorations here in the UK.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) in partnership with Big Ideas Company are asking the public in the British Isles to re-connect with the war dead buried in their own communities. Broadcaster Kirsty Wark, who lost her great-uncle at the end of the Great War, launched the campaign in Scotland earlier today. Continue reading New project remembers ‘the forgotten front’
Celebrate Starbank Park’s 125th anniversary this Saturday
SATURDAY 18 JUNE 2 – 5pm
Living in Harmony: Upcoming events
Summer Community BBQ Saturday 18th June
Our welcoming events volunteers are organising a summer BBQ with international food, music, dance and children’s activities at North Edinburgh Arts Centre, 5-9pm on 18th June.
It should be a great opportunity for anyone in the area to meet new people and have fun. Tickets are £1 from North Edinburgh Arts or Pilton Community Health Project.
Addressing Inequality in Employment forum meeting
Wednesday 29th June 1.30-4pm
at Spartans Community Football Academy
Employment is a big issue for many people in our area. Research in the recent Framework for Racial Equality highlighted that BME people are underrepresented in many areas. How should organisations address this?
We will have a guest speaker from the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights giving an overview of the current inequalities and how these could be addressed. We will also hear from organisations that have reviewed their recruitment practices to try to make them more accessible or to reach out to specific groups.
Local BME residents who have been supported by Community Renewal to find work or start businesses will share their experiences, as well as LINK Mentoring which runs a mentoring scheme for BME people looking for specific types of work.
There will be a chance to exchange ideas and discuss ways of moving forward both collectively and as individual organisations or residents. Lunch and crèche included. Please RSVP.
I hope you can make either or both of these events!
Hannah Kitchen
Development Worker, Living in Harmony
