Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop today announced a major investment in Scottish talent, as she provided details of EXPO funded projects for Edinburgh’s Festivals in their 70th anniversary year. Continue reading More funding for Edinburgh’s Festivals
Month: March 2017
Friends Group AGM – 11 March
Hi Friends Group members and supporters,
It is now time for our second AGM and very different news to previous years. If you have been following the story so far this winter has seen a change of heart from the garden owners Waterfront Edinburgh Limited and an agreement in discussion with the Friends Group to reopen the walled garden for community use this spring.
In an attempt to gauge numbers for our upcoming AGM for refreshments and snacks we hope you can take the time to let us know if you are attending. Please RSVP or register on the doodle poll. https://doodle.com/poll/
Best,
Kirsty
Scotland’s new national brain injury unit opens its doors
The first patients to be cared for in the purpose built Robert Fergusson national brain injury unit have transferred into their improved surroundings.
Continue reading Scotland’s new national brain injury unit opens its doors
Climate Challenge Fund project update
Muirhouse Millennium Centre’s CCF project has been busy over the winter months . As we move into Spring, here’s an update courtesy of JIM McGINTY:
The group worked with pine cones collected from the grounds of the Blair Atholl estate. They upcycled these to make Chrsitmas decorations: and very nice they were too!
Blair Castle is at the hub of a breathtaking historic landscape most of which was laid out in the 18th century and features a magnificent walled garden, a peaceful wooded grove, a ruined kirk, a red deer park and a whimsical gothic folly. Colourful peacocks roam the grounds, Highland cattle graze in fields nearby and the native red squirrel can often be spotted amongst the branches. Children also enjoyed the castle’s woodland adventure playground.
Read how our “Climate Challenge Programme” is progressing, along with the participants knowledge of plants and wildlife in our area: for full reports go to www.muirhousecommunitycentre.
New law to protect children
Emotional abuse and neglect will be a criminal offence
New legislation to criminalise emotional abuse and neglect of children will be introduced in Scotland, Minister for Childcare and Early Years Mark McDonald has announced. The Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 will be updated to recognise the impact of emotional abuse and neglect, as well as physical harm. Continue reading New law to protect children
Letter: Tories will never be the People’s Party
Dear Editor
We have been told by both the Conservative party and UKIP they are the ones who represent the working people. The story that if you are going to tell a lie, tell a big one and keep telling it to be believed!
We have seen since the Conservatives formed a government in 2010 just how much they have represented the working people.
A further example of their use of divisive tactics is that the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn is destroying the Labour Party: if this were the case, why do they continue their campaign to get rid of him? They know full well given more opportunity to speak to the people he would get their support.
A. Delahoy
Silverknowes Gardens
Animals have feelings too
Scottish SPCA’s education programme makes an impact on Edinburgh & Lothians kids
The Scottish SPCA, Scotland’s animal welfare charity and the University of Edinburgh have released research demonstrating the positive impact of Animal Welfare Education for children. The paper was launched with the help of children from Buckstone Primary School yesterday. Continue reading Animals have feelings too
Lennon-Art gallery opens tonight
Thursday 2 March 6 – 9pm
:’Happy readers make good learners’: reading challenge extended
A challenge designed to instil a love of reading in young people is being extended to reach an additional 173,000 children across Scotland. The First Minister’s Reading Challenge will now be open to children in Primary 1 to Primary 7, after the success of the initial scheme which was for primaries 4 – 7. Continue reading :’Happy readers make good learners’: reading challenge extended
Brock calls for rethink on ‘heartless’ disability cuts
Deidre Brock MP called for a last minute change of heart from the UK Government before a planned £30 a week cut to disability benefits comes into force in April.
Continue reading Brock calls for rethink on ‘heartless’ disability cuts