Month: May 2017

Fix It! Fix, patch and customise your jeans

Fix It!

This Saturday: Fixing, patching and customising jeans

Saturday 27th May
10.30am – 12noon
North Edinburgh Arts
Drop-inThe third in our block of four FIX IT sessions takes place
this Saturday between 10.30am – 12noon.

Come along and learn, or practice, patching jeans by hand and by machine. Sally will show you how you can use patching and stitching to personalise jeans.

Bring your own jeans along to work on,
patching materials will be provided
Free to attend
For adults*

*If you have children aged 5-12 years and would like to join in, you can drop them off at the NEA Saturday Art and Dance programme which runs 10.30am – 12.30pm.

A horse in the home: Callum designs equine therapy chair

Chair replicates riding motion to provide home therapy for autistic children

Autistic children could soon receive the benefits of equine therapy from the comfort of their own home thanks to a unique chair design by an Edinburgh Napier student. Fourth year Callum Hunter has designed ‘U Rock’ – a therapy chair that replicates the movement of a horse when walking – as part of his final year project at the University. Continue reading A horse in the home: Callum designs equine therapy chair

For one night only: Stand by Me at Edinburgh Playhouse

Stand by Me, which celebrates Ben E King and The Drifters, is on at the Playhouse for one evening only on Friday 2ndJune. The show charts the musical history of one of the most iconic groups of all time through on-screen anecdotes, paired with some of their best-known hits including Up On The Roof, Saturday Night At The Movies, Under The Boardwalk and many more.  Continue reading For one night only: Stand by Me at Edinburgh Playhouse

Granton’s industrial history talk at Madelvic Hub

You are invited to a talk about Granton’s industrial history this Saturday 27 May, from 12 – 2pm.

The event will be hosted by Kenneth Williamson, and introduced by Paula Larkin, Archivist of Glasgow’s ‘Spirit of Revolt’ and ‘Govanhill Baths’ archives.

The event is free of charge (donations on the door are appreciated); and you can register for tickets on our Eventbrite page.

Best Wishes

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Beanies for Babies tomorrow

“Beanies for Babies Event” – this Thursday!

This event is an open invite to all Grannies and Grandads to join us in a giant knitting session to raise awareness of Unconventional Gas Extraction (fracking).

We are organising a giant knitting fest where we’ll all be knitting beanies which will then be donated to the local neo-natal unit.

Evidence has shown that young and unborn children and one of the groups which are most negatively affected by unconventional gas extraction and so the event is being organised to link in with this, provide some practical benefits to the community, and highlight the risks and dangers at the same time.

So grab your pins and come and join us outside the Scottish Parliament  for a “knitting-fest” tomorrow (Thursday (25th May) between 12-2pm!

More details about the event can be found via: https://www.facebook.com/events/816123575213328/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%224%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D

Quay to the door: local contracts for Port of Leith social enterprise

Quay Community Improvements, a social enterprise set up by Port of Leith Housing Association last year, has been awarded three new contracts to deliver cleaning services for Muirhouse Housing Association, West Granton Housing Co-Op and Hunters Hall Housing Co-op. Continue reading Quay to the door: local contracts for Port of Leith social enterprise