Day: August 30, 2017

D Mains Pipe Band charity single makes castle rock!

A young local pipe band are doing their bit to bring Scottish traditional music to a wider audience by releasing their own version of Ed Sheeran’s Castle on the Hill. Davidson’s Mains & District Pipe Band first played the chart-topping hit in the freestyle category of the Scottish Schools Championship – and the performance attracted so many hits on Facebook that the band decided, with Sheeran’s approval, to record his song in the studio and raise money for charity. Continue reading D Mains Pipe Band charity single makes castle rock!

Edinburgh to welcome Grease The Musical

Grease is the word!  The original West End production of the electrifying musical, Grease, lights up the UK once again and visits the Edinburgh Playhouse from 11 – 16 September. The cast will be led by international pop star Tom Parker (The Wanted) in his first ever theatrical role, heart-throb Danny Zuko. Continue reading Edinburgh to welcome Grease The Musical

Urlar art exhibition at Edinburgh Ski Club

URLAR ART EXHIBITION EDINBURGH SKI CLUB, 2 HOWE ST.

2nd – 14th Sept 2017

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‘Ùrlar’ begins this Saturday the 2nd – 14th Sept at the Edinburgh Ski Club, 2 Howe St. New paintings by artists Jan Coventry from Portobello and Susan Dawson from the Isle of Skye. Ùrlar is Gaelic for ‘ground’ or ‘returning to a theme’.

Susan and Jan draw inspiration from the Scottish landscape near Edinburgh and in the West Highlands, continuously examining the themes of land and sea. They last exhibited together in Edinburgh in 1997 at the Patriothall Gallery, Stockbridge, so this is a special event which demonstrates the maturing of two artists, both working outdoors against the backdrop of the land and seascapes of Scotland, during the first decades of the 21st century.

LEAP of joy: pioneering programme celebrates 600th success story

A groundbreaking initiative which helps people overcome their addictions has celebrated helping its 600th graduate. Edinburgh resident Angie Dunn is the latest person to complete the Lothian and Edinburgh Abstinence Programme (LEAP), and she joined staff and NHS Lothian Chair Brian Houston to mark the event.  Continue reading LEAP of joy: pioneering programme celebrates 600th success story

Taking the tram to Newhaven?

City council publishes £165.2 million business case to extend tram line to Leith and Newhaven

The Outline Business Case (OBC) for taking Edinburgh’s tram service down to Leith and Newhaven has been published. The news will not be met with unrestrained joy: the proposed tram line extension would see Leith Walk cut down to just ONE LANE for eighteen months if the £165.2 million project is approved. Continue reading Taking the tram to Newhaven?