Former First Lady Michelle Obama will participate in a moderated conversation at a dinner in Edinburgh on July 17th at the EICC with philanthropy and business leaders. Mrs. Obama is a lawyer, writer, and was the first African-American First Lady of the United States. Continue reading Michelle Obama to speak at charity dinner in Edinburgh
Polls close next Thursday (31st May) to find three city charities to ‘Pass GO’ on the new MONOPOLY board for Edinburgh. The charities will each get to star on the board on each of game’s three Community Chest spaces. Continue reading Charity begins at home … the Edinburgh Monopoly home!
A new publication published today by the Royal College of Midwives in Scotland highlights the breadth of roles of Scottish midwives. Continue reading Call The Midwife: RCM Scotland launches publication showcasing varied role of midwives
Edinburgh College Photography students and alumni have captured the imagination of the judges at the country’s top competition for young photographers, winning 18 awards in total. The annual British Institute of Photography (BIPP) Scottish Region Awards saw 13 students and alumni recognised across areas of photography including photojournalism, advertising, fashion and social and portraiture. Continue reading Picture perfect! Edinburgh College students snap up national photography awards
Everyone wants to play tennis when the sun is shining and Wimbledon is just around the corner … so why aren’t they? Nationally, participation in sports is declining, and tennis is not immune. But a revolutionary organisation, Local Tennis Leagues (LTL), is bucking the trend in Scotland. Continue reading Join the flexible tennis revolution!
A renowned malt festival is promising to bring ‘whisky heaven’ to Edinburgh this summer as part of a one-day celebration of all things liquid gold. More than 30 producers, makers, and bottlers from across the world, will set up stall for The Whisky Lounge’s ‘Edinburgh Whisky Festival’ at the Assembly Rooms on Saturday 16th June. Continue reading Capital festival-goers spirited to ‘whisky heaven’
Swinton village in Scotland gets its name from Swine-Town, marking the spot where the last wild boar was killed in Berwickshire. To celebrate the village’s history this year residents have been asked to decorate a wooden pig and display it outside their home. Entries will be judged on 2nd June at the village’s Gala Day. This is the first time in over 15 years that Swinton Gala Day has taken place.
The village is associated with the Swinton family and although Tilda Swinton is very much in support of this new initiative, she is filming overseas at the moment and so won’t be able to take part to display a pig outside her father’s house this year. Next year though!
Swinton Gala Day will start at 2.30pm on Saturday 2nd June and everyone is welcome. There will be a pipe band procession and crowning of the Gala Queen with activities in the afternoon and ‘Swinton’s Got Talent’ in the evening.
To ‘decorate a swine’ pick up a wooden pig at The Wheatsheaf pub in Swinton for £2. And the latest entry? Loveable swines, Harry and Meghan!
(Ah, well …there goes the Knighthood – Ed)
Scottish Book Trust, the national charity changing lives through reading and writing, is delighted to announce that Edinburgh-based writers Jenni Fagan (above) and Theresa Muñoz have been awarded the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowships for 2018. Continue reading Edinburgh writers named 2018 Robert Louis Stevenson Fellows
Local MSP Ben Macpherson has welcomed the Holyrood Government’s commitment to a review of communal tenemental repairs. Continue reading Macpherson welcomes commitment to improve tenement housing
John Crabbie & Co has announced that it plans to build a new single malt whisky distillery in Leith, reviving one of the most famous brand names in Scotch whisky. Continue reading £7 million distillery to open in Leith next year
