Home Economics included for first time
Month: February 2019
Vet charity wants to find and fix Edinburgh’s fattest pets
Veterinary charity PDSA is appealing for Edinburgh’s fattest pets to enrol in a nationwide pet slimming competition. The call comes as stats reveal up to half of UK pets (46% of dogs, 34% of cats and 30% of rabbits)* are believed to be overweight or obese. Continue reading Vet charity wants to find and fix Edinburgh’s fattest pets
Ann Cleeves at North Edinburgh Arts this Thursday
ANN CLEEVES at NORTH EDINBURGH ARTS Continue reading Ann Cleeves at North Edinburgh Arts this Thursday
Support for people with eating disorders
New guidelines for clinicians in Scotland
Strong public support for ‘radical’ city centre changes, says council
SUNDAY ROAD CLOSURES COMING IN MAY
More than 5000 people contributed their views as part of the ‘Connecting our City, Transforming our Places’ consultation, 88% of whom said they wanted to see changes to the way the city centre is managed.
Continue reading Strong public support for ‘radical’ city centre changes, says council
Just a month to go before Learn to Play Day
Supported by Jools Holland OBE, and run by charity Music for All, the 2019 Learn to Play Day will take place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th March, and will see music shops, teachers, venues and schools throughout the country partner with leading musical instrument brands to offer thousands of FREE music lessons. Continue reading Just a month to go before Learn to Play Day
Ten unusual household items to help your plants grow
Eggshells, matches, and human hair are among some of the most surprising household items green-fingered gardeners can use to help their plants grow. Continue reading Ten unusual household items to help your plants grow
Anyone for tennis?
Come and try your swing at some tennis open events this week
Craiglockhart Leisure & Tennis Centre is hosting two tennis open events, which are open to members and non-members. With lots of different coached tennis activities to try on their all-weather outdoor courts, there will be sessions catering for all abilities where you can try as many as you like for free.
The events are being held on:
Wednesday 27th February (18:30 – 20:30) – This adults’ tennis open evening has lots of fun activities whether you’ve just picked up a racket or you’re an ace on the court.
Saturday 2nd March (14:00 – 16:00) – An afternoon of fun tennis activities on the all-weather outdoor courts. There are activities throughout the afternoon for all ages and abilities.
The open events have lots of different activities to try whether it is working up a sweat or working on your technique. They also have some special sessions running from their regular programme that you can try out including:
- Cardio Tennis – A high energy tennis and fitness class suitable for adults.
- She Rallies – This one is for the girls! Girls aged 8-14 with experience in tennis can take part in a fun competition in teams. We also have sessions on for female coaches or volunteers to learn some new skills.
- Tots Tennis – A series of fun tennis activities for little ones aged 2-4 to try out some tennis and coordination skills.
Spaces are limited so booking is advisable. Contact the Craiglockhart Leisure & Tennis Centre 0131 443 0101 / info.cltc@edinburghleisure.co.uk or book online.
To see the full programme of activities for the events and find out more information:
Granton & District CC meets tomorrow
Please find attached agenda of our next meeting and draft minutes of January 2019 meeting.
Next meeting will take place on:
Monday 25 February 2019 from 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Venue: Royston and Wardieburn Community Centre, 11 Pilton Drive North, Edinburgh EH5 1NF
Mizan Rahman
Secretary, Granton and District Community Council
E-mail: secretary@grantoncc.scot | Tel: 07930 183352 | www.grantoncc.scot
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Financial support for students expanded
A major expansion of postgraduate funding has been announced, with funding for students on Research Masters courses to be made available for the first time. This move will ensure that students can access all types of Masters study without financial barriers.
Tuition fee loans of up to £5,500 and living cost loan support of up to £4,500 will be made available to Scottish postgraduate students on Research Masters courses from the coming academic year onwards. This expands on support previously made available to taught postgraduate courses and distance learning postgraduate students.
Additionally, EU students will be eligible for the tuition fee element of the funding.
Announcing the expansion of support, Minister for Higher Education Richard Lochhead said: “The Scottish Government is committed to making higher education as accessible as possible.
“Research students in Scotland are working on the cutting edge of modern thinking. This expansion in funding will allow more students than ever before to pursue postgraduate study without financial barriers. This includes EU students, whose interests the Scottish Government is committed to protecting in light of Brexit.”
Eligible Scottish domiciled students will be able to apply for tuition fee support and living cost loan support for research courses beginning 2019/2020.
EU students will have access to the tuition fee element of this package, as they currently do for undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses.
Postgraduate support is demand-led. If a student applies for funding they will receive that funding, provided the course is eligible. More than 450 postgraduate students could benefit from this expanded support package.