The heroes who served and fell on D-Day were commemorated at a poignant service and reception in Edinburgh today, marking the 75th anniversary of the iconic landings.
Several Scottish veterans who battled through Normandy during that pivotal period of the Second World War were honoured at an emotional ceremony. Continue reading D Day veterans honoured at Commemorative Service … and Tony’s on telly!
SUMMER FAIR
Saturday 8th June: 10.30am – 1pm
Stalls, homebakery, tombola, cafe and lots more
The Edinburgh Poverty Commission is working throughout this year to define the steps the city needs to make to reduce, mitigate, and prevent poverty in Edinburgh. Continue reading Edinburgh Poverty Commission: ‘Prospects’ – Phase II call for evidence
2019 marks the 35th anniversary of Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) when thousands of charities and voluntary organisations across Scotland will hold events celebrating volunteering. Continue reading Celebrating Volunteers’ Week
Continue reading UK Government launches new campaign to inform drivers about greener fuels
New job opportunities for Trainee Youth Workers 
Contact any of your local youth agencies in North Edinburgh
Muirhouse Youth Development Group
More than 83,000 carers in Scotland will this year get an extra £452.40 in Carer’s Allowance Supplement as a result of Scottish Government spending. Continue reading More financial support for Scotland’s carers
New awards recognise Early Learning and Childcare success
A nursery where children built a car out of old tyres and recycled wood is among the inaugural winners of a new awards scheme to boost the quality of childcare.
Other winners of the Scottish Government’s Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Innovation Award include a nursery where children set up a café for parents and a nursery where children now grow their own food for lunch.
All six winning nurseries set up new creative experiences to challenge children and improve their social and language skills and self-confidence.
The six are:
All of the winning nurseries will receive £5,000 to further develop their innovative ideas.
Children’s Minister Maree Todd visited Clober Nursery and said: “Every winning nursery has gone above and beyond to give their children outstanding opportunities to learn and develop.
“Staff have come up with amazingly creative and fun ways to develop children’s understanding of the world around them, with great results already for the children, their families and staff.
“As quality is at the heart of our expansion plans, the awards will showcase best practice and encourage nurseries to share success with each other.”
Louise McHugh, an ELC practitioner from Clober Nursery, said: “Outdoor learning is an exciting and daily part of Clober Nursery.
“We strive to provide children with opportunities to learn and develop their risk-taking strategies, educate them to understand where food comes from as well as providing them with the opportunity to use their imagination with loose part play.
“We are only at the beginning of our outdoor learning journey and we cannot wait to see where the children’s investigations take us.”
The Fringe sparked into life despite yesterday’s rain with the launch of the official 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Programme, featuring a diverse selection of work from the worlds of theatre, dance, circus, physical theatre, comedy, music, musicals and opera, cabaret and variety, children’s shows, spoken word, free shows, exhibitions and events. Continue reading Fringe Programme launched: #MakeYourFringe
Police in Edinburgh with the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership have launched a new protocol locally to help officers in searching for missing people with dementia. Continue reading Protocol to assist in search for missing people with dementia
