Date set for launch of Newhaven Community Mural

Friday 14th June at 2pm

Newhaven Community Garden – all welcome

And coming up this week …

Thursday 6th June: Free Guided Walk

Join professional tour guide Mary Kemp Clarke on a free guided walk of Newhaven. Learn about the fascinating history of the village in a 1.5 hour tour. Meet at the harbour at 2pm.

Sign up by emailing admin@heartofnewhaven.co.uk

West Pilton West Granton Community Council meets tonight

West Pilton West Granton Community Council: all welcome

You are invited to attend our next meeting on Tuesday 4 June at 7pm in the West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre and I attach the agenda for the meeting.

2019-06-04-Agenda

Peter Faassen de Heer
Secretary, West Pilton West Granton Community Council

Scotland ‘working hard’ to improve breastfeeding support, says report

Breastfeeding support in Scotland has been rated highly by an expert group looking at provision across the country.

The report from the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) Scottish committee assessed the effectiveness, affordability and feasibility of current support, marking it overall as ‘strong’.  Continue reading Scotland ‘working hard’ to improve breastfeeding support, says report

Zakia’s home for lunch

Zakia Moulaoui worked up an appetite for her Big Lunch at Montgomery Street Park yesterday – she’s just returned from an epic 17 day journey  visiting towns, cities and places from Edinburgh to Orkney (and back again) as one of the walkers who has led Team Scotland of the Eden Project’s Big Lunch Community Walk.

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Edinburgh researchers receive new funding to tackle Alzheimer’s

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have received a £160,000 funding boost from Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity.

The announcement comes during Dementia Awareness Week, a national initiative to raise the awareness of dementia and encourage people to join efforts to help those affected by the condition. Continue reading Edinburgh researchers receive new funding to tackle Alzheimer’s