Author: davepickering

Edinburgh reporter and photographer

Dog control legislation not fit for purpose, say MSPs

MSPs on the Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee have today said that current dog control legislation isn’t fit for purpose and called on the Scottish Government to undertake a comprehensive review of all dog control laws immediately. Continue reading Dog control legislation not fit for purpose, say MSPs

Two AGMs for the price of one in West Pilton!

WEST PILTON NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE and

PILTON CENTRAL ASSOCIATION Management Committees 

Invite you to their joint ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING at WEST PILTON NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE, 19 West Pilton Grove, Edinburgh, EH4 4BY

Thursday 25th July 2019, from 6.00 pm

Light Refreshments will be served

Please email Ornella Alieva ornella.alieva@ea.edin.sch.uk

or contact on 0131 551 3194 if you are able to attend

Hamish Henderson Celebrated: Summer School, Ceilidh & Theatre showcase Scotland’s folk legend

Maker, ye maun sing them …

Tomorrow, songs

Will flow free again, and new voices

Be borne on the carrying stream.”

(Hamish Henderson)

Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS) presents the Hamish Henderson Summer School which reflects the visionary spirit and diversity of the founding father of Scotland’s 20th Century folk renaissance, offering inspiration and enjoyment of the traditional arts against the backdrop of Alexander Moffat’s striking ‘Scotland’s Voices’ canvas. Continue reading Hamish Henderson Celebrated: Summer School, Ceilidh & Theatre showcase Scotland’s folk legend

Shifting Ground: Have your say on Heart of Newhaven’s Victoria Primary School plans

2020 becomes 2021. It was announced a couple of weeks ago that a delay in planning approval for the building of the new school means all timetables are put back – we hope by no more than 20 weeks – from August 2020 to January 2021. How does that affect our 2020 vision?

We circulated this definitive information immediately to those who are already members of The Heart of Newhaven so that instead of picking up a rumour they knew all the details of the revised timetable. Now for the implications:

As far as our funding applications are concerned we have to re-schedule timetables; but The Heart of Newhaven dedicated Steering Group is equal to the consequential issues, with the necessary short-term focus to adjust complicated negotiations, confident of timely delivery in due course. That is its job and its members remain dedicated to what is expected of them.

But the time slippage has produced an unexpected opportunity.

We now have 20 more weeks or so to demonstrate the vibrancy of the Newhaven Community. This must not be time wasted just waiting.

At the last update here I’d just got home from an exciting Stakeholder Event organised on our behalf by Planning Aid Scotland, an organisation working with communities to articulate their vision and develop community-led plans. Presented elsewhere on this website PAS identified from participants new ideas and priorities for a multi-generational centre, especially what is needed in terms of community facilities.
What is a Multi-generational centre?
It is important to get used to this way of thinking – opportunities for people of all ages from the youngest to the oldest to sense that they belong to a big but closely knit family where we learn from each other.

Gone are the days when children were expected to be seen but not heard. Who of the older generation has not learned something about technology from those to whom the very latest innovation is literally child’s play?

That is why it is so exciting that our physical focus is upon acquiring Victoria Primary School so it can continue as a hub of learning and discovery, support and encouragement, not just a nostalgic look back to whatever might be considered was its heyday. Its heyday is always now and its future will be just as important as its past. Our present close-up focus task to ensure that happens means publicising as widely as possible all that is going on now demonstrating our sense of community.

Your chance to have your say, please take our survey and tell us what you think of the emerging ideas

Please fill in our survey – will be open for a fortnight only!  
<https://heartofnewhaven.co.uk/community-consultation-survey…>

Thank you for your support and please share as widely as possible!

Rodney Matthews (Vision Facilitator)

Heroes take flight at the Edinburgh Fringe

All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre and Room 2 Manoeuvre are bringing their new show, Heroes, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 from 01 to 26 August (not 12 August).

 

All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre and Room 2 Manoeuvre, two of Scotland’s most prolific companies working in the world of physical performance, have teamed up for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 to perform Heroes, their new light hearted show for all the family that delves into the world of superheroes and beyond.  Continue reading Heroes take flight at the Edinburgh Fringe

Have your say on future police direction

Views are being sought on new national priorities for policing in Scotland.

The priorities set the long-term overarching framework for Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority. They are being updated to reflect significant developments and progress in operational delivery, emerging threats and the changing needs of communities. The priorities also focus on anticipated future demands of the service. Continue reading Have your say on future police direction

Edinburgh Napier graduates shine at international Creative Conscience awards

A group of final year graphic design students from Edinburgh Napier have had their work recognised at an award ceremony that aims to inspire creatives to apply their talents to socially valuable projects. Continue reading Edinburgh Napier graduates shine at international Creative Conscience awards