Quilting Bees is a quilting group dedicated for mums-to-be. In weekly drop-in sessions, you’ll get a chance to explore, create and develop new skills, express your creativity, relax and get to know other members of the community while making beautiful patchwork quilt pieces.
The project is running from Wednesday 20 February until Wednesday 1 May (no sessions on Wed 13 March). Sessions take place in Studio 2, and are free of charge. Continue reading Tomorrow: Quilting Bee at North Edinburgh Arts
Saturday 23rd February: 10am – 12 noon
Public consultation launched today
Continue reading Better sanitary facilities for disabled people
Learn to Play Day – a free national event to encourage everyone in the UK to start making music -is coming to Scotland this March. Continue reading Free music lessons for all initiative coming to Scotland
Scottish Secretary David Mundell will host a reception in Edinburgh to mark LGBT History Month this week. Thursday’s event will celebrate the work of Scottish LGBT campaigners and organisations who support the LGBT community in Scotland. Continue reading David Mundell celebrates LGBT History Month
The latest pub closure figures from CAMRA reveal that 16 Scottish pubs have closed their doors over the last six months, prompting the real ale consumer’s champion to renew calls for government action to Save Our Pubs. Continue reading CAMRA calls for pubco reform to save Scottish pubs
Trade links highlighted during Paris visit
Steps to increase trade with Scotland’s third largest export market will be progressed by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during a two-day visit to France this week.
The First Minister will a lead a delegation of technology companies who will showcase their products and services to French partners, academics and customers in Paris.
Latest figures show France is Scotland’s third largest international export market worth an estimated £2.4 billion to the Scottish economy.
During the visit the First Minister will address the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Assemblée Nationale, the lower house of the French Parliament on Tuesday, meet Minister for European Affairs Nathalie Loiseau and officially open the Scottish Government’s France Hub.
The First Minister said: “The relationship between Scotland and France is one of the oldest in the world.
“France is our third largest export market and French-based firms play a key part in our economy, with investments in financial services and our food and drink industry.
“By promoting trade and investment, and officially launching our new hub in Paris, the Scottish Government is working to show Scotland is open for business and an attractive place to invest, visit, work and live.
“Despite the challenges we face as a result of Brexit the Scottish Government will continue to do all we can to show the world that we are an open and outward looking country.”
Forth & Inverleith Voluntary Sector Forum meets this morning (Monday 18th February) from 9:30 – 11.30am at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre.
Forum members will discuss funding cuts of over £600,000 to local projects and will consider the impact this will have on the community. A plan for a local voluntary sector response will also developed at the meeting.
A new service which uses innovative technology will put valet parking at heart of Edinburgh Airport’s parking approach to use its space more efficiently. Continue reading Car ‘drop and go’ to be introduced at Edinburgh Airport
Did you know that the DWP has created a website dedicated specifically to Universal Credit? The site is designed to help claimants and supporters negotiate their way through the often complex and confusing benefit labyrinth. Continue reading As we see it: the two different sides of Universal Credit
