Next Thursday (18th October) we are having a special Harvest Meal at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre Cafe (and possibly in our garden next door if we’re very lucky with the weather). Continue reading Granton Community Harvest Meal
Author: davepickering
Edinburgh reporter and photographer
Dusherra 2018 on Calton Hill
Edinburgh hosts many cultural events every year. Dusherra, an event which has taken place for more than twenty years, returns again this year. Taking place on Sunday 21 October on top of Calton Hill, Dusherra aims to pass a universal message to celebrate the victory of good over evil. Continue reading Dusherra 2018 on Calton Hill
All set for North Edinburgh Film Festival
Action gets underway this afternoon
North Edinburgh’s very own Film Festival kicks off at North Edinburgh Arts this afternoon with a choice selection of archive films introduced by Joel Venet. Continue reading All set for North Edinburgh Film Festival
Young homeless in Edinburgh to benefit from conflict resolution workshops
Cyrenians will continue to transform the lives of the homeless in Edinburgh and Lothians with the help of £7,500 from Aberdeen Standard Investments Charitable Foundation to offer conflict resolution workshops to 100 more young people. Continue reading Young homeless in Edinburgh to benefit from conflict resolution workshops
Girls get together to raise £84,236.25 for charity
A flagship fundraising event dinner has raised an incredible £84,236.25 for one of the country’s best-loved children’s charities after hundreds attended its annual ladies’ night. Continue reading Girls get together to raise £84,236.25 for charity
Face of stunning new £20m boutique hotel unveiled at Edinburgh Old Town gap site
The new face of a £20m luxury hotel built on a key gap site in Edinburgh’s historic city centre has been unveiled after more than two years hidden under scaffolding. Continue reading Face of stunning new £20m boutique hotel unveiled at Edinburgh Old Town gap site
Pentland Peregrine Poisoned: Johnstone seeks answers
Green MSP Alison Johnstone has expressed her concern Following the news released by the Raptor Persecution UK blog that a peregrine falcon had been found dead in the Pentland Hills. Continue reading Pentland Peregrine Poisoned: Johnstone seeks answers
College hosts pupils from Lothian schools for annual construction competition
Edinburgh College played host to 50 local school pupils as it held the Edinburgh heat of the annual Construction and Built Environment Challenge (CABEC) this week. Continue reading College hosts pupils from Lothian schools for annual construction competition
Scottish SCPA reunites cat with owner nearly 20 miles from home
Microchip reunites Chloe with Chewy
The Scottish SPCA recently reunited Chewy, a female cat, with her owner after she was struck by a van in Livingston. Continue reading Scottish SCPA reunites cat with owner nearly 20 miles from home
Granton Community Act Of Remembrance – 11th November
Every year Granton Parish Church holds an Act of Remembrance for the community to remember people from the area who fell in the First and Second World Wars, who have served with our Armed Forces or been involved in conflicts around the world – past and present. Continue reading Granton Community Act Of Remembrance – 11th November