Spartans Woman's FC celebrate excellent season

Spartans FC Women’ Premier League side gathered at the Academy on Saturday night to celebrate the 2011 season. Finishing in runners up spot to worthy champions Glasgow City was a great achievement and full credit must go to the full squad of  players, coaching staff and volunteers for their hard work and determination throughout the season. 

Hayley Lauder collecting both awards. (Picture: www.spartanswfc.com)

It was time for the Spartan players to recognise there team mates contributions and the Players Player of the year awards were as follows: –

In 3rd place was central midfielder Kirsty McLaughlin who has really excelled in her first season at the club with terrific performances, 2nd Place went to striker Sarah Ewens who has blossomed as a player this season and is fulfilling the potential she displayed when she joined the club in 2009 scoring 21 goals in 2011. 

Spartans Players Player of the year and also the Coaches Player of the Year was awarded to Hayley Lauder for a fantastic season for both Spartans and Scotland, the young midfielder played a huge part in Spartans success and all involved at the club are extremely proud of her individual achievements and we are all excited for her future. 

To honour the contribution made to Spartans and acknowledge the achievement of scoring 100 goals during the 2011 season the final award of the evening was made to Diana Barry, a special award to a special player. Diana has now scored 118 goals in 94 games for the club and as she continues to score goals she will continue to set records that will be very difficult to match. 

All the players receiving awards also received a generous gift from our fantastic sponsors Scott + Co and all pass on their gratitude for such a kind gesture. 

www.spartanswfc.com

The NEN Christmas Quiz

Shopping all done?  Presents wrapped?  Then it’s time to put your feet up, relax and enjoy the NEN’s Twelve Days of Christmas Quiz!

Below you’ll find the first letters of words in the first lines of twelve classic Christmas songs.  Can you name them all?

1.  TTIAHTNAH

2.  AIAMNCFAB

3.  WSGSUTC

4.  OTFDOC

5.  IDOAWC

6.  AYHUYSOYW

7.  AROHFITS

8.  WWITA

9.  CTTMPRPPP

10. WWYAMC

11. OCAYFJAT

12.  IWCEB

 

Send your answers to the NEN blog or email: northedinnews@gmail.com

There’s no prize – just a bit of festive fun – but we’ll give an honourable mention to all correct entries received before 31 December.  Good luck!

Local kids love Lickety Spit!

Licketyspit

Craigroyston Nursery and Primary 1 children are taking part in Lickety Leap – an exciting new interactive theatre project for Early years Children.

Licketyspit Theatre Company is based at North Edinburgh Arts and the group has performed shows including Molly Whuppie, Magic Spaghetti and Wee Witches at the arts centre. Lickety Leap is their first totally interactive show and is performed with small groups of children. It is a really memorable and enjoyable experience for the children and it has shown to have a big impact on their developing confidence, social skills, ability to work together and to problem solve.

Licketyspit has been funded to deliver Lickety Leap across Scotland and it’s all beginning here  in North Edinburgh’s Craigroyston Primary School!

“This group was great for the kids. My daughter loved it and when we went to see everything the kids had done their faces showed just how much they loved it. It is really good how it gets the kid’s imagination going so well with the simplest of thing” – Caitlin’s mum

“Lickey Leap has been a fun-filled, exciting and entertaining project which children, parents and staff have enjoyed; it allows children to be actively involved in a fun adventure to find their ‘heart’s desire’” – (Craigroyston PS Staff)

Waterfront Festival is Christmas cracker!

The Festival staged by North Edinburgh Waterfront Community at The Hub in Edinburgh’s Telford College last night proved to be a real Christmas cracker.  A bit like opening those Christmas presents you never know what you’re going to get next, and so it proved at Telford.

With songs by Granton Primary School and Pilrig Church choir, films, quizzes and international music from the Rongong family – and some truly awful Christmas cracker jokes too! – there was something for everyone.  With free refreshments, face painting and Christmas crafts and decoration-making, laid on by members of local churches, the evening was the perfect antidote to the stresses and strains of last-minute Christmas shopping.

For more information on North Edinburgh Waterfront Community go to info@new-community.org.uk

New Community Creche for North Edinburgh?

New Year, new community crèche for North Edinburgh?  Local organisation Stepping Stones has held discussions with Community Learning and Development staff at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre to explore the possibility of setting up a new community crèche when the new Centre opens next year.

Stepping Stones’ Marilyn Keilloh explained:  “The ‘new’ Royston Wardieburn Community Centre will be opening to the public in the New Year.  Lydia Markham (Community Learning and Development) and I have had a very brief meeting about the possibility of developing a community crèche facility in the Centre.  We have arranged a meeting for Thursday 12 January from 1 – 3pm in the new centre and would like to invite anyone who is interested in developing a facility like this in the area to come along”.

For further information call Marilyn at Stepping Stones North Edinburgh on 551 1632 or Lydia at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre on 552 5700.

 

Easter Drylaw Park 'very good'

Alex Dale, Drylaw Telford Community Council’s representative on Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnersip’s Clean, Green and Safe Action Group, has reported that Easter DrylawPark has been uprated from ‘good’ to ‘very good’ in the city council’s latest  2011 Parks Survey.

Easter Drylaw Park ‘very good’

Alex Dale, Drylaw Telford Community Council’s representative on Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnersip’s Clean, Green and Safe Action Group, has reported that Easter DrylawPark has been uprated from ‘good’ to ‘very good’ in the city council’s latest  2011 Parks Survey.

Winter fun at Hawthornvale

Families, cyclists and craft enthusiasts braved the chilly weather and had a lovely time with The Bike Station and ELGT at Sunday’s Innertube Christmas Fun Day. We heard wonderful stories from Macastory and adults and children had a great time scavenging for natural woodland materials such as holly and ivy, to make festive wreaths to hang on the door. These are some of the best examples!

Katriona Harding

Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust

Last Posting Dates

Not posted your Christmas cards yet?  It’s not too late – last posting dates for Christmas deliveries are:

Second Class – Saturday 17 December

First Class – Tuesday 20 December.

Better get your skates on!