Gwen’s family have been in touch to say that her funeral will take place at Warriston Crematorium on Monday (22 July) at 3pm.
Author: davepickering
Edinburgh reporter and photographer
NEN Walkathon: just three more posts to go
Just in case you’ve missed one or two previous posts, NEN Walkathon is taking place this Saturday (20 July), leaving from Edinburgh College Granton Campus.
Registration takes place from 9.45am and the Walk starts at 10.30.
NEN boeard member Ann Confrey has helped to organise the event. She said: “I have had a very productive meeting with a group of volunteers who will be assisting on Saturday. There are five ladies, all of whom have experience leading or helping to lead groups of walkers in the North Edinburgh area.
“I have one other volunteer – Clare – who will be manning the registration desk and the college’s lovely Jen Kelly will be ensuring that refreshments, information and ample space are provided for the registration process.”
So everything’s in place – all we need now are the local walkers to help make the NEN Walkathon a day to remember!
Congratulations, Gena!
Best wishes and many happy returns to Pilton Youth & Childrens Project’s Gena Wylie, who celebrates a special birthday today. Happy borthday, Gena!
Walkathon: seconds out!
The NEN Walkathon is just four days away now – I hope your rigorous training regime, like mine, is holding up in this tropical weather …
Another alternative route to consider:
THE TIPPLER’s TRAIL
I could regale you with the tale of the Boswall Battler – Big Boab Baxter, the barefist bruiser – but I will save that story for another day. Instead, here’s are the watering holes that make up the historic Tippler’s Trail:
Telford Arms, Telford Road
The Doo’cot, Ferry Road
Ferry Boat, Ferry Road
The Gunner, Pennywell Road
The Anchor, West Granton Road
For seasoned drinkers walkers you could add detours into Davidson’s Mains and/or continue beyond the Anchor to The Old Chain Peir and beyond … each tavern is a new adventure!
Cheers!
Get set for Inverleith’s Big Search
All you’ve ever wanted to know about Total Craigroyston
The Total Craigroyston team have put together a comprehensive guide which details the organisation’s aims and activities since it’s launch last year. It’s well worth a look …
Rough guide to Total Craigroyston
Letters: Winners and losers of the global race
Dear Editor
The repeated use of certain words and phrases, for example ‘let me be clear’, ‘openness and transparency’, ‘hub’, ‘flat-lining’ are very irritating; and ‘we must win the global race’, often repeated by David Cameron and most Tory politicians, is both annoying and dangerous.
Dangerous; when the state of the world needs nations to work together to solve problems of food production, fuel and energy supplies, diseases, protection of the world’s forests and climate change.
Dangerous; because ‘winning the global race’ means there are losers, creating disastrous unemployment, poverty and health problems.
There are many examples of companies engaged in the ‘global race’, making vast profits in one country, closing industries in others, showing little concern for people’s’ lives and wellbeing. The ‘global race’ does not exclude the working people of the UK from this exploitation.
A. Delahoy
Silverknowes Gardens
Sharing the circle
North Edinburgh Community Circle
North Edinburgh Community Circle has been running for just over three years. We meet once a month at North Edinburgh Arts Centre and welcome people from the local area and all over Edinburgh to share food, friendship, ideas and resources.
In July’s meeting we had a planning session to talk about how to make the most of our connections and include new people in the circle. We also talked a lot about what people get from coming to the circle. We were amazed by what we found out!
These are some of the things people said:
‘It lifts me up coming here’
‘I feel included, part of things and I come out of my ‘pod’’
‘Everyone comes as themselves without their labels’
‘Everyone is on an equal level’
‘Even after a bad day you need to think of something positive (and the circle helps you to do that)’
‘It’s nice to learn people have different ways of doing things’.
People also appreciated how welcoming the circle is and how nice it is to have somewhere to come where people are focusing on positive things. Some also said it had helped to increase their confidence in general.
In the circle meetings we eat together (food is always provided), get to know each other, and share our resources whether they are our ideas, things we don’t need anymore, or our skills. We want to create a community based on respect, diversity and recognises that we all have something to give.
We’d love to welcome more people into the circle, so if you’re interested, come along! The next meeting will be on Tuesday 13th August, North Edinburgh Arts Centre, 5.30 – 8pm. We always meet on the second Tuesday of the month so if you can’t make that, come along on 10th September.
If you have any questions or want more details contact Gillian at Edinburgh Development Group: circle@edg-sco.org or 0131 476 0522
Gillian Allan
Living Well North Edinburgh: ‘helping people grow’
Local community mental health organisation Living Well North Edinburgh is based at West Pilton Park.
Formed in Autumn 2011 following a merger between PROP Stress Centre and the Clermiston-based Threshold Mental Health Project, the essence of LWNE is people working together to improve the mental health and wellbeing of their local community and themselves.
‘LWNE is all about helping people grow’
If you want some support, friendship, understanding or just a friendly face, then come along to LWNE. We offer relaxation sessions, and other groups such as confidence building, arts and crafts. We also have a number of weekly Drop Ins. Our regular newsletter details our future plans and activities. So, if you are feeling fed-up, depressed, stressed, anxious or isolated, please phone for an informal chat or to make an appointment to come and meet us.
Living Well North Edinburgh
5 West Pilton Park, Edinburgh EH4 4EL
Telephone 343 6375
Email: info@livingwellnorthedinburgh.org.uk
Click on link to see a copy of LWNE’s latest newsletter:
Trinity mum and daughter die in A9 crash
Tributes have been paid to a local mother and daughter who died in a crash on the A9 in the Highlands last Tuesday. Abigail Houston, 42, and seven-year-old Mia, who lived in Trinity, died when their Audi A4 that was involved in a collision with a Jeep Cherokee at Kingussie.
Mrs Houston’s husband and their other young daughter were injured and have been receiving treatment at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
The family asked that the following statement be released on their behalf:
“It is incredibly difficult to find the words to express the loss that we are feeling. Abigail was such a bright and vivacious woman who lived life to the full, adored her family and was greatly fulfilled through her work as a Paediatric Occupational Therapist. Mia was a delightful and beautiful little girl who enjoyed school and activities but most of all loved her family and friends. We ask that our privacy be respected so that we can focus on the recuperation of Mia’s sister and come to terms with our loss in peace.”
A man in the Jeep was also killed. Police Scotland has still to release his name.
