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Category: Canonmills
Working together: Forth & Inverleith VSF meets on Thursday
FORTH & INVERLEITH VOLUNTARY SECTOR FORUM
Partnership Event
Thursday 22 November at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre Continue reading Working together: Forth & Inverleith VSF meets on Thursday
Money worries? Start talking!
Wednesday 14th November 11am – 2pm
The Prentice Centre, Granton Mains Avenue
(opposite entrance to Edinburgh College Granton Campus)
The event brings together multiple agencies who are working to tackle poverty and inequality and assist people in a range of ‘financial capability’ areas including income maximisation, debt advice, help with fuel and housing costs, free school meals and clothing grants, housing support, employability, low cost credit, etc.
Organisations taking part in the Prentice Centre event are:
- Granton Information Centre (hosts)
- Muirhouse Housing Association (event sponsors)
- Changeworks
- Family & Housing Support
- Scotcash
- Y People
- Community Renewal
- Circle
- West Granton Housing Co-operative
- Advice Shop
- Dunedin Housing Association
- Fresh Start
- Turn 2 Us
For further information telephone Granton Information Centre 0131 551 2459 or 0131 552 0458 or email michelle@gic.org.uk or david@gic.org.uk
Local MSP sets up shop in supermarkets
Edinburgh Northern and Leith MSP Ben Macpherson is holding a series of advice surgeries in supermarkets around the constituency. These pop-up surgeries aim to give more constituents the opportunity to talk to Ben about any issues, concerns or ideas they may have. Continue reading Local MSP sets up shop in supermarkets
Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership meets tonight
Blackhall Library 6pm – 8pm – All Welcome
Bank of Scotland gets Canonmills Gardens firing with £21 million development loan
Award winning developer, Artisan Real Estate Investors, has secured a £21m development debt funding to support its new Canonmills Gardens residential scheme from Bank of Scotland. Continue reading Bank of Scotland gets Canonmills Gardens firing with £21 million development loan
Get set for Inverleith Festival of Walking & Cycling
The Inverleith Festival of Walking & Cycling 2018 will take place on Sunday 2nd September 2018 from 1-4pm in Inverleith Park East. Continue reading Get set for Inverleith Festival of Walking & Cycling
Inverleith Festival of Walking & Cycling
Sunday 2nd September from 1 – 4pm in Inverleith Park
Do you enjoy walking, cycling, getting a bit more active and having fun? Would you be interested in finding out more about opportunities for doing these things? Continue reading Inverleith Festival of Walking & Cycling
Abstract Mythology: new exhibition by blind artist at Water of Leith Cafe
Abstract Mythology
Paintings by Alan McIntyre
Friday 24th August – Friday 28th September 2018.
Where: Water of Leith Cafe Bistro, 1 Howard Street. EH3 5JP.
Open Hours – Tues to Sat. – 09:30 – 17:00, Sunday – 10:00 – 16:00.
Phone Number: 0131 556 6887.
http://thewaterofleithcafebistro.com/
A new art show opens later this month from 24th August 2018 at the Water of Leith Café in Canonmills. Abstract Mythology, is an exhibition of small format highly textured and vibrantly coloured acrylic paintings by Edinburgh blind artist Alan McIntyre. Continue reading Abstract Mythology: new exhibition by blind artist at Water of Leith Cafe
Ayrshire veterans visit Poppy Factory
Eight Ayrshire veterans made the pilgrimage across the country recently for a special visit and tour of Lady Haig’s Poppy Factory in Warriston, where a team of injured ex-Servicemen and Servicewomen hand-produce more than five million poppies every year for the charity’s annual Poppy Appeal. Continue reading Ayrshire veterans visit Poppy Factory