Category: Drylaw Telford

Tomorrow: Community Lunch at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

We have another delicious menu planned for this Monday’s Community Lunch!

Come along 11:30am – 12:30pm for some baked tatties (different toppings available) and a fancy bread and butter pudding for dessert. You’ll have to come along to find out what makes it fancy!

Our Community Lunch is free for everyone, and you can sit in or take away.

We also have our free breakfast cafe running 9 – 10:30am with hot breakfast rolls and hot drinks too.

A big thank you to everyone who came along to the cafe last week – we fed 26 people! Our busiest day yet!!

Film: People’s Emergency Briefing at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

TUESDAY 26 MAY from 6 – 8pm

Our next Positive Climate Film Club screening will be on Tuesday 26th May 18.00-20.45.

This time it is a more serious evening with the People’s Emergency Briefing which is an up to date fact check on the latest scientific and ecological (nature) information within the climate and nature crises.

This briefing style film charts our UK and global situation across many different topics such as food, transport, weather patterns and nature health from experts in each field, followed by discussion by well known faces such as Chris Packham and Jennifer Saunders.

It will be an interesting night and we are inviting politicians across the parties to respond too.

Book your tickets early here – this will be at full capacity!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1987489791468…

Soup served 18.00-18.20

Film screening 18.30-19.30

Discussion 19.45-20.45

All welcome. 16+

No prior knowledge required.

Skilled leaders to guide the group discussion afterwards.

FetLor: Field Trip Friday!

This week’s Field Trip Friday will be at Fettes College, with fun activities such as their rope course, frisbee golf and more!

P3 – S1, 1pm – 3.15pm

To sign up for this trip please fill out the below link:

https://forms.gle/ZgFa2XuZaJ7Twuu46

Tomorrow: Free Community Lunch at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

We have a delicious menu planned for Monday’s Community Lunch!

Come along 11:30am – 12:30pm for some tasty spaghetti bolognese (made with fresh tomatoes and basil saved by Tummies Not Trash) and apple pie for dessert.

Our Community Lunch is free for everyone, and you can sit in or take away.

We also have our breakfast cafe running until 10:30am with hot breakfast rolls and hot drinks too!

Tomorrow: Walk With Me at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

ZEN BUDDHISM FILM AT DRYLAW NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE

A beautiful film about peace activist and Zen master Thich Naht Hahn showing Tuesday 28th April in our screening event 18.00 – 20.45.

We will serve soup at 18.00 and start the film at 18.30.

After the film we will have a short discussion group about Zen Buddhism and the online course: Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet.

All welcome, Free.

FetLor seeks support for Summer Programme

PIG RACE NIGHT – 6th JUNE

 We are a group of parents and carers of the young people who attend FetLor Youth Club, and we are organising a Pig Race Night on 6th June to raise funds for an exciting summer programme for our young people.

Our aim is to raise £2,000, which will cover 20% of the expected summer programme costs and help provide planned activities, outings, and memorable experiences throughout the summer holidays.

We are currently looking for:

  1. Businesses to sponsor one of our races for £50
  2. Raffle prize donations from local businesses
  3. General donations towards our fundraising target

There are also fun ways for people to get involved on the night by naming, vetting, training, or owning a pig for £2.50, as well as purchasing raffle tickets for £1 per strip.

You will also see from the attachment we are hoping to have some friendly competition between the 3 main fast-food restaurants in the area where lots of our Young People visit – Nandos, Burger King and McDonalds.

Own, Vet and Train a Pig Prizes RequestDownload
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Raffle Prizes RequestDownload

Further information can be found by emailing TraciGaven@hotmail.com or by contacting Traci on 07961 751617.

Free Community Lunch at Drylaw Neighboourhood Centre

🎉 Exciting News from the Centre! 🍽️

We’re thrilled to launch our brand-new Weekly Community Lunch – and you’re invited!

Starting this Monday, our wonderful café team will be serving up a fresh, delicious, and nutritious lunch for everyone to enjoy. Whether you’d like to relax and eat with friends or grab something to go, we’ve got you covered.

🕦 Every Monday | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

📍 Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

💛 Completely free for all

Come along, share a meal, and connect with your community. We can’t wait to see you there!

👉 Please help us spread the word and bring a friend!

Drylaw Shopping Centre improvements to begin next month

The Council is taking forward improvements to the public realm around Drylaw shopping centre on Ferry Road and Easter Drylaw Place.

The improvements would make the area safer and more accessible for pedestrians.

AtkinsRéalis has prepared designs for improvements to the public realm. These include

  • widening pavements to create more pedestrian space
  • creating informal crossings for pedestrians to use
  • improving parking arrangements
  • replacement of the steps onto Ferry Road
  • adding new green space

The improvements are to the public realm only. They will not involve the shopping centre itself, which is not owned or maintained by the Council.

On 13 May 2025, the Council’s Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Committee agreed to allocate £168,102 towards the improvements. Detailed designs have been prepared by AtkinsRéalis and were consulted upon in September to October 2025. A stage 2 road safety audit has been prepared by AtkinsRéalis. 

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In March 2026, the Council appointed Luddon Construction to carry out the works.

Works are scheduled to begin on Tuesday 5 May 2026 and complete on Wednesday 24 June 2026 (these dates may require to change).

Download the programme

To allow the works to be carried out safely, it will be necessary to temporarily close roads and restrict parking. In summary:

  • during the first phase (indicatively, Tuesday 5 May 2026 to Tuesday 26 May 2026), parking in the eastern area of the space to the north of the shopping centre will be restricted. The bus stop outside the shopping centre will be closed and a new temporary bus stop created to the west, outside the police station. The westbound lane of Ferry Road will be closed outside the shopping centre. The northern entrance to the shopping centre will be closed to vehicles, so vehicles accesssing the car park will need to take a short detour down Easter Drylaw View and along Easter Drylaw Place.
  • during the second phase (indicatively, Thursday 28 May 2026 to Thursday 18 June 2026), parking in the western area of the space to the north of the shopping centre will be restricted. The bus stop outside the shopping centre will be closed and a new temporary bus stop created to the west, outside the police station. The westbound lane of Ferry Road will be closed for a section outside the western end of the shopping centre.
  • during the third and final phase (indicatively, Thursday 18 June 2026 to Wednesday 24 June 2026), parking in the bays to the southeast of the shopping centre, on Easter Drylaw Place, will be restricted.

Pedestrian access to the shops will not be obstructed. Signs will be displayed to let people know that the shopping centre is open as usual. Deliveries to the rear of the shopping centre will not be affected.

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Fet Lor’s back: Boxing on What’s New Wednesdays

Our clubs are back this week, with an exciting new addition to our What’s New Wednesday!

We will be running a 4-week boxing programme in partnership with BLAST Boxing at Fetlor for P6+.

To sign up, please fill in the link below:

https://forms.gle/74PgHF2u3nj6sma76