KIDS HOLIDAY CLUB CANCELLED
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are sad to share that our kids holiday programme has had to be cancelled.
Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre’s Children’s Holiday Club CANCELLED
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UCI Cycling Men’s Elite Road Race: Road closures announced
SUNDAY 6th AUGUST
The route for the UCI Men’s Elite Road Race has been announced. This forms part of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, the “biggest cycling event ever.”
The race will begin in Edinburgh on Sunday 6 August 2023 at 9.30am. We expect the event to attract many visitors from across the world to follow the race as it makes its way from the capital to Glasgow. The city will be busy and some roads will be closed as the event passes through.
Route
Competitors will start off in the shadow of Arthur’s Seat and the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood Park. The race then heads up the Royal Mile and through Edinburgh’s Old Town, passing under Edinburgh Castle.
They will then head down the Mound and towards Stockbridge before moving onto Queensferry. Competitors will then cross the Firth of Forth via the Queensferry Crossing. The race will eventually finish in Glasgow’s George Square, covering a distance of 270km.
Road closures
These roads will be closed from 6:30pm on August 5 to 12 noon on 6 August:
- Queens Drive
- Horse Wynd
- Dukes Walk
These roads will be closed from 11:59pm on August 5 to 1:45pm on 6 August:
- Canongate
- New Street (between East Market Street and Canongate)
These roads will be closed from 11:59pm on August 5 to 11:15am on 6 August:
- High Street (between South Bridge and St Giles Street)
- Lawnmarket (between St Giles Street and Bank Street)
These roads will be closed from 11:59pm on August 5 to 12 noon on 6 August:
- High Street (between St Mary’s Street and South Bridge)
The following roads will be closed from 8:00am to 9:45am on 6 August:
- Abbeyhill (between Canongate and Abbeyhill Crescent)
- Calton Road (between Abbeyhill and Abbeyhill Crescent)
The following roads will be closed from 9:00am to 9:45am on 6 August:
- George IV Bridge (between Lawnmarket and Victoria Street)
- Lawnmarket (between Bank Street and Castlehill)
- Bank Street
- North Bank Street
- The Mound
- Hanover Street
- Queen Street Gardens East
- Heriot Row (between Dundas Street and Howe Street)
- Howe Street (between Heriot Row and South-East Circus Place)
- South-East Circus Place
- Circus Place
- North-West Circus Place
These roads will be closed from 9:10am to 9:45am on 6 August:
- Kerr Street
- Deanhaugh Street
- Raeburn Place
- Comely Bank Road
- Craigleith Road
These roads will be closed from 9:15am to 9:50am on 6 August:
- Queensferry Road (between Craigleith Road and Hillhouse Road)
- Hillhouse Road
These roads will be closed from 9:20 to 9:55am on 6 August:
- Queensferry Road (between Hillhouse Road and Maybury Road)
These roads will be closed from 9:40am to 10am on 6 August:
- Queensferry Road / A90 South-eastbound (between the dual carriageway section and Whitehouse Road)
These roads will be closed from 9:40am to 10:40am on 6 August:
- Queensferry Road / A90 North-westbound (between Maybury Road and the boundary of City of Edinburgh Council’s responsibility).
Vehicle crossing points on closed roads
On 6 August, traffic will be held at the junctions with the race route for up to 10 minutes while the race passes. Once the final support vehicle passes, traffic will be able to flow as normal. The timings may change slightly to fit with the event as it passes through Edinburgh.
- St Mary Street – Jeffery Street at Canongate/ High Street 9:25am to 9:35am
- North Bridge – South Bridge at High Street 09:25am to 9:35am
- Princess Street at The Mound/ Hanover Street 9:25am to 9:35am
- Queen Street at Hanover Street/ Queen Street Gardens East 9:25am to 9:35am
- East Fettes Avenue – Comley Bank Avenue at Comely Bank Road 9:30am to 9:40am
- Orchard Brae – Crewe Road South at Comely Bank Road 9:30am to 9:40am
- Telford Road – Strachan Road at A90 Hillhouse Road 9:30am to 9:40am
- Quality Street – Craigcrook Road at A90 Queensferry Road 9:30am to 9:40am
- Whitehouse Road – Maybury Road A90 Queensferry Road 9:45am to 9:55am
Please note that these planned restrictions and closures may be subject to change.
You can find more information, on the event website 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships. I
f you have any questions, please email events@edinburgh.gov.uk
Wardie Bay BBQ for local men
Fancy a BBQ? If you’re a man living in the local area (Muirhouse, Drylaw, Pilton, Granton, Royston and Wardieburn) why not join Jules next Tuesday (25th July) at Wardie Bay Beach. We’ll be meeting on the beach at 1pm.
This will be an informal event where you can meet new people, connect with nature and enjoy some food.
All local men welcome – Please let me know if you’re coming so we can confirm numbers.
To book a spot contact Jules:
e – julesryan@pchp.org.uk
m – 07517109319 (call/text/whatsapp
Hope to see you there!
Golden Wednesday activities at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre
Check out what we’ve got going on in July! Every Wednesday.
Just pop along, or phone us to book taxi transport. 
999 Anniversary: Strachan House says thanks to local emergency services
Residents from Strachan House care home in Blackhall hit the road and made some surprise visits to its local emergency service responders this week, armed with goodie boxes and letters of appreciation for everything they do.
It comes as the 999 emergency number reached its 86th birthday on the 30th June.
The care home staff and residents took to the roads and visited police, fire and ambulance in the Blackhall area to show their appreciation for everything our heroes do in our hour of need when the well-known number is dialled.
Drylaw police officers, Telford Road fire station and paramedics at the Western General were all very surprised when they received our hampers of thanks!
Mandy Burgen, Head of Wellbeing and Lifestyle for Strachan House, said: “Behind every emergency number dialled it’s important to know there is a team of people who respond without hesitation. It has been an honour for staff and residents to deliver these boxes of goodies to say thank you.
“Our local emergency services do so much, so to surprise them with a little gift of kindness was amazing. Our residents loved being able to say thank you, as well as meet and chat with local police, fire personnel and paramedics”
Louise Abraham, a resident at the home, said: “It was lovely to be able to meet so many of our emergency services and show our appreciation for all their hard work they do.”
Strachan House has built up excellent reputations within its local community, regularly holding community events and activities for residents and surrounding neighbours.
Gordon Philp, General Manager at Strachan House said: “We are always keen to show as much support as we can to our local services and 999 day was the perfect day to demonstrate how much appreciate all their hard work and dedication”.
Strachan House care home is run by Barchester Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest care providers, which is committed to delivering personalised care across its care homes and hospitals. Strachan House provides residential care, nursing care and dementia care for 83 residents from respite care to long term stays.
‘INTOLERABLE’: Parents fighting at Ferryhill Primary School
Commenting on news reports of fights breaking out between parents at Ferryhill Primary School, UNISON has denounced the actions as intolerable and are demanding that more must be done to protect all staff, parents and pupils from the threat of violence at work.
UNISON Edinburgh City branch secretary, Tom Connolly said: “This is a serious situation, which we have been working with stakeholders to ensure all pupils, parents and staff are safe.
“It is not acceptable that staff regularly feel threatened at work. We can’t allow any aggressive behaviour towards anyone in our school.”
“UNISON, with other unions, has been trying to find a solution for some months. We are working together with the head teacher, who is extremely supportive, the police and local authority. We are doing everything we can to support staff and parents.
“The unions have met with senior leaders at Edinburgh Council and requested community police to support staff at the beginning and end of the school day when the behaviours are at their worst. We are also looking to see if a voluntary sector family support organisation can provide help.”
“UNISON will continue to work collaboratively over the summer, with the school management team, city councillors and others, to ensure pupils, parents and staff can return to a safe environment for learning.”
The Chair of Ferryhill Parent Council made this statement back on 1st June:
It is with a heavy heart that I must make this statement.
As parents, our top priority is always our children. We willingly sacrifice our free time and forego attending events in order to organize activities and provide treats for the kids at Ferryhill. We strive to ensure that every child is included and receives equal treatment. Over the past few months, we have taken days off from work and given up our personal time to address significant issues that were left behind by the previous parent council.
As the Chair, it is unacceptable for our members to be subjected to backlash, derogatory comments, and verbal abuse.
Regrettably, we have experienced two separate serious incidents today, which will be thoroughly investigated, and the police will be involved if deemed necessary.
Additionally, we have received negative feedback from parents about the selection of activities we have on offer. Taking all of this into account, I have made the difficult decision to suspend any upcoming events that we had planned, as well as future projects aimed at supporting the children at Ferryhill.
After the investigation concludes, we will assess the situation and make a decision regarding whether to proceed or not. Furthermore, we will seek support from the parent forum for any future decisions.
It is important to note that we are here to represent parents and caregivers. However, it is crucial to remember that we are also parents ourselves.
If there is any parent that witnesses the two incidents and would like to come forward please contact me on ferryhillparentcouncil@yahoo.com
Drylaw Telford CC AGM
Drylaw Telford Community Council AGM.
We will hold our AGM on Thursday 29th June at 7pm.
Where: Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre
There will be a short presentation on our greenspace consultation so come along to find out more.
We are also looking for local people to join us and help shape our community!
To find out more, contact us on the details below.
Refreshments will be provided.
We hope to see as many people as possible.
Councillor organises Drylaw walkabout
Inverleith SNP councillor Vicky Nicholson has organised a walk round in Drylaw with council officers from the parks team and police on Thursday 29 June at 1pm, meeting at White Church.
Cllr Nicholson said: “This is in response to a few requests by local people and hopefully any questions people have about maintenance of green spaces, areas where people store motorbikes and also other Drylaw issues can be asked and, if not answered during the walk round, followed up by officers and police”.
Drylaw Telford Community Council AGM date announced
WEDNESDAY 29 JUNE at 7pm in DRYLAW NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
Come along to our AGM on June 29 @DrylawNC at 7pm and hear from @greenspacetrust about our consultation on parks and open spaces and have your say on how these can be improved.
We are also looking for new members so if you want to help improve the local area please get in touch.
ELREC’s new Creative Kitchen project
ELREC is pleased to announce our new small project, The Creative Kitchen, thanks to the cost of living part of The Lottery Community Fund. And in partnership with Cyrenians who give us fresh ingredients.
The project aims to deliver free weekly workshops on sustainable cooking, making simple yet nutritious and fresh meals from whatever you have left in the fridge.
The sessions will be delivered in different locations, with the first one held at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre, by our staff member and chef, Shana.
You can find out more by following us on Instagram:
THECREATIVEKITCHENCOMMUNITY
The sessions are free, to sign up please email: bolyn@elrec.org.uk