Social Bite’s waterfront village homes to be ready by Christmas
A new village for homeless people will be up and running before Christmas. The Social Bite Village on Granton’s waterfront will be made up of 10 two-bedroom homes that can be moved and transported. Continue reading New homes for Christmas
Scotland’s Women’s National Football Team swapped football boots for aprons when they attended a workshop on cooking and nutrition at the Edinburgh College campus on Granton Waterfront ahead of their appearance at UEFA Women’s Euro 2017. Continue reading Scotland Women prepare for Euro 2017 with nutrition workshop at Edinburgh College
Granton Primary School film premieres in Paris
Granton Primary School teacher Avril Whelan runs an after school Film Club with P6’s and P7’s. The children have made four films – one of which premiered in Paris last month! In the week before the holidays the children staged a French themed event to present their fabulous films to their parents. Continue reading Lights, camera … Granton!
Pilton Community Health Project’s HIDDEN GEMS walks
This week’s Hidden Gems walk this Thursday 6th July explores Drylaw and Drylaw House. It starts at 7pm at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre at 67 Groathill Loan where you can see the gardens and what is growing there. The walk is 2 miles long. Continue reading Tonight: delve into Drylaw’s hidden gems
Police have been conducting Stronger North activity in the North Edinburgh area over the past week. Officers have made 42 arrests and executed seven misuse of drugs warrants since last Monday. Over the last week £9000 worth of drugs have been recovered in the area, along with seven stolen motorcycles and one stolen car. Seventeen vehicles have also been seized for having invalid insurance. Continue reading Stronger North: crackdown on crime in North Edinburgh
The Prentice Centre calls for your votes to bag a share of bag charge fund
The Prentice Centre (West Granton Community Trust) is bidding to bag a massive cash boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative. Continue reading Tesco shopper? Vote for The Prentice Centre!
CRISIS: campaigners demand an end to the eviction of families
Campaigners resisting the evictions of families due to the Benefits Cap are protesting at the full meeting of City of Edinburgh Council thios morning. Deputations from North Edinburgh’s All About Me and Power to the People groups will demand the council take action on the crisis. Last month the campaigners occupied both Council offices and Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson’s constituency office to demand housing for homeless families. Continue reading Stop the evictions!
‘The weather will not be awful!’
A little bit of an update and a nudge if you’re coming to Wardie Bay Beachwatch #5 on Saturday. I hope you can come. I can bribe you with a free MCS magazine if it helps? Continue reading Wardie Bay Beachwatch this Saturday
Saturday 1st July 4pm – 8pm
North Edinburgh Arts
St Columba’s Hospice in Edinburgh has today launched its new fundraising appeal – A Summer to Remember. The appeal will raise money for the Hospice, to enable it to reach out further in to the community and support more people across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Continue reading St Columba’s launches summer appeal
