Category: Granton

Join Granton Community Gardeners for a Harvest Meal on Tuesday

 

Dear All,

It’s turning cold!  Time to find a warm building, and cook lots of tasty food!  You’re all invited to:

GRANTON COMMUNITY GARDENERS HARVEST MEAL 2017

TUESDAY, 21st November.  Food served 5-7pm.

At Granton Parish Church (55 Boswall Parkway) -entrance on the corner of Wardieburn Street East.

FREE

ALL AGES WELCOME!   (kids need to come with a responsible adult)

If you’d like to help out in any way, we need some people to help decorate, cook, serve food, or wash up. Please reply to this email or speak to Jayne or Tom if you’d like to volunteer!

You’re welcome to bring neighbours, friends and family.. (if you can RSVP it’s helpful to get an idea of numbers, but you can just show up!)

Big thank you to Granton Parish Church for letting us use their kitchen and hall!

This will be the first of a regular series of meals, every Tuesday (early evening) between now and 12th December. We have some funding from the Scottish Government to support this, so will be hosting as many meals as we can over the Winter.

We’re very glad to have a vegetarian chef working with us, Jayne, who also works as a cookery teacher, so she’ll be keeping us right and in charge of food!  If anyone would like to help cook, it could be a good opportunity to share and learn some skills..

In other news:

Regular gardening drop ins are continuing, twice a week when the weather is ok. Meet 11am Tuesday or Saturday, at the garden on the corner of Boswall Parkway and Wardieburn Road.  Yesterday we were planting garlic..

Bread club has been really popular, and is now happening roughly once a month.  If you’d like to learn to bake or practice your skills, or would like to be contacted when we next have some of our own bread to sell, please get in touch!  We’re about to mill our wheat from this year’s harvest, so we’ll have some more of our own flour to bake with.

We should hopefully have some new exciting updates to share fairly soon, watch this space!

Hope you’re all well,

Tom

Granton Community Gardeners

For more regular updates check:  http://www.facebook.com/grantoncommunitygardeners.

 

 

Bereaved families to benefit from National Lottery investment

… and Lottery success for Granton Community Gardeners

A mother who lost her son in the most tragic of circumstances has today welcomed a National Lottery cash boost that will allow the Scottish Cot Death Trust to support many more bereaved parents to come together to share their experiences.  Local project Granton Community Gardeners also received some welcome news this morning – the project is to receive over £78,000 to support and expand it’s programme of activities. Continue reading Bereaved families to benefit from National Lottery investment

Edinburgh College is Living Wage employer

Edinburgh College receives Living Wage accreditation

 The Scottish Living Wage Accreditation Initiative has granted Living Wage employer status to Edinburgh College. Edinburgh College already paid staff the real Living Wage but receiving formal accreditation for this strengthens its commitment to fair pay for all staff. Continue reading Edinburgh College is Living Wage employer

Food for Thought Forum lunch

Food for Thought Forum lunch

Tuesday 14 November from 12 – 2pm at Madelvic House (granton:hub)

33 Granton Park Avenue, EH5 1HS

Along with the usual networking opportunities, discussions will be focused around the main issues and responses coming out of the PCHP’s Hungry for Change food insecurity report and action we can all take or get involved with.

We’ll also have the chance to update on the progress of the training programme that has been put together since the last forum meeting.

If you would like to attend, please contact Joe at joejones@pchp.org.uk or on 551 1671.

Granton & District CC to host Planning event

Monday 27 November at 7pm

Royston Wardieburn Community Centre

Involving Communities in the Planning System

Speaker: Clare Symonds, Founder and Chair, Planning Democracy

Monday, 27 November 2017 , Time: 7.00pm

Venue: Royston Wardieburn Community Centre , 11 Pilton Drive North, Edinburgh 

Planning has been a key issue for Granton residents over recent years. GDCC is hosting this talk to raise awareness and increase engagement of local residents in the planning system. Please join and know your rights in the Planning System.

Please find this event on: www.facebook.com/events/1878312945516737/

All are invited to this talk. Would you please spread the word to community activists/ campaigners who might be interested in this.  For more information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards

Mizan Rahman

Secretary, Granton and District Community Council 

E-mail: secretary@grantoncc.scot | Tel: 07930 183352 | www.grantoncc.scot

Like us: www.facebook.com/grantoncc | Follow us www.twitter.com/GrantonCC

 

Health Project launches Hungry for Change report

“Our experience is rich and valuable and we want to be part of the solution” – Sean Fitzharris

Pilton Community Health Project has launched its new report, ‘Hungry for Change’. The report, the result of conversations with local people experiencing food insecurity, was launched at the Old Kirk and Muirhouse Parish Church yesterday. PCHP want the report to be a catalyst for action to alleviate food insecurity for North Edinburgh residents and to tackle the root causes of poverty. Continue reading Health Project launches Hungry for Change report

From the Past to the Future: first Madelvic Car Rally

Electric car rally jointly hosted by the History Hub at Madelvic House and the Electric Vehicles Association

10 OCT back to the future

The first all electric Madelvic Car Rally – which will hopefully be an annual event – takes place this Sunday 22nd October 2017 from 11am to 12.30pm.  Continue reading From the Past to the Future: first Madelvic Car Rally