Category: Granton

Edinburgh Permaculture Festival

Coming Up This Weekend 🙂 …

The Edinburgh Permaculture Festival Weekend 2025

🗓️ Friday 25 – Sunday 27 July 2025

Join us, all welcome, for an inspiring weekend of visits, tours, workshops, and connection celebrating the richness of permaculture across Edinburgh and beyond! …

This year includes:

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★ Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden (limited tickets left)

tour and visit, inc. forest garden + mushroom talks 😊

★ Redhall Walled Garden

group visit

★ East Neuk Seaweed (limited tickets left)

Coastal foraging workshop (inc. the intertidal zone + beach cook up lunch)

★ Bowhouse

Short visit

★ East Neuk Market Garden

Guided market garden tour with Connie + talk on Scotland The Bread (miller for 5 years)

★ Syd’s West Lothian 2 Acre Permaculture Small Holding (tickets going fast)

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From coast to countryside, walled garden to forest garden, come explore “Using the edges, value the margins” (#Permaculture Principle 11) as part of this year’s festival theme …

Details & Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/edinburgh-permaculture…

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Discover how small and larger places and spaces can grow big ideas and inspire

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Tracy Gilbert MP welcomes Labour’s pledge to fund fair pay for Hospice Workers in  Edinburgh North & Leith 

Tracy Gilbert MP has today welcomed Scottish Labour’s commitment to increase funding for  hospices and deliver pay parity for hospice-based doctors, nurses, and care staff across  Scotland, including those serving communities in Edinburgh North and Leith. 

The announcement, made today by Scottish Labour, will see hospice staff receive wages in  line with their NHS counterparts through full funding of the Agenda for Change pay scale,  easing the burden on overstretched hospices and helping to secure the future of palliative  care services. 

Local facilities such as St Columba’s Hospice in Trinity play a vital role in delivering  compassionate, end-of-life care to families across the constituency.

However, rising costs  and an historic lack of investment under the SNP government have left the sector struggling  to recruit and retain staff. 

Tracy Gilbert MP said: “Hospice doctors, nurses, and support staff are the beating heart of  palliative care.

“They deserve to be paid fairly for the essential work they do, and under a  Scottish Labour government, they finally will be.” 

Scottish Labour’s plan is designed not only to improve pay but to protect the services that  thousands of families rely on every year.

Dr Bike sessions in North Edinburgh

Why not get your bike checked, serviced, and fixed for FREE by Dr Bike experts?

Check out the dates for the upcoming bike sessions in North Edinburgh. No booking needed, just drop in!

Open to all local residents.

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 16 July – Fresh Start (2–4pm) Fresh Start

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 24 July – Lauriston Farm (3–5pm)

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 30 July – Granton Community Gardeners (2–4pm) Granton Community Gardeners

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 6 August – Fresh Start (2–4pm)

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 14 August – Lauriston Farm (3–5pm)

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 27 August – Granton Community Gardeners (2–4pm)

Part of R2 North Edinburgh Active Travel Project

Quiet Heroes photography exhibition at granton:hub

3rd AUGUST at 1pm

Join us for the the Quiet Heroes portrait photography exhibition by Chris McCluskie.

This event takes place at granton:hub on August 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM for a captivating display of images that celebrate everyday heroes. Community organisations from across North Edinburgh nominated the folk who keep the community together, without asking for anything back. Don’t miss this opportunity to be inspired and uplifted by the stories behind each image. See you there!

Date: August 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM

About photographer Chris McCluskie:

Winner of the Scottish Press Photography Awards – Sports Feature

Scottish Press Photography Awards – Placed Third Overall

Book your space here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/quiet-heroes-photography…

Art in the Open at The Pitt

FRIDAY 18th JULY 12 – 3pm

Wanna know a secret? 👀

Our Art in the Open bike is popping up at The Pitt in Granton next Friday (18 July) and Friday 8 August!

Join us for a free workshop inspired by our Bruce McLean exhibition at Modern One, I Want My Crown.

We’ll provide all you need to get creative, and you can take your creation home at the end.

Best part? It’s totally free, just like the exhibition at Modern One🥰

Set a reminder – we’ll see you there! 🖌️

Community Mushroom Farming at Granton Castle Walled Garden

NEXT MONDAY!🗓️

COMMUNITY MUSHROOM FARMING 🍄

Community Mushroom Farming with Mario is a hands-on learning experience. In these two-hour workshops, you will gain an understanding of the different aspects of community mushroom farming. Learn which seasonal native fungi you can grow outdoors for food and soil restoration.

14 July 1-3 pm at Granton Castle Walled Garden

All events are free to join. This is a workshop run by @mycobeemushrooms. To book your place, email Mycobee stating the date and time of the event you would like to book: info@mycobee.org.

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Iona Cafe at St Columba’s

Temporary Closure Notice – Iona Café

Due to a combination of staff/volunteer holidays and illness, the Iona Café will be closed from Monday 7th July to Sunday 20th July.

We’re very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and truly appreciate your understanding.

We look forward to welcoming you back when we reopen on Monday 21st July!

Free Jewellery-Making Workshops at North Edinburgh Arts

Are you a local resident of Muirhouse, Pilton, Drylaw or Granton? Fancy trying something creative and hands-on this summer?

Join jeweller and community artist Lisa Arnott (SilverHub Jewellery School and StudiosFlourish Jewellery Project) for 4 weeks of FREE jewellery-making workshops at North Edinburgh Arts!

You’ll learn how to make beautiful, wearable pieces — from bangles and rings to earrings and pendants — using professional tools and techniques.

We’re running two weekly groups throughout July:

For local adults (age 21+)

🗓 Wednesdays: 9, 16, 23 & 30 July

🕙 10am – 1pm

For young adults (ages 16-21)

🗓 Thursdays: 10, 17, 24 & 31 July

🕙 10am – 1pm

🎉 Friday 1 August – Celebration & Exhibition of work created

📍 North Edinburgh Arts, Macmillan Hub, 12c Macmillan Square, EH4 4AB

🧵 Free to attend, but places are limited – all materials provided!

📩 To sign up: Email admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk

📞 Call 0131 315 2151

👋 Or drop by the NEA Welcome Desk (Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm)

Shoreline Session at The Pitt

FRIDAY 4th JULY 5 – 8pm

Aint no party like a Shoreline Session party cause a Shoreline Session Party don’t stop …or something!

Our free entry acoustic shows @thepittmarket keep getting busier and busier, so come down and see what all the fuss is about as @deanjbgray , Coralie, @beau._.amelia of @lowtide.band , and @rorygrieve.music take the stage next Friday 4th July – songs about Murcia and Freedom etc etc not essential.

GY x

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#deangraymusic

#beaujohnston#rorygrievemusic

#coralie