GRANTON:HUB – TUESDAYS 2 – 4pm
Come along this summer to our community archive drop-in sessions, every Tuesday between 14:00-16:00 to learn more about our local history and its rich heritage.
More Information:
www.grantonhub.org
Menu for Friday the 7th of August 
We are excited to share a delicious community meal with you today. We do our best to have a variety of options, including vegetarian and a delicious pudding.
What’s on the menu today:
Courgette and mint soup
Roast pork and gravy
Seasonal veg
Roast potatoes
Summer fruit crumble – with option of vanilla and nutmeg sauce
Please check the board or ask our volunteers about allergens. And just a heads-up, our food is served until it runs out! Do come along and enjoy. Thank you!
TWO SEWING EVENTS NEXT WEEK
This coming week at Granton Goes Greener we will be focusing on sewing and have 2 FREE sewing events on offer:
Monday 3rd August: – fabric picture hand stitching session open also for CHILDREN (must be accompanied by an adult), usual time 10-12 noon. There will be no other sewing option on the day, we will all be making some hand stitched fabric pictures,
Thursday 6th August: – first Thursday of the month regular evening sewing class, ADULTS ONLY.
We would like to ask everyone interested in the classes to arrive on time and help tidying up after the class.
There is no need to register, all the classes are drop-ins 
Menu for Friday the 31st of July
We are excited to share a delicious community meal with you. We do our best to have a variety of options, including vegetarian and a delicious pudding. What’s on the menu today:
Carrot and herb soup
Lentil curry
Potato croquette
Garden salad
Chocolate chip bread and butter pudding
Please check the board or ask our volunteers about allergens.
And just a heads-up, our food is served until it runs out!
Do come along and enjoy. Thank you!
EXCITING NEWS FOR NORTH EDINBURGH!
Thanks to an incredible £8.5 million award from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, we’re one step closer to making The Art Works a reality.
Coming to Granton, The Art Works will be a brand new free-to-visit home for Scotland’s national art collection, opening up access to more than 130,000 artworks – many of which have never been on public display!
Imagine being able to discover thousands of artworks, watch conservators at work, explore behind the scenes, take part in events and workshops, learn new skills, meet friends for a coffee or simply enjoy the surrounding green spaces. The Art Works will be a place to spend time, discover something new and connect with Scotland’s art in entirely new ways.
It’s also about bringing more opportunities to Edinburgh, creating training, apprenticeships, volunteering and careers in conservation, art handling, digitisation and collections care, while helping artworks travel to communities across Scotland and beyond.
We know the impact art can have – visitors have told us it: “changed my perception of the world” and “makes me feel relaxed.” With The Art Works, we’ll be able to create many more moments like these for people of all ages.
We’re incredibly grateful to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players for helping make this vision possible, alongside the Scottish Government’s investment.
Construction is planned to begin as soon as possible, and we can’t wait to share more updates as The Art Works takes shape!
IMAGES
Elisabeth Frink, Desert Quartet IV, 1989. National Galleries of Scotland. © The Executors of the Frink Estate and Archive. All Rights Reserved, DACS. Photo Credit Stewart Attwood
Duane Hanson, Tourists, 1978. © Estate of Duane Hanson. Artist Right Society, New York, DACS, London 2026 (2) Photo Credit Stewart Attwood
Stephan Balkenhol, Grosser Mann (Large Man), 1988. National Galleries of Scotland purchased 1999. © Stephan Balkenhol. All rights reserved. DACS, London 2026 (1) Photo Credit Stewart Attwood.
We were recently contacted by a local resident who was concerned about the appearance of racist, xenophobic graffiti on a wall in Wardieburn.
This kind of thing is NEVER OK and should be reported immediately.
The Council aims to remove offensive graffiti within 24 hours.
Thankfully the wall in Wardieburn has been painted over now.
If you spot offensive graffiti, please report it immediately here:
JOIN OUR TEAM!
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and creative Community Heritage Officer to join our regeneration team and help bring our area’s rich heritage to life.
As Community Heritage Officer, you’ll develop and deliver activities that encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to explore, share and celebrate their local heritage. From organising community events and workshops, to collecting oral histories and supporting exhibitions, you’ll create opportunities for people to engage with the past while helping shape the future of the area.
This role is part of our Heritage & Place Programme project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic Environment Scotland.
Deadline: Monday 3 August 2026
Find out more on myjobsscotland:
GRANTON COMMUNITY GARDENERS
THIS WEDNESDAY (29th) AT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN. OUR SUMMER BBQ, FREE EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Scran Academy and Granton Garden Bakery
Granton Hub Big Nature Drawathon
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July 2026
Dig out your pencils and come out and play for a weekend celebrating nature and art in our community.
Whether you are a keen artist, or last drew at primary school, all are welcome to come and get stuck in with our art materials and activities. Get arty on Saturday and see the full exhibition of works on Sunday.
Activities include:
• Learning plant identification through sketching (workshop at 11am and 1pm)
• Design your own mythical beast of Granton
• Clay creature sculpting
• Ant’s eye view – get up close to tiny worlds
• Get imaginative with our art materials – stay and make for as long as you like
• Add your nature art to our exhibition
• Teas, coffees and snacks by donation
Click here for free Eventbrite booking.
Find us at Granton Hub, Maldevic House, Granton Park Avenue, EH5 1HS (We are wheelchair accessible).
Get arty – Saturday 25th July, 10.30am to 3.30pm
Exhibition of work – Sunday 26th July, 2 to 4pm
FRIDAY 24th JULY from 2.30 – 3.30pm
Aged 7-12 and looking for amazing art activities to take part in? This animation workshop will be amazing and we can’t wait to see the results!
Places are limited so please let us know if you want to come either by phone or booking on eventbrite:
