Category: Granton

Last call to groups for Granton Community Day

TO GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS IN GRANTON AREA

I am writing to invite your organisation/group to take part in a Community Day at Granton Parish Church on Saturday 7th September from 10am – 2pm.
We know that in Granton we can be proud of our wide range of social, educational, sporting and spiritual groups, covering all ages, where people can mix, enjoy fellowship and grow within our community.
The Community Day will be a chance for groups and organisations to show what they offer, and for people in the community to see what is available.
The format of the event is that we would simply provide the publicity and location, and groups such as yours can have a space to display your services. We would also encourage groups to run practical sessions based on your activities.From past experience we know that the most successful groups are those that have some kind of engagement activity available – games, quizzes, experiences, competitions, freebies etc, although you would, of course, be welcome to just come along with information.

In order that we can make arrangements and make a start on publicity, we would ask you to respond by Monday 5th August. Once we have a note of participants we’ll send out a booking and information form.

Please respond to communityday@granton.org.uk.

If your group would like to participate please send your note of interest to me at chas@granton.org.uk by 5th August and I’ll send more details of arrangements nearer the time.

Further information can be had from Rev Norman Smith norman@granton.org.uk or by emailing communityday@granton.org.uk.

 

 

TODAY: Granton Goes Greener School Swap Shop

On the 2nd August Swap Shop will be open between 10am – 6pm and we will be concentrating on getting all the children ready for school.

Bring any school shoes, bags and uniforms, which you do not need, but someone else could still use.

Tea/ coffee, biscuits and soup provided. It is a FREE event, no booking required.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO SWAP ANYTHING, just come and collect any free school uniforms you need. We are very grateful to all our volunteers for their hard work – and Balerno High School and Granton Primary for their generous donations!

Granton Parish Church, 55 Boswall Parkway 

“Disastrous” British Gas boss should go now, not later says trade union

British Gas owner Centrica’s chief executive Iain Conn is to step down from his post board next year. He made the announcement as the company posted a pre-tax loss of £446 million in the six months to June. The GMB trade union said Conn had ‘utterly failed’ and should go now, not later. Continue reading “Disastrous” British Gas boss should go now, not later says trade union

Roots by Routes: Family Fun Day

Friday 9th August 1pm – 3pm

Easter Drylaw Park

Hi Everyone, 

We would like to invite everyone to a family fun event where we will unveil the story boards and hear some local people share their stories; there will also be free food and activities for children and adults to enjoy. 
The storyboards feature stories, images and information that celebrate the area. They will be placed along the cycle path between Ainslie Park and Easter Drylaw Park.
The event will take place on Drylaw Park on Friday 9th August, 1-3pm. 
Best Wishes 
Lianne Pipskyj

A career in Childcare?

INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN CHILDCARE?

Our next Childcare Academy starts on MONDAY 2nd September 2019

Why not come along to our Childcare Academy information session?

This will last approx. an hour and will give you the opportunity to find out what is involved in our Academy programme, ask any questions and take away an application pack.

·         Wednesday 31st July @1pm

·         Tuesday 13th August @10am

·         Wednesday 21st August @1pm

·         Monday 26th August @10am

If you would like to find out more, please contact Audrey O’Neill (our Communications & Compliance Officer) on 0131 311 6931

or e-mail audrey.oneill@northedinburghchildcare.co.uk

All set for Morrisons Charity rematch

CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH

in aid of CLIC Sargent & SAMH

MORRISONS GRANTON vs MORRISONS FERRY ROAD

SPARTANS AINSLIE PARK STADIUM

Sunday 4th August 7pm kick off

£2 entry – Under Fives free – pay on the night or buy tickets from Granton store

Raffle: £1 a ticket, buy on the night or from store

Join our community FB page @GrantonChampion to find out more

Shifting Ground: Have your say on Heart of Newhaven’s Victoria Primary School plans

2020 becomes 2021. It was announced a couple of weeks ago that a delay in planning approval for the building of the new school means all timetables are put back – we hope by no more than 20 weeks – from August 2020 to January 2021. How does that affect our 2020 vision?

We circulated this definitive information immediately to those who are already members of The Heart of Newhaven so that instead of picking up a rumour they knew all the details of the revised timetable. Now for the implications:

As far as our funding applications are concerned we have to re-schedule timetables; but The Heart of Newhaven dedicated Steering Group is equal to the consequential issues, with the necessary short-term focus to adjust complicated negotiations, confident of timely delivery in due course. That is its job and its members remain dedicated to what is expected of them.

But the time slippage has produced an unexpected opportunity.

We now have 20 more weeks or so to demonstrate the vibrancy of the Newhaven Community. This must not be time wasted just waiting.

At the last update here I’d just got home from an exciting Stakeholder Event organised on our behalf by Planning Aid Scotland, an organisation working with communities to articulate their vision and develop community-led plans. Presented elsewhere on this website PAS identified from participants new ideas and priorities for a multi-generational centre, especially what is needed in terms of community facilities.
What is a Multi-generational centre?
It is important to get used to this way of thinking – opportunities for people of all ages from the youngest to the oldest to sense that they belong to a big but closely knit family where we learn from each other.

Gone are the days when children were expected to be seen but not heard. Who of the older generation has not learned something about technology from those to whom the very latest innovation is literally child’s play?

That is why it is so exciting that our physical focus is upon acquiring Victoria Primary School so it can continue as a hub of learning and discovery, support and encouragement, not just a nostalgic look back to whatever might be considered was its heyday. Its heyday is always now and its future will be just as important as its past. Our present close-up focus task to ensure that happens means publicising as widely as possible all that is going on now demonstrating our sense of community.

Your chance to have your say, please take our survey and tell us what you think of the emerging ideas

Please fill in our survey – will be open for a fortnight only!  
<https://heartofnewhaven.co.uk/community-consultation-survey…>

Thank you for your support and please share as widely as possible!

Rodney Matthews (Vision Facilitator)

Coach Tour chief’s alarm over ‘shocking’ Silverknowes beach pollution

Staff from Granton-based Timberbush Tours, one of the country’s leading coach tour operators, recently completed its voluntary annual ‘beach clean day’ along the foreshore at Silverknowes, helping to lessen the visual and harmful impact plastic waste has on our local environment. Continue reading Coach Tour chief’s alarm over ‘shocking’ Silverknowes beach pollution