Category: Granton

£465,000 for student sport development

Students at Scotland’s colleges and universities will soon have more and even better opportunities to get involved in sport, thanks to a £465,000 Scottish Government investment. Continue reading £465,000 for student sport development

Take three girls: LIFT exhibition

Three local women staged an exhibition of their artwork at Madelvic House on Saturday. Dee, Johan and are all involved in the Low Income Families Together (LIFT) project based at Muirhouse Millennium Community Centre.

The event proved to be a great success, and the women plan to follow it up with another exhibition in the Millennium Centre later this month.

Pictures: Pauline Nicol Bowie

Granton & District Community Council’s latest newsletter

Granton & District CC’s latest newsletter was circulated at Monday’s meeting at Royston Wardieburn. Guest speaker at the meeting was Botanic Gardens’ Leonie Alexander, who shared information about the launch of the urban biodiversity initiative which will focus on Boswall Parkway.

Granton and District CC meets on the last Monday of the month at 7pm in Royston Wardieburn Community Centre. The next meeting is on 26th February – all welcome.

 

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Media scrum: Rugby ace tackles questions from Edinburgh College students

Scottish rugby’s record points scorer was grilled under the spotlight in a mock press conference by Edinburgh College students this week. Retired rugby ace Chris Paterson visited the college’s Audio Visual Technology and Creative Industries: Television students, who scrummed down to get the scoop on his life and career.  Continue reading Media scrum: Rugby ace tackles questions from Edinburgh College students

Much ado as Edinburgh College students take theatre costume exhibition to Stirling

Edinburgh College Theatre Costume students have delved into a Shakespearean world of farthingales and ruffs to launch an exhibition of Elizabethan inspired stage costumes this week. Elizabethan Costumes for Theatre Performance, an exhibition by Edinburgh College Theatre Costume students, is on display at the Macrobert Arts Centre in Stirling until 27 February.  Continue reading Much ado as Edinburgh College students take theatre costume exhibition to Stirling

Whaling Days: tenant shares memories of Leith’s bygone industry

A Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) sheltered housing tenant has shared memories of her father working as a whaler in a book about this long-lost industry. Continue reading Whaling Days: tenant shares memories of Leith’s bygone industry