Muirhouse Millennium Centre – The NEN

Tomorrow: LIFT Games Day

MUIRHOUSE MILLENNIUM CENTRE 12- 2pm

Limited spaces available so please only book a space if your child is definitely able to make it as we don’t like to let kids down.

For Primary 1-7s

Letter: LIFT Easter Appeal

Dear Editor,

We’re reaching out with a feel good community story we hope you’ll help us share:

At LIFT – Low Income Families Together, based at Muirhouse Millennium Centre, we are preparing for our Easter celebration taking place on Friday 3rd April, and we need the support of our amazing local businesses and community.

Every year, we support families across Edinburgh who are facing incredibly tough circumstances. For many of the children attending our Easter event, an Easter egg isn’t just chocolate, it’s a moment of joy, a sense of belonging, and a reminder that their community cares.

This year, we are inviting local businesses to be part of something truly special by donating:

Easter eggs
Easter-themed gifts or treats
Vouchers or small prizes for our event
Baking or party food
Monetary donations to help us purchase eggs and supplies

Our Easter event on 3rd April will bring families together for a day filled with fun, smiles, and celebration — and with the right support, we can ensure every child leaves with something special.

We would be so grateful if you could help us spread the word and encourage local businesses to step forward. We are also happy to acknowledge and publicly thank businesses who support the event.

Donations can be dropped off at:

LIFT – Low Income Families Together
Muirhouse Millennium Centre
7 Muirhouse Medway
Edinburgh
EH4 4RW

Mobile: 07591 718 995
Centre: 0131 467 3578
Email: enquiriesmuirhouse@gmail.com

Together, we can turn small acts of kindness into big Easter smiles.

With love and gratitude,

Pam

LIFT

Happy 15th Anniversary, NEN blog!

NEN PUBLISHED OUR FIRST BLOG POST ON THIS DAY IN 2011

The very first NEN blog post was published on this day in 2011. The post read:

Hello, and welcome to the brand new NEN blog.

For those of you not already familiar with the newspaper, we are a local community paper serving the North Edinburgh community. We’ve been here for over thirty years.

This blog, along with our new Facebook page and Twitter stream, represents our first foray into the world of social media. We really want to encourage more participation, more questions and ideas from the North Edinburgh community – both online and offline – and hope that these new tools will help us to do that.

We already have a good website, where you can always find the latest edition of the printed newspaper. The blog won’t be replacing that, but will instead be there to show people the latest news about the area, and also to help us cover the current funding crisis we are facing as an organisation.

Above all, we want to include your input on the blog – be it ideas for stories, comments, pictures and events. So get in touch!

The NEN’s website was sadly deleted when funding ceased but our social media presence continues on both Twitter and Facebook and the blog is still going strong with 10 – 12 posts daily.

2025 was the NEN blog’s busiest ever year with 36,000 visitors. As I write this we’ve published more than 38,000 posts – all of these remain accessible online – and we’re currently on a run of publishing on 2749 consecutive days.

When the NEN office in Crewe Road North closed much of the NEN archive material was lost, but thankfully some of our picture library was salvaged and can now be found at granton:hub (Madelvic House), where the volunteer archive team has also collated all remaining hard copies of the North Edinburgh News newspaper.

Hopefully, between the physical archive and the NEN blog, you can find all you need to know about our community’s rich history – and we’re adding to that history every day!

John McNab ‘Not In Vain’ campaign

LIFT is proud to be supporting John’s Mum in spearheading her mission to ensure as many public spaces as possible have access to “Bleed Kits” in John’s name. We will be raising funds to purchase as many kits as possible to ensure lives can be saved.

If you want to donate please see information on the poster, BUT correct bank details are:

Sort Code: 80 11 05

Account Number: 00205715

Muirhouse Millennium Centre

Lisa and the LIFT staff will be undertaking training to use the kits correctly and we will supply a flyer explaining exactly what to do if you ever find yourself using one-off John’s Bleed Kits.

John McNab “Not in Vain” campaign spearheaded by Lisa and Dale supported by LIFT@ MMC

Can you help? LIFT looking for stuff!

We’re on the lookout for some bits and pieces that could be reused at the centre

Large cardboard tubes (like the ones from inside carpets or lino, even bigger is great!)

Any black material, curtains, bedding, fabric you no longer need

Old pool noodles or foam tubes

Wooden pallets, large bits of wood, or strong plastic piping

Lots of old newspapers

Please don’t go out your way to buy anything – second-hand or spare items are perfect and very much appreciated!

To arrange drop-off, give us a call on 0131 467 3578.

Thank you so much for your support!

LIFT: Kids Club for P1-3s at Muirhouse Millennium Centre tomorrow

Kids club primary 1-3 will start TOMORROW – Monday 18th August.

All kids attending must be signed up on arrival by a parent

Family Fun Bingo at LIFT

TODAY AT MUIRHOUSE MILLENNIUM CENTRE 3 – 5pm

Muirhouse Millennium Centre: We Want Your Ideas!

We Want Your Ideas!

We’re planning ahead and want to know. What would YOU like to see happening at the centre?

Whether it’s kids’ activities or adult only sessions, now’s your chance to help shape what we offer.

Karaoke night?

Mindfulness or fitness sessions?

Art for adults?

Gaming clubs for kids?

Movie nights, pamper days, anything fun?

Nothing is too silly to suggest if you’d come along to it, let us know!

We’re using our resources carefully and want to put on things you actually want so if you don’t speak up, we’ll just go with what we think sounds fun (and then you’re not allowed to moan if we plan karaoke every week )