Student flats set for St Paul’s site
A planning application has been lodged to build 36 student flats on the St Paul’s site off Pennywell Road in Muirhouse:
http://www.urbanrealm.com/news/5864/Edinburgh_church_to_make_way_for_new_student_housing.html
Winter Wreath Walk
Today 1 – 3pm
Total Craigroyston have produced several ‘infographics’ to aid conversations about what’s happening in the area. Continue reading Picture this: Total Craigroyston infographics online
Santa Claus paid the centre a visit last week to ask if we could put his post box in our Foyer (writes James McGinty). Continue reading Santa makes an early call at Millennium Centre
Everyone’s a winner at Millennium Centre bingo!
The local community came out in force as the hall had to be filled with even more chairs and tables to cover the fantastic response to Jackie’s Christmas Bingo (writes James McGinty).
Continue reading Full House at Muirhouse Millennium Centre!
Local service NEDAC has supported thousands of local individuals and their families for more than thirty years. Now, NEDAC needs YOUR support:
NEDAC has been embedded in the local community for the past 30 years, we grew out of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Edinburgh and was initially started by local residents in response to this.
Over the past 30 years we have gained the trust and credibility of the local community and have developed services to meet the ever-changing needs of this diverse population. We have a strong community identity and links with all partner agencies involved in all aspects of substance use and mental health and we have gone a long way to reducing substance related harm for both individuals and family members as well as the community as a whole.
The current contract is about to be awarded to Lifeline which is an English National organisation based in Manchester, this decision will be made at the Finance and Resources committee on 14 December.
The loss of a locally developed service which has evolved and developed to meet the ever-changing needs of the local community will be a devastation for both the locality and the partnership approach to working with this client group. We believe that there will be a huge reduction in the level of service provided and the lack of a quick response to changing client needs will have a negative impact on the communities most vulnerable people
We are hoping to gain your support on this issue and saving a much needed community resource
GO TO www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/nedac-a-quality-local-service-axed
Everyone’s a winner at Millennium Community Centre
Big Jackie’s Prize Bingo – Christmas Special
Wednesday 9 December
Door Open 7.00 pm – Eyes Down 7.30 pm
*Come early for a seat. Everyone guaranteed to go home with a prize*
No-one does it better than our big Jackie!!
James McGinty
Tomorrow’s People exhibition to open in North Edinburgh Arts shop unit
The National Galleries of Scotland and Tomorrow’s People would like to invite you to the opening of their exhibition on Monday (7 December), 12-5pm.
You can view this collaborative piece of work in The Artists’ Shop (inside Muirhouse Shopping Centre, closest to NEA).
Also a great opportunity to speak with Tomorrow’s People to find out more about the organisation and all the brilliant work that they do around our community.
Miss the Community Action North Christmas Tree event on Thursday? My colleague Andy captured the whole thing on video – and you can watch it in under twenty seconds!
I also captured a snippet of the Craigroyston musicians during rehearsals for the evening event:
And if you’d prefer a more leisurely idea of what went on, Broughton High School’s Morgan Creamer braved the elements to capture some memories of a special night in Muirhouse … thanks, Morgan – hope you have dried out!
More of Morgan’s pictures on our Facebook page
Call Royston Wardieburn if you need transport to Warriston
Regular readers will know that local activist Roberta Blaikie’s funeral is on Tuesday at 1pm at Warriston Crematorium.
Transport will be available for members of the local community – call Royston Wardieburn Community Centre on 552 5700 to let them know your requirements.
