Big Climate Conversation at North Edinburgh Arts

Scotland has declared a global climate and ecological emergency.

Join us to learn more about the climate crisis and talk about how the changes will affect us all. Discussion will take place between 12 – 1pm, which will be followed by a free lunch.

Everyone’s welcome! Please register in advance as places are limited.

Nice LIFT: Lottery cash for Millennium Centre project

Edinburgh and Lothians groups celebrate £79,415 of funding

As the National Lottery gets ready to celebrate its 25th Birthday later this month, 173 groups from across Scotland are today marking the occasion by sharing in £1.2 million of good cause funding.

One of them is LIFT based at Muirhouse Millennium Centre, who receive almost £9000 to support a drop-in employability service. Continue reading Nice LIFT: Lottery cash for Millennium Centre project

North Edinburgh’s ‘To Absent Friends’ festival

The Old Kirk and Muirhouse church, Drylaw Parish Church, and North Edinburgh Arts have pulled together this programme for “To Absent Friends“, for folk to talk about good life, good death, good grief.

It started yesterday with our annual ‘All Souls’ service and moves around the area for the next fortnight (see poster for details). All welcome.

Alan Fisher (The Old Kirk & Muirhouse Parish Church), Julie Crawford (North Edinburgh Arts),  Jenny Williams (Drylaw Parish Church) and Stephen Ashley-Emery (The Old Kirk & Muirhouse Parish Church).

 

Civil Service Strollers looking for players for new team

Civil Service Strollers Community Youth Football Club are looking for boys and girls born in 2014 to start a new football team.

First training session takes place tomorrow evening at Craigroyston Community High School from 6 – 7pm.

For further information call Paul Ramsay on 0795 822 4797.

Thursday is Community Networking Day at Millennium Centre

LIFT Community Networking Day

Thursday 24th October 10am -2pm

in Muirhouse Millennium Community Centre

Please feel free to pop in and find out more about the services and organisations in North Edinburgh. Have a cuppa, cake and a blether! Continue reading Thursday is Community Networking Day at Millennium Centre

Go Green Festival at North Edinburgh Arts

The NEA Community Shed is celebrating its first birthday. To mark this occasion, we’re hosting an environmental festival to inspire greener choices in North Edinburgh.

Join us to learn more about the Shed’s work, the climate change and how you can lower your own carbon footprint. Continue reading Go Green Festival at North Edinburgh Arts

Wild Fund Fair at North Edinburgh Arts

Help us raise funds for our Youth Garden Club and come along to our Wild Fund Fair!

There will be:

• Plant sale
• Outdoor cooking
• Green crafts
• Garden tour
• Magic show

A great opportunity to learn more about our youth garden club, gardening and support us in raising funds towards our youth garden project.

Everyone’s welcome!

Drop-in between 12pm and 4pm next Monday 14th October

Birthday celebration for Scran Academy

11.30am – 1.30pm Saturday 12th October at Fet Lor Youth Club

All our friends, young people, supporters, families, volunteers and community – past and present – are warmly invited to celebrate two years of supporting young people. ALL WELCOME!

Free delicious food and drinks, entertainment, family games, raffle, relaunch, inspirational speeches and more.

Scran Academy is has become a special social enterprise that has big goals for the future. Come along and recognise the work of our young people and team as we launch our new website and brand kindly supported by The Union, our new company structure and mostly our new group of young leaders from Craigroyston and Leith Academy.