Category: Muirhouse

Brookie tenants take a walk down memory lane

TENANTS at a retirement housing development in Muirhouse tackled the history of Scottish dialects as part of a series of events held by the local Reminiscence Group. Organised by The Living Memory Association (LMA), tenants at Bield’s Brookwell Court tested their strength in Scottish dialects when they took part in a group reading of Scottish books and literature yesterday. Continue reading Brookie tenants take a walk down memory lane

Jeane Freeman to speak at LIFT event

Scotland’s new social security sytem: what does it mean to you?

Scotland’s Minister for Social Security Jeane Freeman MSP and Judith Robertson, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, are to address an event in Muirhouse Millennium Community Centre on 15th May. Continue reading Jeane Freeman to speak at LIFT event

North Edinburgh Youth Awards: And the winners are …

North Edinburgh Young People’s Forum staged the North Edinburgh Youth Awards at Crewe Toll’s Urban Village Resort on 22 March. The gala event was an opportunity to celebrate the achievements and talents of our young people, and the winners were:

Continue reading North Edinburgh Youth Awards: And the winners are …

Pennywell regeneration up for award

The City of Edinburgh Council’s affordable housing development in Muirhouse has been short listed in the ‘Best Social Housing Initiative’ category in the MJ Local Government Awards 

The city council has also received a nomination in the Innovation in Communications category.

The MJ Achievement Award winners will be announced at a gala event at London’s Hilton Hotel on Park Lane on 27 June.

Advice session at Royston Wardieburn this Friday

Granton Information Centre (GIC) are to provide free monthly advice sessions at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre. GIC staff will be at the community centre on the first Friday of every month starting this Friday (4th May) from 10am – 12.30pm. Continue reading Advice session at Royston Wardieburn this Friday

Holyrood’s Education & Skills Committee is coming to Muirhouse

Community Event 16 May:

Attainment/Achievement of children and young people experiencing poverty

The Scottish Parliament’s Education and Skills Committee is meeting at Muirhouse Millennium Centre at 6 pm on Wednesday 16th May.  The committee are very keen to hear directly from parents/carers/guardians, young people, teachers, and other professionals who work with young people in schools and in the community with a focus on attainment or achievement. Continue reading Holyrood’s Education & Skills Committee is coming to Muirhouse

Hearing the voice of older people

“They never listen to the auld folk, son. We’re invisible.”

Earlier this month eighty older people from groups spread across the community got together in Royston Wardieburn Community Centre for a day of conversation, activities and entertainment. Continue reading Hearing the voice of older people