Contracts signed – Muirhouse building to get underway
The construction of three partnership centres in Edinburgh and West Lothian will start over the coming weeks after the financial contracts were agreed yesterday.
Category: Muirhouse
Total Craigroyston checks out
What’s Total Craigroyston ever done for this community? Well, quite a lot, actually …
Total Craigroyston, the council-led agency formed to tackle deep-rooted children and family problems in North Edinburgh, wound up last week with a ‘Checking Out’ event at Pilton Youth & Children’s Project. Continue reading Total Craigroyston checks out
Craigroyston Community Centre faces closure – again
Community annexe at High School under threat
Members of Craigroyston Community High School’s Community Centre management committee have e-mailed politicians to seek support to save the school’s community wing. Continue reading Craigroyston Community Centre faces closure – again
A bench for Kai
Laughter and tears at Muirhouse Minis event
The local community came out in droves for Muirhouse Mini’s mother and toddler group’s fundraising Fun Day at Muirhouse Millennium Community Centre yesterday. Continue reading A bench for Kai
Sharing information with Living in Harmony
I’m writing to invite you to the next Living in Harmony forum meeting on
WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL from 10am -1pm
at Pilton Community Health Project, 73 Boswall Parkway.
The theme for the meeting is community information, and there will be short talks from local organisations as well as city wide agencies that work specifically with BME groups.
The meeting will be useful to residents – especially if they have recently moved to the area – and to workers who would like to update themselves on what is on offer locally and city wide. There will be opportunities to network in an organised and informal way, and we will finish with a Nepalese lunch together – again with the hope of people having the opportunity to chat.
I’m attaching a draft agenda to give you an idea of what will be happening, as well as a poster. I would appreciate it if you could invite residents who might find it particularly useful.
Hannah Kitchen
Development Worker, Living in Harmony
0131 551 1671
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Community Conference: now it’s time for action
Action Groups formed based on community priorities
Five new Action Groups have been formed following last month’s community conference at Craigroyston Community High School.
The conference, organised by Community Action North and Granton Improvement Society supported by Craigroyston High School’s Community Centre, gave local people an opportunity to identify the main issues affecting the area. Participants then worked in small groups to look in detail at these topics and went on to form Action Groups to work with others to find short, medium and longer term solutions to the area’s problems.
The Action Groups are:
- Big Picture (Economy, Employment & Decision Making)
- Community Spaces & Environment
- Crime & Community Safety
- Housing
- Youth
More than fifty local people took part in the event and it’s hoped that many more with attend a follow up event in the autumn.
A spokesperson for the conference organisers said: “The weather on the day was really dreadfully so we were delighted that so many people made the effort to attend. There was a lot of enthusiasm and many ideas were generated at the conference and the Action Groups will now take these ideas forward and plan the way ahead. There are lots of changes happening in the area just now and it’s important that local people are involved and have a say in the decisions that affect their lives.”
If you would like to be involved in the Action Groups or want more information about CAN, email comunityactionnorth@gmail.com
We Call Ourselves the Weirdos!
Zoo Arts Exhibition opens at North Edinburgh Arts
Zoo Arts has been exploring the themes of portraiture, the face and masks over the last eight weeks (writes Kirsty Reynolds).
We’ve manipulated, embellished and transformed our faces in our weekly sessions, using them as a base for self expression and character creation. This exhibition is a showcase of some of our experiments involving the face and how we have played with altering it using drawing, collage, costume and photography.
Artists involved in the project are:
Patrick Harvey Filip Glanowski Jenny Souter
Aidan Wrubel Antek Krzos Lauren Davis
Caedon Bentino Amber Walker Graham Wark
Kitty Yang Claire Graham Sally Price
Jakey Yang Anne Chen Kirsty Reynolds
Zoo Arts is a weekly art group that welcomes anyone between age 9 -14 on Wednesdays from 4pm-5.30pm at North Edinburgh Arts. Join us!
The exhibition runs until Saturday 23rd April
The artists in the group shot are: Top L-R: Kirsty Reynolds (Facilitator) , Lauren Davis (Volunteer) , Filip Glanowski, Claire Graham, Sally Price (Facilitator), Patrick Harvey, Antek Krzos. Bottom L- R: Patrick Harvey, Antek Krzos, Caedon Bentino, Amber Walker, Kitty Yang. Bottom front: Jakey Yang
Photography by Graeme K Cunningham
Lots to do at Muirhouse Library
Muirhouse Library has a packed programme of events and activities over the Easter holidays
Still time to make a difference in Muirhouse Salvesen
Nominations are still open for seven places on Muirhouse Salvesen Community Council, but time is running out – nominations close on Wednesday 30 March, so don’t leave it too late! Continue reading Still time to make a difference in Muirhouse Salvesen
Quiet spell for Millennium Centre? You’re kidding!
Although we have gone through what is known as the ‘quiet period’ in Community life, January and February has seen Muirhouse Millennium Community Centre supporting 724 children!
This includes Supervision (554 hours of Learning Outcomes) through our own girls & boys clubs (run for the last 16 years), the 3 year old J.A.S.S. clubs and the marvellous Muirhouse Mini’s!
James McGinty