Muirhouse Minis group has grown so large since it first started that the group has been split into 3 session per day. To facilitate this, two parties were arranged with an hour between both, even though the groups have moved into the main hall! (writes James McGinty). Continue reading Muirhouse Minis party at Millennium Centre
There’s always plenty of Christmas cheer at the Sunshine Club party!
The Sunshine Club extended their now customary annual invitation to the Loose Women to share their Christmas party – and party they did (writes James McGinty)! Continue reading Festive Sunshine at Muirhouse Millennium Centre
The latest Tomorrow’s People team ‘graduated’ at a ceremony at Pincent Masons on Edinburgh Quay in Fountainbridge yesterday.
Most of the original twelve participants in the latest Working It Out – North Edinburgh programme have already moved on to pastures new – into work, training and further education – but stalwarts Danny, Donnie, Lewis and Tom were still there at the end and were presented with certificates at yesterday’s event.
Tomorrow’s People Task Force Leader Heather Law, who supervised the team, produced a short film which highlighted the group’s activities over the four month course – and they certainly put in some hard work, providing over 300 hours of volunteering!
Just some of the young people’s activities include: moving three tons of sand to fill a sandpit, ten weeks of training sessions with Edinburgh Rugby, painting and decorating, army training, producing a mural with National Galleries Scotland, planning and interview sessions with international law firm Pincent Masons and helping Community Action North to transform Muirhouse Shopping Centre for Christmas!
The event, kindly hosted by Pincent Masons, offered an opportunity to celebrate all that commitment and hard work – well done, guys!
A new batch of recruits will join Tomorrow’s People in January, but Danny, Donnie, Lewis and Tom and their team-mates will certainly be a hard act to follow!
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
