Fifteen projects aiming to get more women and girls in Scotland taking part in sport and physical activity are set to benefit from £300,000 of investment from the Scottish Government’s Women and Girls fund.
Among them is a coalition bid from North Edinburgh. The Youth Work Coalition receives £15,000 to deliver an inclusive outdoor education programme to young women and girls in North Edinburgh. Continue reading New fund aims to get young women into sport
Saturday 4th May from 1 – 4.30pm at Granton Castle Walled Garden
Schemes to create jobs and protect the environment are set to benefit from a new fund to help social enterprises which will be backed by £17 million of investment. Continue reading £17 million fund to support social enterprise
National Vegetarian Week: 13th -19th May
Sunday Times Number One Bestselling authors, Henry and Ian from BOSH! are joining forces with National Vegetarian Week 2019 to prove vegetarian food can pack a punch. Famous for their deliciously fun food, BOSH! make everything from showstoppers to one-pot wonders. Continue reading Bestselling authors BOSH! support National Vegetarian Week 13-19 may
Thomas to shadow business leader after making final of national competition Continue reading Student to become boss for a day
Bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith CBE visited Nepal this Spring to see at first-hand the vital work of international charity The Gurkha Welfare Trust. Continue reading Alexander McCall Smith visits Nepal with The Gurkha Welfare Trust
Thanks to Jubilo for supporting PYCP and inviting us along to help raise money and providing refreshments to the Choral Classics These Things Shall Be at St Cuthbert’s Church on Lothian Road this Saturday 4th May (writes Pilton Youth & Children’s Project’s Debbie McMillan).
Jubilo Choir have supported us throughout the year with their events and have raised over £2000 for our children and young people at Pilton Youth & Children’s Project.
Thank you to Muriel for meeting us at St Cuthberts and helping us plan our trip to the church; also a big thank you to all the team at St Cuthberts for making room for all our refreshments on the night.
We hope you have a fantastic evening and I wish I could have been there on the night.
Debbie
An exhibition that captures the faces and stories of people who champion the joy of everyday walking in Scotland is launching this weekend. The Humans of the Walk portrait photography exhibition celebrates the many ways in which walking improves physical, mental and social health, regardless of age or ability. Continue reading Exhibition puts the benefits of walking in the frame
Craigroyston Community High School has been short-listed in the prestigious Tes (formerly Times Educational Supplement) School Awards. The local school is nominated in the English Teacher or Team of the Year category. Continue reading ‘High Expectations and No Excuses’: Craigroyston up for prestigious Schools Award
Edinburgh will make history this weekend when it becomes the first city in the UK to join the Open Streets movement.
