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Exhibition: Displacement – Celebrating solidarity with refugees

Gallery One St Margaret’s House Studios

London Road Edinburgh EH7 6AE

DISPLACEMENT exhibition

4 – 19 June – FREE

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Celebrating solidarity with refugees

Artist Jamie King has been a studio holder for over five years at St Margaret’s and has had several exhibitions there. He has also exhibited at Summerhall Edinburgh and in Glasgow.

In this exhibition King has engaged with conceptual art through the use of language as well as oil painting. Fellow artist Nicky Beckett works with mixed media and has exhibited in London and France.

These two artists have collaborated to produce a series of visual and conceptual art works as a response to the current refugee crisis affecting Europe.

How to attend:

This exhibition is free. Fifty per cent of any artwork sales will be donated to Scottish Refugee Council.

Events force temporary closures at Meadowbank

Referendum count and Elton John events mean temporary closure 

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Meadowbank Sports Centre will be temporarily closed for events taking place from 23 – 25 June. Some areas of Meadowbank will also be closed before and after the events for set up and ‘break-down’. Continue reading Events force temporary closures at Meadowbank

TRIM May minutes

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Please find attached the latest TRIM Minutes – This meeting was held @ 7pm within Muirhouse Millennium centre on 31st May 2016

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May 2016 Minutes

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Leonardo staff raise £11,000 for Alzheimer Scotland

Presentation cheque for £11, 000 to Alzheimer Scotland by employees of Leonardo's Airborne and Space Systems division in Edinburgh on Thursday June 2nd 2016
Presentation cheque for £11, 000 to Alzheimer Scotland by employees of Leonardo’s Airborne and Space Systems division in Edinburgh on Thursday June 2nd 2016

Members of Leonardo’s Edinburgh Charity Committee presented a cheque for £11,000 to Alzheimer Scotland’s Abby Parkhouse at Crewe Toll yesterday. The  cheque represents the culmination of Leonardo employees’ magnificent fundraising efforts over the past year.

Accepting the cheque, Abby thanked Leonardo employees and said: “It’s incredible that the Leonardo employees have managed to raise so much money in such a short space of time. It will make an amazing difference to our day care bungalow based in Midlothian.”

The Bungalow, Alzheimer Scotland’s day care centre in Bonnyrigg, offers friendship, support and stimulation to help maintain and restore the sense of self-esteem, confidence and dignity of people with dementia. It gives people with dementia the opportunity to socialise, and a chance to take part in a programme of activities to suit individual service users, which includes physical exercise, craftwork, quizzes, mental stimulation and reminiscence in a friendly, supported and safe environment.

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Spartans CFA Girls Football Fun Day

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Spartans Community Football Academy are hosting a Girls Football Fun Day for local primary schools on Friday 10 June. This will be the second year of this annual event and Craigroyston, Ferryhill, Trinity, Pirniehall, St Davids and Wardie P6 & 7 girls will be taking part.

Continue reading Spartans CFA Girls Football Fun Day

Elderly hospital care: NHS Lothian must do better

Inspectors step in to respond to Ferryfield patient buzzers

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Health Inspectors were twice forced to step in to answer patients’ alarm buzzers while conducting a recent survey into complex clinical care in Edinburgh. It’s little surprise, then, that their report makes a number of recommendations for service improvement. Continue reading Elderly hospital care: NHS Lothian must do better

Sixty of the Best: Lord Provost to recognise city’s inspiring volunteers

North Edinburgh’s volunteers prominent once again

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Over sixty of Edinburgh’s most Inspiring Volunteers will be honoured by Edinburgh’s Lord Provost – and city Volunteering Ambassador – Councillor Donald Wilson at a special awards ceremony on Tuesday 7 June during #VolunteerWeekScot. Continue reading Sixty of the Best: Lord Provost to recognise city’s inspiring volunteers