Protecting Scotland’s most vulnerable

Catherine Dyer to chair independent child protection review

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Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced an independent chair to review Child Protection in Scotland as he addressed more than 100 senior leaders from across Scotland who met for a summit in Perth as part of the Child Protection Improvement Programme yesterday. Continue reading Protecting Scotland’s most vulnerable

Exhibition: Displacement – Celebrating solidarity with refugees

Gallery One St Margaret’s House Studios

London Road Edinburgh EH7 6AE

DISPLACEMENT exhibition

4 – 19 June – FREE

st margaret's house

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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