Forth Neighbourhood Partnership Public Meeting
Wednesday 3 February at 2pm
West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre
Come along and hear about:
West Pilton Park improvement plans
The Neighbourhood Environment Programme Fund (NEPs)
Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden group
All welcome
Chief Constable praises local residents who ‘make a difference’
Recently-appointed Chief Constable Phil Gormley said community is they key to tackling crime during a visit to Leith with Justice Secretary Michael Mathieson last week. The visit coincided with news that reported crime in the North Edinburgh area has dropped by almost a quarter, with over 1700 fewer crimes reported in the last nine months. Continue reading Community ‘the key’ to tackling crime
Music and stories at Makin’ a Brew
My luv is like a … blue suede shoe!
It’s that time of year when the story of Robert Burns is told again and again at events and gathering all over the world; his poems recited and his songs sung. Wonderful as Burns’ story is, it’s so well known that you seldom learn anything new about Scotland’s national Bard.
So imagine the delight, then, when twa wandering minstrels shared their groundbreaking new research: that our very own Robert Burns was also the inventor of rock’n’roll!
The ‘truth’ was revealed at ‘Makin’ A Brew’, an entertaining family and children session at Craigroyston Early Years Centre last week.
Makin a Brew is a Youth Music Initiative-funded project for parents, their
children and the staff at Granton and Craigroyston Early Years Centres.
Led by musician Gica Loening and storyteller Clare McNicol, music and
storytelling sessions are held each week at the centres, encouraging
parents to take part, share and enjoy ryhmes, games, stories with their
children.
Makin’ a Brew has made a wee CD and accompanying booklet of their
songs so families can carry on enjoying them at home too. They also run
occasional events like last week’s Burns event featuring the Twa Rabbies, as well as ceilidhs, and the chance for parents to have some one to one
tutoring in music , song, story -whatever is their passion!
You can find out more about Makin’ a Brew sessions by contacting Craigroyston (332 3855) or Granton (552 4808) Early Years Centres.
More pictures and some video footage on
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SAVE THE DATE: Saturday 13 February 9.30 – 3pm
NORTH EDINBURGH COMMUNITY CONFERENCE
Organised by Community Action North and Granton Improvement Society
WHAT NEXT FOR OUR COMMUNITY?
Challenges and opportunities facing North Edinburgh
North Edinburgh is facing tough times. Services are being cut, jobs are hard to come by and some of our projects are struggling to survive.
But maybe it’s not all doom and gloom. Our community has some great resources, and chief among these is our people: the activists and the volunteers, young and old.
This important conference will discuss what our community needs – and work out how, together, we can get where we want to be.
We believe the people who know best are the people who live here. North Edinburgh needs your ideas – come along and help us to map out a positive future for our community.
Lunch provided
Free crèche available (MUST be booked in advance)
Contact: 0131 315 6405 or email communityactionnorth@gmail.com | grantonimprovementsociety.wordpress.com
Members of the Power to the People group are calling on local groups and individuals from North Edinburgh to join them at a lobby of the full council meeting on Thursday 21 January to protest against what Unison describe as the “worst cuts in living memory”. Continue reading SOS – Save Our Services!
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
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
Tomorrow’s People exhibition to open in North Edinburgh Arts shop unit
The National Galleries of Scotland and Tomorrow’s People would like to invite you to the opening of their exhibition on Monday (7 December), 12-5pm.
You can view this collaborative piece of work in The Artists’ Shop (inside Muirhouse Shopping Centre, closest to NEA).
Also a great opportunity to speak with Tomorrow’s People to find out more about the organisation and all the brilliant work that they do around our community.
