Category: Royston/Wardieburn

Tom Kitchin to visit PCHP this morning

Michelin star chef Tom Kitchin is calling in to PCHP on Boswall Parkway this morning to show his support for Scotland’s oldest community health project.

Tom is supporting PCHP’s crowdfunding initiative with some tasty offers to tempt donors:

  • First person to donate £1000 or more receives the Chef’s surprise Tasting Menu for two people, with matching wines, at Michelin star restaurant The Kitchin, 78 Commercial Quay, Leith
  • First person to donate £250 or more receives 6 oysters and 2 glasses of champagne at Southside Scran 14-17 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh
  • First person to donate £200 or more receives personalised and signed copies of each of Tom Kitchin’s cookbooks; From Nature to Plate, Kitchin Suppers, Meat & Game, Fish & Shelfish

Please email Dawn Anderson at dawnanderson@pchp.org.uk to find out further details of how to claim.

To be eligible to claim an incentive, donations must include your full details – anonymous donations will not be eligible to claim. Only one incentive can be claimed per donation.

PCHP’s 28 days of fundraising initiative runs until 14 March and has raised over £8000 so far.

Visit savepchp.com to donate. 

 

 

 Capital Coalition votes through £33 MILLION cuts package

Ray of hope for projects hammered by Health & Social Care grant cuts

Up to 200 council jobs in the Capital will go as the SNP-Labour administration passed a controversial austerity budget which sees £33 million of cuts to vital public services across the city.  Continue reading  Capital Coalition votes through £33 MILLION cuts package

Funding cuts crisis: Voluntary Sector Forum meets this morning

Forth & Inverleith Voluntary Sector Forum meets this morning (Monday 18th February) from 9:30 – 11.30am at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre. 

Forum members will discuss funding cuts of over £600,000 to local projects and will consider the impact this will have on the community. A plan for a local voluntary sector response will also developed at the meeting.

Art of Protest: housing event at Royston Wardieburn

Join us on Tuesday 19th February 2019 for a family-friendly, free, catered discussion at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre Community Cafe on protest and the north Edinburgh’s housing crisis. Continue reading Art of Protest: housing event at Royston Wardieburn

North Edinburgh Save our Services: Action Meeting tonight

ACTION MEETING

Tonight at The Prentice Centre, 6 – 8pm

All Welcome Continue reading North Edinburgh Save our Services: Action Meeting tonight

Voluntary Sector Forum to focus on funding cuts

This is a reminder of the next Forth & Inverleith VSF:

Monday 18th Feb, 9.30-11.30

F34 at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre

We will be discussing the cuts to local projects, amounting to over £600,000. Continue reading Voluntary Sector Forum to focus on funding cuts

Lifelong Learning: New courses in North Edinburgh

Hello there, 
I still have spaces for these courses – starting very soon!
Lorrane
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Skills for Life
Still spaces left for this new course!
Starts Thurs 21st Feb, 2pm – 4pm.
Royston Wardieburn Community Centre
Lots of topics to choose from.
Small friendly group.
Contact Lorrane to have a chat.
Tel: 0131 552 5700
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Creative Writing Course
Come along and try something new.
Have fun with words, join this small group.
No experience needed.
Starts Fri 22nd Feb, 10.30 – 12.00
Granton Library
Contact Lorrane to have a chat.
Tel: 0131 552 5700
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Lorrane Borwick, Lifelong Learning Locality Development Officer, Royston/Wardieburn Community Centre, 11 Pilton Drive North, Edinburgh EH5 1NF
Tel: 0131 552 5700
Mon – Wed, 10 – 2

Edinburgh’s budget: still time to have your say

There’s still time to share your views on the City Council’s draft council change strategy and proposals for the 2019/20 budget.  Continue reading Edinburgh’s budget: still time to have your say

Forth & Inverleith Voluntary Sector Forum date set

Monday 18th February at 9:30am, Royston Wardieburn Community Centre

Dear All,

Apologies for the delay in organising another forum after our meeting at the end of last year.

We plan to hold our next one on:

Monday 18th Feb, 9.30-11.30

F34 at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre

Please find attached the report from the meeting we held in November and I will send around the agenda a week before our meeting – please let me know if there is anything you would like included.

Best wishes,

Katherine Anderson

Development Worker: Children, Young People and Families Network and Voluntary Sector Forums

T: 0131 555 912

FIVSF animate report 22nd Nov