Your opportunity to influence Locality Improvement Plans

There are two more chances to help shape North West Edinburgh’s Locality Improvement Plan this week at community consultation events:

This evening at The Prentice Centre there’s a session on ‘North Edinburgh small area’ – that’s Muirhouse, West Pilton, Granton, Royston Wardieburn and Wester Drylaw to you and me, so it’s no’ that small! These traditional working class communities face a number of poverty-related challenges and tonight’s session will look at the draft action plan drawn up to tackle issues in ‘Greater Pilton’. Are the priorities right? Can the plan be improved? What’s missing?

Have your say tonight at The Prentice Centre, Granton Mains Avenue. The session runs from 5.30 – 8pm.

North Edinburgh small area –  https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Q33YZW3

Over recent weeks the North West team has taken the Locality Improvement Plan out for consultation at venues across the area. Sessions have been on themes – there have been sessions on Place; Community Safety; Employment, Training & Education and Children, Young People and Families.

Over recent weeks the North West Locality team has taken the Locality Improvement Plan out for consultation at venues across the locality. Sessions have been on themes – there have been sessions on Place; Community Safety; Employment, Training & Education and Children, Young People and Families.

Tomorrow sees the final themed session – this one’s on Health and Wellbeing and it takes place in Clermiston’s Rannoch Centre, Rannoch Terrace from 1 – 4pm.

Health & Wellbeing theme 

If you can’t attend these events there’s still time to express your views – click here

 

Vacancy at Community Action North

Community Action North (CAN) seeks a Community Development Worker (Fixed term 7 months, 28 hours per week) to develop and implement the community engagement and capacity and capabilities development work required to deliver the Aspiring Communities Fund Programme’s aims.

More information at https://goodmoves.org.uk/vacancy/a4s0n000000y5ycqac-community-development-worker 

or available from admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk tel: 0131 315 2151

Hidden Gems walks return next week

We are pleased to be running out popular Hidden Walks again this summer (writes Pilton Community Health Project’s Physical Activity development worker Lianne Pipskj). Each Thursday from 7 June- 9 August there will be a volunteer-led, themed walk exploring different parts of North Edinburgh (see programme below).

A guest volunteer will be there each week to give people information (historical and environmental) about certain points on the walks.

First up next week is Lauriston Castle …

Spartans stage annual Girls’ Football Festival

Over 160 P6 & P7 pupils from Pirniehall, Wardie, Craigroyston, Ferryhill, Granton and Blackhall Primary Schools took part in Spartans Community Football Academy’s annual Girls’ Football Festival on Friday. Continue reading Spartans stage annual Girls’ Football Festival

Michele McDougall funeral service

The service will be at Lorimer Chapel at Warriston on Tuesday 5th June at 1.pm Everyone very welcome.

“A wonderful woman I first knew when she was chair of the Greater Pilton Childcare Action Group in the early 90s. She took up so many other causes over the years, in spite of ill health, and it was always an inspiration to talk with her , including at St. Columba’s earlier this month. Deepest condolences to Lauren; RIP Michelle.”

Malcolm Chisholm

I am so very sad to hear of Michelle’s passing .She was a really beautiful woman both inside and outside .We did keep in touch for a while through texts and occasionaly FB. I am thinking of her daughter whom Michelle introduced me to .She was a lovely person ,like her mother and had just completed her degree.

If you see this please know I am thinking of you .I am also thinking of Michelle who suffered so much pain but never it make her bitter She always saw the bright side of things .She will be so missed by everybody .So my condolences to hear family,friends and all who knew her .RIP Michelle – you deserve it .

Cait Ni Cadlaigh

 

Courageous Michele, who used her final days to warn fellow mesh victims of the risks, dies after cancer battle

Childcare Academy sessions in June

We now have a dates in place for our Childcare Academy Information Sessions:

Wednesday 6th June @ 10am

Wednesday 27th June @ 1pm

If you would like to book a place to come along and hear more about the Academy, ask any questions and take away an application pack, please do not hesitate to contact me on the number below or Audrey O’Neill on 0131 311 6931.

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Liam Moffat

Training Administrator

North Edinburgh Childcare

18b Ferry Road Avenue, Edinburgh EH4 4BL

Tel:  0131 311 6929