SATURDAY 29th NOVEMBER from 12 – 3pm
at SALVATION ARMY 36 WARDIEBURN DRIVE
It’s that time again
– Our annual Christmas fair!
This year at the Salvation Army. We are looking for donations if anyone can help with anything.
We need raffle prizes, tombola items and alcohol for our pick a bag stall. If anyone has anything lying about nothing is too big or too small it’s greatly appreciated 
TUESDAY 21st OCTOBER
WARRISTON CREMATORIUM – LORIMER CHAPEL at 1pm
The funeral service for Billy Fitzpatrick will be held at Warriston Crematorium, Lorimer Chapel, on Tuesday 21st October at 1pm.
All are welcome, family flowers only.
Post service the wake will be held at Tanfield Bowling Club, Inverleith.
BILLY FITZPATRICK HAS DIED AFTER A PERIOD OF ILL HEALTH
Billy’s family posted this very sad news on Facebook yesterday:
This morning he passed away at the Western General surrounded by loves ones.
He asked that friends, family, acquaintances, people from his beloved North Edinburgh, and old comrades were given the news when the time came, and in his own words he had a good kick at the baw.
When funeral arrangements are made we’ll update again, thanks x
A proud trade unionist and a popular local councillor who fought for his community, Billy went on to share his negotiating skills and vast experience when he retired from front-line party politics.
Billy supported a number of important community projects, including Granton Information Centre, Royston Wardieburn Community Centre (he chaired both of these long-established community organisations) and North Edinburgh Arts.
Proud ‘Roystoner’ Billy featured in the recent ‘Quiet Heroes‘ exhibition at Madelvic House granton:hub.
Billy wasn’t always so quiet – it’s fair to say that oor Billy could be passionate, fiery even, and he had his fair share of brushes with the Labour Party hierarchy! – but Royston’s very own Quiet Hero fought North Edinburgh’s corner loyally for over forty years.
A genuine working class community stalwart, they just don’t make politicians like Billy Fitzpatrick any more. And our communities, our cities and our country are all the poorer for that.
Farewell, Billy, my dear old Comrade. We shared many good times together, and some dreadful ones too. Throughout all that time, you never changed: loyal, steadfast and honest to the very end.
How we will miss you.
RESTARTS THURSDAY 21st AUGUST 10.30am – 12 noon
TOMORROW: SONGS OF PROTEST WORKSHOP
TUESDAY 19 AUGUST: PHOTOMONTAGE ART WORKSHOP
ALL WELCOME!
THURSDAY 5th & THURSDAY 19th AUGUST at RWCC
There is also a follow-up Songs of Protest workshop TOMORROW morning (Thursday 31st July) from 10 – 12.30 at North Edinburgh Arts.
Penny Stone will be introducing more protest songs before we get down to writing a few more verses for a new North Edinburgh protest song!
SUMMER BBQ THIS WEDS 30th JULY 2-5pm (or when the food runs out). FREE, at the community garden (10 Wardieburn Road).
With BBQ from Scran Academy, bread from Granton Garden Bakery, and salad from Lauriston Farm (Edinburgh Agroecology Coop). ALL WELCOME!
Wednesday gardening club is on as usual from 1pm.
Dr Bike will be in 2-4pm -Free bike safety checks (thanks to R2 and North Edinburgh Arts)
Please note, this event with the Scran Van is earlier than our usual 5pm for the last Wednesday of the month.
THURSDAY 24th JULY from 10am – 12.30pm
We’ve been doing a summer of resistance programme at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre over the last few months to tie in with Steve McQueen’s ‘Resistance‘ photography exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art.
Its brilliant and couldn’t have arrived at a better time.
Anyway as part of our summer programme we have been organising joint sessions with North Edinburgh Arts groups. The first one is songs of protest tomorrow morning with Penny Stone at North Edinburgh Arts.
All welcome!
Lynn McCabe
We said goodbye to Madge yesterday.
Madge was one of those women who everyone seemed to know; a popular and weel-kent face around Royston and Crewe and the funeral service was packed.
I have known Madge and her family socially for more than forty years, but there are still some things you find out that come as a surprise. And at Warriston I learned that Madge had written a poem:
TWENTY FIVE PAST TWO
AH’M WALKING DOON THE ROAD
CAUSE IT’S TWENTY-FIVE PAST TWO
GAUN TAE GET THE BAIRN …
PAST MOHAMMED’S FIR SOME CHEWS
WHEN AH GET HIM
‘THERE’S YER CHEWS
TIME FIR HAME
CHANGE YER SHOES’
DUMPS HIS SCHOOL BAG …
HE’S OOT THE DOOR
IN THE GAIRDEN
WIE HIS DINOSAURS
A WORLD O’ HIS AIN TAKES O’ER
UNTIL … RAP THE WINDAE: ‘TEA’
“AH DINNAE LIKE THAT”
PICKS HIS GRUB
‘EAT IT OR YE’R IN THE TUB’
IN THE TUB, LOADS O’ TOYS
WHAT A MESS … MIND, BOYS WILL BE BOYS
UNTIL … AH TUCK HIM UP IN BED
TEDDY CUDDLED ROOND HIS HEAD.
A poem by MADGE VENTERS
School Holiday Price £5 per hour