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It’s no yolk – Spartans aim to top 300!

Spartans Community Football Academy have launched their annual Easter Egg Collection – and the Ainslie Park-based team are once again aiming to ensure that no local child goes without an Easter Egg this year.

The Academy donated over 400 chocolate Easter Eggs to local food banks last Spring – an eggstraordinary total! – and they have set a target of reaching at least 300 again this year.

Can they make it? You can do your bit to help by ~~laying~~ donating an egg at the Academy at Ainslie Park by next Thursday (24 March)!

Question Time event to focus on Social Justice

TUESDAY 22 MARCH 6 – 8pm

CRAIGROYSTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

SOCIAL JUSTICE QUESTION TIME

Power to the People talks Human Rights tonight

North Edinburgh’s Power to the People group is hosting a session to discuss human rights tonight in Royston Wardieburn Community Centre tonight. Continue reading Power to the People talks Human Rights tonight

Celebrate International Women’s Day at Royston Wardieburn

TUESDAY 8 MARCH 10am – 1pm

ROYSTON WARDIEBURN COMMUNITY CENTRE

Get together, make a difference on International Women’s Day

I am writing to invite you to this year’s International Women’s Day event which takes place next Tuesday (8 March) in Royston/Wardieburn Community Centre, Pilton Drive North. We have decided to combine this year’s event with our third Getting Together Making a Difference event.

As you will see from the leaflet there will be films, poetry, music, stories, discussion and food – all the ingredients for a nice get together with friends and neighbours! We have organised a crèche for pre-school children to allow as many women as possible to take part. Please book a crèche place in advance as the crèche is likely to be very busy (tel 552 5700 or 551 1671).

Registration is at 10am in the reception area and we will be starting at 10.15 in room F34 upstairs. Lunch will be served at 1pm.

I would be grateful if you would forward the leaflet to any local women you know who might be interested in joining us.

PCHP_IWD_POSTER

Lynn McCabe (on behalf of the planning group)

Question Time events as election looms

Local community organisations have organised two Question Time events in the run-up to May’s Holyrood elections

TUESDAY 22 MARCH 6 – 8 pm

at Craigroyston Community High School

THURSDAY 24 MARCH 10am – 12 noon

at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre

Contact Anita on 0131 551 1671 if you need childcare.

These events are being organised by Pilton Community Health Project, North Edinburgh Community Learning and Development, Craigroyston Community High School, North Edinburgh Timebank, Living in Harmony and Edinburgh and Lothian Regional Equality Council.

Ask candidates for the Scottish Parliament the questions that matter to you!

North Edinburgh Youth Awards

Thursday 3 March from 5.30pm at North Edinburgh Arts

Hi Everyone,

We would like to invite you all along to the North Edinburgh Youth Awards on Thursday 3rd March 2016, 5:30-8:00pm at North Edinburgh Arts Centre. There shall be refreshments from 5:00-5:30pm. We hope to see everyone there!

Please see poster (below) – please could everyone display this in their establishments?

If you would like any more information contact us or Danielle Ward at danielle.ward2@edinburgh.gov.uk

Regards,

North Edinburgh Young People’s Forum

Awards night poster (1)

CAN you handle it? Double-header this weekend!

It’s all happening in Muirhouse this weekend with a Shopping Centre event on Friday followed by the North Edinburgh Community Conference this Saturday!

All welcome – both events are FREE!

Community ‘the key’ to tackling crime

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

SOS – Save Our Services!

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!