Two local projects have scooped awards at this year’s National Youth Work Awards. Spartans Community Football Academy picked up the National Raising Attainment Award for their work with vulnerable youngsters in North Edinburgh, while the Action for Children Heritage and Inclusion Project has won the National Equality and Diversity Award, sponsored by BBC Children in Need. Continue reading National Awards for local youth projects
New analysis from Which? has revealed that Scotland lost over a third of its bank and building society branches in just eight years, raising concerns that consumers and businesses alike could struggle to access cash across the country. Continue reading Scotland has lost OVER A THIRD of bank branches in just eight years
Forth & Inverleith Voluntary Sector Forum meeting will take place on:
Monday 18th March, 9.30 – 11.30am
at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre
Among agenda items to be discussed will be the possible withdrawal of EVOC’s support of the city’s Voluntary Sector Forums.
There will also be an update on the ongoing funding crisis faced by local projects.
New business venture announced for Raeburn Place
Raeburn Place Foundation (RPF) is pleased to announce that Milk & Honey, a trading arm of Sweet by Scotts Limited, will establish an upmarket gelateria in its new development at Raeburn Place, Stockbridge. Continue reading Stockbridge: the land of Milk and Honey
Open to all levels but you must be library members, you can join online here – https://bit.ly/2vwmOim
Please email your entries to stockbridge.library.edin@g
Stockbridge Library closed 16 – 23 March
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
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.
Loan scheme to ease burden of owning a surgery Continue reading Funding boost for GP practices
Stockbridge Library
Thursday 28th February, 2.30 – 3.30pm
Choose life. Choose Leith: Trainspotting on Location is a close analysis of Irvine Welsh’s book Trainspotting and the play and the film of the same name.
For author Tim Bell this is personal, bringing up a young family in Leith with it all going on around him. He got caught up in the literature and has been doing Trainspotting tours, interpreting the book on location for locals, tourists, aficionados and academics, for 15 years.
Book your free ticket by speaking to a member of staff or via the following LINK – https://bit.ly/2ULouOt
