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Letters: Winners and losers of the global race

Dear Editor

The repeated use of certain words and phrases, for example ‘let me be clear’, ‘openness and transparency’, ‘hub’, ‘flat-lining’ are very irritating; and ‘we must win the global race’, often repeated by David Cameron and most Tory politicians, is both annoying and dangerous.

Dangerous; when the state of the world needs nations to work together to solve problems of food production, fuel and energy supplies, diseases, protection of the world’s forests and climate change.

Dangerous; because ‘winning the global race’ means there are losers, creating disastrous unemployment, poverty and health problems.

There are many examples of companies engaged in the ‘global race’, making vast profits in one country, closing industries in others, showing little concern for people’s’ lives and wellbeing. The ‘global race’ does not exclude the working people of the UK from this exploitation.

A. Delahoy

Silverknowes Gardens

Health Project seeks new Board members

Pilton Community Health Project is a fast-changing organisation which has been working with local people to overcome health inequalities in north Edinburgh for more nearly 30 years.

We are currently recruiting motivated and dedicated people to join our Board of Directors. We value people’s life experience as well as their qualifications and are looking to achieve a good balance on our Board. Its an exciting time for us, we are revisiting our vision and if you were to join us, you would have a real opportunity to shape the direction of our work for the next 30 years!

We are particularly keen to recruit people who live locally and want to make a difference to people’s health in the area.

If you are interested call Project Manager, Jen Richards on 0131 551 1671 to find out more about what it would involve. Have a look at our website and facebook page to find out more about what we do and what goes on in the area.

www.pchp.org.uk

www.facebook.com/PiltonCommunityHealthProject

Anita Aggarwal

Senior Development Worker (Health Inequalities)

Pilton Community Health Project

73 Boswall Parkway

Edinburgh, EH5 2PW

Save money – and the environment – at your local library

First books, now bin bags! Compostable food waste bin liners are now on sale at libraries across Edinburgh at a bargain price in a bid to boost recycling figures.

Rolls of the liners can be bought over the library counter for £1 in response to public feedback suggesting that they can be costly to buy in shops.

The majority of households in the Capital will have access to food waste recycling when the latest stage is rolled out by the end of this summer, which will help to reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill.

Councillor Jim Orr, Transport and Environment Vice Convener, said: “Food waste recycling has been supported really well by residents, and if we want to encourage more to take it up, then it should be made as easy as possible to do. An average household bin contains around one third of food waste, which releases harmful greenhouse gases when it ends up on landfill sites. Recycling it, however, can generate electricity to power homes and businesses.
“Feedback from the public has suggested that some find the price of food bin liners prohibitive. Hopefully, by selling them in accessible libraries at a bargain price, I hope that this will be one less barrier to people who want to help the environment.”

Arise, Sir Baldrick!

At last, a ‘cunning plan’ has come together – and in British honours system hierarchy Baldrick now outranks his master Blackadder! Blackadder actor Tony Robinson has been knighted while his co-star Rowan Atkinson receives a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Among the other well-known names to receive honours are Adele, Rob Brydon, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber, Clare Balding, golfer Paul Lawrie and former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell, but the majority of recipients are unsung heroes – of the 1,180 people who appear on the Birthday Honours list, almost three-quarters are people who are actively engaged in charitable or voluntary work within their local communities.

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Morrisons to offer online shopping

Morrisons, the UK’s fourth biggest supermarket chain, is to launch an online grocery service.

Morrisons is currently the only one of the big four – Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s are the others – not to offer an online shopping option to their customers, but a deal with internet grocer Ocado will see it offer the new service by January next year.

Delivery vans will carry the Morrisons brand, with Ocado supplying logistical support from it’s distribution centre in the Midlands.

Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips told BBC Radio 4: “This is a very good transaction for both parties. We’re going from a standing start to the fast lane in the blink of an eye.”

Business analysts Conlumino predict that the total food and grocery market is forecast to grow 22% from £127bn to £155bn by 2017, with online food sales are expected to grow by nearly 70% over the same period, from £5.9bn to £10bn. Almost 30% of people in the UK now shop online for food and groceries.

Ever tried online grocery shopping? What’s the verdict? Let us know!

Spartans lift Scottish Youth Cup in five star show

Congratulations to The Spartans Under-17s, who lifted the Scottish Youth Football Association (SYFA) trophy in their first ever national final on Sunday.

The North Edinburgh side produced a fantastic performance in a superb 5 – 0 win over Giffnock SC in the SYFA Scottish Cup final at Airdrie’s Excelsior Stadium, playing some excellent passing football throughout the 90 minutes.

Spartans started much the stronger and Sean Stewart gave the North Edinburgh side an early lead in only five minutes. That lead could have been doubled minutes later, but Scott Irving’s penalty was saved by the Giffnock keeper.

Spartans dominance was not to be denied, though, and Jordan Brown added to Spartans lead on the half hour with a powerful left foot drive into the top corner.

Spartans continued where they left off in the second half, and further goals by Blair Atkinson and Steven Havelin sealed a comprehensive victory, setting the seal on a fine performance.

The SYFA Cup may not be Spartans U17s last silverware this season. The local lads have their sights set on another three more trophies – two cups and the League title – before the season ends!

Spartans cup-winning team: Callum Speedie, Kerr Allan (Kyle Doig), Harry Oliff (Daniel McIvor), Duncan Player, David Scobie, Sean Stewart (Elliott Carruthers), Scott Irving, Jamie Dishington, Blair Atkinson (Steven Havelin) Andrew Mair, Jordan Brown (Bruce Scott)

Where’s the burdz? Volunteer opportunity!

I am writing from RSPB Scotland, a UK conservation charity. We have a new volunteer opportunity that I thought members of the community might be interested in.

We would like to recruit some volunteers who are interested in helping us campaign for wildlife conservation. We will support them to write to, visit and lobby their local decision makers on our behalf as we prepare to launch a marine conservation campaign to protect seabirds at sea. We hope it will be a great opportunity for volunteers to meet people and gain new skills.

I attach the role description of the opportunity as well as the date of our welcome event. Although I realise that many of your members will already be involved in similar projects, if any of them would like to volunteer or attend the welcome event to find out more they can email champions.scotland@rspb.org.uk.

Please get in touch if you have any questions

Best wishes

Philippa Faulkner (Campaigns Co-ordinator Scotland)

RSPB Scotland

2 Lochside View

Edinburgh Park

Edinburgh EH12 9DH

Tel: 0131 317 4198

Mob:07568100922

Follow us on Twitter @RSPB Scotland

www.rspb.org.uk

Free sound and theatre workshop this Sunday

Creative Electric are running a FREE workshop this Sunday 2-4pm at The Bongo Club, Edinburgh with Joshua Payne exploring sound effects and physical theatre. This workshop is for young people between 16-25 and is funded by The Neighbourhood Partnership.

Joshua Payne is a theatre maker whose work has a focus on designing original sound and music for physical movement. Most often Joshua works with Theatre Company ‘Down The Rabbit Hole’ as a director, performer and sound artist making work that raises awareness of Mental Ill-Health. Previous credits as a sound designer include Promethea, Feather by Feather, Language At The Edge of Sense, Much Ado About Nothing and associate design for two years on The Enchanted Forest, Pitlochry.

To book a place on the workshop email creative_electric@hotmail.com

www.creative-electric.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/CreativeElectric

Auditory Hallucinations. Eh?

Creative Electric have a new production touring Scotland that we thought you’d like to know about!

Auditory Hallucinations is an interactive theatre production that explores the comfort we find within our own heads.
Memories.
Moments.
Things that belong only to us.

Creative Electric were awarded Quality Production funding from Creative Scotland to create an interactive piece exploring memories. Inspired by an artists debate in Stockholm in February 2012, where the idea of collecting performance art and moments was discussed, the company decided to explore whether it was possible to own another’s moment and, in the case of verbatim theatre, their memory. The result is a little insight into a memory that the audience can share with performers. We’d love you to be a part of it.

Please note audiences are capped at a maximum of 15 people.

Audience members will be required to wear headsets.

Auditory Hallucinations is a part of Creative Electric’s emerging artists programme where the company aim to support artists at the early stage of their career with paid work and mentoring. This is the companies second emerging artists production.

‘Debutantes’ was produced in February 2012 and was performed in Edinburgh, Glasgow and at Stoff Festival Stockholm where it was nominated for the Audience Choice Award.

Performance Dates:

Howden Park, Livingston (Previews) 27th April 7 & 8pm

The Bongo Club, Edinburgh

30th April 8 & 9pm
1st May 8 & 9pm
4th May 2 & 3pm

The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow 7th May 7, 8 & 9pm 8th May 8 & 9pm.

Imaginate Fringe, Traverse Theatre Bar 12th May 12-6pm (adaption, installations running throughout the day, no ticket required)

The Space, North Berwick 14th May 7.30 & 8.15pm
Kelburn Garden Party 6th & 7th July. (included in festival ticket price)

Tickets £5.

Each performance can accommodate an audience of up to 15 people.
For reservations email Creative_electric@hotmail.com

To keep up to date with Creative Electric please add https://www.facebook.com/CreativeElectric

Time to cook at Community Health Project

They take healthy eating very seriously at Pilton Community Health Project, but food can be a lot of fun too! Two new free opportunities to brush up your culinary skills are starting at Pilton Community Health Project on Boswall Parkway this week. Bon appetit!