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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!

£3000 bike theft in Newhaven Road

Police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of a high-value mountain bike. The crime happened around 4.30am on Monday (16 April) at an address in Newhaven Road, when a property was broken into and the 36-gear ISSAC hard tail bike worth £3,000 was stolen from inside.

Officers are now urging anyone who can assist with their enquiries to come forward.

The bike is described as black, with an 18-inch frame, DT Swiss 240 silver-rimmed wheels, white forks, Continental mud tyres, Shimano XTR break discs, Bon Trager carbon stem and a triple Physic Gobbie saddle.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Given the time at which this incident occurred, a number of residents in Newhaven Road may have been awoken by sounds of a disturbance, as those responsible gained entry to the property. Similarly, members of the public who were up and out in the area in the early hours of Monday morning may also have seen something suspicious and are asked to contact police immediately if they have information that can assist officers with their investigation.”

Total Craigroyston run training session on housing

Total Craigroyston are running a training session on housing options for local staff. The session is on 20th March, registration at 9.30 am, at Spartans Community Football Academy.

This session will cover Housing Options, homelessness prevention, early housing intervention, issues around welfare reform, as well as housing support and advice services.

The session is aimed primarily at staff whose clients could be affected by homelessness or experience other problems with their housing.

If you would like to go to the training then please get in touch with info@totalcraigroyston.co.uk.

Follow your heart this Valentine’s Day …

… and book a First Aid Course!

Love hearts are a big part of Valentine’s Day so why not surprise your loved one this year with a truly inspirational, heartfelt present– a First Aid Course. The First Aid courses provided by St Andrew’s First Aid provide the knowledge, education and confidence to deal with life’s little – and big – emergencies, including CPR. Training is provided both within the community and at work and for February there are some really special offers on HSE approved First Aid training. There is a massive 25% saving on all HSE approved First Aid at Work and Emergency First Aid at Work courses from St Andrew’s First Aid, including requalification.

Last year there were 10,135 reported injuries to employees in Scotland and over two million working days lost due to work related injury and ill-health. St Andrew’s First Aid Training and Supplies Ltd will help manage your First Aid training, so that employees are prepared to respond quickly and effectively should an accident happen.

Mary McLuskey, managing director at St Andrew’s First Aid Training and Supplies Ltd said: “First Aid training can be about far more than the just the physical wellbeing of employees. As any employer who has been through this will tell you, dealing with an accident is both time consuming and can have an effect on staff morale and trust in managers. We’re here to help you.”

Established in 1882, St Andrew’s First Aid is a leading provider of First Aid in Scotland. As a leader the organisation is promoting the Setting the Standard accreditation scheme which is aimed at helping Scotland’s businesses become more First Aid aware by recognising those who also take their guests or visitors into consideration in their First Aid planning. On completion of a First Aid needs assessment and with relevant HSE First Aid training in place the organisation will award a Setting the Standard in First Aid accreditation mark to display on your premises.

To find out more on the latest offers and the Setting the Standard accreditation scheme visit www.firstaid.org.uk.

Guide dog pups coming back to Sainsbury’s

Sainsbury’s Guide Dog puppies Jasper and Sandy are now 6 months old and they will be coming in to the store on Monday (4 Feb) at 11.30am to show customers and colleagues how their training is coming along.

Sainsbury’s customers and staff have now raised £15,000 for another Guide Dog puppy and will be starting the process of choosing a name for ‘Puppy 3’ soon!