Category: West Pilton

Heartbreak as funding appeal rejected … but the fight goes on

Pilton Community Health Project could face closure unless alternative funding can be found. The respected local project – Scotland’s oldest community health organisation – was one of 35 who learned last week that they would receive no funding from the latest round of Health & Social Care grants. Continue reading Heartbreak as funding appeal rejected … but the fight goes on

Health and Social Care Grants: where the axe will fall

We have read about the likely consequences of impending Health and Social Care grant funding cuts for Pilton Community Health Project, but PCHP is not alone. A  number of local projects are bracing themselves to face cuts or worse – for some, the tabled recommendations could prove to be the end of the road. Continue reading Health and Social Care Grants: where the axe will fall

Ben Macpherson and Deirdre Brock pledge their support to PCHP

Two local SNP parliamentarians have added their voices to the campaign to save Pilton Community Health Project. Continue reading Ben Macpherson and Deirdre Brock pledge their support to PCHP

SCOTLAND’S OLDEST COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT THREATENED WITH CLOSURE AFTER DRASTIC FUNDING CUTS

Young people’s mental health services among those facing the axe Continue reading SCOTLAND’S OLDEST COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT THREATENED WITH CLOSURE AFTER DRASTIC FUNDING CUTS

North Edinburgh Fights Back … Part One

COMMUNITY MEETING TO DISCUSS CUTS

Following a number of emails and telephone conversations over the last 48 hours I can confirm that a community meeting has now been organised to discuss a community response to the Health and Social Care Grants recommendations. Continue reading North Edinburgh Fights Back … Part One

Bleak Christmas for some community organisations as Health & Social Care grants announced

NO FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY CENTRES

COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT CORE FUNDING REJECTED Continue reading Bleak Christmas for some community organisations as Health & Social Care grants announced

Wild Places and Open Spaces

Here’s an exciting new way we are encouraging people from North Edinburgh to get outdoors and connect more with the place they call home.

Our ‘Wild Places and Open Spaces’ booklet is a helpful and attractive new resource highlighting some of the lovely outdoor spaces there are in the area.

On Tuesday (11th Dec) at 11am the booklet will be officially launched with the first of 10 ‘Storytelling Walks’. We have two P5 classes coming along to hear the story of the Giants Causeway as they walk around a local park. There will also be festive snacks and hot chocolate.

This event will begin at Finn MacCool’s Footprint- a sculpture on West Pilton Park.

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