Category: West Pilton

National recognition for city youth projects

Three Edinburgh projects are in the running for awards at this year’s National Youth Work Awards, organised by YouthLink Scotland.

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Lifeline for threatened projects? It’s too soon to celebrate

The North Edinburgh Save Our Services campaign are holding an Action Meeting on Wednesday evening – and there may be some good news at last for the six local community projects whose Health and Social Care funding was slashed by the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board last December. Continue reading Lifeline for threatened projects? It’s too soon to celebrate

Pilton Youth & Children’s Project leaps into Spring!

PY News: PYCP’s Spring newsletter

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PYCP is fundraising

The children we work with live within the top 5% most deprived areas of Scotland. We support over 200 children aged 0 to 11 every week, many of whom are very vulnerable, facing a range of issues.

We help by giving a safe,supportive environment to talk through worries, develop new skills and above all have fun!

You can send a donation via SMS. Just send a text to 70070 with PYCP55 £5 to send a fiver, or PYCP55 £10 to send a tenner. 100% of the money sent will reach the charity, allowing us to continue our work with kids who need our help.

There’s more info at PYCP’s campaign page:

 http://campaign.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/pycp/fundourchildrenswork. 

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Tom Kitchin to visit PCHP this morning

Michelin star chef Tom Kitchin is calling in to PCHP on Boswall Parkway this morning to show his support for Scotland’s oldest community health project.

Tom is supporting PCHP’s crowdfunding initiative with some tasty offers to tempt donors:

  • First person to donate £1000 or more receives the Chef’s surprise Tasting Menu for two people, with matching wines, at Michelin star restaurant The Kitchin, 78 Commercial Quay, Leith
  • First person to donate £250 or more receives 6 oysters and 2 glasses of champagne at Southside Scran 14-17 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh
  • First person to donate £200 or more receives personalised and signed copies of each of Tom Kitchin’s cookbooks; From Nature to Plate, Kitchin Suppers, Meat & Game, Fish & Shelfish

Please email Dawn Anderson at dawnanderson@pchp.org.uk to find out further details of how to claim.

To be eligible to claim an incentive, donations must include your full details – anonymous donations will not be eligible to claim. Only one incentive can be claimed per donation.

PCHP’s 28 days of fundraising initiative runs until 14 March and has raised over £8000 so far.

Visit savepchp.com to donate. 

 

 

 Capital Coalition votes through £33 MILLION cuts package

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

Funding cuts crisis: Voluntary Sector Forum meets this morning

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.

Jen Richards leaves Pilton Community Health Project

Co-director Jen Richards has left Pilton Community Health Project:

Today is a day of reflection for me as I am leaving PCHP after working here for 9 ½ years; I’ve had a couple of different jobs here and my last one has been that of Director for the last 7 years (writes JEN RICHARDS). Continue reading Jen Richards leaves Pilton Community Health Project