Sign up for The Big Obstacle

Dear colleague,

Granton Youth Centre are going to be hosting a 4k charity fun run called The Big Obstacle and we would like to invite you to take part.

The Big Obstacle will be held on Sunday 18 September at Inverleith Park as a joint event with Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership. There will also be a walk and cycle festival on the same day!

This is your opportunity to fundraise for your organisation/charity. The Big Obstacle will bring the community together and encourage young people and adults to get active and have fun!

All participants will receive a t-shirt, certificate, medal and healthy snack.

Availability is limited and will be on a strictly first come, first serve basis. Both individuals and teams (up to 5 people per team) can register.

More information and registration forms can be found below.

Any questions or completed registration forms to be returned by Friday 12^th of August to this email address. Even if you want to book a team slot and we can get team information closer to the time that is okay.

The Big Obstacle has been planned and organised by local young people for young people!

We look forward to hearing back from you and hope to see you on the 18^th of September.

Shelley

thebigobstacle@grantonyouth.com

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Local twirlers fly the flag for Scotland

TWO local young women will fly the flag for Scotland when they take part in the World Baton Twirling championships in Helsingborg, Sweden next week – and they’ll carry the support of both local MSP Ben Macpherson and the Scottish Parliament! Continue reading Local twirlers fly the flag for Scotland

Planning and Design: It’s YOUR community

Communities to have their say in the design of their area

Communities across Scotland will have the chance to map out the future of their towns with design experts. The Scottish Government is launching two funds to allow people to have a direct role in making their towns and villages better places to live.

Funding of £300,000 is available across two grant schemes – the Design Charrettes programme and the Activating Ideas Fund.

Charrettes bring together the public, stakeholders and designers over a number of days to draw up viable proposals, while the Activating Ideas fund will support participation and empowerment initiatives in disadvantaged areas.

Minister for Local Government Kevin Stewart said: “The quality of our places has an important influence on our lives. This Government is committed to empowering communities and involving them in the planning process.

“We have already seen really good examples of this in the few years since the charrettes programme has been running. In Maybole the Community Association and Community Council sourced additional funding to modernise and improve access to the Town Hall gardens. And in Girvan there is a successful plan for a new swimming facility which is due to open in 2017 following the closure of the local pool.

“Local communities have a wealth of knowledge about their local area. Bringing communities together with design expertise will enable ideas and proposals to be developed to deliver positive change. This initiative provides a way of enabling people across Scotland to have their say on the long- term future of their community.”

Continue reading Planning and Design: It’s YOUR community

Meet the Hi-Vis Dads!

Circle’s Haven Project High-Vis Dads Arts Workshop took on the challenge laid down by the Year of the Dad slogan: ‘celebrating the difference a great dad can make’. Dads’ support worker PETE CLOKE explains all …

Family life can face many challenges for families in the Forth Ward, where Circle works through its Haven Project. Through the Arts Workshop, we gave Haven families the chance to consider all the amazing potential being realised in their father’s role.

The fathers’ and children’s energy took on the vision of the lead artist, Angela Austin, and truly took on a life of its own. This 8’ x 6’ behemoth was full of colour and energy in a way that only a child could have envisioned.

Fathers and their children worked creative magic each afternoon from the 11^th to the 15^th of July. The project now has the dual role of advertising and celebrating fatherhood with all the other fathers in their local area.

This will be achieved when the final sculpture is exhibited from

September 19^th – October 7^th at North Edinburgh Arts

along with the photography of Fiona Burness, who visited the project during its construction.

We have been able to celebrate with families the joy of being a father and now we want to encourage all the other dads out there!

Pete Cloke

What next for West Pilton Park? Report published

Dear Friends/Colleagues,

Some of you might know that we have doing lots of work on West Pilton Park over the last year with the aim of improving negative perceptions and getting more people using it. We’ve been working with local organisations, the council and residents from the area to hold events on the park. These have enabled us to talk to lots of people about what would make them want to use the park more and their suggestions have been used to develop improvement plans, some of which are underway already!

Also, the events have been such a success that there is now a constituted ‘Friends of West Pilton Park (Parklife)’ group made up of local people enthusiastic about seeing change on the park. ‘West Pilton Parklife’ are already busy planning an annual programme of events on the park for the local community. It is after all, a great open space in the heart of North Edinburgh with potential to have something for everyone.

We hope that you enjoy reading all about it (below)!

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Kind Regards

Lianne Pipskyj & Clare Symonds

Pilton Community Health Project

73 Boswall Parkway,

0131 551 1671

liannepipskyj@pchp.org.uk

www.pchp.org.uk

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West Pilton West Granton Community Council meets on Tuesday

Please find attached the agenda for our next meeting, Tuesday 2nd August at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre.

We are inviting Councillor Vicki Redpath as our Community Council’s Returning Officer to speak to us (Edinburgh’s community council elections take place this September).

Speakers will also be in attendance from the Housing Planning Department to present and outline the housing proposals for West Pilton Grove and Crewe Road Gardens.

Hope to see you there,

Barbara Robertson

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More Hidden Gems Walks

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Following the success of last year’s Hidden Gems walks PCHP are running another series of six walks discovering parts of North Edinburgh you never knew existed! Even people who have lived in North Edinburgh all their lives are guaranteed to find out new things about their local area.

“I can’t believe I learned so much about the area I lived in considering I have been here all my life” said Kathy, who joined in with last year’s walks.

All walks are led by PCHP’s award-winning walk leaders and will be at an easy pace. All walks start at 7pm except the first one (21 July) which starts at 6.30pm

The first walk takes you to Lauriston Castle. Meet up at Silverknowes Golf Course at 6.30pm on Thursday (21 July). The walk will take about an hour to an hour and a half.

21^st July Meander Round Lauriston Castle Gardens 1 mile

NB this walk starts at 6.30pm not 7pm

Meet Roundabout Silverknowes Golf Course Silverknowes Rd, EH4 5ET

28^th July All that Sparkles Art Walk 2 and ¾ miles

Meet North Edinburgh Arts Centre 15a Pennywell Rd, EH4 4TZ

4^th August Discovering Granton’s Industrial Past 1 mile

Meet north side Granton Square by Lochinvar Drive EH5 1HE

11^th August Long Gone Schooldays 1.4 m

Meet north side Granton Square by Lochinvar Drive EH5 1HE

18^th August North Edinburgh’s Lost Medieval Walled Garden 2m

Meet Prentice Centre 1 Granton Mains Ave, EH4 4GA

25^th August Foraging for Free 3 miles

Meet North Edinburgh Arts Centre 15a Pennywell Rd, EH4 4TZ

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For more details please contact 0131 551 1671 or email admin@pchp.org.uk

Clare Symonds (Development worker – Physical Activity)

Move It, Pilton Community Health Project

73 Boswall Parkway, Edinburgh EH5 2PW

0131 551 1671

http://www.pchp.org.uk/

Cracking down on motorbike crime

Young people riding motorbikes dangerously on our streets, green space, cycleways and even pavements has been causing anger and alarm in North Edinburgh for a long time now, so local residents will be delighted to hear that city police have launched a new operation dedicated to tackling motorbike theft and associated antisocial behaviour in the Capital. Continue reading Cracking down on motorbike crime

Sign up for Childcare Academy training

New course starts Monday 5 September

PEP Summer Fayre: Thursday 21 July

THURSDAY 21 JULY 1 – 3.30pm

All welcome