Six arrests and one jailed in motorbike clampdown

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Six men  have been charged as part of a police crackdown on motorbike theft and anti-social behaviour in North Edinburgh. Four bikes were recovered during police operations on Wednesday and Thursday. Continue reading Six arrests and one jailed in motorbike clampdown

Mischievous Martha flies in to Forthview!

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Catherine Wheels Theatre Company presented its award-winning production of Martha at Forthview Primary School yesterday as part of the Theatre in Schools Scotland tour. Martha is a very mischievous goose puppet – and the Forthview children loved her! Continue reading Mischievous Martha flies in to Forthview!

North Edinburgh Arts AGM date set

NORTH EDINBURGH ARTS

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday 25 October at 12 noon

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North Edinburgh Arts
Invites you to an
Annual General Meeting

To be held at North Edinburgh Arts
15a Pennywell Court
Edinburgh, EH4 4TZOn Tuesday 25th October at 12 noon
Soup and sandwiches will be served at 12.30pm

Creche available on requestCome and hear about the work of NEA, plans for the next three years, and have an opportunity to share your ideas for the organisation with us.

To RSVP and reserve a creche space call Sandra on 0131 315 2151 or email admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk by the 14th October.

Directions to the venue can be found here.

 

Living in Harmony: understanding hate crime

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The next Living in Harmony forum will be on Thursday 13th October, 10-12 at Pilton Community Health Project. There will be crèche available if booked in advance.

The theme of the session will be on understanding hate crime and we will have input from the police and from another project working with young people on hate crime in North Edinburgh. There will be an opportunity to explore what hate crime is, discuss how to raise awareness about it among our communities, and also to sign up your organisation to become a third party reporting centre.

It would be helpful if you could RSVP so that we have an idea of numbers.

Kind regards

Hannah Kitchen

Development Worker, Living in Harmony,

Pilton Community Health Project

0131 551 1671

hannahkitchen@pchp.org.uk

www.pchp.org.uk

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Parklife: Free parkour sessions at West Pilton Park

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There will be three days of Parkour workshops in West Pilton Park. For children age 12+. Spaces are limited – so book now!

Three days of Parkour in the park from 14:00 – 15:30 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday October 17th -21st.

Learn how to interact with the park and the local environment through the eyes of a Parkour practitioner – it is a free class! 

The workshops are run by Access Parkour supported by PCHP as part of the West Pilton Park project.

Supported by Pilton Community Health Project.

Booking is essential! 

Please spread the word! 

Go to https://bookwhen.com/accessparkour?tags

Lianne Pipskyj & Clare Symonds

Development workers – Physical Activity

Pilton Community Health Project

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

Screen Education Edinburgh seeks talented youngsters for BFI Film Academy

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The BFI Film Academy and Screen Education Edinburgh are offering an intensive course in filmmaking for 16-19 year olds who live in the South East of Scotland. Continue reading Screen Education Edinburgh seeks talented youngsters for BFI Film Academy

October 15 is Beach Day!

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Join us for food, fire, sea, sky, sand and art!

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The garden project at North Edinburgh Arts is again joining forces with Zoo Arts to host another beach day.
On beach days, we aim to have fun, relax, enjoy the outdoors and create art together. These trips are suitable for everyone and food is provided so we can really make a day of it.
The next beach day is on Saturday 15th Ocrober, leaving NEA at 12 noon and returning for 4.30pm. Children over 8 can come by themselves but must hand in a permission slip from their parents.
THIS TRIP IS FREE
Donations are welcome towards cost of food and materials.

BOOK PLACES:

in person
at North Edinburgh Arts, 15a Pennywell Court EH4 4TZ

by emailing
garden@northedinburgharts.co.uk

by phoning
0131 315 2151

Permission slips are available from:
North Edinburgh Arts reception and Muirhouse Library (available from Fri 30th Sept)

See you there!

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Opportunities for young people at West Pilton Park

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Hi All,

We are delighted to announce that Action For Children are taking on one of the West Park Improvement Plans as part of their ‘Community Challenge’ employability initiative. This is a fantastic opportunity for local young people to get involved in carrying out improvements to the woodland in their local area at the same time as developing new skills. It’s a great programme with lots of opportunities for progression. Find more information about the programme below and details on how to refer are attached. Please share around your local networks.

Lianne  Pipskyj, 

Development Worker- Physical Activity, Pilton Community Health Project

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** We are now recruiting for our next Challenge programme at – WEST PILTON PARK**

Could you please share this amongst your colleagues and partners within the North Edinburgh area?

Ideally we would be looking to engage with 13 young people in the local area. If we are not able to fill the 13 places from our group then I may need to open the referral process further to ensure we utilise the spaces.

Challenge

October 2016 Intake – Timeline

Closing Date for Referrals

Wednesday 5th October 2016

One to One meetings with successful candidates

6th & 7th October 2016

Programme Commences

Monday 10th October 2016

***CLOSING DATE FOR REFERRALS is:           Wednesday, 5th October 2016

Referral forms (please ensure you complete the referral form using the barrier definition for which is attached) to be completed and returned to:

E-mail:

nicola.raine@actionforchildren.org.uk

Do not hesitate to contact me on 0131 661 7828 or 0754570136 should you wish to discuss anything.

Nicola Raine 

Practice Team Leader, Action for Children

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West Pilton West Granton: your community needs YOU!

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Please get your application to be a Community Councillor form in to our Returning Officer, Councillor Vicki Redpath immediately!!
A nomination form is attached (see below)
You have to get it signed by 2 other residents who propose and second your nomination.
Please send the completed form to Vicki. Her email address is below but your form has to be actually signed.
Either give it to her directly or leave your form at the West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre early on Monday where I will pick it up and deliver it to Vicki.
Vicki is on 0131 529 3262 or vicki.redpath@edinburgh.gov.uk
Vicki will leave some blank forms at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre at about 11 o’ clock this morning. Forms can be filled in and then left at Muirhouse Library for her to collect when she does her surgery on Monday at 6pm.
Please tell anyone else you know would be interested in becoming a Community Councillor. We only have till Monday night to get nominations in!
Please make this a priority, we need you!!
Barbara Robertson