Edinburgh’s Festivals: our ‘gift to the world’

The 71st August Festivals are here with hundreds of musicians, dancers, actors and comedians taking to the stage for the first time this weekend. This year, more than 50,000 performances of more than 5,000 shows will take place in approximately 500 venues across the Tattoo, Fringe, Book, Art and International Festivals. Continue reading Edinburgh’s Festivals: our ‘gift to the world’

Join Link Up for free community meal

Link Up Muirhouse are organising their free Community Meal here at North Edinburgh Arts on Wed 22 August! 

Link Up provides opportunities for people in communities to come together, get to know different people, participate and help each other. By doing things together, individuals and communities become more resilient, happier and better able to face some of the challenges they face.

Come along and join Link Up for a meal!

For more details, contact Katie:  katiequinn@mydg.org.uk

Granton Marina: community scepticism follows public meeting

Developers of the £500 million Edinburgh Marina at Granton say the project will create much-needed social housing and will provide 400 jobs in the first phase alone, but local people expressed concerns at a public meeting organised by community councils this week. Continue reading Granton Marina: community scepticism follows public meeting

Improving services? Have your say on Community Planning

“Community planning is all about how public bodies work both together and with local communities to design and deliver better services that can make a real difference to local people’s lives” – Council leader Cllr Adam McVey

The views of capital residents and partners are being sought as part of a drive by the Edinburgh Partnership to plan and deliver better services for the community.

Continue reading Improving services? Have your say on Community Planning

Barnardo’s Big Comedy Benefit: One show, eight acts, raise thousands for children’s charity

The 2018 fringe is underway and less than a week until Barnardo’s Scotland’s bumper two-hour Big Comedy Benefit taking place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Venue 150 on Wednesday 8th August at 8.30pm. Continue reading Barnardo’s Big Comedy Benefit: One show, eight acts, raise thousands for children’s charity