THE OLD KIRK MUIRHOUSE PARISH CHURCH
Saturday 11th August 12 – 3pm
Join Granton Community Gardeners for summer BBQ
It’s nearly August, and that means our ANNUAL SUMMER BBQ! This year we’ll hold it on Sat 11th in our new big garden!
A date for your diaries; you’re welcome to invite your friends, families, and neighbours!
Granton Community Gardeners
Government launches consultation to protect political debate
The government is highlighting the seriousness of the threat of intimidation of candidates and campaigners to the integrity of public life and the electoral process …
The UK Government has launched a consultation for a new electoral offence which aims to crack down on threats and abuse towards those standing for election. Continue reading Government launches consultation to protect political debate
‘Girly Get Together’ to Raise Funds for Children’s Charity
An Edinburgh-based children’s charity is inviting women to come together to raise money at a fun-filled evening of food, drink, dancing and live music. Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) is hosting its annual ‘Girly Get Together’ this September and it promises to be a night packed to the brim with glitz and glamour. Continue reading ‘Girly Get Together’ to Raise Funds for Children’s Charity
New housing developments leaving Scots car sick
New research suggests housing developers are locking people into unhealthy and expensive car-dependent lifestyles by failing to provide infrastructure or access to healthier travel options, including walking, cycling or car sharing. Continue reading New housing developments leaving Scots car sick
Dates set for Local Conversations in Muirhouse
Next one is Tuesday 7th August from 6pm in Muirhouse Millennium Centre
Richard Winsor to star in Saturday Night Fever at Edinburgh Playhouse
Richard Winsor, highly acclaimed for his dance, stage and screen work, is set to play Tony Manero, the role which famously rocketed John Travolta to screen stardom, in a new stage production of Saturday Night Fever which comes to Edinburgh Playhouse from 23-27 October. Continue reading Richard Winsor to star in Saturday Night Fever at Edinburgh Playhouse
Sea Cadets launch #ScrapPlastic challenge
We’ve launched our #ScrapPlastic challenge, encouraging Sea Cadets – and you – to reduce your plastic use over 13 days, help clean up your local waterways and fundraise to get more young people on the water. Continue reading Sea Cadets launch #ScrapPlastic challenge
We Scots are such a sociable bunch: UK’s most friendly places revealed
People living in Scotland are among the most sociable in the UK, according to a recent poll
A survey of 2,000 people in the UK carried out on behalf of National Express Coach, asked how often respondents visited friends and family living in another city or region, whether they wanted to visit them less or more and what was stopping them making the journey. Continue reading We Scots are such a sociable bunch: UK’s most friendly places revealed
Grateful parents meet their hotline hero
A mum and dad who safely delivered their baby at home thanks to detailed instructions they received over the phone, have been reunited with the Scottish Ambulance Service call handler who helped them. Continue reading Grateful parents meet their hotline hero