Last weekend marked the closing days of what has been the most popular exhibition at Edinburgh’s City Art Centre in recent years. Victoria Crowe – 50 Years in Painting, closed on Sunday having welcomed over 40,000 visitors, from Edinburgh, UK and further afield, young and old, life long admires of Crowe’s work and those who discovered it for the first time, to celebrate the life’s work of one of the UK’s finest artists. Continue reading Victoria Crowe exhibition attracts over 40,000 visitors
This Thursday from 12.45 – 3pm
Dear Editor
When you consider the vast array of skills developedand used every day by working people in all walks of life; it is truly amazing.
We all rely on the skills of others in so many ways.
Sometimes we forget that it is people like us who are providing all the goods and services that we take for granted. It is the ordinary working people who, with their skill and compassion, make life possible for everyone.
It is the same 99% of the peoplewho create, clean, repair and care for us that also generate the wealth, but have little control over. The ownership of that wealth has now become the property of others.
The workers who created the wealth now find themselves with no say in how it should be invested or distributed, and low pay and unfairness continues.
The workers who created the wealth now find themselves with no say in how it should be invested or distributed and low pay and unfairness continues.
The wealth created by the 99% now belongs to the few. It is time that this historic confidence trick is challenged and all workers are awarded, and involved in, who benefits from our national wealth.
A. Delahoy
Silverknowes Gardens
EU citizens in Scotland are to be offered additional advice and support backed by more than £20,000 from the Scottish Government.
The Citizens’ Rights Project and a new charity Settled are joining forces thanks to this funding to help EU citizens with applications to the UK Government’s EU Settlement Scheme. Continue reading That’s Settled, then: more support for EU citizens in Scotland
Every year, YouthLink Scotland, the national agency for youth work, run a campaign to promote the CashBack for Communities Youth Work Fund and to highlight the amazing work of the funded projects.
This year, the CashBack for Communities Youth Work fund has awarded £778,595.00 to 194 projects – benefiting 14,486 young people in Scotland. Continue reading CashBack’s Jamie the Unicorn sets off on his travels
Every day, in hospital wards and clinics across NHS Lothian, the gratitude and generosity of patients and relatives is on display through cards and gifts given as a ‘thank you’ for the care provided by staff.
Now, patients and relatives who wish to thank staff at the Western General Hospital can consider doing so with a healthy alternative to chocolate: “Massage Minutes.” Continue reading Saying ‘thank you’ to NHS staff … with a massage!
Police Scotland is supporting National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2019 which runs from 12 – 19 October:
As part of this week, we are raising awareness of hate crimes and encouraging people to report them. Tackling hate crime is a key priority for us. If you have been a victim of a hate crime, always report it to us. There’s lots of help and support available for you.
The official definition of hate crime is ‘any crime which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated (wholly or partly) by malice and ill-will towards a social group’.
This means that any of us can be a victim of hate crime at any time. Hate crime can happen in many different ways. It could be someone shouting and swearing at you, threatening you or verbally abusing you. It could be offensive graffiti, being physically assaulted or receiving online abuse. So if you are targeted by a person or group of people and you think the reason you have been targeted is because of:
Then this is a hate crime. There is no excuse for hate crime – if you have been a victim of hate crime or have witnessed it please report it.
How to report a hate crime
Hate crimes are largely unreported to police.
Why you should report a hate crime
We want everyone living, working and visiting Scotland to feel and be safe. We recognise that hate crime has a huge impact on the quality of life of the individual, their family and friends and the wider community. It is only by reporting hate crime that we can truly tackle the issue and bring perpetrators to justice.
Police Scotland is fully committed to reviewing and investigating all reports of hate crime.
Contact Details
Call 101 for non-emergencies and general enquiries, in an emergency call 999. If you have information about a crime you can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
The Tory Government announced their legislative plans in the Queen’s Speech at Westminster today – but the Scottish Government says it will withhold consent motions until the UK Goverment gives Brexit assurances. Continue reading Queen’s Speech: getting on with governing?
Granton Autumn Festival event
on Saturday 26th October 11am – 4pm.
The one day event includes live music, dancing, arts workshops, food tasters. The event kicks off in Granton Community Gardens with the Barrow Band singing songs about eating your fruit and vegetables, is very child/family friendly!
From 1pm -4pm in Royston Wardieburn Community Centre we have fantastic live music and dance line such as the Dr Reelgood Ceilidh Band, One Tribe African dance and more….
We have lots of arts and crafts taster workshops.
The library bus and a chill-out room in the centre for young people to drop-in by the Granton Youth Project.
The Food tasters will have a multicultural influence from Chinese noodles, Indian savouries, Polish dumplings, Italian focaccia and a fruity selection of Mock cocktails by Granton Youth Project volunteers.
The event is being delivered in partnership by Royston Wardiburn Community Centre, Pilton Community HealthProject, Granton Comunity Gardeners, Granton Youth Project and City of Einburgh Council.
We want to make it a great day FREE out for the whole community !
SUNDAY 20th OCTOBER 10am – 2pm
