The 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe drew to a close yesterday having brought together artists, arts industry, media and audiences from over 150 countries, including over 750 shows from Edinburgh.
More residents than ever before attended Fringe shows, with a record 856,541 tickets issued to audience members from the city. Continue reading Fringe breaks audience records once again
The new Best Start Grant package is putting more money in the pockets of low income families than the DWP system it replaced.
Since it started making Best Start Grant payments last December, Social Security Scotland has made more than 42,000 payments to families in Scotland, totalling £12.9 million. Continue reading Best Start Grant: greater support for low income families
A young English Springer Spaniel has joined the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service as its new search and rescue asset.
Three-year-old ‘Mac’ recently passed his grading in Merseyside and was unveiled today as an operational search dog for the Fire Service in Scotland. Continue reading Sam springs to the rescue!
As Scottish Book Trust marks its 21st anniversary, the independent national charity transforming lives through reading and writing has launched a new fundraising campaign to provide crucial support to vulnerable families and help fight the effects of living in poverty through reading and books. Continue reading Scottish Book Trust launches anti-poverty campaign
With festival fever officially finishing today, Edinburgh Leisure has unveiled their new membership offer, designed to help thousands of new customers try activities and get more active this autumn, just in time for … Christmas!
With recent research highlighting the dangers of inactivity, Edinburgh Leisure is offering new members joining from today, 26 August to 30 September 2019, a free month in October. Existing members who refer a friend, who then joins, will receive £30 cash back.
With 30+ venues including 9 swimming pools, 14 gyms and 800 fitness classes per week, Edinburgh Leisure is the ‘biggest club in town’ providing the widest range of fitness classes, state of the art facilities and community based programmes across the capital, creating opportunities for everyone to get active, stay active and achieve more.
Rory High, Marketing Officer at Edinburgh Leisure said: “We’re passionate about providing opportunities and support for people to participate in physical activities and sport, whatever their age and stage.
“And for those joining now, they’re going to be so busy with all the wonderful facilities that Edinburgh Leisure has on offer across the city centre that we’re urging them to keep October free, as well as giving them that month for free.”
With adult memberships starting from as little as £31.00, there is a range of packages, including swim, fitness, gym and climbing.
Edinburgh Leisure gyms have the latest state of the art equipment including some of the newest cardiovascular machines; offer over 800 fitness classes per week including Les Mills Programmes; and has five modernised Victorian pools and the Royal Commonwealth Pool in their portfolio, although Leith Victoria pool is currently undergoing a phased refurbishment.
They also boast Edinburgh International Climbing Centre at Ratho, the largest indoor climbing arena in Europe.
https://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/september-offer-2019
To get inspired with hundreds of ways to get active, visit www.edinburghleisure.co.uk, like Edinburgh Leisure on Facebook (www.facebook.com/EdinburghLeisure/) or follow on Twitter (@Ed_Leisure)
Drylaw Telford Community Council resumes after the summer break with a meeting on Wednesday at 7pm in Drylaw Parish Church.
All welcome.
Creative learning opportunities for city schools
With just over a month to go until Edinburgh’s Kiltwalk, Scotland’s largest children’s charity is offering free entry to the event for those pledging to walk for them. Continue reading Charity offers free places to Edinburgh Kiltwalkers
CENTRE for the Moving Image (Edinburgh Filmhouse) and Africa in Motion Film Festival which takes place in Edinburgh and Glasgow, 25 October- 3rd November, are among 12 community cinema projects across Scotland receiving new funding to transform the local cinema going experience. Continue reading Transforming local cinema provision in Edinburgh
First session is Wednesday 11th September at 6pm
Limited places – book now!
