Twenty years of Holyrood: short film competition launched

Student film-makers are being encouraged to enter a nation-wide competition to produce a short film on the impact the Scottish Parliament has had in their area. Continue reading Twenty years of Holyrood: short film competition launched

“Shocking Ignorance”: 5% believe Holocaust never happened

  • 5% of UK adults don’t believe the Holocaust actually happened
  • 64% do not know how many Jews were murdered, or grossly underestimate the number
  • 8% say the scale of the Holocaust has been exaggerated

The survey of over 2,000 people was commissioned by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust – the charity set up by Government to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Continue reading “Shocking Ignorance”: 5% believe Holocaust never happened

Queensferry Road ranked Scotland’s most polluted street

Friends of the Earth Scotland has ranked the country’s most polluted streets for 2018, and the results show there has been very little progress in reducing air pollution. Continue reading Queensferry Road ranked Scotland’s most polluted street

Granton & District Community Council meets tomorrow

Please find attached agenda of our next meeting and draft minutes of November 2018 meeting.

 Next meeting will take place on:

Monday 28 January 2019 at 6.30pm – 8.30pm

Venue: Royston and Wardieburn Community Centre,

11 Pilton Drive North, Edinburgh EH5 1NF

Looking forward to see you on Monday.

Kind regards

Mizan Rahman

Secretary, Granton and District Community Council 

E-mail: secretary@grantoncc.scot | Tel: 07930 183352 | www.grantoncc.scot

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The Heart of Newhaven: be part of it!

Monday 28th January at 7pm

Victoria Primary School

Rodney Matthews, Vision Facilitator of the new group, has more details: 

“I am pleased to send you more information about the important event at Victoria Primary School on 28th January when we will formally Launch the Vision for The Heart of Newhaven, which includes our bid to acquire Victoria Primary School for the Newhaven Community in due course.

“Our new website is now active which you can access at heartofnewhaven.co.uk   There you will find much more information.

“I will be delighted to welcome you at this historic occasion which builds on the ideas of the public meeting on 4th October.”

Rodney Matthews, 
The Heart of Newhaven Vision Facilitator

Lost in Music comes to North Edinburgh Arts

Collaboration reflects the inner thoughts, fears and aspirations of 2019’s young generation through an ancient myth

Lost in Music, Scottish director Nicholas Bone’s collaboration with composer Kim Moore (who also produces work as WOLF) has its UK premiere at North Edinburgh Arts from 1 – 2 March and then plays at Platform, Glasgow on 6-7 March 2019. Continue reading Lost in Music comes to North Edinburgh Arts