Friday 20th July, 1 – 4pm
West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre
The Forth Awards are back for 2018 – and nominations are now OPEN!
This November sees the return of The Forth Awards with Edinburgh St James and we want your help to find our winners for 2018! The ceremony recognises those living in our community as well as some of the biggest names in music and entertainment today. Perhaps you have a special reason to nominate someone in your community or maybe you feel there is a group or individual who works tirelessly for the needs of others.
Check out all the categories and then why not make a nomination. Just by nominating, you will be in with a chance of winning a V.I.P experience at The Forth Awards with Edinburgh St James!
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Five Telegrams: free tickets and transport for North Edinburgh’s young people
Five Telegrams is a unique collaboration between Anna Meredith, one of the country’s most exciting contemporary composers – widely acclaimed for her album Varmints, which seamlessly crosses classical and pop – and 59 Productions, the Tony Award-winning design company whose work includes the London 2012 Opening Ceremony and the National Theatre smash hit War Horse. Continue reading Five Telegrams: free tickets and transport for North Edinburgh’s young people
Scotland first for Edinburgh Napier Business Event Management course
International Congress and Convention Association membership for innovative programme
An Edinburgh Napier MSc in Business Event Management has become the first programme in Scotland to gain membership of a prestigious event industry association. Continue reading Scotland first for Edinburgh Napier Business Event Management course
‘Girly Get Together’ to Raise Funds for Children’s Charity
‘Girly Get Together’ to Raise Funds for Children’s Charity
A LOCAL children’s charity is inviting women to come together to raise money at a fun filled evening of food, drink, dancing and live music. Continue reading ‘Girly Get Together’ to Raise Funds for Children’s Charity
Letters: Paying a heavy price for bankers greed
Dear Editor
The financial collapse of the banking industry in 2008 was not caused by working people but by greedy financial investors and institutions eager to amass fortunes at the expense of everyone and anything.
Working people everywhere took the full force of these actions and are still paying the price in a lower standard of living and decimated public services.
There was, particularly from 2010, a growing understanding that things had to change : the domination by financial interests and banks was no longer seen as wanted or needed – and certainly not not to be trusted. People were rightly calling for control over speculators and more public control over essential services.
Political danger signals began to flash in ruling circles: these expressions of people’s control must be diverted, and sustained campaigns were conducted to this effect – firstly against the unemployed, then in turn the disabled and people on benefits. Vulnerable sections of society were blamed for all the troubles, but these campaigns backfired as society, to their great credit, opposed them.
Other diversions had to be implemented. Unable to place the blame on it’s own people, the focus was shifted to blaming others – particularly the European Union and immigrants. Shift the blame to them and all will be well, conveniently forgetting the banking disaster of 2008.
It is unfortunate that people anxious for changes were headed off in 2010 – 2016 and by misinformation throughout the EU referendum period for which the people of the UK have once again had to pay a heavy price in the hopes and aspirations of millions – particularly the younger generations.
A. Delahoy
Silverknowes Gardens
Honorary doctorate for Jonny Kinross
Edinburgh University recognition for Edinburgh’s social enterprise champion
Following in the footsteps of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Neil Armstrong, Annie Lennox, Ian Rankin and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and others, Leith resident Jonny Kinross has received an honorary doctorate from Edinburgh University for his charitable works. Jonny has devoted his working life to serving and supporting the most vulnerable in society and is currently CEO of the Grassmarket Community Project. Continue reading Honorary doctorate for Jonny Kinross
Bampotto at the double with World Cup predictions
North Edinburgh News’ in-house football pundit Bampotto was on the ball with his World Cup predictions. The Drylaw tipster made just three predictions – and two of the three hit the back of the net:
BANG: France to win World Cup – GOAL!
BANG: Harry Kane to win the Golden Boot – GOAL!
BANG: England to lose in the Quarter Finals (on penalties) – HIT THE POST! England exceeded the expectations of some pundits by progressing to the semi-finals. They qualified second in the weakest group of all, which fortunately gave them the easier path for progression. They then scraped through their last sixteen game, beating combative Columbia on penalties, before defeating a pedestrian Swedish side in the quarter finals.
With expectations rising, and the pundits deliberating over who England would to face in the Final, semi-final opponents Croatia were almost irrelevant, a minor inconvenience on England’s relentless progress to glory. Croatia were too old, too small to cope with England’s ‘golden generation’ ….
Unfortunately no-one told the ‘ageing’ Croatians, who came from a goal down send England crashing out of the World Cup …
We look forward to Bampotto’s predictions for the forthcoming league season …
Still time to book your place at Voice Your Choice event
Voice Your Choice Launch Event
Date: Wednesday 18th July 2018
Time: 9.00am – 1.00pm
Location: European Room, Edinburgh City Chambers, 253 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ
About Voice Your Choice:
Voice Your Choice is a £40,000 Participatory Budgeting Programme, offering small grants of up to £2,000 for ideas that support positive steps towards employment. Stage one of the process involves organisations submitting a project proposal, those that meet the criteria will move on to stage two, where the community will decide how public resources are allocated by attending a voting event in their locality.
About the launch:
The launch event aims to provide information to community organisations on the process of submitting a project proposal to the Voice Your Choice fund. You can register for an application pack, receive guidance on the employability theme of the fund, find out more about Participatory Budgeting (PB) & what’s involved in the funding process, share ideas and hear about past project successes that have come from other PB grants in Edinburgh.
9.00 – 9.30: Networking & Refreshments
9.30 – 9.35: Welcome
9.35 – 10.00: Quick Introduction to Participatory Budgeting (small grants)
10.00 – 10.30: Voice Your Choice Information Session
10.30 – 11.15 Case Study
11:15 – 11.30: Refreshment Break
11.30 – 12.30: Mock PB activity
12.30 – 1.30: Lunch & Refreshments (Provided)
Other Information:
Lunch and refreshments will be provided
Please note there are a limited number of spaces available for the launch event so please do let us know as soon as possible if you are able to attend so we can inform the venue and catering.
Interested? Please contact stacey.cuthbertson@capitalcitypartnership.org to confirm your attendance at the launch.
New analysis reveals cuts in smoking cessation aids in NHS Scotland
A report published today by the British Lung Foundation highlights a sharp decline in stop smoking aids being prescribed by GPs and pharmacists across Scotland, just weeks after the Scottish Government announced new plans to create a “smoke-free” generation in Scotland by 2034. Continue reading New analysis reveals cuts in smoking cessation aids in NHS Scotland