Gracemount Leisure Centre has a new state-of-the-art gymnastics sprung floor. The 12m x 12m carpeted floor is the same type as that used in the Rio 2016 Olympics and will be used for the World Championships and all British Gymnastics events. Continue reading Gymnasts: spring into action!
A further £500 million will be invested in primary care by the end of this parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Continue reading Increased investment in Primary Care
Mum’s The Word for Lingotot in North Edinburgh
Mum’s the Word for Giselle Dominguez, whose Lingotot business in North Edinburgh is set to star in ITV’s Sam Faiers; The Mummy Diaries. The six week series, which follows the day to day life of the reality TV star as she finds her feet as a mother to baby Paul, will feature a Spanish Lingotot class inside the young mum’s home. Continue reading Lingotot to star in The Mummy Diaries
Each year the Council engages citizens on its spending and savings plans for the year ahead. A four year financial plan for Edinburgh has been set now. However, participants from previous consultations told the CEC that they would like to be involved in helping the Council to identify solutions and redesign services. Continue reading Voluntary Sector: Have your say on key services
Police in Edinburgh are appealing for information and urging the public to be vigilant following a bogus caller incident. Continue reading Bogus caller alert: be vigilant
Quality, choice and flexibility will be placed at the heart of Scotland’s childcare ‘revolution’ under new funding proposals unveiled for consultation by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Saturday. Continue reading Quality, choice, flexibility: a childcare revolution?
Edinburgh North & Leith MP Deirdre Brock is holding a ‘pop-up’ surgery in Sainbury’s Craigleith on Friday 28 October from 10 – 11am.
To mark the national day against slavery on October 18, International Development Secretary Priti Patel outlined an increase in support for women and girl refugees in Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon, and for vulnerable people at risk of trafficking on migration routes in North Africa and Europe. The Scottish Government also launched a consultation on human trafficking last week. Continue reading UK steps up to support global fight against slavery and child exploitation
Many thanks to everyone who attended the Living in Harmony forum on Hate Crime. It was a very useful session and we covered a lot of ground. I’m attaching the minutes and will send around the slides from the training in due course.
minutes-lih-forum-hate-crime-13th-oct-2016
Evaluation exercise
I will be handing over to Adam Farquhar at the beginning of November as I go on maternity leave. It would really help us to reflect on the forum and plan for future activities if you were able to fill in the attached evaluation form and return it to me.
forum-feedback-form-october-2016
St Andrew’s Day march
Sarah Neal has asked me to forward the attached information about an anti-racism march taking place in Glasgow.
Kind regards
Hannah Kitchen
Development Worker, Living in Harmony, Pilton Community Health Project
0131 551 1671
Like us on Facebook for regular updates www.facebook.com/PiltonCommunityHealthProject
The ongoing regeneration of Leith and North Edinburgh has received a further boost this week with the launch of Port of Leith Housing Association’s (PoLHA) new subsidiary company, Quay Community Improvements (Quay). Continue reading Port of Leith HA launches new Community Interest Company
