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MiDAS training with PEP

MiDAS training at PEP: Friday 9 September

Accredited Minibus Training (MiDAS) – limited places still available for Friday 9 September

Pilton Equalities Project (PEP) is registered with the Community Transport Association funded through the City of Edinburgh Council and recognised as the community transport operator for the North Edinburgh quadrant. We are a partner of the Edinburgh Community Transport Operators Group (ECTOG) PEP, Dove Transport, SEAG and LCTS.

MiDAS is the nationally recognised Minibus Driver Awareness training Scheme, organised by the Community Transport Association U.K. (CTA) which promotes a nationally recognised standard for the assessment and training of minibus drivers. It is a membership based scheme that is designed to enhance minibus driving standards and promote the safer operation of minibuses,

It comprises low cost classroom-based training, plus an on-road driving assessment, as well as oponal Passenger Assistance training (PAT’s) for drivers who will be transporng passengers with disabilities.

Criteria:

a) Aged over 21 years

b) Held a full Driving Licence for 2 years

As places are limited, for further information on any of our courses call our trainer Theodora Hidalgo on 0131 315 4466 or email pepequalities@btconnect.com

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PEP applies a good practice model ensuring the Health & Safety of its passengers

Corbyn to deliver Reid Memorial Lecture

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn will deliver this year’s Jimmy Reid Foundation Annual Memorial Lecture. Continue reading Corbyn to deliver Reid Memorial Lecture

Green Teas tour with the Centipede today!

Green Tease: Creative Solutions to Temporary Sites

Date/time: 30^th August, 16:00 – 18:00

Venue: North Edinburgh Arts, 15a Pennywell Court, Edinburgh EH4 4TZ

Centipede Project, based in North Edinburgh, are offering a guided tour of and discussion about their three public spaces in Muirhouse all within a 1 km of each other, developed in collaboration with local residents, businesses and schools, and latterly in partnership with City of Edinburgh Council.

These brownfield interventions include a huge grass labyrinth, a natural play area, and a former low rise housing block site now under development into a wildflower meadow, and natural play area. We will also include their most recent construction, a 25m rammed-earth Amphitheatre and stage. During the session we’ll learn about the different values that creative practices can bring to sustainable brownfield sites and public space developments.

This event will appeal to those working in areas including: urban planning and regeneration, green and brownfield space development, community development, landscape architecture, urban playground development, creative practices. It is run as part of our Green Tease Open Call Fund.

Find out more and register here: http://www. creativecarbonscotland.com/ event/green-tease-creative- solutions-temporary-sites-2/

Joanne McArthur
Project Coordinator
0131 315 2151

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Childcare Academy: Last places available

We still have places available on our final Childcare Academy Information Session on Wednesday 31st August @10am.

If you would like to book a place to come along and hear more about the Academy, ask any questions and take away an application pack, please do not hesitate to contact me on the number below or Barbara Webster on 0131 311 6926.

Kind Regards

Audrey O’Neill
Senior Training Administrator, North Edinburgh Childcare
18b Ferry Road Avenue
Edinburgh EH4 4BL

DDI: 0131 311 6931
Fax: 0131 315 4420

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Your locality needs YOU! Be a Community Councillor!

YOUR LOCALITY NEEDS YOU ! BE A COMMUNITY COUNCILLOR !!

Workshop on Community Council Election 2016

Date & time: 7 September 2016 at 6pm -8.00pm

Venue: ELREC conference room, 14 Forth Street, Edinburgh EH1 3LH

ELREC is hosting a workshop in partnership with experienced community councillors to provide advice and practical support regarding the nomination papers and the registration process.

The event is free to all BME members interested to stand for next Community Council election lives around Edinburgh and Lothians.

Refreshment will be provided. Free crèche service is available (based upon request & prior booking). Booking is mandatory. To book your place please click here OR call us 0131 556 0441.

For more info please contact Mizan Rahman, Equality Engagement Officer. E-mail:mrahman@elrec.org.uk

We would be grateful, if you can please forward this invitation to your contacts who might be interested on this. Please find this event on Facebook (link).

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Forth Neighbourhood Partnership meets on Wednesday

Forth Neighbourhood Partnership Public Meeting is on Wednesday 31 August at 7pm in The Church Hall, Granton Baptist Church, 99 Crewe Road North. Please see below for further details: Continue reading Forth Neighbourhood Partnership meets on Wednesday

GYC to stage Big Obstacle event

The Big Obstacle, Inverleith Park: Sunday 18 September

Granton Youth Centre are hosting a 4k charity fun run called The Big Obstacle, which will be held on Sunday 18^th of September at Inverleith Park as part of an event with Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership. There will also be a walk and cycle festival on the same day!

This is your opportunity to fundraise for your chosen organisation/charity.

The Big Obstacle will bring the community together and encourage young people and adults to get active and have fun!

All participants will receive a t-shirt, certificate, medal and healthy snack.

Availability is limited and will be on a strictly first come, first serve basis. Both individuals (£5pp) and teams(£20pt) (up to 5 people per team) can register.

Anyone interested please contact thebigobstacle@grantonyouth.com and we can give you all the relevant information

The Big Obstacle has been planned and organised by local young people for young people!

If you need anymore information please let me know, also the information is all on our facebook page if you would be able to share that would be great! Thanks

Shelley Cummings

Youth Worker, Granton Youth Centre

Sacro seeks volunteer drivers

Do you enjoy driving? Have you got access to a car? Sacro are currently recruiting volunteer drivers for the Sacro Travel Service. The Travel Service transports people to the State Hospital at Carstairs and prisons predominately throughout the central belt of Scotland. Full training is given and expenses are paid.

For more information please contact Joan Alexander, Travel Service Coordinator, Sacro: email JAlexander@sacro.org.uk or telephone 0131 622 7500.

All together now: Making a difference at Royston Wardieburn

Making a song and dance at community event!

Around fifty local people took part in the latest ‘Getting Together, Making a Difference’ event at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre last week. Taking place on ‘Living Life’ Day, the gathering offered an opportunity for people from diverse backgrounds to get to know their neighbours better, make new friends, learn new skills and create new artworks.

Workshop sessions followed introductions and the official opening of the Getting Together, Making a Difference’ photography exhibition.

The workshop aims:

 Provide an opportunity for participants to get to know each other

through an activity

 Introduce participants to songs, poems, art work which focus theme of

diversity and solidarity

 Provide an opportunity for partiipants to create poetry, music and art

work which can be shared with other workshop groups after lunch

 Create an opportunity to send a positve message on diversity, difference

and solidarity to the wider community

Workshop 1 : Poetry

Workshop led by Jim Aitken

Supported by Lynn McCabe and Fiona Manson

Workshop 2: Music

Workshop led by Jed Milroy

Supported by Hannah Kitchen

Workshop 3: Arts

Workshop led Mo Brand

Supported by Anna Baran and Lydia Markham

The event proved to be a great success and a lot of fun: creating new friendships, developing relationships, fostering greater understanding and producing some impressive artwork, a poem and a brand new song, too!