Numbers are up for fourth successive year
Scottish tourist attractions have recorded a 3% rise in visitors, confirming the fourth consecutive year of growth. The Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions (ASVA) analysis found a total of 6, 246, 846 people visited member sites up to April, an increase of 201, 988 from April, 2015. Continue reading Visitors flock to Scottish tourist attractions
A local Heritage Garden Group enlisted the help of green-fingered volunteers to help green up an area in Newhaven’s Fishmarket Square recently. The project is part of this year’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom, the UK’s largest community gardening campaign. Continue reading ‘Bringing the area alive’: Newhaven gets gardening
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To celebrate midsummer, the Botanic Garden will be staying open until 10.30pm and there will be half price entry to the Glasshouses between 6pm and 9.30pm tonight. Food and drink will be available at the Terrace Cafe and East Gate Lodge. What better way to enjoy the longest day of the year, than with an evening stroll around the Botanics?
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£2,500 grant to support young budding theatre directors
The Saltire Society, Youth Theatre Arts Scotland (YTAS) and Traverse Theatre and have joined forces to launch a new £2,500 award to enable one promising young theatre director to further their career and stage a short production to be shown as part of the innovative Chrysalis festival this November. Continue reading From page to stage
Craigroyston Early Years Centre’s Makin’ A Brew group parents have been writing poetry – some as individual pieces of work and others creating poems in groups.
This beautiful unnamed poem was written by Yaa Agyepong:
Making soaps and body creams
Sewing dresses and braiding hair
Farming, cooking and cleaning
And painting the house too.
My grandmothers hands
The domestic goddess
Prized possession
Cooking, cleaning, painting
From my granny’s hands to mine
I’m just a chip off the old block.
How I miss her!
Yaa Agyepong, Craigroyston Early Years ‘Makin’ A Brew’ Group
Applications are now open for a new £2 million fund giving communities the opportunity to vote on how money is spent in their area. Continue reading £2 million boost for community decision-making
As Edinburgh residents enjoy the warm summer weather, keeping on top of household energy use might be far from people’s minds. But simple changes can help families keep their homes running efficiently and save money, even in the warmer months. Continue reading Get your home energy fit this summer
Latest Zoo Arts exhibition opens tomorrow from 4pm
Monday 2 – 5pm, Tuesday 2 – 6pm
Wing your way to the artists unit in Muirhouse Shopping Centre, have a look at the birdhouses designed by Craigroyston Community High School’s S2 students and vote for your favourite!
