Letter: Save adult single ticket books!

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Dear NEN

As an organisation responsive to the needs of vulnerable people I thought that you might be concerned by the decision of Lothian Buses to stop selling books of adult single tickets.

These tickets are bought by a number of services including many hostels, day centres and food banks. These tickets are used to enable individuals to get to health appointments and engage with vital services.

This decision by Lothian Buses restricts the ability for services to offer such provision. Lothian buses say that paper tickets bought in advance make up less than 1% of total sales. However, these less than 1% are made up of some of the most vulnerable people in our city.

Please sign if you agree with this petition by clicking the link below:

Please circulate around your networks. If you have any questions about this then please email me.
Also, if your service is impacted by this then please let me know how.

Many thanks,

Paul Stevenson

Email: mrpaulstevenson@gmail.com

 

Trinity Academy publishes school magazine

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Trinity Academy pupils have produced the first edition of The Writers’ Block, a new school magazine.

S6 pupil Callum Watson, who edits the magazine, is already looking forward to the follow up issue and is inviting contributions from the school community. Good luck with the new venture, Trinity!

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We Call Ourselves the Weirdos!

 Zoo Arts Exhibition opens at North Edinburgh Arts

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Zoo Arts has been exploring the themes of portraiture, the face and masks over the last eight weeks (writes Kirsty Reynolds).

We’ve manipulated, embellished and transformed our faces in our weekly sessions, using them as a base for self expression and character creation. This exhibition is a showcase of some of our experiments involving the face and how we have played with altering it using drawing, collage, costume and photography.

Artists involved in the project are:

Patrick Harvey             Filip Glanowski             Jenny Souter

Aidan Wrubel               Antek Krzos                  Lauren Davis

Caedon Bentino          Amber Walker              Graham Wark

Kitty Yang                     Claire Graham             Sally Price

Jakey Yang                  Anne Chen                   Kirsty Reynolds

Zoo Arts is a weekly art group that welcomes anyone between age 9 -14 on Wednesdays from 4pm-5.30pm at North Edinburgh Arts. Join us!

The exhibition runs until Saturday 23rd April 

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The artists in the group shot are: Top L-R:  Kirsty Reynolds (Facilitator) , Lauren Davis (Volunteer) , Filip Glanowski, Claire Graham, Sally Price (Facilitator), Patrick Harvey, Antek Krzos. Bottom L- R: Patrick Harvey, Antek Krzos, Caedon Bentino, Amber Walker, Kitty Yang. Bottom front: Jakey Yang
Photography by Graeme K Cunningham
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Sums? Edinburgh College must do better

College faces £3.3 million funding shortfall

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Edinburgh College faces ‘severe financial challenges’ according to a report presented to the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday. The report says the College ‘will face extreme financial difficulties without further financial support.’ Continue reading Sums? Edinburgh College must do better

Still time to make a difference in Muirhouse Salvesen

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Nominations are still open for seven places on Muirhouse Salvesen Community Council, but time is running out – nominations close on Wednesday 30 March, so don’t leave it too late! Continue reading Still time to make a difference in Muirhouse Salvesen