The Inverleith YOU(th) Decide votes have been cast and counted, and the top three projects suggested by local young people are:
Bouncy castle and a sheltered area in Drylaw Park, plus educational, social and recreational trips for children and young people.
Keep an eye on Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership’s website for updates
Funding to help people improve their neighbourhoods
Seventeen projects in urban, rural and island communities are receiving a share of a £300,000 fund aimed at giving people a say on how their area can be improved. Continue reading Community Design Time
Dear colleagues and community members,
On behalf of the Welcoming a Greener Future project team, I am delighted to invite you to an exciting event – RE-STYLE FASHION SHOW – on Saturday, 26th March 2016 between 7pm and 12am at Tollcross Community Centre.
This free community event is the climax of our Welcoming a Greener Future project. It aims to celebrate the achievements, experiences and great memories accomplished by the Welcoming a Greener Future Project in 2015-2016.
The event will include delicious multicultural food, drinks and live music featuring The Badwills plus Rise Kagona and The Jit Jive Band. The culmination of the night is going to be our unique fashion show, which is the result of an exciting 3-month textile upcycling project that represents the skills, diversity and multicultural background of our project users, as well as celebrating up-cycling as an eco-friendly concept.
We would be delighted if you could join us at this important evening of celebration.
It would be helpful for us if you could register your attendance at Eventbrite: www.re-style-fashion-show.eventbrite.co.uk
Please circulate this invitation to your friends and contacts as well as on social media. We look forward to seeing you at the event!
Adil Ibrahim
Community Development Practitioner, The Welcoming Association
0131 346 8577
THURSDAY 24 MARCH from 9am
Minister announces more Cashback at Granton Youth Centre
Some of the country’s most disadvantaged young people will benefit from £17 million seized from criminals, Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has announced. Continue reading £17 million more Cashback for Communities
Drylaw Telford Community Council, Easter Drylaw Residents Association and Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre have joined forces to support the formation of a new Friends of Drylaw Park Group – and they need YOU!
FRIENDS OF DRYLAW PARK
Would you be interested in helping to start up a Friends Group for Drylaw Park ?
What is a Friends of Parks Group?
Friends of Parks groups play a vital role in protecting and enhancing local parks, woodlands and green spaces owned by City of Edinburgh Council. Working in partnership with the Council, they give residents a greater say in what goes on in their local park.
What do they do?
The groups volunteer their time and energy to get involved with a huge range of different projects including;
• Fundraising for improvements and events in the park
• Enhancing biodiversity (e.g. creation of wildflower meadows, installing bird and bat boxes)
• Practical tasks like clean-ups, tree planting and improving access
• Contributing to the planning and management of the park
• Leading walks and talks
• Gardening
• Producing leaflets and other educational material
It is entirely up to the group what level of activity they undertake. Some may operate at a low level simply distributing information regarding the park, whilst others can be more active, raising funds and organising events.
If you are interested in becoming a member please contact Drylaw Telford Community Council’s Secretary at secretary@drylawtelfordcc.co.uk or pop into Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre and leave your details there.
If you’d like more information on Friends groups visit the City of Edinburgh Council website www.edinburgh.gov.uk and use search for Friends of Parks or contact them at parks@edinburgh.gov.uk
Youth groups are facing the most challenging time in their history, according to new research commissioned by UK Youth. The report says community-based youth organisations still play a key role in supporting our young people. Continue reading Granton Youth Centre’s work praised in national report
Spring has sprung so what better time to get out and celebrate our great green spaces? Continue reading Join the celebrations at Easter Drylaw Park
A social enterprise which repairs and refurbishes mobility equipment for elderly and disabled customers became Scotland’s fiftieth Revolve-certified store last week. Continue reading Fifty up for upcycling projects
Great response to threatened Centre’s call for support
I have attached a few photographs from the evening which, sorry, I could only take at one angle as the hall was so packed out: I had to take it from the back, standing in the kitchen! Continue reading Prentice Centre ‘overwhelmed’ by community support
