Community annexe at High School under threat
Members of Craigroyston Community High School’s Community Centre management committee have e-mailed politicians to seek support to save the school’s community wing. Continue reading Craigroyston Community Centre faces closure – again
Scottish Book Trust launches new writing campaign
Are you ready to ‘fess up? Scottish Book Trust is looking for your secrets and confessions in a brand new writing campaign! Continue reading Share your Secrets and Confessions!
Lynn and Lydia are developing a seven week pilot programme for adults in Royston Wardieburn Community Centre …
The purpose of the new pilot is to give adults a chance to try different activities which we hope we will be able to provide on a more permanent basis after the summer. At this stage we are calling the group Spring Chickens although the group may decide to change it at a later date! Continue reading Calling all spring chickens: roost at Royston Wardieburn!
See attached for details of upcoming classes at The Prentice Centre – ‘An Introduction to the History of the Scottish Theatre’ and a ‘A Seriously Fun look at Scottish Comedy’.
Laughter and tears at Muirhouse Minis event
The local community came out in droves for Muirhouse Mini’s mother and toddler group’s fundraising Fun Day at Muirhouse Millennium Community Centre yesterday. Continue reading A bench for Kai
I’m writing to invite you to the next Living in Harmony forum meeting on
WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL from 10am -1pm
at Pilton Community Health Project, 73 Boswall Parkway.
The theme for the meeting is community information, and there will be short talks from local organisations as well as city wide agencies that work specifically with BME groups.
The meeting will be useful to residents – especially if they have recently moved to the area – and to workers who would like to update themselves on what is on offer locally and city wide. There will be opportunities to network in an organised and informal way, and we will finish with a Nepalese lunch together – again with the hope of people having the opportunity to chat.
I’m attaching a draft agenda to give you an idea of what will be happening, as well as a poster. I would appreciate it if you could invite residents who might find it particularly useful.
Hannah Kitchen
Development Worker, Living in Harmony
0131 551 1671
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Action Groups formed based on community priorities
Five new Action Groups have been formed following last month’s community conference at Craigroyston Community High School.
The conference, organised by Community Action North and Granton Improvement Society supported by Craigroyston High School’s Community Centre, gave local people an opportunity to identify the main issues affecting the area. Participants then worked in small groups to look in detail at these topics and went on to form Action Groups to work with others to find short, medium and longer term solutions to the area’s problems.
The Action Groups are:
More than fifty local people took part in the event and it’s hoped that many more with attend a follow up event in the autumn.
A spokesperson for the conference organisers said: “The weather on the day was really dreadfully so we were delighted that so many people made the effort to attend. There was a lot of enthusiasm and many ideas were generated at the conference and the Action Groups will now take these ideas forward and plan the way ahead. There are lots of changes happening in the area just now and it’s important that local people are involved and have a say in the decisions that affect their lives.”
If you would like to be involved in the Action Groups or want more information about CAN, email comunityactionnorth@gmail.com
St David of Scotland Episcopal Church in Royston Mains Place is holding a coffee morning and sale on
SATURDAY 9 APRIL from 11am
to raise funds to support UNICEF’s work with children in Syria and beyond and child refugees across Europe. All welcome.
Angus Hardie’s article in the latest issue of Local People Leading gives food for thought:
Here’s a cautionary tale of two charities. Both deliver drug and alcohol services but that‘s where the similarity ends. Lifeline is based in Manchester, delivers services across the UK, employs around 700 staff and generates a turnover in excess of £42m – 26% up on last year. The Castle Project is based in the Craigmillar estate of Edinburgh, generates an income that just about covers costs, and for the past 27 years its only priority has been to serve the needs of that community by developing a complex network of support for its clients.
The DNA of these two charities could not be more different. Lifeline, driven by an insatiable appetite for growth, successfully tendered for the contract previously held by the Castle Project. Having to compete for ‘market share’ is anathema to the Castle Project and so it will close its doors next week – 27 years of local knowledge and experience thrown out with the procurement bath water.
In our Vision paper (below) we call for a thorough reappraisal of how services are procured and for a new premium to be placed on services that are genuinely locally based. Local By Default isn’t just a slogan – it’s part of the solution.
Best wishes
Angus Hardie, Director
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:
Many thanks,
Paul Stevenson
Email: mrpaulstevenson@gmail.com
