OPEN SPACE EVENT
Tuesday 1 December 6 – 9pm
McDonald Road Library
The Alien Assignment: Haven kids produce another classic!
‘It was his first assignment as a Secret Agent …’
Over recent years, children from Circle’s Haven Project have spent a week during the summer holidays visiting a location then coming up with ideas and storylines to produce their very own storybook with writer Mike Nicholson. Continue reading The Alien Assignment: Haven kids produce another classic!
He’s on his way …
Muirhouse Shopping Centre
Thursday 3 December from 5pm
Victoria Park needs Friends!
FRIENDS OF VICTORIA PARK – PUBLIC MEETING
Tuesday 8 December at 7.30pm in Trinity Academy
Coffee And Mince Pies!
Aim: to set up a Friends Group for Victoria Park
Victoria Park is a fine park – it could be great with an active Friends Group.
Friends Groups
• directly involve the community in park events and changes
• increase access to funding – crucial during Council cuts
• make parks better
There are almost 50 friends of park groups in Edinburgh. Each is dedicated to improving their Park and increasing community involvement.
Come along and help us get a Victoria Park Friends Group off the ground!
Trinity Community Council
Museum of Childhood to launch digital advent calendar
Edinburgh’s Museum of Childhood has created the ultimate advent calendar for big kids – a digital door a day back in time to childhood winters! Continue reading Museum of Childhood to launch digital advent calendar
First Minister’s St Andrew’s Day message
“We are a nation which has welcomed and will continue to welcome many people from across the world over the years” – First Minister Nicola Sturgeon
Ms Sturgeon said: “St Andrew, who is renowned as the “fisher of men’, is a perfect embodiment of the warm welcome and kindness which we extend to all who come to Scotland.
“St Andrew spoke up for the less privileged. He was responsible for drawing attention to the existence of the loaves and fishes which eventually fed the 5,000. He championed the minority and saw that they were included.
“At this time, when the world is touched by terror and people are fleeing their homeland in search of peace, Scotland can draw from its patron saint and continues to be a place of safe haven.
“We are a nation which has welcomed and will continue to welcome many people from across the world over the years. From China to Poland, from Syria to India, people have brought their cultures and traditions to this country. Our communities have benefited and so has the richness of our lives, making Scotland the thriving country it is today.
“Let’s use today, our national day, to reinforce that warm welcome.”
Diabetes: drive to spot the warning signs earlier
Steps to improve Type 1 diagnosis in children
A health service campaign is encouraging medical staff and parents to look for the warning signs of Type 1 Diabetes in an effort to improve early diagnosis. Continue reading Diabetes: drive to spot the warning signs earlier
Are YOU ready for Decembeard?
Bowel Cancer UK Decembeard campaign kicks off on 1 December
This December we’re asking men across the nation to ditch their razor and grow a beard to STOP bowel cancer. Continue reading Are YOU ready for Decembeard?
PEP looking for volunteer drivers
Make a difference in your local community
Pilton Equalities Project is looking to recruit new volunteers to drive minibuses; D1 is required on your driving licence.
For more info contact Elaine Anderson at PEP, telephone 315 4466 or email elainepepequalities@hotmail.co.uk
Many thanks
Elaine
‘The stakes could not be higher’: Minister joins thousands on climate march
“It is crucial that the message from this march reaches all the way to Paris” – Environment Minister Aileen McLeod
Environment Minister Aileen McLeod joined thousands of people on a march through the streets of Edinburgh yesterday ahead of crucial United Nations climate negotiations in Paris next week. Continue reading ‘The stakes could not be higher’: Minister joins thousands on climate march