WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH
PYCP Greenhouse 9.30am – 12.30pm
See below for details of Total Craigroyston’s final event, which takes place on 23 March. To register your attendance, telephone 529 5073 or email tracey.devenney@edinburgh.gov.uk
Tag: Children and Families
STV Appeal supports Safe Families for Children
Bethany Christian Trust in Edinburgh has received £150,000 from the STV Children’s Appeal to boost financial support for Safe Families for Children, a community project running in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Continue reading STV Appeal supports Safe Families for Children
Aileen and Judy have a ball!
Judy Murray has teamed up with the PlayTalkRead campaign to encourage parents and carers of babies and toddlers to ‘Play Ball’ with their wee ones. Continue reading Aileen and Judy have a ball!
YouthTalk this Friday
Friday 11 March 12.30 – 3pm
St Stephen’s Stockbridge
Organised by Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership and Community Learning & Development, YouthTalk is an opportunity for young people living in the Inverleith Ward to have their say on improving their neighbourhoods. BE HEARD!
Let’s make some noise!
£10 million boost to youth music initiatives
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced £10 million continued funding for the refreshed Youth Music Initiative and revealed the recipients of £1.1 million funding. In a keynote speech, Ms Hyslop stressed the vital role the arts have to play in tackling youth inequality. Continue reading Let’s make some noise!
Celebrating success: North Edinburgh Youth Awards
Community gets together to recognise youth achievements
The North Edinburgh community celebrated the achievements of our local young people at a gala event at North Edinburgh Arts on Thursday evening. The North Edinburgh Youth Awards were organised and presented by North Edinburgh Young People’s Forum and the evening was a great success. Continue reading Celebrating success: North Edinburgh Youth Awards
YOUth Decides in Inverleith
Time’s running out – get your vote in now!
Please see poster and survey monkey link for young people to vote on three awards of up to £1000 in Inverleith.
We had a massive response of ideas from young folk and were helped in the working of the top ten choices to vote for by a young people themselves who designed an algorithm that awarded points for all the boxes each idea ticked.
And the top ten ideas for voting were (in no particular order):
1.Nets on the goalposts in Drylaw / Telford Park
2.Bouncy castle in Drylaw / Telford Park
3.A sheltered area in Drylaw / Telford Park
4.Exercise / assault course area in Drylaw Park – (May be possible for parks Dept to do this with contribution)
5.Trips – (Theme Park, Adventure golf, Ryse Trampoline, Light Water Valley, Thorpe park)
6.A Relax Zone in Stockbridge Library – books, tv, computer, rest area
7.A fair/event to bring young / old people together (eg tree planting)
8.Sports kit (Rugby / Football / Scarves and banners / Coaches uniform)
9.More sporting and leisure activities in Inverleith Park (eg tightrope, cross country, yoga, trampolining)
10.Charity run/cycle
The link to vote can be found by clicking http://www.edinburghnp.org.uk/media/18320/YOUth%20Decide!%20the%20vote.pdf
Please Note: This vote is open to all young folk aged twelve (P7) or older who either live or attend a school within the Inverleith area.
It’s a short voting window so if you could pass out the information and link to any young folk you work with this would be fab!
Callum McLeod, CLD Worker Inverleith
Review of children’s inpatient services – public meetings
NHS Lothian is to hold a series of public meetings this month as part of a review of inpatient hospital care for children. Continue reading Review of children’s inpatient services – public meetings
Tyred? Go out and play!
Centipede organises opportunity to visit tyre play area
The Centipede Project is holding a lunchtime meeting on Wednesday (2nd March) at North Edinburgh Arts Gallery for those interested in the Muirhouse Avenue play development (see poster (below) for details). Continue reading Tyred? Go out and play!
