Crewe Toll company collaborates with Forth One Radio to address Holiday Hunger
Going hungry in the school holidays is a harsh reality for many youngsters across the UK, and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger recently warned that too many children have to survive on crisps and energy drinks when school kitchens are closed.
As part of our children’s summer programme, NEA is heading out to our beautiful award-winning garden on Saturday mornings, including THIS Saturday.
Look. Explore. Create.
Take a look at the nature on our doorstep – creative outdoor crafts, beastie hunts, pond life, worms and glitter included (fairies are not!)
This Sat (22nd July) plus
Sat 29th July
Sat 5th August
All ages – under 7 accompanied by adult
Free and a healthy snack provided
The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee is setting out a series of measures it wants the Scottish Government to adopt to tackle prejudice-based bullying in Scottish schools. Continue reading It’s not cool to be cruel: Holyrood sets out plan to tackle bullying
See below for details of job opportunities at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre:
DNC Job Advert – Jnr Youth Workers Trainee – driver July 2017
MONDAY 31 JULY: Muirhouse Avenue 12 – 4pm
Strangers to North Edinburgh might be forgiven for thinking that all our young folk spend their time tearing around the neighbourhood on stolen motor bikes, causing fear and havoc all over the place. The truth, of course, is very different – yes, we have some problems with antisocial behaviour, but we’re not alone there: what areas don’t? And we also have something that some other communities would love to have: North Edinburgh has an abundance of great kids doing great things – and an event at Urban Village last night provided a timely opportunity to celebrate their many achievements. Continue reading Shining Lights: North Edinburgh celebrates it’s young people
Horses, knights and lances are at the ready as Spectacular Jousting returns to Linlithgow Palace on 1st and 2nd July. To help celebrate the year of History, Heritage and Archaeology, visitors can take part in a thrilling festival of horsemanship, pageantry and music as a host of colourful, historic characters battle it out to be crowned the King’s Champion. Continue reading Spectacular Jousting comes to Linlithgow Palace
Continue reading Children’s ward at St John’s: Questions and Answers
Friday was a frantic afternoon for the women of the All About Me group – the women presented their new film at the Central Halls in Tollcross before getting back across town to screen the film again and launch an exhibition of photographs and memorabilia at North Edinburgh Arts. The events were the latest efforts to publicise the dreadful impact changes to the benefits system are having on families.
The exhibition highlights the actions taken by the group to support friends faced with losing their homes
None of the young women had any experience of political campaigning but over the last six months the women have:
While the group has won some small victories, another local family lost their home last week. The women are determined: the fight goes on.
See the exhibition at North Edinburgh Arts.
“We are committed to reinstating the full service as soon as possible after the summer.”
The children’s ward at St John’s Hospital in Livingston is to close to in-patients from 7 July due to staffing problems. NHS Lothian insists the closure is not permanent, but say that a reduction in opening hours ‘is the safest option for the children of West Lothian’ over summer. The children’s ward has been closed before due to staff shortages. Continue reading Concerns as children’s ward at St John’s to close to in-patients
