Iconic Beano comic character, Dennis the Menace, joined Mark McDonald MSP, Scottish Government Minister for Childcare and Early Years, to launch a new campaign highlighting the benefits to children of free and creative play. Continue reading Dennis the Menace says: “Away and play!”
MONDAY 31 JULY Muirhouse Avenue 12 – 4pm
A man has been jailed for twelve years for a horrifying series of offences against children including rape and allowing a child to be raped, cruelty and neglect. Police are now appealing for help to hunt down Thomas Nelson’s associates – they believe up to twenty more abusers could be guilty of horrific crimes. Continue reading Man jailed for twelve years for ‘appalling abuse’
Children across Edinburgh have three weeks left of their holiday freedom, and parents are still having to come up with some creative ideas to help keep their little ones entertained. Continue reading Top tips to survive school hols
The UK’s largest theatre – the Edinburgh Playhouse – and its generous audiences have together raised a total of £82,485.83 for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS). Continue reading Encore, encore: theatre’s support for charity is a smash hit
More than £45 million will be provided to primary and secondary schools in 2017/18 to help close the poverty-related attainment gap, Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced today. Nine local authorities and an additional 72 individual schools have been allocated funding from the Scottish Attainment Challenge, for education initiatives and projects targeting Scotland’s most deprived children. Continue reading Schools: £45 million to close attainment gap
Sunday 30 July
2 – 3.30pm Starbank Park
Edinburgh Leisure is hosting a series of FREE under 5’s open days on Saturday 5th August at:
Craiglockhart Leisure and Tennis Centre: Tennis (afternoon)
The Meadows: Tennis (morning)
Royal Commonwealth Pool: Gym nippers, swimming, dance, Jump & Dive (morning), magician, balloon modelling, tattoos, hook a duck
Tumbles at Portobello: Gym nippers (morning)
Experts agree the best way to help kids enjoy healthy, active lives is to start as you mean to go on. And at Edinburgh Leisure there are lots of activities that wee ones, and their parents, can enjoy starting from birth through to 5 years old.
There’ll be 25-minute taster sessions to try out in swimming, gym nippers, jump and dive, tots tennis and dance for the toddlers. It’s possible to try just one or a variety but booking in advance is recommended.
Click here to see the full programme list and time slots available.
To book your space, contact the relevant centres:
Craiglockhart Tennis and Leisure Centre
0131 443 0101
info.cltc@edinburghleisure.co.uk
The Meadows
07766 774529
0131 443 0101
info.cltc@edinburghleisure.co.uk
Royal Commonwealth Pool
0131 667 7211
info.rcp@edinburghleisure.co.uk
Tumbles at Portobello
0131 669 0878
info.tumbles@edinburghleisure.co.uk
Multi-Cultural Family Base Awarded National Lottery Funding
Children between the ages of four and seven from mostly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) families are set to benefit from a Lottery award of £204,660 made to the 4-2-7 project at Leith-based Multi-Cultural Family Base (MCFB). Continue reading Lottery success for MCFB
Local language franchise named as finalist in prestigious awards
Giselle Dominguez, whose Lingotot business in based in North Edinburgh, is celebrating being named as a finalist in four categories in the 11th National Whats On 4 Kids Awards.
These prestigious awards are intended to reward innovation, raise standards and generate awareness of family activities and those individual experts involved who make such a difference to so many young families.
Whats On 4 Kids says: “ Every nominee deserves to be congratulated on getting this far in the UK’s leading and longest established awards for the sector. It’s been an exceptional year with voting very fierce across all of the categories right up to the end, so thank you to everyone for being part of the action!”
Lingotot is a multi-award winning languages program being delivered to over 12,000 children across the UK each week. Their interactive learning format aims to introduce preschool and primary aged children to languages, while instilling confidence and developing an enjoyment for languages.
Giselle Dominguez, of Lingotot Edinburgh says “I am absolutely delighted that Lingotot has been named as a finalist in an outstanding four categories and would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who voted for me! I really love what I do and it’s a fantastic feeling to have Lingotot’s hard work recognised.”
The final results will be announced during a live ceremony, hosted by NatWest, in October.
