PLAYTALKREAD WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Do you enjoy feeding the ducks at the pond in Inverleith Park, playing mini golf at Bruntsfield Links with your wee one or reading the next destination when you’re on the tram together? PlayTalkRead is calling for you to vote for top things for tots to do in Edinburgh and Lothians before voting closes on 13 December. Continue reading What’s top to do for tots?
Alternative memorial planned for Princes Street Gardens
Bereaved parents have visited the Mortonhall Memorial Garden which opened on Friday. Continue reading Mortonhall Memorial Garden opens
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
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
Festive fun at Inverleith Park: 5 & 6 December
The annual Christmas Charity Festival is taking place at Inverleith Park this weekend. Click on the link to find out more about the range of activities: there’s charity walks and toddles, the Santa Parade, live reindeer, Santa’s Grotto, food and drink stalls and lots more (see below) …
Come along and browse round the many charity stalls, stay awhile and have a snack at our tea/ coffee bar!
See Santa’s reindeer waiting to pull Santa on his sleigh in the Santa Parade / Toddle. Toddle Tent for the little ones will be open on Saturday & Sunday.
Lots of things for the wee ones to do, including a soft play area, card making, ginger bread decorating and storytelling and lots more.
Santa’s Grotto open Saturday & Sunday from 10am book early many people said it was one of the best grottos in Edinburgh last year.
Carol Service 3pm Saturday 5 December Join us for our annual Christmas Carol Service followed by free warm mulled wine and hot mince pies.
Local training for child welfare professionals
The Safe and Together model has been developed to provide a better framework for dealing with the challenge of domestic violence. It is based on a set of core assumptions, principles and components which recognise that children are best served if we are able to keep them safe and together with the domestic violence survivor. It provides a framework for working with the domestic violence survivor and intervening with the domestic violence perpetrator.
Sign up for a Safe and Together training session on Monday 7 December from 9.30am – noon at the North Edinburgh Local Office, 8 West Pilton Gardens.
Places are limited so please book early by emailing tracey.devenney@edinburgh.gov.uk or telephone 0131 529 5073
This week Scotland welcomed its first groups of Syrian refugees. Edinburgh will be receiving around 100 people over the next year (writes Hannah Kitchen). Continue reading Refugees in Edinburgh: some timely information
A weekend of fun activities for all the family coming up at The Madelvic
Enrol now for Childcare Academy’s February training course
Search is on for capital’s top youth workers
Scotland’s National Agency for Youth Work is looking for the very best youth work being done with young people across Edinburgh. Youth workers and volunteers in Scotland are being encouraged to nominate entries for the National Youth Worker of the Year Awards 2016 organised by YouthLink Scotland. Continue reading Who are Edinburgh’s youth champions?
