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Free Barker College concert at Canongate Kirk tomorrow

Barker College Choir and String Orchestra from Sydney, Australia, will perform in Edinburgh tomorrow (Monday) as part of their concert tour of the UK and France. They will be giving a Christmas concert at Canongate Kirk a 7:30pm (153 Canongate).  The concert is free of charge and everyone is welcome. Continue reading Free Barker College concert at Canongate Kirk tomorrow

Scotland Sings award for Timebank Temptations

Timebank Temptations

Hands Up for Trad became the first Scottish organisation to hold an entire awards ceremony online, when they unveiled the winners of the Scotland Sings Chorus Awards 2016 by streaming live via Facebook yesterday. And among the winners was local singing group The Timebank Temptations. Continue reading Scotland Sings award for Timebank Temptations

Choirs required for Inverleith charity festival

Crowd of SantasThe Christmas Charity Festival will be taking place at Inverleith Park on 6 & 7 December and organisers are looking for choirs to help provide some seasonal song at the popular event.

A number of slots are available throughout the day – if you’d  like to take part contact Terry Crossley – email terry@greatscottishevents.org.uk – or telephone 0131 208 2500.

Visit www.christmascharityfestival.com for more info on the weekends’s events

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Sing out at St Serf’s

THE SINGING GROUP
FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA & THEIR CARER(S)
(Formerly known as Singing for the Brain)

StSerfsOur group has been running since June 2010, meeting at 2.30pm on the first and third Thursday of each month. We currently meet at Inverleith St Serf’s Church Hall on Clark Road, Edinburgh

The group is for people with dementia, and their carers, who still live at home in the community. Research has indicated that people with dementia leave singing groups ‘on a high’ and this positive mood can last for some time after each session. This is also good for the well being of the carer.

The group come together to sing with emphasis on enjoyment and fun. Volunteers are on hand but those with dementia should be accompanied. There is no charge for attending the Singing Sessions, but a donation for refreshments is appreciated.

The group meet for coffee and conversation first, giving people a chance to socialise. Support is also available from volunteers and other families. When singing begins, we sit in a circle ensuring that everyone is equal and not identified by their illness. We then sing along together for around
45 minutes, led by ‘music volunteers’.

The group was started by a small number of individuals who were inspired by the “Singing for the Brain” groups running in England.

For further information, please contact: Sheila Hardie 551 1229, Kate Walker 554 4940,  Diana Kerr 552 3857 or Pam Robertson 553 7239.

Fishing Folk: forthcoming events

gala queen

Events for May:

Newhaven Gala Day – join our local community celebrations
Saturday 24 May, from 12.30 pm at Newhaven Harbour

As many villages around Scotland know, the local gala day is one of the biggest celebrations of the year, and in our village of Newhaven, in a city that attracts performers from about the world, that is really saying something.

For the first time our Newhaven Fishing Folk Choir, will be entertaining the crowds with a mixture of fishing songs and a brand new ‘Song for Newhaven’, created by Jed Milroy and Victoria Primary’s P4 class especially to mark the occasion.

This event is open to – all
Tickets – Free

the disappearing sea – exhibition preview at the Wee Museum
Friday 30 May, 5 – 6.30 pm at Victoria Primary School

For the last few months artist Johnny Gailey has been working with staff and pupils at Victoria Primary towards the redisplay the Wee Museum.

Through workshops and visits to archives they have been learning about the history of Newhaven and what did happened to the sea…

Find out more about Fishing Folk and the Wee Museum by joining us for the opening.
The Wee Museum is open by appointment through out the year.

Newhaven History Day – getting together to discuss this place
Saturday 31 May, 12 – 4.30pm, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop

Since earliest times Newhaven has been famous for it’s fishing, it’s shipbuilding and – it’s local community identity.

Our Newhaven History Day will gather together some of the voices of this place, residents and experts, to discuss the stories, songs and the rich heritage that is the fisher folks legacy. But as the last generations who remember the fishing industry pass on, how will Newhaven survive into the future?

This event is open to all

For further information contact:

Citizen Curator
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
21 Hawthornvale, Edinburgh, EH6 4JT

44+(0)7812167130

info@citizencurator.com
www.citizencurator.com