Tag: Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

The Kitchen Garden: New project at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

Introducing The Garden Kitchen! 🌱

We’re excited to be starting a new Gardening & Wellbeing Group at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre.

Starting Thursday 15th October, The Garden Kitchen will be a weekly group where adults from Drylaw and Telford can come together, spend time outdoors, grow food, learn new skills and enjoy good food and company.

🌿 Every Thursday, 10am–2pm, sessions will include:

• Gardening and food growing

• Cooking and sharing a communal meal

• Learning practical skills

• Peer support and conversation

• Opportunities to gain new qualifications and experience

The group is a welcoming space for anyone experiencing loneliness, poor mental wellbeing or social isolation, and is all about building confidence, making connections and feeling part of the community.

There will also be opportunities to work towards a Food Hygiene Level 2 qualification and develop skills that could lead to volunteering or employment.

If you’d like to find out more, please get in touch with the lovely Jane at wellbeing@drylawnc.org.uk

Join the glow! Women-led night cycling event in North Edinburgh

THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 5.45pm from DRYLAW NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE

Join a women-led night ride through North Edinburgh starting at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre and exploring local highlights before finishing with a hot drink at West Pilton Park.

REGISTER HERE:

https://bbr.cyclinguk.org/?drylaw-nc-and-elgt-womens-cycling-group

Monday Menu at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

The days are getting shorter, the mornings getting colder… Autumn is here!

We have a hearty, comforting menu for you all this Monday. Come in and warm up in the morning with our hot filled rolls and tea and coffee.

We have freshly made lentil soup on for lunch, with fruit crumble for dessert.

As always, this is for everyone in the community. You can sit in or take away your meal.

Our Land: Film Club Night at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

TUESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER from 6pm

Orban Wallace’s superb documentary Our Land, which examines the idea of the public’s right to roam offers a sharp look at the debate on access and ownership over the English countryside in this engrossing documentary.

” Perspectives of activists, landowners, and walkers reclaiming access to the countryside reveal how globally relevant questions of land ownership are bound to histories of colonialism, class, and power.

With energy and clarity, the film captures a pivotal struggle over who nature belongs to and what it means to truly share land.” – Ruth Somalo

Come and join us in this screening of the film released earlier this year.

Tackling questions about land ownership, public access and right to roam, illegal in England, but legal since 2005 in Scotland this film presents first hand experience from both landowners and activists alike.

Reserve your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1996633735250?aff=oddtdtcreator for suggested donations between £5-10.

Tickets also available on the door on the night.

ELREC: Women’s cycle on Tuesday

We’re supporting women into cycling in North Edinburgh with Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre as part of our involvement with #northedinburghactivetravel

Come along to our next ride on Tuesday 22nd September at 10am and join this welcoming, supportive group!

🚴‍♀️

There’s lots of active travel support in the area too – just check out the NEAT leaflet for more info:

R2#collaboration

Monday: Community Lunch at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

We have a delicious lunch planned for this Monday! Lasagne with roasted green beans on the side, beautiful beans from Edinburgh Agroecology Coop!

And for pudding, apple crumble made with our very own apples.

As always, breakfast is on from 9am – 10:30am, lunch served at 11:30am – 12:30pm.

Sit in or take away available, open to all. See you there!

Tomorrow: Harvest Festival at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

What can you do in one visit to our Harvest Festival? Quite a lot, as it turns out!

🍎 Press apples – see our fresh apples turned into juice

🚲 Get your bike checked with Dr Bike, or have a go at making a bike-powered smoothie

🎨 Get your face painted or some gorgeous henna art

🍰 Pick up something delicious from the bake sale and have a go at the tombola

🌱 Take home something new for your garden from our plant sale

🥁 Listen to the drumming or join in and make some noise

🍲 Enjoy a free lunch from the Scran Van

And that’s just some of what’s happening!

Come along to our Harvest Festival on Saturday 5th September, 11am–2pm and spend as little or as long as you like enjoying the garden, activities, food and community.

Free to attend and everyone welcome.

Healthy Cooking at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 9am – 12pm

We are delighted to announce that Nadia, a qualified nutrionalist, will be here on Friday 11th September running an efficient, Healthy and Sustainable Cooking Class.

Learn how to:

Cook healthy, balanced meals

Eat well on a budget

Reduce food waste

Cook efficiently and sustainably

Limited spaces available book your place today!

Countdown is on to Drylaw’s Harvest Festival

🌾 10 days to go until our Harvest Festival!

We’re looking forward to welcoming you all to Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre on Saturday 5th September, 11am–2pm for an afternoon of food, activities and things to see and do.

There’ll be plenty happening throughout the day, including:

🍎 Apple picking and apple pressing

🌱 Garden activities with Trudi and our volunteers

🌿 Garden plant sale

🍲 Tummies Not Trash stall and a free lunch from the Scran Van

🚲 Dr Bike activities

🎨 NGS Cargo Bike art activities

🧚‍♀️ Craft stall, henna artist, face painting and temporary tattoos

🎟 Tombola and bake sale

🥁 Drumming with Moving Music

⚽ Football activities with Spartans

🏰 Bouncy castle

🎵 Musical statues with Bev

…and more!

The event is free to attend, so bring along family, friends and neighbours and spend some time in the garden with us!

📅 Saturday 5th September

⏰ 11am–2pm

📍 Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre