Tag: Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

Drylaw Community Association AGM

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL NEIGHBOUR CENTRE

We are holding our annual general meeting (AGM) on Tuesday 2nd December at 3.30 – 4.30pm.

Please do come along to hear about exciting plans for the future of our lovely centre, and to make your views known.

We are very interested in your vision for the future and the directions we can take.

All members welcome.

There’s been some good news to round off this special 30th anniversary year for Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre.

The Centre has just been awarded over £3500 from Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership’s Community Grants Fund to pilot a 6 month Monday Café offering free breakfasts, training opportunities, and monthly community lunches to reduce food poverty, build social connections and strengthen community use of the centre.

Happy New Year!

Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre: Tombola prizes wanted

We’re putting together a fantastic festive tombola for our Festive Fayre on Friday 28th November and are looking for prize donations – bottles, new gifts, chocolates, or other goodies.

If you can spare an item, please drop it off at the centre by Wednesday 26th November. Every contribution helps make the day a success. Thank you for your support!

Tram extension: Have Your Say

TUESDAY 28th OCTOBER 4 – 7pm DRYLAW NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE

A public consultation on the future development of Edinburgh’s tram network is running until 17 November 2025.

The proposed new tram route would run from Granton to the Edinburgh BioQuarter and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and potentially beyond into the city region and the project is keen to hear views from local people.

Members of the project team will be at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre on Tuesday 28 October 2025 from 4pm – 7pm to answer your questions.

Drylaw Pumpkin Walk and HUNT!

MONDAY 13 OCTOBER from 10am – 12.30pm

🎃Hallowe’en pumpkin walk and hunt this Monday! All accompanied children welcome.

Free lunch at the centre after.

To book, get in touch or email natalie@drylawnc.org.uk

All accompanied children welcome.
Come on a hunt for pumpkins around the neighbourhood using a simple map.
Lunch back at the Centre.
Adults and children welcome.
All regulars also welcome. Easy. Flat.
PLEASE BOOK! natalie@drylawnc.org.uk

Free, Children and adults

PS – Reminder that Little Explorers and the Yoga classes are on holiday on Monday 13th!

TOMORROW: Have your say on Tram Line proposals for Drylaw

TUESDAY 7th OCTOBER from 6.30 – 8PM

at DRYLAW NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE

Drylaw Telford Community Council are holding a public meeting to find out YOUR views on proposals to extend the Edinburgh tram network.

It’s your local opportunity to hear what is being proposed and to have your say.

Guest speaker is CLLR STEPHEN JENKINSON, the city council’s Transport & Environment Convener.

ALL WELCOME!

https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/tram-north-south

AND DON’T FORGET:

Consultation Hub Online Survey – Drylaw Shopping Centre:

A survey for the project is currently live on The City of Edinburgh Council’s Consultation Hub and runs until 8th October – that’s THIS WEDNESDAY!

Please find a link to the survey here and to find out more: 

https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/drylaw-consultation

Trams to Drylaw: Have Your Say!

PUBLIC MEETING

NORTH – SOUTH TRAMLINE CONSULTATION PROPOSALS

TUESDAY 7th OCTOBER 6.30 – 8PM at DRYLAW NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE

Drylaw Telford Community Council has organised a public meeting to find out YOUR views on proposals to extend the Edinburgh tram network.

It’s your local opportunity to hear what is being proposed and to share your views.

Guest speaker is City of Edinburgh Council Transport & Environment Convener Cllr Stephen Jenkinson.

ALL WELCOME!

https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/tram-north-south

Countdown to Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre’s birthday bash!

THREE DAYS TO GO!

Only THREE more days until Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre’s big 30th birthday party celebrations!

All are welcome whether you are 1 or 100, and most activities are FREE. And despite the saying, there’s even a free lunch 😁🤣 between 11.30-1.30!

Oh and did we mention the bouncy castle, apple juicing, drumming, puppet show, art workshops, bug hunt, Dr Bike fixing, footie, bake sale, tombola and prizes? Bring cash if you want to win something or buy some amazing jam or cakes!

Tummies Not Trash is also coming, so fill your boots 😉

See you there!

Many hands make light work at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

Big shout out and thanks to The Edinburgh Tool Library for bringing staff and volunteers here on Saturday to build stuff for the Neighbourhood Centre.

Also thanks to Andy and Matthew who are DNC volunteers for giving up their Saturday to help.

As you can see from the photos we built a massive planter 4.8m x 1.6m and put up some funky shutters on our summerhouse.

Last year the summerhouse came under regular attack by apples being thrown at it. Hopefully our new shutters mean little damage can be done should apples again find themselves on a flight path towards the summerhouse!

DNC

Something for everyone at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

WEEKLY PROGRAMME AT DRYLAW NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE

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Check out our action packed sessions currently on offer at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre!

Many sessions are free and other classes are a two or three quid.

If you have any queries, email coordinator@drylawnc.org.uk.

Remember we also have the Community Larder, Mon, Weds, Fri 10-11 each week.

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AND DON’T FORGET …

Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre gets set to celebrate 30th Birthday

ALL WELCOME AT DRYLAW’s BIG BIRTHDAY BASH!

We are gearing up for our big party day in only 4 weeks!

We have so much planned for the day and can’t wait to have you all there 🎉

Lunch provided by Scran Academy, Bookbug session, Moving Music drumming circle, National Galleries of Scotland art session, Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) Dr Bike and bike activities (make your own bike-powered smoothie!), Tinderbox Collective are here with their Escape Drylaw game for you to try, Tummies Not Trash will be here with a food stall.

Not to mention fun activities in the garden, face painting and henna tattoos, a bake sale, puppet shows, apple pressing, our famous tombola, and amazing raffle with locally donated prizes… And yes, there is a bouncy castle!!!

Don’t miss out on all the fun on Saturday 13th September! 🤩