Visit New Lanark this Easter Weekend, from Friday 30th March to Monday 2nd April, when the Easter Bunny will be bouncing around this amazing UNESCO World Heritage Site. There will be fun activities for the whole family to enjoy, from Easter Crafts & Artist Textiles drop-in activities to making a stained glass window Easter Egg and colour-in an egg-cellent Easter headband! Continue reading Hats Off to the Easter Bunny at New Lanark’s Easter Bonnet Parade
Starbank Park
Friday 30 March, 10.30 – 11.30am
Drayton Manor launches YES Day campaign – let your kids call the shots! Continue reading Say YES this Easter (no, not another referendum!)
Retailer launches Easter programme as it reports increase in demand for seasonal gifts and party decorations
John Lewis reveals Easter celebrations are set to be bigger than ever as the nation embraces the annual spring holiday with bespoke eggs, DIY tea parties adorned with decorative eggs and bunting, and cracking Easter bunny hunts. To get set for an Easter egg-stravaganza, the Edinburgh store has launched a Bunny Bunting workshop and Easter Bunny hunts for kids and adults alike. Continue reading John Lewis Edinburgh celebrates Easter with egg-citing family events
Churches in the UK are planning to distribute more than quarter of a million Easter stories inside Easter eggs this year as part of a national campaign to plug a gap in knowledge about the religious festival. Continue reading Churches eggciting campaign to reclaim Easter
In her Easter message, Prime Minister Theresa May speaks about shared values and religious freedom, and wishes everyone a very happy Easter: Continue reading Prime Minister’s Easter Message
Scots are being reminded to take a little breathing space and look after their mental health this Easter. Continue reading Take a little Breathing Space this Easter
NHS 24 is appealing to DIY enthusiasts and gardeners to be mindful of accidents and look after themselves this Easter. Continue reading National health campaign urges DIY enthusiasts to take care this Easter
FRIDAY 14 APRIL, 2 – 4.30pm
NORTH EDINBURGH ARTS
The Time Bank Knit and Natter group have made adorable little Easter characters and they are hiding in the NEA garden! Can you find Bert and his friends to win an Easter egg prize?
A family-friendly event suitable for all ages. With additional activities in the garden or inside NEA (wet weather provision).
There will be lots of cakes and tea/coffee/juice for you to enjoy while those who want to can go searching in the garden!
50p donation goes towards the costs of the refreshments.
Knitted items will be available to buy on the day too!.
NHS 24 is calling on the public to remember to check their repeat prescription in time for the Easter holidays. This year, Easter falls between Friday 14 April and Monday 17 April and while some GP surgeries may be open, others will be closed. Continue reading Easter Holidays: Remember to check your repeat prescription
