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Your invited to Bert’s Easter Tea Party at North Edinburgh Arts

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!.

 

 

 

 

Counting down to World Heritage Day

 

World Heritage Day celebrations set to kick off at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Visitors to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow will have the opportunity to be transported to the heart of Scotland’s World Heritage Sites as part of a special event to mark World Heritage Day. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum will host a full day of free activities on Tuesday 11 April to celebrate Scotland’s rich heritage, in the run up to World Heritage Day on 18 April. Continue reading Counting down to World Heritage Day

How will you welcome Summer?

On Sunday 30th April the Beltane Fire Festival will return to Edinburgh’s Calton Hill to welcome the onset of Summer. Organisers have released details of this, the thirtieth Beltane to be held since it began in the 1980s, and tickets are now on sale. The modern twist on an ancient Celtic tradition will mark the changing seasons with a wild mix of drums, fire and physical theatre on a scale not seen anywhere else in the world. Continue reading How will you welcome Summer?

EVOC: Localities event and annual survey

Wednesday 29 March: Dialogue – Citywide organisations and localities.

EVOC are holding a discussion for citywide organisations and their role in the new localities model. This event is to understand the concerns of organisations and to talk about next steps.

For information and to book your place:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dialogue-citywide-organisations-and-localities-tickets-32950656300

And there’s still time to respond to EVOC’s annual survey:

What does Edinburgh’s Third Sector look like?

We would like to hear from you, your voice matters!

Please fill in our Compact Voice 2017 Survey

Meet the Police at Tesco Duke Street

Edinburgh police officers are inviting local children to an arts and crafts and face painting session at the Tesco store in Duke Street on Saturday 4th March.

The officers will be at the store between 11am and 4pm giving away wristbands, pencils and pens and refreshments supplied by the store. Children will be invited to dress up as police officers and sit in the police car, and there will also be a DJ and other fun activities provided by Tesco at their 80’s themed event.

This event is a follow-on from two successful community-based ‘Meet the Police’ pilot projects at the Sheriff Court and Stenhouse Primary School aimed at building trust between communities and the police with a particular emphasis on children.

Police Constable Tracey Gunn said: “We want to encourage children and families to think about the ways the police keep them safe but also to raise awareness of the rights and responsibilities of the police towards the public and vice versa.

“We will also showcase our work with offenders and their families, in particular our booklet ‘My Daddy and the Police’ and will gather feedback as to how better to build trust within the communities we serve. I am looking forward to meeting families at Tesco’s on Saturday 4th March and hope they will find it a fun and informative day.”

Tracey is the driving force behind the creation of the Police Liaison Officer position at HMP Edinburgh. It was the first in Scotland and initiatives and ways of working she has introduced have been adopted at other prisons in the country. It’s key in developing positive working relationships between local police and the prison.

If you regularly follow Police Scotland’s Facebook page you may have seen Tracey’s flagship scheme, “Meet the Police”, which is being rolled out in prisons across Scotland and local communities through events at courts, supermarkets, libraries and schools.

Tracey continues to develop her work and is currently working on a short film made with prisoners that aims to steer young people who are involved in low level offending or those at risk of offending away from more serious crime, by showing them the harsh realities of being involved in organised crime and prison life.