FRESH START are running our Saturday Night Supper cook at home programme again for anyone who wishes to learn cooking skills and may have already attended our classes.
These sessions build on the skills learned in class, feel free to share and to sign up by contacting cooking@freshstartweb.org.uk
We also have spaces in our English classes – Beginners and Intermediate, please contact me to sign up: abigail@freshstartweb.org.uk
We will be running Tai Chi classes in the Hub space at Ferry Road Drive from Wednesday 7th June from 1.30 – 2.30pm. This is a very relaxing form of light exercise, good for the mind and body!
We have spaces for 10 and people don’t have to come every week, if they prefer to drop in week to week as it suits them, they can.
Please share with your networks and ask people to sign up by emailing me if they are interested: Abigail@freshstartweb.org.uk
In response to the cost of living crisis, Fresh Start will be hosting a weekly community meal (Meet and Eat) on Wednesday evenings and Friday afternoons at Fresh Start Kitchen, 28-30 Ferry Road Drive – see flier (above).
This is for anyone you can think of who would benefit specifically from a free two course hot meal in a safe and welcoming environment.
We will begin the Wednesday evening Meet and Eat on 26th October, and this will run until March 2023.
Our Friday afternoon Meet and Eats are currently running as usual:
Detectives are appealing for information following an attempted murder in West Pilton.
A 24-year-old man suffered serious injuries after being deliberately knocked off his motorbike by a car on Ferry Road Drive around 1.45pm yesterday (Thursday 28 July).
The man was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh where his condition is described by medical staff as stable.
The occupants of the vehicle made off and enquiries are ongoing. The car, a black Fiat Panda, had previously been reported stolen from the local area.
Officers believe this was a targeted attack and are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has dashcam footage of what happened, to contact police.
Superintendent Mark Rennie said: “Violence of this nature won’t be tolerated in any part of the city. This is a prime example of a small number of young people creating fear and concern in a local community.
“Our investigation is progressing well and we will have an enhanced policing presence in the area to reassure local residents and prevent any further disorder. Every single person involved in recent incidents in the area will be pursued and arrested and we will ensure that identified offenders are quickly put before the courts.”
Anyone with information is urged to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference 1820 of Thursday, 28 July, 2022. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
As part of the Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership’s Summer Season Conversations, community researchers will be in Fresh Start Pantry on Wednesday (8th September) from 9.30am – 12.30pm to meet with members of the local community to chat about wellbeing and what it means to them.
Fresh Start will host this as safely as possible and it will be a drop in session with track and trace upon entry and social distance within the space.
