A group of Edinburgh and Lothian residents were congratulated by Lord Provost Frank Ross, Fort Kinnaird centre director Liam Smith and Recruitment and Skills Centre Business Development Manager John Gibson, after completing a five-week training course to help build a career in retail. Continue reading Bright Lights at Fort Kinnaird
Fort Kinnaird has given shoppers a very tasty treat with the opening of its brand-new Hotel Chocolat store.
The new shop, the 160th that the luxury British chocolatier and cacao grower has opened in the UK this year, houses more than 80 different ranges of the finest chocolate including its famous slabs, boxes and hampers. Continue reading Hotel Chocolat open at Fort Kinnaird
Fort Kinnaird in Edinburgh is offering free sensory backpacks to make the experience of shopping and eating at the centre more accessible for people with autism or who have difficulty processing sensory information. Continue reading Fort Kinnaird Launches Sensory Backpacks
Fort Kinnard’s free family event, Camp Fort Kinnaird, has arrived with a whole range of activities inspired by the great outdoors. Continue reading Camp Fort Kinnaird event pitches up for summer
202 Edinburgh schoolchildren visited Fort Kinnaird this week to take part in a series of interactive events designed to encourage reading for enjoyment outside of the classroom. Continue reading Fort Kinnaird event inspires a love of reading
Fort Kinnaird has been recognised with one of the top accolades in the retail industry, scooping Best Retail and Leisure Place in the UK at the REVO Ace Awards for the second year running. Continue reading Fort Kinnaird scoops top award
A new sculpture designed by local artist, Mark Carr, has been unveiled at Fort Kinnaird to launch a campaign to encourage more Edinburgh residents to get active. Continue reading Fort Kinnaird gears up to welcome cyclists
Edinburgh residents are in for a treat as Fort Kinnaird is set to host a series of festive feel-good events for shoppers over twelve days in the run up to Christmas. Continue reading Fort Kinnaird launches 12 days of Christmas Kindness
Fort Kinnaird is calling for people in Edinburgh to take the first step in their retail careers by registering for its free training programme, Bright Lights Starting Out in Retail. Continue reading Fort Kinnaird kick-starts retail careers with free training programme
The gardens at Caring in Craigmillar’s community centre have been given a new lease of life thanks to a team of volunteers from Fort Kinnaird.
Caring in Craigmillar offers support services to elderly, disabled and vulnerable members of the local community. Service users are collected from their homes and brought to the care centre where they enjoy tea, lunch and a programme of activities, which often take place in the garden.
Fort Kinnaird Deputy Centre Manager Lindy Watson recently attended a meeting at Caring in Craigmillar and saw the opportunity to transform the garden into a space that was welcoming and inspiring for the centre’s community.
She then invited property and construction consultants from Gleeds and Thomas & Adamson, who work on site at Fort Kinnaird, to join a team of staff from the retail centre to makeover the garden.
Lindy Watson said: “We are extremely proud to have worked together to transform the garden at Caring in Craigmillar.
“The centre does an incredible job of looking after the most vulnerable people in our local community, so donning some gardening gloves and picking up some tools was the least we could do.
“We hope the Caring in Craigmillar community enjoy the new space, and feel inspired and very much at home in the garden.”
The project involved the creation of new landscaped spaces, including the installation of a healing path with rock borders, as well as a general clean-up and planting.
Kellie Mercer, Manager at Caring in Craigmillar said: “Everyone at Caring in Craigmillar would like to thank the volunteers who gave their time effort and put in so much hard work to help us achieve a lovely space for our members.
“It has made a huge difference for our members who now enjoy spending time in the garden.
“Some of our members are no longer able to get outside in their own gardens at home, so with your help we have achieved a fabulous bright and safe space for everyone to enjoy.”
