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Countdown to The Quest 2012

Summer’s flying by (or maybe floating by!) and one of the highlights of the summer youth programme is now just a week away. The Quest is the annual event enjoyed by hundred of local young people, and the final destination this year is , as always, a closely-guarded secret.

Muirhouse Youth Development Group’s (MYDGs) Joanne Stewart explained: “The Quest is an area-wide event  – a scavenger hunt across Edinburgh ending in a secret location with a barbecue and fun activities for around 100 young people and volunteers, which promotes team work and sportsmanship. The Quest aims to include each youth agency in the North Edinburgh area and is one of the most popular area-wide activities –  it’s been taking place for many years, always with a great turn out.  We are very proud to say that we won an award from the Edinburgh Evening News last year for ‘the best youth initiative’, voted for by Evening News readers, which I think shows the popularity of the event in the community. We’re hoping this year’s Quest will be even better!”

The Quest starts from Scottish Gas HQ on Waterfront Avenue next Friday (27 July) at 11am and finishes … well, who knows?

Some pictures from Quest 2010:

Read all about it! Success for Forth’s adult learners!

Congratulations to these participants in the Introduction to Modern Scottish Literature course which was so popular it’s been run twice at The Prentice Centre this year. The students were presented with an Award at an event organised to recognise the success of different education groups and classes held on 18 May.

More than twenty people regularly attend the Prentice Centre sessions and some of them attended the City Chambers celebration event (pictured).

There was further success for Forth at the event when Muirhouse Women’s Group also received an award. More on that story to follow … they’re a busy bunch and they’ve proved very hard to pin down so far!

Read all about it! Success for Forth's adult learners!

Congratulations to these participants in the Introduction to Modern Scottish Literature course which was so popular it’s been run twice at The Prentice Centre this year. The students were presented with an Award at an event organised to recognise the success of different education groups and classes held on 18 May.

More than twenty people regularly attend the Prentice Centre sessions and some of them attended the City Chambers celebration event (pictured).

There was further success for Forth at the event when Muirhouse Women’s Group also received an award. More on that story to follow … they’re a busy bunch and they’ve proved very hard to pin down so far!

Counting down to Yummy Food Festival

Lisa Arnott

North Edinburgh Arts Centre will be the venue for North Edinburgh’s first ever Yummy Food Festival next month, and it promises to be very tasty event indeed!  With demonstrations, workshops, cookery competitions and theatre performances organisers are hoping the festival will attract a healthy attendance too!

Pilton Community Health Project’s Community Healthy Lifestyles Coordinator Lisa Arnott (pictured above) is a member of the steering group organising the big event and she’s looking forward to seeing as many local people attend as possible.

She said: “The festival has been developed by local women from Muirhouse and West Pilton in partnership with Pilton Community Health Project and Forth Community Learning and Development team. This festival is full of exciting cooking workshops and food demonstrations, theatre performance, home baking, arts workshops, Zumba and a whole host of healthy food activities.”

She added: “Free goody bags, recipe cards and tasters will also be given out on the day but numbers are limited at the demonstrations and workshop so these will be on a ‘first come first served’ basis.  Step into Spring 2012 and come along to the healthiest festival in North Edinburgh, the Yummy Food Festival!’

Forth CLD worker Sara Low is also a member of the steering group and she’s equally enthusiastic about the event.  “This will be a great day out for local people but also a great opportunity for community groups, campaigns and organisations to give out information.  It’s a really good programme and we’re really looking forward to what we hope will be a very exciting Festival”.

North Edinburgh’s Yummy Food Festival takes place on Friday 16 March from noon until 5pm. For further information call Lisa at Pilton Community Health Project on 551 1671 or email admin@pchp.org.uk