North Edinburgh Madelvic History Group is hosting a talk on William Speirs Bruce, a figure of major scientific importance to our understanding of the Antarctic and how what happens in the Antarctic impacts on our world today. Continue reading History talk at Granton Hub
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William Speirs Bruce: the life and times of a Polar explorer
Granton Hub History Group free talk
Granton:hub are holding a talk about Granton’s polar explorer William Speirs Bruce on 28th March 2018 at Madelvic House, Granton. Did you know he co-founded Edinburgh Zoo?
For this and more interesting facts visit the website at grantonhub.org and you can book your free Eventbrite ticket here .
Take three girls: LIFT exhibition
Three local women staged an exhibition of their artwork at Madelvic House on Saturday. Dee, Johan and are all involved in the Low Income Families Together (LIFT) project based at Muirhouse Millennium Community Centre.
The event proved to be a great success, and the women plan to follow it up with another exhibition in the Millennium Centre later this month.
Pictures: Pauline Nicol Bowie
Gardeners Gathering at Madelvic House
SUNDAY 3 DECEMBER 1pm – 3pm
MADELVIC HOUSE, Granton Park Avenue
From the Past to the Future: first Madelvic Car Rally
Electric car rally jointly hosted by the History Hub at Madelvic House and the Electric Vehicles Association
The first all electric Madelvic Car Rally – which will hopefully be an annual event – takes place this Sunday 22nd October 2017 from 11am to 12.30pm. Continue reading From the Past to the Future: first Madelvic Car Rally
Are cars electric? Back to the future at Madelvic House
Sunday 22 October 11am – 12.30pm
First AGM for granton:hub
Monday 25 September 6.30 – 8.30pm
Madelvic House
Granton’s industrial history talk at Madelvic Hub
You are invited to a talk about Granton’s industrial history this Saturday 27 May, from 12 – 2pm.
The event will be hosted by Kenneth Williamson, and introduced by Paula Larkin, Archivist of Glasgow’s ‘Spirit of Revolt’ and ‘Govanhill Baths’ archives.
The event is free of charge (donations on the door are appreciated); and you can register for tickets on our Eventbrite page.
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More than 200 people attend granton:hub Open Weekend
Over 200 visitors attended granton:hub’s Open Weekend – keen to try their hand at a wide-range of workshops and activities, whilst finding out more about the history of the area and what the group has planned for the future. Continue reading More than 200 people attend granton:hub Open Weekend
granton:hub celebrates five year lease with Open Weekend
granton:hub, the creative and cultural group based in the heart of Granton, will open the doors of Madelvic House to the public this weekend – and celebrate the signing of a five-year, rent-free, lease agreement with the EDI Group for the ground floor of the historic building.
Established to create a thriving cultural centre to benefit both the local and wider community, granton:hub has been working closely with the EDI Group for a number of years to develop a proposal that would allow them to be permanently based at Madelvic House. The upcoming Open Weekend has been designed to mark this agreement, whilst giving a taster of the workshops, classes and events planned over not just the next few months, but coming years.
Visitors to the Open Weekend can try their hands at book binding with artist Cassandra Barron, help design a mosaic for granton:hub with Toni Dickson or take part in group-singing sessions with Creative Facilitator, Clare Watson. All this, along with many other activities and events, including planting in the new community garden and the history:hub exhibition, will take place over the two days, with free tea, coffee and cake available in the proposed new café.
Speaking ahead of the Open Weekend, Wendy Wager, Chair of the granton:hub Steering Group, said: “We’re really looking forward to welcoming everyone to Madelvic House this weekend to showcase what granton:hub has to offer. We’ve been working hard with various expert tutors to put together an exciting and diverse programme of activity, open to all ages and interests.
“The signing of this lease agreement with the EDI Group for Madelvic House is a major milestone for granton:hub. It will help us to build on our vision to create a vibrant community facility in Granton, one that local residents and those from the wider area can enjoy and be proud of.”
Following this Open Weekend, granton:hub will be launching its first full time programme, Madelvic:May, featuring a host of activities, workshops and community events – bringing together a wealth of expert tutors, whilst helping to establish Madelvic House as a centre for creative and cultural activity in Granton.
Denise Havard, Community Development Manager at The EDI Group, added: “It’s been great to partner with granton:hub on this exciting project, one that will bring significant and lasting benefits to the local community.
“The EDI Group is always looking for innovative and flexible ways to maximise use of our portfolio, including pop up events and meanwhile uses, ensuring that community development is a real tool for change alongside physical regeneration. The granton:hub’s ambitious proposals perfectly aligned themselves wiith this and I look forward to seeing them continue to grow and thrive, making great use of this important, historical building in the heart of Granton.”
Along with this programme of events, granton:hub has wider aspirations to create a new community garden in the grounds surrounding Madelvic House, and has already partnered with landscape architects HERE + NOW and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to create a Butterfly Garden, Coastal Grassland and establish a community growing project.