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Additional recycling sites in Pilton and Muirhouse

The following additional recycling facilities have been sited in West Pilton and Muirhouse:

West Pilton Crossway top of street on pavement at the dead end ( between 1 and 2) – 2 x packaging, 1 x paper, 1 x glass

West Pilton Gardens outside number 26 on pavement – 1 x packaging, 1 x paper, 1 x glass

West Pilton Drive outside number 35 at bollards- 2 x packaging , 1 x paper

Ferry Road Gardens at the seating area, 1 x packaging bank, 1 x paper bank

Ferry Road Drive outside number 36 – 2 x packaging, 1 x paper

West Pilton Green on carpark outside number 35 – 2 x packaging, 1 x paper

West Pilton Steet outside number 9 on pavement- 2 x packaging, 1 x paper

Muirhouse Park Left hand side of number 31 ( on road) – 2 x packaging, 1 x paper

Muirhouse Drive outside park entrance – 2 x packaging, 1 x paper

Pennywell gardens outside number 49 on pavement- 1 x paper, 1 x packaging

Muirhouse Drive on pavement across from number 11 – 2 x packaging, 1 x paper

Muirhouse Park across from number 49 at at park entrance at side of litter bin – 2x packaging, 1 x paper

Dates set for Centipede photo exhibition

12.12.12 was a particularly special date, and it’s a day in history that has been captured for ever thanks to the Muirhouse Centipede Project. Muirhouse folk were encouraged to get out and about with their cameras on that memorable date, capturing images on four seasonal themes. Reverend Linda Dunbar of Muirhouse St. Andrews’s explains what happens next:

“We received a good number of entries of photographs taken during the 24 hours of 12/12/12 that captured something of the Advent themes of Love, Joy, Hope and Peace. The submissions are going on display in the North Edinburgh Arts Centre from 26 February – 3 March, Muirhouse Millennium Centre 4-10 March, Muirhouse Library 11-17 March (to be confirmed) before ending up at Muirhouse St Andrew’s Parish Church on the 18 March where they will find a permanent home.

The official launch of the touring display will be on

Tuesday 26 February at 11am in North Edinburgh Arts Centre

with free coffee and scones on offer too! The winners of the children’s and adults’ entries will be on display – it would be great to see folk there.”

Link Up makes things happen in Muirhouse

The popular Pork Butcher’s shop on Pennywell Road reopened for just a week recently – not to sell meat, but as a community drop-in resource. Muirhouse Link Up project worker Julie Crawford explains all:

“The purpose of the week was to do a few things –

Promote Link up project which started in May last year. I work with local people in Muirhouse and West Pilton to identify activities that bring different groups of people together to take part and contribute on an equal footing. The activities could be anything, from people having a cup of tea together to taking part in an activity. We’ve been working with local people to develop a monthly bingo evening, which has seen over 60 people attend the last few months, supporting the Tenants and Residents In Muirhouse Group (TRIM), an Arts and Baking group at North Edinburgh Arts, establishing community cinema and much more.

During the week we had a huge map on the shop wall and local people were invited to write on it and give us views about places that are important to them, what people do in the community and things that they would like to see. Over the course of the week 250 people came through the door, which was fantastic. The highlight was seeing local artists using the space to work with young people doing light photography and some film-making. The shop window will be used by City of Edinburgh Council to advertise 21st Century homes and community activity – I believe there is massive potential to use the space by community organisations.

Link up will continue to work with local people to set up activities which they have skills or interests in, just get in touch! Local people are already running new activities this year, including chess and archery!”

To get in touch with Julie, call 315 6405 or email Julie@mydg.org.uk

You can also check out Muirhouselinkup on Facebook or ‘tweet’ @linkup11

Centipede Project update

Linda Dunbar gives an update on the Muirhouse Centipede project:

Plans are in hand for the 121212 photo competition entries to go on show in March – hopefully travelling around the area for a week on display in the North Edinburgh Arts, the Millennium Centre, Muirhouse Library and finishing up at St Andrew’s Church where they will remain on display.

This will provide a build up to our concluding event when, hopefully, the Hollywood Style “Muirhouse” bulbs will be in full bloom. On Easter Sunday, 31 March, we are planning lots of activities around the bulb site – more work with the artist and the youngsters around a planting theme, Easter Egg rolling and painting, a free BBQ and hot drinks and stalls giving information on local groups and activities.

This bonanza will mark the formal end of the pilot project, but by no means the end of the Centipede Project. We are nearly ready to submit our application to the Church of Scotland’s new Go For It fund which, if successful, would provide three years of funding for a full project where we hope to work towards establishing a Community Development Trust – a big idea, but one which we think is achievable together with all the fantastic folk and groups that are working in the area.

The application will be submitted on 1st March, and we would hope to have a decision by the end of May.

Linda Dunbar

The Centipede could run and run (and run and run and …)!

The Centipede Project are busy putting together a funding proposal to try for full-project funds when the Pilot project ends with a spectacular bash on Easter Sunday (31 March 2013).

Thanks to the hard work of many individuals and groups – not least of which was Edinburgh City Council in facilitating the bulb planting on the brownfield site in a very smooth and easy way – we are looking forward to a spectacular show in the spring.

Plans are in hand for a mini-glala style day, with local groups having stalls and displays; more planting to compliment our Hollywood Style ‘Muirhouse’ big buld plant; free BBQ; Easter Egg rolling … and who knows what else!

Before that, there will be the photographic display – if you have still to send in your photos taken on 12/12/12 get emailing: centipedephotos@gmail.com

Muirhouse Centipede Project

Yummy Food group hungry for international success!

Hello!

Last year a group of local women started the first Food Festival in North Edinburgh called the Yummy Food Festival celebrating healthy eating in Muirhouse. Even although it rained, it was an amazing day – full of food storytelling , food demonstrations, giveaways, cooking demonstrations, theatre, information stalls and face painting! Over 500 people come to North Edinburgh Arts to celebrate the talented cooks and chefs within the North Edinburgh Community.

On Friday 15 March 2013 the festival will be happening again! Next year’s food festival will continue with the theme of cooking on a budget £5 for a family of five, but this year’s festival aims have a very international feel and celebrate the culinary talents that are in our community.

Would you like to get involved … YES! we hear you cry!!There are many ways you can get involved:

· Can you volunteer on the day? Can you be a steward?
· Can you give a cooking demonstration with an international feel?
· Are you a gardener and can show people how to plant seed?
· Are you an organisation with food, health related information you would like to share in a fun way
· Can you face paint?
· Are you a good story-teller?
· Do you want to share information about health, cooking books, budgets, food, money, diet, being economical and other food related issues and share it with people in a fun way?
Can you help with the washing up?
· Can you help make foodie decorations or signage?
· Are you a group who bake or make and would like to sell them at the festival for your group or charity?

Last year’s event was amazing and we are busy planning next year’s Festival. To make it a real celebration of our community do lets us know if you want to get involved.

Thanks for your support!

The Yummy Food Festival 2013 group

If you’d like to be involved or require further info contact Lisa Arnott at Pilton Community Health Project on 551 1671, email lisaarnott@pchp.org.uk

They came, they saw, they planted!

They came from schools, from projects, from churches and from nice warm houses – they came from all over Muirhouse on a mission: to plant thousands of bulbs on Muirhouse Avenue.

The gardeners braved chilly winds and showers over Friday and Saturday to plant their bulbs. The fruits of their labours won’t be seen until springtime – but it’s sure to be worth the wait!

Muirhouse free family film nights

North Edinburgh Arts has teamed up with Link Up and Muirhouse Library to produce a top billing of free family and adult cinema this month. The programme got under way last weekend but there’s lots more to come for all the family in November.

On Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 6pm this month, adults can enjoy:

Tuesday 13 Nov – Carlito’s Way

Wednesday 14 Nov – Departed

Tuesday 20 Nov – Bladerunner

Wednesday 21 Nov – Avatar.

The family cinema programme – screenings at 1pm:

Saturday 10 November – Muppets

Saturday 17 November – Brave

Saturday 24 November – Shrek

Free films for all the family! What are you waiting for?

For further information call North Edinburgh Arts on 315 2151 or visit www.northedinburgharts.co.uk

Warm welcome for Muirhouse photo exhibition

Borga Prada Garcia’s eagerly-awaited photographic exhibition opened at North Edinburgh Arts Centre on Tuesday. Friends, colleagues, local residents and at least one of Borja’s photographic subjects came out in strength to support the ‘Welcome to Muirhouse’ event.

Borga spent the best part of a year photographing people and buildings in Muirhouse and Pennywell while studying at Telford College, and the ‘Welcome to Muirhouse’ photo-essay for his Photography HND achieved top marks.

The project became a labour of love, and Borja’s affection for the people he met during his time in the area shines through the images on display at North Edinburgh Arts. It’s taken a lot of work over the last few months to get the exhibition open, but Borja is delighted that his work is on view in Muirhouse.

“I am so pleased that the exhibiiton is here in North Edinburgh Arts Centre. I wanted my pictures to go on display in Muirhouse before they go anywhere else and for local people to see them first – it was important to me”, he said.

Borja wanted to portray Muirhouse in a positive light, and his work achieves that. “I was aware of the very negative image of Muirhouse, but I found it a fascinating place with many warm and welcoming people who I now call friends. It’s too easy to just make assumptions about people and places: I hope I show the real Muirhouse – the place and the people who live here – in my images.”

Borja decided not to make a formal speech to open the exhibition. “I am still working on my English language and I would prefer the occasion to be informal and friendly. I thank everyone for coming, of course, but yes, I will let the photographs tell the story themselves.”

Welcome to Muirhouse can be seen at North Edinburgh Arts on Tuesday – Friday from 10am – 8pm and from 10am – 1pm on Saturday. Until 30 November.