In partnership with North Edinburgh Arts, North Edinburgh Community Festival, and West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre, Screen Education Edinburgh are running a free workshop for young people as part of North Edinburgh Film Festival.
There will also be screenings, exhibitions, and talks about the films.
LINK UP at North Edinburgh Arts is running an Activate course in partnership with the University of Glasgow.
This is a foundation course in community development. It is open to community members young and old, in the North West Locality. The course is fully funded.
There a will be an online information session on 11th February with the course beginning in person on 18th February: 9:30 – 1pm for 12 weeks (times and venue to be confirmed).
Spaces are limited if you have any interest or require further information contact the Link Up team on 07493876130 or by email: fionab@northedinburgharts.co.uk
SCREEN EDUCATION EDINBURGH:
In partnership with North Edinburgh Festival, North Edinburgh Arts, and West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre, the first event of North Edinburgh Film Festival takes place Saturday 28th January with an afternoon focused on documentary, experimental film, and Pilton Video archive films
Local support for people struggling through the cost of living crisis
The North Edinburgh Arts Community Shed is hosting a pop-up exhibition and sale on 18th & 19th November at the Old Co-op, 43 Pennywell Road.
Different items made by the Shed members from reclaimed wood will be on display over two days. You will also be able to purchase items, and by doing so support the NEA Community Shed and its members.
The pop-up exhibition & sale will be a perfect place to see a range of things made from recycled wood at the Shed and find sustainable items to decorate your home for Christmas and find festive gifts for your loved ones.
The NEA Community Shed is a welcoming, safe space where people living in North Edinburgh can come to make or mend stuff using recycled wood. We aim to be a fun space where our members can meet new people, learn new skills, and feel supported to realize their creative ambitions.
We believe that when we work together, we can achieve almost anything. Our limitation is our imagination.
We run weekly drop-in sessions Tuesday – Thursday, 10am – 2pm and forthrightly Saturday sessions (9am-12pm). The Shed is currently funded by the Big Lottery Fund until January 2024.
Rik Hodgson, The Shed Manager said: “The North Edinburgh Arts Community Shed’s mission is to enable people in the community make and mend beautiful and useful items for their homes, gardens, and community.
“We are hosting an exhibition of some stuff which has been made in the shed over the past 12 months and some items which we have made to help you decorate your homes for Christmas, including Mushrooms, Snowmen, Penguins, Christmas Trees etc. There will also be some other gorgeous items for sale and for you to enjoy looking at.”
A new fund, known as the ‘Creative Community Chest’ has launched which will support micro projects in Pennywell, Edinburgh and is established in partnership with North Edinburgh Arts and the OneCity Trust.
The initiative which has been established as part of the Pennywell Living development has been created by regeneration experts Urban Union with the City of Edinburgh Council. Scottish charities and community groups located in the North Edinburgh Arts membership area are being asked to apply for one of 10 grants of £300, that can be used to deliver creative and engaging content for the local community.
The governance, monitoring and oversight of grant distribution will be undertaken by the office of the OneCity Trust. The mission of the OneCity Trust is to fight inequality and exclusion in the City of Edinburgh.
Neil McKay, Managing Director, Urban Union, said: “At Urban Union we specialise in delivering new homes equipped for modern community living, but investing in these communities is just as important.
“We know that by working with residents, charities, and local groups we can help to create welcoming places to live and make a real difference to people’s lives.”
Kate Wimpress, Director, North Edinburgh Arts, said: “North Edinburgh Arts has worked with Urban Union for almost a decade, delivering creativity in the community and enhancing the local area.
“With support from the OneCity Trust, these fantastic individual projects allow us to build community engagement, we look forward to seeing these creative ideas come to fruition.”
Urban Union has developed 134 new homes and apartments as part of Phase 3 works at Pennywell Living and has been working in conjunction with the City of Edinburgh Council since 2014 to regenerate Pennywell, creating a vibrant residential area.
Councillor Jane Meagher, Edinburgh’s Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Convener, said: “Our regeneration of North Edinburgh is a major project for the people of Pennywell and Muirhouse and a great success story.
“It’s all about working together to improve lives, tackle poverty and inequality in the area and create beautiful new homes and community spaces residents can be proud of.
“It is great news, then, that our contractors are making this pot of money available through the OneCity Trust to local projects and charities which also promote social inclusion. The whole project provides a perfect example of community empowerment, showing how great value can be added to an area when involving those who know it best.”
The application form to apply for a £300 grant is available to download here.
Please complete the application form and send to elaine@onecitytrust.com along with the associated documentation noted on page 2 of the application form. If you have any questions, please contact Elaine McCafferty – OneCity Trust at elaine.mccafferty@onecitytrust.com or telephone (0131) 469 3856
Our Winter Warmer sessions start next week – drop into the Old Co-op on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for free soup and a roll.
Available from 11am – 2pm (or until the soup runs out!).
We’ll be having sweet potato soup on Tuesday and everyone is welcome.
Today is Tuesday, which means the free community meal will be happening from 5pm!
Come along to West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre – there’s no need to book and everyone is welcome! 
The community meal is happening tonight at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre!
It’s free and everyone is welcome – come along from 5pm
MONDAYS 5.30 – 7.30pm at WEST PILTON NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
A free badminton club starts on Monday next week at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre!
For ages 14 and over, and all equipment is supplied. No need to book.
For more information please call the Link Up team on 07493 876 130.
