SATURDAY 3rd FEBRUARY at WEST PILTON NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
PROGRAMME
Something for everyone at North Edinburgh Film Festival
Tag: North Edinburgh Arts
Save the date for North Edinburgh Film Festival
SATURDAY 3rd FEBRUARY from 12.30 – 5pm
WEST PILTON NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
We’re delighted to let you know that the second edition of the North Edinburgh Film Festival will take place on Saturday 3 February at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre
Presented by Screen Education Edinburgh and North Edinburgh Arts, the Festival is a day celebrating community cinema and filmmaking in North Edinburgh.
Look out for friends, family and neighbours on the big screen as we showcase some of the best locally-made films, as well as 5-star family favourite Song of the Sea! From screenings and workshops to food and an exhibition on local history, there’s something for everyone!
The Festival will be held from 12.30pm to 5pm. It’s completely free to attend – you can join us from the beginning, or drop-in throughout the day.
We can’t wait to see everyone!
Friday: Get your bike fixed!
TOMORROW IN MACMILLAN SQUARE
Just a reminder that Dr Bike will be back tomorrow!
Bring your bike to the NEA cabin in Macmillan Square to have it serviced.
This is a free service for local residents, and the team will be at the cabin between 12:30pm – 2:30pm.
Stories and Scran: A real Winter Warmer in West Pilton!
It was a full house at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre on Saturday for Edinburgh International Book Festival’s Stories and Scran event.
Guests braved plunging temperatures to enjoy a delicious afternoon tea provided by Scran Academy and to hear a rich variety of stories and poems from EIBF’S Citizen programme participants.
Hosted by EIBF’s Ryan Van Winkle, the packed programme also included brilliant contributions from authors Kate Foster and Douglas Johnstone, and there was another welcome opportunity to see the touching documentary produced by North Edinburgh Arts’ Adult Drama Group.
Yes, it may have been freezing outside but there was a warm welcome and a cosy atmosphere in the local community centre. A real winter warmer!
Christmas Shopping at Fresh Start!
Next week we have the Christmas pop up shop running at the Fresh Start Pantry
Monday 9am-12.30pm
Tuesday 9am-12.30pm
Wednesday 2.30-5.00pm
Friday 9am-12.30pm
*Thursday – Community Wealth Builders Group from North Edinburgh Arts will be in the Pantry 12 – 4pm selling beautiful handmade gifts.
Please come along and shop!
Tomorrow: Winter Warmer at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre
COMMUNITY EVENT – WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER from 9.30am
North Edinburgh Arts: Community Studio Space Open Meeting
TUESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2 – 3pm
at WEST PILTON NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
Artist Alice Betts, together with members of the Art for Grown Ups group, have been exploring and developing a plan for a permanent visual arts studio and making space within the expanded and refurbished NEA venue, due to re-open in 2024.
You can read more about the research project in our blog post at northedinburgharts.co.uk/developing-a-community-visual-arts-space/
As part of her research project, Alice would like to hear from local creative adults who are interested in using a free visual arts studio space at North Edinburgh Arts.
Join the Open Meeting: NEA Community Studio Space on Tuesday 31 October at 2pm at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre to share your thoughts and ideas about a community-accessible studio space within the refurbished NEA.
This event is open to local artists, creatives, and NEA project participants including those from the Community Shed, Create Community Wealth, Art for Grown Ups, and A Stitch in Time.
Come and help shape our future free space for North Edinburgh’s creative community. This is a free event. Advance booking isn’t required.
For more information, please email alice.betts@northedinburgharts.co.uk
Create Community Wealth: End of project celebration
TUESDAY 10th OCTOBER at WEST PILTON NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
5 – 8pm (Drop-In)
Create Community Wealth: End of project celebration
Join us for the Create Community Wealth End of Project Celebration on Tuesday 10 October (5pm – 8pm)
The North Edinburgh Create Community Wealth team would like to invite you to our End of Project Celebration Event at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre, which has been the home of the project for the last two years.
There will be taster sessions, workshops, short film screenings and possibly a mini market where you can see the fantastic work and hear the stories of the talented Create Community Wealth participants. This is a drop in event from 5 – 8pm, and everyone’s welcome to come along.
Create Community Wealth is part of a wider national Culture Collective programme and is a partnership between WHALE Arts, North Edinburgh Arts, SCOREscotland and Passion4Fusion.
For more information, please get in touch with Asia by emailing asia@northedinburgharts.co.uk
New hours for Community Shed
Community Shed opening hours update
Due to staffing changes our free drop-in wood-making session times haves slightly changed to ** Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10am to 2.30pm **
We’re still making and mending, using recycled wood, at the NEA Community Shed, but for the rest of the year we are based at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre (67b Groathill Road North, Edinburgh, EH4 2SA).
If you want to learn more about wood-making, up-cycle your home furniture or make something new out of recycled wood, come and join us!
For more information, please email garden@northedinburgharts.co.uk