Tag: participation

Be our guests!

Granton Community Gardeners to share their bumper harvest harvest feast

Weather’s turning wintry, time to gather inside and have some hot food!

YOU’RE ALL INVITED!

Friday 20 November, 6pm Royston Wardieburn Community Centre

No need to bring anything, but message us if you’d like to help organise, set up or bring food. (and RSVPs are helpful for numbers)

Granton Community Gardeners committee member Tom Kirby reports: 

Most things have grown really well in the gardens this year, and there’s been a great regular team of local residents, we’ve all learned a lot from each other!  We still meet up every Tuesday and Saturday at 11am (unless weather is really bad!) at the community garden on the corner of Boswall Parkway and Wardieburn Road. Anyone is very welcome to join us, no prior gardening experience needed!

This Saturday (weather permitting) we’ll be sowing the first of our trial plots of winter wheat!  We are participating in a project organised by Bread Matters, to try growing small scale plots of varieties of wheat that used to be grown in Scotland before cereal production became so industrialised (and before issues like gluten intolerances were such a problem).

We’re already making plans for next year, but it’s good to take some time to relax and celebrate what’s been achieved.

Hope you’re well and keeping warm,

http://www.facebook.com/grantoncommunitygardeners

Bright Nights: Get Involved!

NEA bright lites

 If you are interested in getting involved, let us know by calling, emailing or by popping in to see us:

0131 315 2151
admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk
15a Pennywell Court, EH4 4TZ

MAKING REFLECTIVE ACCESSORIES & PROPS

Don Bosco @ Craigroyston Community High School
Wednesdays 18th & 25th November 5.30-7.00pm
Ages 8 – 12 (up to  P7)

MYDG Arts Hub @ North Edinburgh Arts
Thursdays 12th & 19th November 6.00-8.00pm
Ages 12 – 18 (from S1)

Saturday Arts @ North Edinburgh Arts
Saturday 14th & 21st November
Age 5 – 8: 10.30-11.30
Age 8 – 12: 11.40-12.30

PERFORMANCE

Saturday Dance @ North Edinburgh Arts
Saturday 14th & 21st November
Age 5 – 8: 11.40-12.30
Age 8 – 12: 10.30-11.30

Flash-mob workshops @ North Edinburgh Arts 
Perform together using our reflective props for cool effects

All ages.

Tuesday 24th @ North Edinburgh Arts
3.30 – 5.30 (book in for 3.30 or 4.30 start)

Thursday 26th@ North Edinburgh Arts
3.30 – 6.00 (book in for a 3.30 or 4.30 start)

Dance instructor Hayley MacDonald will stay with participants for the event to support their flash-mob performances.

These are drop in workshops open to everyone. If you have made a prop in a school workshop, please book ahead by calling North Edinburgh Arts so that we can make sure that the props you made at your school workshop are ready there for you.

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS ON THE NIGHT

Painting With Light
with Kenny Bean

5.45 – 6.30

6.40 – 7.20

7.30 – 8.15

Take away a print of your best photo(s)!

involved

Drylaw Telford Community Association AGM

Wednesday 2 December at 7pm in Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre

dnc

You are invited to the Drylaw Telford Community Association Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 2 December at 7pm in Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre (off Groathill Road North). Continue reading Drylaw Telford Community Association AGM

PEP AGM next Monday

PILTON EQUALITIES PROJECT

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

MONDAY 16 NOVEMBER 11am – 12 noon

PEP

Pilton Equalities Project (PEP) welcomes nominations for membership of the Board of Directors from people who live in North Edinburgh and representatives of local organisations who have an interest in the work of the Project.

The maximum number of members of the Board is 11, with a majority of members being elected from groups or activities associated with the Project. If more than 11 nominations are received in time for the Annual General Meeting then there will be a vote at the AGM. A further 4 co-opted places will be available for those who have experience and/or skills which could be of assistance to the directors

Completed nomination forms must returned by Friday 13 November.

If you wish to stand for appointment at the 2014/15 Annual General Meeting of Pilton Equalities Project, please fill in the nomination form (below) and then sign it and return it to Pilton Equalities Project, 3 West Pilton Park, Edinburgh, EH4 4EL

PEP AGM 2015

 

Calling all collectors!

ARCADEUM: art project looking for unusual collections cac2

Whether it’s an interest, an obsession, a hobby or a habit; from animal ornaments to ankle bracelets, from zulu masks to zoo souvenirs, intentionally or by chance – lots of us collect things.

As part of ARCADEUM, a new art project based at North Edinburgh Arts, artist Hans Clausen is looking for residents in North Edinburgh who have collections. Hans plans to create an exhibition around local residents collections accompanied by a book and/or website featuring people’s collections and the stories attached to them.

He would like to hear from anyone of any age who has a collection they’d like to share … the more unusual the better! Over the coming year the ARCADEUM project will be exploring the purpose, potential and possibilities of public art, specifically in and around the new Community Partnership Centre to be built in Pennywell in 2016.

There will be public art events, exhibitions and opportunities for participation, collaboration and discussion. Bringing people together to talk about the things they collect is a way of finding common interests and starting conversations about why we like what we like, the value and worth of things and how we relate and respond to the stuff that surrounds us.

If you’re a collector, a happy hoarder or just happen to have a curious collection of things Hans would like to hear from you. Please get in touch, leave us your contact details and Hans will be happy to meet with you to hear about your collection!

You can contact Hans by:

  • Email: hans@arcadeum.org
  • Phone: 0131 315 2151
  • At North Edinburgh Arts on Thursdays or Fridays or leave him a message at reception.

www.arcadeum.orgcac1

 

 

Living in Harmony to follow up Positively Diverse pledges

Living in Harmony Group meets tomorrow evening

DSC05580

It was fantastic to see so many people at the Positively Diverse event at the beginning of October. There was some great feedback, including how helpful it was to hear from residents themselves about their experiences (writes Hannah Kitchen).

We have been looking through people’s postcards, notes and feedback and are keen to help you follow up on some of the things you were inspired to do at the event. 

Living in Harmony Forum, Wednesday 28 October, 5-7pm at Pilton Community Health Project

The Living in Harmony forum is a space for residents and workers in North Edinburgh to work and learn together in order to make services more accessible for people from BME communities, and to put on activities that increase friendship and understanding between people in the area.

On Wednesday we will be meeting to carry on some of the conversations we started at the Positively Diverse event. I’m attaching a draft agenda. Please contact me if there are any items you would like to add.

We would love to see you there. Please reply to this email to tell me if you are able to come. We can arrange free crèche places for anyone who needs them, but need 24 hours’ notice to do this.

Hannah Kitchen

Development Worker, Living in Harmony,

Pilton Community Health Project, 73 Boswall Parkway, Edinburgh, EH5 2PW

Telephone 0131 551 1671

hannahkitchen@pchp.org.uk

www.pchp.org.uk

Like us on Facebook for regular updates www.facebook.com/PiltonCommunityHealthProject

 

Warm welcome at Drylaw meeting to discuss cold callers

Drylaw Telford CC to discuss No Cold Callers zones

Bogus caller

Drylaw Telford Community Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 28 October at 7pm in Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre. 

Among items to be discussed is the possible setting up of a No Cold Caller Zone in Drylaw Telford. Do you think that would be a good idea? Come along and share your views – all welcome!

Agenda and Minutes of the previous meeting can be found below:

Agenda DTCC Mtg. October 2015

DTCC Minutes September 2015 (Draft)

NCCZ – info leaflet 2014 (2)

 

 

What can we do to make Scotland fairer?

poster morning-page0001

There’s another opportunity to have your say on creating a fairer Scotland this week. Pilton Community Health Project will be hosting a session at their office on Boswall Parkway this Thursday from 10 – 11.30am.

All welcome – come along and share your views!