Tag: Pilton Community Health Project

Health Project celebrates the work of ‘amazing’ volunteers

During Volunteers’ Week (1st to 7th June) Pilton Community Health Project will be celebrating the amazing work that volunteers in the area do.  All week we will be posting details of their achievements on facebook.  North Edinburgh would be a much poorer place without the efforts of residents who volunteer (writes PCHP’s Anita Aggarwal).  Continue reading Health Project celebrates the work of ‘amazing’ volunteers

Everyone Can Cook recipe book launched

Pilton Community Health Project has launched its new Everyone Can Cook recipe book. Last week’s celebrations marked the culmination of months of work from the Cooking Club who meet every Wednesday at the Project (writes Joe Jones).

The book showcases some of the group’s favourite recipes which participants have brought from all over Pilton and the world. All the recipes are easy to cook and budget friendly. Over the past few months, the group have tried and tested every recipe before voting on their favourites to be included in the book.

The friendly cooking club gives residents the chance to share recipes and get together for a chat over lunch. The group is very diverse and reflects the population of the area. Because the group is so welcoming they embrace the opportunity to taste new ingredients they may not have been familiar with. The recipes are easy to cook so everyone can join in.

Penny Donnelly, lead volunteer and photographer for the cooking club, said: “I think the people are amazing and it’s such an honour to work with the group. It’s been great fun putting the book together and really helped boost our confidence and self-esteem. It’s amazing being a part of this group”.

Copies of EVERYONE CAN COOK are now available from Pilton Community Health Project and on-line at http://pchp.org.uk/resources

For more information about the Cooking club or other support that Pilton Community Health Project can offer, call 0131 551 1671, see our website pchp.org.uk or go to our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PiltonCommunityHealthProject

Everyone Can Cook! recipe book launch tomorrow

Pilton Community Health Project’s Wednesday cooking club have created a new recipe book – and they’re launching it tomorrowI

PCHP Community Development Worker (Food) Joe Jones said: “We are launching our new recipe book Everyone Can Cook! at PCHP on Wednesday (10 May). Similar to the Cook & Taste recipe book that Memes put together a few years back with Muirhouse community shop, it’s a collection of favourite recipes from local participants at our Wednesday cooking club. The recipes are healthy, budget friendly and easy to make for and with the family.”

The launch takes place from 12 – 2pm.

Have a laugh with Pilton Community Health Project

Tuesday 18th April, The Stand

Fundraiser for PCHP (Pilton Community Health Project) at the Stand Comedy Club (5 York Place). 

Tickets are £8, the doors open at 19.30 and the show will go up at 20.30.  Details of the comedians on the bill for the night can be found here and details on accessibility can be found here.  Tickets are available at Pilton Community Health Project on Boswall Parkway.to sell in advance of the night; available at reception.

There are no concession prices for tickets, they are all £8.00.  People can also reserve tickets online via the Stand and pay for the tickets on the night.  Alternatively, please advise anyone interested to pop into the project and buy a ticket at reception.