Living in Harmony are holding an Equality and Diversity training event on Thursday 11 December at Pilton Community Health Project on Boswall Parkway.
See poster (below) for details:
Equality and diversity training in Pilton
Tag: Pilton Community Health Project
Good Food for ALL
Care about food and healthy eating? Pilton Community Health Project is organising an event you won’t want to miss:
To book your place, email admin@pchp.org.uk
Invite to Health Project's AGM
You are invited to attend
PILTON COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
on Wednesday 12 November 10:30 – 12:30
at Pilton Community Health Project
73 Boswall Parkway, Edinburgh, EH5 2PW
Come along and find out what we’ve done this year and hear more about what we have planned!
Light refreshments will be served
RSVP
admin@pchp.org.uk or 0131 551 1671
Invite to Health Project’s AGM
You are invited to attend
PILTON COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
on Wednesday 12 November 10:30 – 12:30
at Pilton Community Health Project
73 Boswall Parkway, Edinburgh, EH5 2PW
Come along and find out what we’ve done this year and hear more about what we have planned!
Light refreshments will be served
RSVP
admin@pchp.org.uk or 0131 551 1671
Living in Harmony: the next steps
And this has nothing to do with the referendum aftermath …!
Living in Harmony Multicultural Forum
Come along to help us think about future activities that can bring all our communities together, and hear about what is already going on in North Edinburgh for your community.
Tuesday 30 September 5.30-7.30pm
North Edinburgh Arts, 15a Pennywell Road
Creche and language support available but must be booked in advance.
Contact Rachel Farrier to book or for more information:
Call 551 1671 or email lih@pchp.org.uk
Living in Harmony group to decide next steps
North Edinburgh’s Living in Harmony Group is holding a food, music and action planning event at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre tomorrow (Friday) from 5 – 8.30pm.
The Living in Harmony project aims to work with local people to increase understanding and friendship between different ethnic and cultural groups. The group, which is supported by Pilton Community Health Project, also works to reduce barriers to accessing services which people from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds have said they sometimes experience.
They do this by supporting activities that bring the community together around food, music, treasure hunts, board games… you name it!
LIH also work strategically with partners in the area to make the most of existing resources.
The project is guided by a forum of local people and organisations which meets regularly – why not find out more at Friday’s event? All welcome!
New walk jog club hits the ground running!
Whilst many of you were possibly sitting enjoying the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games last night …
Dave and Phil’s Walk/Jog Club started here in North Edinburgh at East Pilton Park and had a great turn out for the first night! This brand new exciting activity is led by amazing and enthusiastic and experienced local volunteers and is accessible to anyone who would like to try out jogging for the first time; or second, or third….
It’s also great to see so many people getting out and using some of the fantastic local green spaces we have here in Greater Pilton too! Please feel free to spread the word about this great activity to anyone and everyone you think needs to know.
Healthy Regards
Lianne Pipskyj
Development Worker- Physical Activity
Pilton Community Health Project
New walk/jog club starts tomorrow
Has the growing excitement in the build-up to the Commonwealth Games whetted your appetite for exercise? Don’t answer that!
A new free local walk/jog club starts tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7pm at East Pilton Park – just in time for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth games!
It’s open to all and is particularly suited to those who would like to try jogging for the first time. It’s a fun, friendly volunteer-led activity and free of charge.
Go on – turn the TV off and go join Dave and Phil!
Moving on up: prestigious award for local Health Project
Pilton Community Health Project has won an award for Moving Forward, a review featuring an innovative programme of activities with the local community.
Pilton Community Health Project (PCHP) is one of North Edinburgh’s longest-established community organisations, first set up as the Health Hut almost thirty years ago. Over that time the PCHP team has worked tirelessly to improve health and wellbeing across the area, so it’d great to hear that PCHP’s efforts have been recognised – PCHP has just won a prestigious Physical Activity and Health Alliance (PAHA) ‘Community Wide Programme’ award from NHS Scotland for the Moving Forward initiative.
‘Moving Forward’ used exciting, innovative research techniques to explore how to involve the community in encouraging people to become more active. It found that local people would like to be supported to take part in informal, community led activities in local spaces.
Lianne Pipskyj and Clare Symonds, Physical Activity Development Workers at PCHP who co-ordinated the Moving Forward review explained “The value of the work we do is that we do it together, in partnership with other organisations and local people. We have also established a forum which strengthens these relationships, lets us be creative and helps us all improve what we do”
The report also found out that increasing the use of local green spaces and cycle paths would remove obstacles to getting active.
Savita Purran (pictured above) who’s been dancing Bollywood for more than 20 years is dancing for joy at the news of the award. Savita is now sharing her skills and enthusiasm by leading her own class in Muirhouse, having been supported and encouraged by the PCHP team. Savita told us, “Its excellent news! I have been able to follow my dream of teaching Bollywood which gets people active while having fun.”
Shona Robison said: “I’m delighted to congratulate Pilton Community Health Project on their success in the Physical Activity and Health Alliance Awards (PAHA) 2014. It’s fantastic to know that there is so much innovative and truly deserving work taking place around Scotland to make the nation more active’’.
The award will be presented at the 7th National PAHA Conference, which is being held on 24 April at Murrayfield and will be aattended by Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport Shona Robison.
Congratulations to all at PCHP!
North Edinburgh’s going Bollywood!
We are delighted to announce that our NEW community-led physical activity programme has officially begun! It kicks off next Tuesday (25 February, 10-11am) at North Edinburgh Arts Centre with brand new weekly Bollywood Dance Sessions!!!
These will be led by Savita, an energetic and enthusiastic local lady who has been dancing Bollywood as a hobby for years. Savita is looking forward to sharing some of her moves and lots of the joy she gets from doing this fabulous dance with others from the local community!
The sessions are suitable for everyone, you don’t need experience or special equipment to take part. Just come along to the Arts Centre or contact Savita for more information. (see poster)
Please share the attached publicity around your networks and if you know of other local people who have what it takes to inspire others and lead their own activity sessions then please let us know!!!
Lianne Pipskyj
Physical Activity Project Coordinator
Pilton Community Health Project
73 Boswall Parkway
Edinburgh, EH5 2PW
0131 551 1671
liannepipskyj@pchp.org.uk
www.pchp.org.uk