West Pilton Park is undergoing an exciting, new development after receiving a commitment of significant charitable funding.
You can view full plans at http://www.elgt.org.uk/…/greenspace…/wppdevelopment/
Join us at one of our public drop-in sessions at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre to see more detailed plans and ask questions:
Monday 5th February 2024 10:30 – 2pm
Tuesday 6th February 2024 2:30 – 6pm.
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!
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!
WINTER WARMER EVENT at WEST PILTON NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
Citizen Winter Warmer: Stories and Scran at North Edinburgh Arts
Saturday 2 December at 3pm
West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre
£5/£3 (Concession/NEA Members) including an afternoon tea
Come along to this special community celebration bringing together local voices with authors and artists from across Scotland.
Savour a sumptuous afternoon-tea provided by the Scran Academy (included with your ticket) and hear brilliant new writing from local people who have taken part in Edinburgh International Book Festival‘s ‘Citizen’ alongside special guests including Kate Forster and Doug Johnstone.
This year’s event showcases the diverse voices and creative talent from local groups including a film from the North Edinburgh Drama Group and the Book Festival’s own Adults Writing Group.
Don’t miss the event and book your tickets at:
The Edinburgh International Book Festival has announced Stories and Scran will take place on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd December as part of the third season of Citizen Winter Warmer events: a community celebration bringing together local voices and authors and artists.
Audiences are invited to savour a sumptuous 3-course meal provided by the Scran Academy (included in the price of the ticket) and hear new writing from local people who have taken part in the Citizen project.
This year’s first event will take place at Fisherrow Centre in Musselburgh and will showcase the diverse voices and creative talent from local groups including illustrations from students at Edinburgh College of Art and the Book Festival’s own Adults Writing Group and The Citizen Collective. Special guests include Chitra Ramaswamy.
This will be followed on Saturday 2nd November with another Stories and Scran Winter Warmer event in North Edinburgh.
Join us at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre for tasty food and brilliant storytelling in a heart warming event at the heart of the community.
Savour a sumptuous afternoon-tea provided by Scran Academy (included with your ticket) and hear new writing from local people alongside special guests including including Kate Foster and Doug Johnstone.
This year’s North Edinburgh event showcases the diverse voices and creative talent from local groups including a film from the North Edinburgh Drama Group and the Book Festival’s own Adults Writing Group.
For more information visit: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/stories-and-scran-2
IT’S TIME TO START PLANNING THE 2024 FESTIVAL!
Please come along on the 23rd November to West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre and help us make next year’s festival the best one yet!
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
TUESDAY 10th OCTOBER at WEST PILTON NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
5 – 8pm (Drop-In)
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
We are hosting a Festival Gathering and invite you to come along and share your thoughts.
This will take place on THURSDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2023 AT 6PM at the West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre. We’d love to see you there.
We now have a Ko-Fi account. A Ko-Fi account lets anyone donate a minimum of £3 to the festival which will go towards providing free meals at the festival next year. We have lost some funding for next year, so any contributions to this festival cause are most welcome.
Here is the link – https://ko-fi.com/northedinfest
Please do feel free to circulate or forward this onto others that might want to be part of the festival next year.
Best wishes and hopefully see you at the Festival Gathering!
