SATURDAY 16 MAY at WEST PILTON PARK
Scruffs Dog Show is back — and we can’t wait to see your four‑legged superstars shine!
From waggiest tail to best male, this is your pup’s moment to steal the spotlight. Bring the family, bring the fun, and let’s celebrate the dogs who make our days brighter.
Join us on the day and get ready for a whole lot of paws, applause, and happy chaos!
Saturday 16th May, 1.30pm – 3.30pm
West Pilton Park
£2 entry fee
Local school children have been busy monitoring the Wee Forest in West Pilton Park, assessing how the trees are helping to bring more wildlife, cleaner air and flood management for those very wet days.
Pupils have been helping to gather data as part of their studies.
Get in touch with emily@elgt.org.uk if you fancy having a go.
We had more help in West Pilton Park from our Craigmount High School Duke of Edinburgh volunteers, who helped cut back overgrown vegetation, litter picked and helped complete a bird survey. Thanks for your help.
There were some bears loose in the park as part of the Wellies in the Woods programme. We had fun reading the book ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ and did lots of fun nature-based activities. Not to worry, the bears were friendly!
We’re very proud of this hard working group of young people from Granton Youth who are learning brick laying skills in order to build some new brick planters in West Pilton Park. This is part of the re-development of the park and will be one of the new design features.
To find out more about the planned improvements see here.
EDINBURGH and LOTHIANS GREENSPACE TRUST
Looking for some free fun this Easter holiday in your local park?
Head along to any or all of these workshops all about nature in West Pilton Park!
Efinburgh and Lothian Greenspace Trust (ELGT) are very proud of this hard working group of young people from Granton Youth who are learning brick laying skills in order to build some new brick planters at West Pilton Park.
This is part of the re-development of the park and will be one of the new design features.
EIGHT WEEK PROGRAMME – STARTS WEDNESDAY
For further information contact Stacy at Stepping Stones:
stacy@steppingstonesnorthedinburgh.co.uk
Telephone 0777 122 0883
Thanks to funding from a local charitable trust Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust are able to deliver a programme of community engagement activities as part of the redevelopment of West Pilton Park.
The first sessions are on 10th & 17th September.
ELGT are keen to work with local groups and individuals so please contact emily@elgt.org.uk to get involved.
EDINBURGH & LOTHIAN GREENSPACE TRUST
ELGT is delighted to announce the beginning of an exciting engagement programme within West Pilton Park.
Join us in September & October and learn to build a wildlife habitat round the ‘Wee Forest’-no experience necessary.
If you’re keen to get involved, contact emily@elgt.org.uk.
FRIDAY 20 JUNE 2 – 4pm at GYPSY BRAE
Come along to this special Community Cycling & Walking event on Friday 20 June!
NORTH Edinburgh’s popular Community Festival is on the move – to leafy BARNTON!
The annual festival has proved a huge hit since it was established in 2022, but organisers believe the event has outgrown it’s West Pilton Park home and it’s time to move on to pastures new.
Community stalwart Willie Black explained: “North Edinburgh Community Festival has been hugely popular with the local community but realise that other communities like Barnton and Cramond are losing out.
“That’s just not fair – we want to be as inclusive as possible so the move to Barnton makes perfect sense. It’s a win-win.”
Local landowner and Barnton Community Association chairman Fitzroy Arbuckle-Brightly added: “William and I have been chums since we attended Glenalmond together and the idea to move the festival came about after a jolly lunch during our annual skiing trip to Val D’Isere this spring. The more fine wine we quaffed the more sense it all made!
“North Edinburgh Community Festival has been a victim of it’s own success and has outgrown it’s rather small venue in North Edinburgh. It deserves a far grander stage and that is why I suggested the move to my estate in Barnton.
“There will have to be a few changes, of course, including a croquet competition to replace all that noisy music and the introduction of an entrance fee in line with other major festival events, but we’ll announce all the details later. Much later. Don’t you worry your pretty little head about that.”
North Edinburgh Community Festival organisers were unavailable for comment, but it’s understood the re-homed festival will take place on 1st April next year.
**HALF OF THE FESTIVAL STALLS ARE ALREADY BOOKED**
We have 80 stalls available to book for the festival. Over half are already booked, so if you were planning on taking a stall, please register!
Pricing recap:
Charities, groups and local organisations (not selling anything and offer a service) – £80 (or £150 if you can afford it and want to support the festival).
Traders (if you are selling anything) – £100 (or£150 if you can afford it and want to support the festival).
Food Traders – £250 for a pitch. These need to be self contained units, price cap of all food is no more than £6, you must have all health, safety and hygiene certification, hand wash basin and generator.
To register follow this link – https://forms.office.com/r/kmEA0rXDnP
