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Opportunities for children in local theatre project
Children to participate in 1d Tenement Opera As you may know, we are developing a couple of street scenes in the 1d Tenement Opera which include young children. Altogether we need six children and some of you have already said that your children are interested in participating. If anyone else has children who are interested […]
PYCP AGM this Friday
November 2, 2014 by davepickering
A quick reminder that Pilton Youth & Childrens Project (PYCP) annual general meeting is on Friday (7 November) at 2pm in The Greenhouse. Details below: AGM PYCP 2014
Get LOUD over homophobia!
November 1, 2014 by davepickering
North Edinburgh Young Peoples Forum member LAURA says we must speak out when we encounter homophobia … How are the LGBTQIA* community portrayed in the media? Society has certainly progressed in the acceptance of people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex or asexual, but how do we portray them in media? Many people […]
Give blood in Blackhall
November 1, 2014 by davepickering
You can give blood at St Columba’s Parish Church, Hillhouse Road on Wednesday 5 November from 2.30 – 4pm and 5.30 – 8pm
Spartans look to bumper home support to sink Clyde
November 1, 2014 by davepickering
East meets West in Scottish Cup Third Round clash The Spartans are hoping that Hearts and Hibs fans with a free weekend will swell the ranks of the Spartan Army as they face the challenge of Barry Ferguson’s Clyde in the third round of The Scottish Cup at Ainslie Park this afternoon. Both clubs go […]
Living Lab: a new approach to finding solutions
October 31, 2014 by davepickering
Among the delegates at last night’s Inverleith Community Conference was a group of Edinburgh University students – yes, those enthusiastic young guys in the bright red tops! The students are working with Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership on a project to look at more innovative ways to encourage walking and cycling – and they want to hear from […]
Dogs: you say NO to compulsory muzzling
October 31, 2014 by davepickering
Government will explore compulsory microchipping The vast majority of people who responded to a consultation on responsible dog ownership in Scotland have said they are NOT in favour of compulsory muzzling of all dogs in public places. The consultation, Responsible Dog Ownership in Scotland, asked members of the public for their views on how to improve […]
DEC launches Ebola crisis appeal
October 31, 2014 by davepickering
DEC launches first ever appeal in response to disease outbreak Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) member agencies are scaling up their aid efforts in West Africa where they have already helped over 2.5m people affected by the Ebola crisis. The DEC launched its Ebola Crisis Appeal yesterday with appeals carried by all major UK broadcasters. The […]
Talking walking (and cycling) in Inverleith
October 31, 2014 by davepickering
Walking, cycling and sustainable transport were the themes of Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership’s annual community conference held at Broughton High School last night. Active travel, in particular encouraging walking and cycling to school, features high on the list of community priorities in Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership’s hot-off-the-press local community plan for 2014 – 2107, so the conference […]
Samhuinn set to light up city centre
October 31, 2014 by davepickering
Samhuinn Fire Festival is set to light up the heart of Edinburgh tonight to mark the end of summer and rise of winter. Organisers the Beltane Fire Society say the event will blend ancient and modern like never before, with ancient celtic traditions, fire, drumming and acrobatics combined with pyrotechnics, martial arts, a new route […]
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November 3, 2014 by davepickering
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