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HIMALAYAN CENTRE FOR ARTS & CULTURE

The Himalayan Centre for Arts & Culture
in Leith, is looking for a special team of
Community Champions to develop an
exciting initiative over the coming months.
The Project
The project will run from April 2014 to February
2015 and has two parts:
In the Centre
A schedule of creative and environmentally themed
workshops will be organised for community members.
Out of the Centre
The team will support households in Leith to reduce
their energy consumption and increase their food
composting. Outdoor activities will be organised by the centre for community members.

The Community Champion
You will receive bespoke training to develop the skills
relevant for this project.
An option for further training at the end of the project.
Bikes! Plus a cycling course and cycling equipment
for the duration of the project.
Socialising opportunities and continual support from
the General Manager and Community Engagement
Officer.
Scottish based trips to connect with similar projects
and help build our team.
Why Get Involved?
A range of new skills / networking opportunities.
Shape a significant environmental grassroots project.
Gain more knowledge about climate change and
environmental issues.

For details please get in touch with
harriet@himalayancentre.org

or come to our drop-in session to find out more on
Monday 24th March 5:30pm – 7pm,
Leith Community Education Centre, Shore Room,
12A Newkirkgate, Edinburgh EH6 6AD

UNDERSTANDING LEITH. 3, April 2014

See below – this is a good opportunity to see the results of the 2011 Census for Leith and discuss what this tells us about the Leith of today.  Everyone welcome.  Please circulate this e-mail round your networks, and display the attached poster if you can.  My contact details are at the bottom of the e-mail if you have any questions.

UNDERSTANDING LEITH

public meeting

7.00 pm –8.45 pm, Thursday 3 April 2014

Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pairce (Parkside Primary School)

139B Bonnington Road, Edinburgh, EH6 5NQ


Census 2011 Results

Information and discussion

 

An opportunity for all to contribute. All welcome.

Come early for a Tour of the School at 6.15 pm

 

Sign-in and refreshments from 6.45pm

See  www.edinburghnp.org.uk/leith for news and information on the Neighbourhood Partnership.

www.facebook.com/cclneighbourhood.

 

 

 

 

Coalie Park Clean Up, Sunday 16th March

Friends of the Water of Leith Basin have organised a clean up at Coalie Park near Parliament Street. Don Giles, one of the organisers has said,
I am hoping you can spare some time on Sunday morning of 16th March to come to Coalie Park at 10am to help us clean up some of the litter that has accumulated along the Water of Leith path. You will also have the benefit seeing the spring flowers that we planted last year.
We meet at Coalie Park and if you are not sure where that is here is a link to a map
Please wear good footwear and we will provide the rest – picker, bags, gloves etc.
Hope to see you there
Best wishes Don Giles
Secretary

Friends of Water of Leith Basin

Leith Community Croft, Leith Links

Below you will find our flier for our croft work Sunday’s with all essential information on it. Croft works will be held on the first Sunday of every month. All Leithers are welcome!
If you are able to, please bring some garden tools such as; shears or loppers, forks and spades, secateurs etc.. most importantly though bring yourself!
I’ve also added it to our blog, you can access that on this link below..
 
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Events in parks consultation

A survey seeking people’s views on the Edinburgh’s Parks Events Manifesto begins today, 21 January 2014 and closes on 21 March 2014.

 The City’s parks are home to a number of high profile festivals and events every year. These events enhance the city’s reputation, generate significant economic benefit for the region and add to Edinburgh’s cultural and community activity. However, it is also recognised that these events can impact on the parks themselves, as well as how they are used by local people and others.

 Our Parks Events Manifesto enables us to assess which events take place within our parks and green spaces. It outlines how many events should take place in each park and provides the criteria to help us decide if a request is suitable. As well as providing criteria tailored to those parks used most frequently for events, the document also provides a framework for a balanced events programme and aims to make sure that the quality of the land is maintained to the highest standard possible.

 The survey is now open for anyone who has an interest in Edinburgh’s parks.

 Once the survey is complete we will analyse the results and present these to the Transport and Environment Committee on 3 June 2014.

Useful information and links

Further information, including links to the current manifesto and the survey, is available atwww.edinburgh.gov.uk/eventsinparks.

 Paper copies of the survey are available by calling 0131 529 7921 or emailing parks@edinburgh.gov.uk 

 Social media coverage of the survey launch can also be found as follows, should you wish to repost:

 

Further information

Sarah Murphy, Business Manager, Parks and Greenspaces

Tel: 0131 529 7955

Clean Leith Forum, 25th Feb

The next of the Cleaner Leith forum will be held in McDonald Road Library on 25 February 2014, at 6pm. Everyone who lives, works, studies or volunteers in Leith is welcome to attend.At the meeting we would like to invite local residents to map out the areas we need to prioritise to make Leith cleaner.

 

Leith Decides results

Here are the results of the £eith Decides exercise that concluded on Saturday.

Of the 43 applications from charities / community projects,  25 will receive the amount they applied for and 1 will receive some of the money.

This is the list of the successful projects as selected by the 1035 people who voted (by post and in person). The projects are listed in order of votes cast.

  • Leith St Andrews Playgroup – £1000
  • CLASP – £1000
  • Hermitage Park School Association – Outdoor Play – £1000
  • Hermitage Park School Association – cooking – £1000
  • Leith Festival Association Ltd – £336
  • Dr Bells Family Centre – £1000
  • North Edinburgh Dementia Care – £758
  • Leith Primary After School Activities Club – £1000
  • YMCA Edinburgh – £900
  • Arts Afternoon – £1000
  • Strange Town – £1000
  • Victoria Primary PTA – £950
  • The Ripple Project – £1000
  • Stanwell Nursery School Parents Council – £550
  • Citadel Arts Group – £1000
  • Fabb Scotland – £1000
  • Lifecare (Edinburgh) Ltd – £900
  • Citadel Youth Centre – £740
  • Leith Community Crops in Pots – £1000
  • 1st Newhaven Scout Group – International Camp – £400
  • 1st Newhave Scout Group – Camping Equipment – £1000
  • Leith Sea Cadets – £930
  • FENIKS – New Mums Get Together – £850
  • SS Explorer Preservation Society – £1000
  • Friends of Pilrig Park – £1,000
  • Fort Youth and Community Association – £571 (partial funding)

More information can be found on the Leith Neighbourhood Partnership website – see

http://www.edinburghnp.org.uk/neighbourhood-partnerships/leith/about/%C2%A3eith-decides/

This shows a list of all of the projects and organisations applying and a link that gives more detail of how the money will be used.

Thanks for participating, if you did. 

Once again this was a very successful exercise in democratic / participative budgeting. Unfortunately, it seems that the smaller charities / minorities’  projects tend to miss out just by the sheer force of the numbers of ‘supporters’ voting. To change this pattern, more people need to participate that are impartial  – maybe you’d like to take part and vote next year?

 


Leith Community Crops in Pots

Crops and Pots held their first clean up of the old tennis court area beside Leith Links on Sunday, 2 February. The event was well attended with volunteers spending their free time starting to clear rubbish from the area. more events are planned on the following dates so if your free and would like to help the organisers will be happy to see you.

Sunday 2nd February :
Saturday 1st March –
Sunday 6th April
Saturday 3rd May
Sunday 1st June –
Saturday 5th July
Sunday 3rd August –
Saturday 6th September –
Check out their webpage for more information
www.leithcommunitycropsinpots.com
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