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Newhaven Past and Present

Fishing Folk    

Since earliest times, Newhaven in Edinburgh has been famous for its fishing, its shipbuilding and its unique cultural traditions, celebrated through song and photography. As part of Fishing Folk, Citizen Curator is working with contemporary folk musician

Jed Milroy and artist Johnny Gailey to raise awareness of the importance of this heritage.

Events for March:

Working Lunch – an occasional get together – with Johnny Gailey

Friday 7 March, 12 – 1pm at the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop in Newhaven

Johnny will talk about his work as an artist, educator and curator. As part of Fishing Folk, Johnny will be rediscovering the lost sea and communities of Newhaven.

This event is open to – all

Soup of the day will be – Auld Reekie (vegy cock-a-leekie)

A contribution of £1.50 covers the cost of lunch

Please RSVP to ensure supply…

Newhaven Community History Group – sharing the history of Newhaven – this month the Work & History of Fisherman’s Mission

Tuesday 11 March, 7 – 9pm at the Newhaven Parish Church Hall

A monthly syllabus of talks and events brought to you by NCHG

This event is open to – all

Visitors welcome at £2 per meeting

North with the Lights by the Sea – interesting music close up – with Wounded Knee and The Moon, the Sun and the Daughter

Sunday 16 March, 7 – 9pm at the Old Chain Pier in Newhaven

A live, unplugged event celebrating contemporary music making in Newhaven. Brought to you by our friends at North with the Lights by the Sea

This event is open to – over 18’s

Tickets – £4.00

It’s no fish ye’re buying – Fishing Folk artists’ talk/perform – with Jed, Johnny and special guest Hamish Moore

Sunday 23 March, 7 – 9pm at the Old Chain Pier in Newhaven

A multi-media night of folk music and chat, celebrating Newhaven’s history and the art of music making. Special guest Hamish Moore + more to be announced.

This event is open to – over 18’s

Tickets – Free

For further information contact:

Citizen Curator

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop

21 Hawthornvale, Edinburgh, EH6 4JT

44+(0)7812167130

info@citizencurator.com     www.citizencurator.com

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Citizen Curator is a contemporary arts organisation working with the history and identity of Leith and North Edinburgh. This project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the City of Edinburgh Council 

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Speak Up Speak Out Campaign

 

Safer Internet public posters-page2

Speak up Speak out about keeping safe online and on your phone

The harmful effects of cyber bullying and “sexting” are being highlighted by the latest phase of the Speak up Speak out public protection campaign. The campaign launched on Tuesday 11 February, to coincide with Safer Internet Day 2014.

It’s the fourth in a series of campaigns by the City of Edinburgh Council, Police Scotland and NHS Lothian highlighting public protection issues. This phase focuses on keeping safe online and on your phone. It’s a topic relevant to everyone but particularly to:

  • children (spotlighting the issues of cyber bullying and sexting)
  • parents/carers (for advice on how to keep children safe online)
  • vulnerable adults
  • older people
  • domestic abuse situations.

To coincide with Safer Internet Day, Police Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council have arranged a series of events in schools, community venues and libraries across the city.  In addition, a range of posters will be seen in venues across Edinburgh to spotlight the main issues and directing people to these contact points for help:

A radio advert will be aired on Forth One and Two for one week from Tuesday 11 February and a series of child-friendly posters have been developed for primary and secondary schools.

If you’d like to hear more about the campaign or would like some campaign posters, please contact ann.duff@edinburgh.gov.uk

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Community Council support from the Scottish Government

Jean Urquhart, Independent MSP for the Highlands and Islands region, has received some answers to her parliamentary questions about CCs.

The answers make for some interesting reading.

She says

I lodged a series of questions on Community Councils in Scotland. I’m encouraged by the responses, which show Governmental commitment to our most local form of democracy, and hope the information provided is useful for those involved in Community Councils.

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Friends of Water of Leith Basin – Coalie Park Clean Up, Sunday 16th March

A clean up has been organised by Friends of Water of Leith Basin at Coalie Park and they are looking for volunteers:

I am hoping you can spare some time on Sunday morning 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 of 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

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=326677&y=676492&z=106&sv=326677,676492&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf&dn=824&ax=326677&ay=676492&lm=0

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

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Promotional Campaign for City Centre

City Centre Promotional Campaign launches today.

A new campaign designed to attract families and shoppers back into the city centre of Edinburgh will be launched today (Friday 21 February).

Targeted at residents of Edinburgh and people who live within a two-hour drive time of Scotland’s capital, ‘This is Edinburgh’ aims to increase footfall to the centre by two per cent above the national average. Running for the next two years, it is projected that the campaign will stimulate an additional £50 million spend within the city centre over that time. A survey undertaken last year revealed that whilst the quality of Edinburgh’s shops, restaurants and pubs were rated highly, 92% of residents questioned felt that the tram-works had affected their enjoyment of the city centre. 28% said they had chosen to shop there less than a couple of years ago – but, in a recent questionnaire, 87% said that they were now open to coming back into the city-centre more often.

The campaign has been developed by Marketing Edinburgh, Essential Edinburgh and the City of Edinburgh Council who are working together to boost the economic development of the capital.

TV, outdoor and online advertising will appear from Monday 24 February, focusing on the diverse and unique range of family attractions, shops, restaurants, nightlife and hidden gems that Edinburgh has to offer people of all ages.

The campaign will also extend to social media to encourage residents of Edinburgh to get involved and share their favourite places to see and visit. New city centre fashion and food events and exclusive discounts for local people on a range of shopping, days out and dining experiences will also be part to the campaign.

Celebrities including cyclist Chris Hoy, actor Freya Mavor, singer Nina Nesbit and chef Martin Wishart are also involved, sharing their own Edinburgh insider tips on http://www.thisisedinburgh.org.uk

Further information
Lindsey Sibbald
Senior Economic Development Officer
Email: lindsey.sibbald@edinburgh.gov.uk
Tel: 529 4258

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Don’t forget!

Public Exhibition
Constitution Street / Ocean Drive, Leith, Edinburgh
You are invited to attend a public exhibition about our plans for a residential development and
associated works at Constitution Street / Ocean Drive, Edinburgh.
Two events will be held at the following locations/times:
Port of Leith HA, 108 Constitution Street, Edinburgh EH6 6AZ on 25.02.14 – 5pm to 8pm
Fouin+Bell Architects, 1 John’s Place, Edinburgh, EH6 7EL on 27.02.14 – 2pm to 5pm
This public exhibition will give you the opportunity to learn more about our proposals and meet
representatives of Port of Leith Housing Association and the Project Team. You will also have
the opportunity to provide comment on the proposals and contribute to developing the final
proposal.