January 2007

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February diary

Food and family are main themes of events in our February diary. See Wednesday if you like curry, Thursday if you have views on childcare services, and Friday if you are interested in healthy food in general. (And please scroll further down our home page for more about all three stories).

Focus on childcare

What is your experience of childcare support in Edinburgh?
You are invited to take part in a research project exploring how parents feel about their experiences with their children’s doctors, nurseries, primary schools and other areas of childcare.

A healthy interest in food

Friday cookery classes at Dr Bell’s Family Centre are so popular there is now a waiting list among young mothers – and at least one father – keen to try their hand at healthy recipes they can afford.

Out to lunch in Leith

Wednesday is curry day at Dr Bell’s Family Centre, the thriving new community centre in the heart of Leith.

The essence of democracy

The Opening Doors visit to the Scottish Parliament was a first for Subash Punn. Here he describes why it made a lasting impression.

Subash Punn on the Scottish Parliament: “Never judge this building by the cover”.
My first and as yet only visit to the Scottish Parliament was full of profound surprises, the three-hour experience as monumental [...]