February 2008

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Getting involved in Leith

Getting involved in Leith

Here’s to spring and lots of ways to get involved in Leith. There’s digging to do in the Persevere Community Garden (see Perseverence Pays Off). There’s positive progress in the campaign for Leith Museum. And there’s a chance to get involved in politics at all levels. If you are interested in finding out what [...]

Opening Doors Again

Question: What was the best thing about the scheme?
Answer: “The scheme opens politics to ordinary people who would never otherwise come close to it. ” Opening Doors feedback form, 2007.

That was just one response. Altogether, feedback was so positive we are planning to run a second phase of the Opening Doors shadow scheme starting in [...]

Perseverence pays off

Time to dig out our wellies and head for the opening of the new Perseverence Community Garden at 11am on Wednesday 5 March. Leith Open Space is looking forward to sharing a plot with Greener Leith and we will be marking the spot by planting one of the fruit trees Alastair Tibbitt has ordered for [...]

Support for English classes

Edinburgh Refugee Centre pay travel expenses for people taking their beginners and improvers English classes starting in March. This month’s activities also include a visit to the Scottish Parliament to see where Scottish laws are made.

A positive step forward for Leith museum

A positive step forward for Leith museum

Good news about the future Leith Museum. With over 3000 signatures on the petition collected by the Campaign for Leith Museum, the Scottish Parliament Public Petitions Committee agreed to take positive steps forward when they met on 19 February. In plain English, they want to know what support the campaign can expect [...]

Knock on wood

Another great opportunity for anyone interested in gardens, crafts and the environment. All rolled up in one. Friends of Dalmeny Street Park are looking for volunteers to help make three raised-bed planters to grow plants for the local community.

Leith: twinned with Havana?

Fay Young from Leith Open Space Group went looking for a new community garden in deepest Leith: this is what she found…
It took me a while to find the right place tucked away between high rise flats. By the time I got there the rest of the team were inside having coffee and my [...]