community news

Multicultural farewell to Cathy

By fay.young on July 27, 2011

In the end it wasn’t a complete surprise. Cathy Macnaughton got wind of the leaving party which allowed her to dress up and bring a surprise present of her own. After five years in the voluntary sector she knew just what the staff would find useful.

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Just don’t call it a bomber jacket

By fay.young on April 27, 2011

“You have to be so cautious. I have boys and they are 12…sometimes they will say something, like, about a bomber jacket and I say ‘don’t call it that’ and they are like ‘but mum it’s called a bomber jacket’ and I’m like ‘call it something else’

It might almost be funny if [...]

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Power to the People – an Action Plan for Leith

By fay.young on April 12, 2011

So, is Leith ready for the Big Society? Even as we speak, the very active Leith community theatre group, ACTive Inquiry, is working with local people to explore how communities can improve life in their neighbourhood. Then they aim to turn drama into real life.

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Dedicated to Japan

By fay.young on March 21, 2011

Our World Kitchen brunch was a great success (and more about that later). Food is a fantastic way of bringing people together but food is also an essential part of life. For the Women’s Federation for World Peace their new World Recipe Book is now a way to raise money for Japan.

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Welfare Reform: Who Benefits?

By fay.young on March 3, 2011

What will changes to the welfare system mean for you? Here’s an invitation to a conference on Monday 14 March which aims to raise awareness of the impact of radical changes to the benefit system. Although the event is of particular importance to disabled people, anyone interested in this highly topical subject is welcome [...]

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Fun At The Place

By fay.young on March 3, 2011

Not to be missed. With samba drums, dancers, bagpipes, food and fiddlesticks – Fun at the Place on Saturday 5 March is clearly going to be some celebration.

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Cool as a cucumber: Welcome Home to cultural diversity

By fay.young on February 19, 2011

Sofia steals the show: photograph by Martyna Kamecka

The pictures say it all. There were many magical moments at the first Welcome Home open stage night – Sofia’s grin, Maria’s love letters, Gordon’s poetry, Lotus Leaf’s jazz – and the second event promises many more. Come to the Fort Community Wing on Monday 21st February for [...]

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Taking action against violence

By fay.young on February 17, 2011

What is violence? Young people from ethnic minority communities in Leith are being invited to join a thought-provoking project which will turn real life experience of violence into a new Forum Theatre production with ACTive Inquiry. The project is run jointly by Shakti and NHS Lothian. Now over to Lisa Rigby at Shakti who explains [...]

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Your DIY guide to the Burns Super Supper

By fay.young on January 26, 2011

Hello and welcome to a great new idea. This story – first posted for Burns celebrations in 2010 – takes a new turn for 2011 as Clan Radio joins with Kiltr (social media networking for the Scottish diaspora) to bring you the Burns Super Supper. Click here to enjoy the feast.