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Raising aspirations for Leith Walk

By fay.young on January 31, 2013

This is no day for a stroll. Heads down against wind and rain, people are not hanging about to enjoy the view. Even on the best of days it takes a bit of positive thinking to see passed wheelie bins and bollards cluttering the faded grandeur of Leith Walk. But on a bleak winter day [...]

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Talk of the Walk

By fay.young on November 2, 2012

Wanted: women to join an exciting new community venture in Leith which involves food, fitness and fun. It has so much in common with World Kitchen in Leith we’re hoping to get together with the Talk of the Walk during the programme which runs every Wednesday from now (November) until March 2013. But first, over [...]

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Leith’s night out in Edinburgh

By fay.young on August 21, 2012

There was a lot of queueing at the BBC’s Leith Special Fringe Show – at times it felt like Ryan Air with smiles. Queuing to validate our free tickets we whiled away the time playing Spot the Leither. According to the programme notes Mark Steel would be playing to an audience of born and bred [...]

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Left foot forward?

By fay.young on August 17, 2012

Left, right and centre. Here’s a chance to engage with radical views and big questions. What does the future hold for Scotland. In an age of austerity can councils deliver quality services? Would independence produce a more democratic local authority? Share this:

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Your Visions for Leith Walk (and more to come)

By fay.young on June 10, 2012

A mix of bold and simple ideas got people talking at Your Vision for Leith Walk the Open Space event organised by Greener Leith and Leith Open Space in Out of the Blue last week. Top votes went to the boldest idea – a Green Bridge – but there were many other ideas to improve [...]

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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. Share this:

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A question of youth in Leith

By fay.young on June 7, 2011

Sony’s workshop on drugs. Pictures by Nick Gardner So, what’s like to be young in Leith? Drugs, drink, gang culture and nowhere to go were main topics of discussion in The Citadel that Friday afternoon. At first sight all the media stereotypes of youth are there on flipcharts at our Open Space event for young [...]

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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 it wasn’t [...]

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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. Share this:

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