You are invited to join us for some gentle summer wildlife walks with various themes Wednesday 22nd July 11 am Bumblebees, meet at Fountainbridge Green Wednesday 29th July 7pm Swifts, meet at Fountainbridge Green Wednesday 5th August 11am Butterflies, meet at Polwarth Church Garden Each walk has a theme and […]
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Picnic in the Park Harrison Park West Saturday 25th July 12-3pm share a picnic, music, on the water activities, stalls Is you community group hoping to have a stall in Picnic event? here is a link to fill out. Edinburgh Canal Festival – Picnic in the Park Sat 25th JUL 2026 (12-4pm) […]
Collect a free Canal Festival Zine at one of our events or download you copy below Here is a preview of some of the programme pages for June more about the Edinburgh Canal Festival on our canal fest website www.edinburghcanalfestival.org.uk Look forward to seeing you at one of our events […]
We are fundraising to build a new electric community boat. This will save CO2 emissions, be almost silent to run so you will see more wildlife from it and be more comfortable. The new boat will be the first of its kind in Scotland with renewable energy features. We are […]
Inspiration Cruise Wednesday 10th June 2026 11am -1pm Come on board the Lochrin Belle and get your creativity flowing on a 2 hour cruise with local resident and writer Sandy Bennett-Haber. Sandy will lead the group through site specific writing prompts aimed to get your creativity flowing while we explore […]
Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust (FCCT) is a dynamic local charity and social enterprise working to make Fountainbridge a better place to live, work, do business and visit. We deliver projects that promote inclusion, sustainability, and community wellbeing. Our work includes community boating activities, greenspace development, volunteering programmes, wellbeing walking groups, […]
Our next Greenspace group event takes place on Sunday 31st May, 11am–1pm. Meet at Gorgie Farm for a tour and learn from their established garden, then bring cuttings and plants to Garden@the Snake to plant there. where? start at 51 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom EH11 2LA finish at https://maps.app.goo.gl/g8bT6yWsEmZPXy8z8 (get in […]
Join us on 6th May for a city-wide Edinburgh Buggy Walk, bringing together groups from across the city to mark World Maternal Mental Health Day, in partnership with Kin Collective and Edinburgh Birth and Baby. We’ll then continue with a six-week block of walks, taking place every Wednesday at 1:30pm, starting 20th May through to 24th […]
Thursday 14th May 1pm -5pm Lochrin Belle, Waterwitch, Panacea and All Aboard You are welcome to step onboard and meet our crews and discover more about the volunteering opportunities available. There will be free tea and coffee
Sunday 3rd May 2026 11am – 1pm Climate Resilience and Companion Planting talk Sowing three sisters seeds where. https://maps.app.goo.gl/g8bT6yWsEmZPXy8z8 (get in touch if you need directions) All equipment provided, bring gloves/ hand tools if you have them. Under 16s accompanied by an adult Dress for our weather Free of charge, donations […]