Saturday 16th March, Harrison Park East near North Merchiston Club, some photos from the day. 11am – 1pm drop in Join our Canalside Greenspace Group for all-age outdoor activities in Harrison Park, connecting us to our local greenspaces and those who love and care for them. All-age treasure hunt in […]
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The Cross Pollination event, invited community groups and local businesses to come together to plan actions for the Canal Festival and look at other ways we can collaborate to create a vibrant local community the other 365* days of the year! Generously hosted by the North Merchiston Club, on Thursday […]
Join us (online or in person) to learn about the threats climate change presents to our natural and built heritage. Discuss the impacts and explore if there are actions we can take individually or as a community, to help preserve our local environment of the Union Canal and our surrounding […]
We provided three types of activities this year, on the water and on land… The Rivers Centre A celebration boat trip for a group from The Rivers Centre who are based nearby at Fountainbridge Library. The Rivers Centre is NHS Lothian’s specialist service for people of all ages affected by […]
Improve mobility and connect with others at these fun and uplifting taster sessions followed by refreshments. Many thanks to the management at Cathay Court for hosting us and providing refreshments, it was good to connect with people in sheltered housing in our area right beside the canal. What the participants […]
We are planning to meet weekly on Tuesday mornings 10-12 and also on Saturdays approximately monthly. Our first group time in 2024 will be Tuesday 16th January 10-12.30 to connect/reconnect and plan ahead. This will be a lovely time for new folk to join as it is a new beginning for […]
Wednesday Activities @ Polwarth: Our Wednesday Activities at Polwarth are working with Dr Yvonne Beattie to raise money at the Coffee Morning and sale of items on Saturday 20th January here in the Drennan Hall 10m to 12.30pm. Please join us. The money is for the medical trauma teams that work in […]
Following our Festive Break we intend to begin our weekly walks again on Thursday 11th January 2024. Details and our flier can be found here We usually walk for about and hour, setting off from the swans in Fountainbridge Square at 10am, new walkers are always welcome and January is […]
Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust is working with Keep Scotland Beautiful to create a Community Climate and Heritage Action Plan. As part of this process we are using the Place Standard tool with the Your Historic Place lens to get a better understanding of how people view and value the historic […]