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We are so looking forward to welcoming local people and visitors back to the Edinburgh Canal Festival on Saturday 15th June 2024, 12-5pm Residents and visitors are invited to explore the Union Canal between the Lochrin Basin and Harrison Park and to meet some of the great organisations that operate […]
These are some of the community activities on in our local area Spring 2024, please get in touch with our Community Navigator fiona@fcct.scot if you are aware of others to add to this page. WEDNESDAY ACTIVITIES @ POLWARTH April, May and June sessions NB There will be no sessions on […]
On a sunny spring evening a group participated in a relaxing cruise as part of the SocialprescribED Tastival. We had a taster of the social prescribing 6-week programme we have offered on board for the past two semesters. Our guests this time were those who might make referrals to us […]
Partnership with the SocialprescribED Tastival The event is all about raising awareness, and understanding, of the varied social prescribing programmes listed on the University of Edinburgh’s SocialPrescribED webpage. The Tastival will run across two weeks in March, centred around Social Prescribing Day 2024, on Thursday 14 March.Social PrescribED developed out […]
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 […]
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 […]