Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust and partners are delighted to have received funding from City of Edinburgh Council’s Edinburgh 900 fund. !! BOOK HERE !! Over the next few months we will be offering 6 events celebrating the diversity of our City. We aim to promote pride in our local community […]
Lochrin Belle
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As part of our Heritage Project activities, Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust and Citadel Arts Group invite you to join us on board the Lochrin Belle canal boat to enjoy a boat ride and to Share Stories of the Union Canal. Visit your own memories and recollections, begin to write new […]
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 […]
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 […]
Flotilla of Lights Saturday 4th November This is a wonderful spectacle on the water, in addition the residents overlooking the Canal between Harrison Park and the Lochrin Basin are invited to put lights in their window at nightfall (around 6pm) to support the event. Our boats Lochrin Belle, Waterwitch and Kingfisher […]
For news and links for booking Autumn events please download newsletter link here Below is a quick summary of some of what is on offer….
Keep Calm and Visit the Canal Bookings are free but essential Thursday 18th May – Led-walk around the canalside awakening our senses to colours and sounds of the canal. Walk departs at 10am, Fountainbridge Square, EH3 9QB, at the end of the canal. Open to adults of all ages, approx. […]
All the information about the Edinburgh Canal Festival Saturday 17th June 12-4.30pm can be found on the Canal Festival Website. www.Edinburghcanalfestival.org.uk http://www.Edinburghcanalfestival.org.uk
Copies of this booklet are being distributed to all the participants in our Coorie in for Winter cruises. The free booklet focuses on the things we can all do to look after our mental health and wellbeing in our homes during the winter months whilst also encouraging us to get […]
The annual Flotilla of Light, organised by the Lowland Canals Association, will return on Saturday 5 November 2022 with a special edition to mark the 200th anniversary of the Union Canal. Beautifully decorated and illuminated boats, cheery people, live music, community spirit, large smiles on children’s faces…what more can you […]