Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust (FCCT) is delighted to be organising the Edinburgh Canal Festival on Saturday 21st June 2025 from 12noon to 5pm The Edinburgh Canal Festival has been running since 2009 and, while previously only based in the Lochrin Basin, following our trial event in 2022, the event is now […]
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We are pleased to bring you two more Edinburgh 900 events that encourage us to find out more about Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha – two of the most important events in the Islamic calendar – and make everyone feel welcome as we celebrate together. We are delighted to be […]
You’re invited! Celebrate your canalside community this Saturday! You’re invited! Celebrate your canalside community this Saturday! Join in 12 – 3 PM for a free, drop-in community celebration by the canal! We’re wrapping up our community survey and want to celebrate YOU – the people who make this area so […]
First Signs of Spring Sunday 9th February 2025 12.30-3.30pm You are invited by North Merchiston Club , Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust and the Green Team to look for the First Signs of Spring Sunday 9th February 2025 12.30-3.30pm in North Merchiston Club and Harrison Park featuring All-age nature crafting (drop in 12.30-3.30), Greenspace volunteering […]
Apply for a free place at our Mushroom Workshop The event features a talk about mushroom growing by Rhyze Mushrooms followed by an inoculation workshop and taking some mushrooms home to grow. This event will be held at the North Merchiston Club Wednesday evening 29th January 2025 Joining details will be […]
In 2024, Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust were delighted to receive a small grant from the Women’s Fund for Scotland to run activities in our local greenspaces to improve: the physical health; mental health; wellbeing; and social networks for women. The Difference the Women’s Fund for Scotland Has Made Connecting, Empowering, […]
In 2024, we embarked on an exciting new journey: launching a second canal boat as an additional income stream for our organisation. With a new (smaller) boat ready to hit the market, but not nearly enough hours in the day to promote it ourselves, we decided to explore a unique […]
Shortly after our Canalside Wellbeing Walk’s second birthday, the group continues to go from strength to strength, with more people keeping active and making new friends and connections with local places. New Members are always welcome! We meet every Thursday at 10am at ‘the swans’ at the canal basin in […]
Back in the heady days of late 2020 / early 2021 Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust carried out it’s first ever community consultation, to ask the local community whether they would like to see the creation of a local Community Development Trust in this area, what that organisation should focus on […]
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 […]