We will be shouting it from the rooftops…please do help to spread the word. Susie Gray and Jenny Mungall, Bid Directors for Leith 2028
This is what good news sounds and feels like. Say it loud. Leith has been shortlisted for the new UK Town of Culture award.
Edinburgh’s historic port – a proud town in its own right – is one of just 15 chosen from a total of almost 400 across the UK who entered their bid for the inaugural title in 2028.
Continue reading “All together for Leith Town of Culture 2028.”A serious incident in the national news makes a different emotional impact when it happens close to home. Charlie Ellis explores uncomfortable home truths in Leith.
“There are plenty of legitimate concerns in Scottish and British public life. The success of the radical right has been to create the impression that almost all our collective ills are the sole result of mass immigration” In this guest post, Charlie Ellis analyses local online responses to the Edinburgh incident that made national news – and what they reveal.
A serious incident in the national news makes a different emotional impact when it happens close to home.
Leith Walk is a street I walk, or take the bus or tram down, every single week. Seeing such hatred and rage in such a familiar place is unsettling.
Continue reading “‘A great William Wallace’…on Leith Walk”Join the party. Can you help create a Leith picnic blanket specially designed to celebrate the most culturally diverse part of Edinburgh?
Continue reading “Make a picnic blanket for Leith”This is life in Leith, dear reader, so be prepared for full frontal honesty, sweary words and raw humour. The Darting Salamander, Leith’s first anthology, is not afraid to probe some of the darker corners of Edinburgh’s ˜coolest” part.
Much against his will, Mossman peered over the edge. Below him was nothing but a three hundred foot drop to a really bad hair day.
Haikus and Heavy: Ali Rutherford (p27)
What happens next? There are bleak beginnings, unexpected middles – and even some happy endings.
Continue reading “A new tail grows in Leith”Let it pass. I’m here for a quiet drink and the big fella scares the crap out of me.
This true story by George Lamb was written in 2012 before reports that welfare cuts were fuelling hatred of disabled people. We republish now in tribute to a remarkable man, a friend and tireless community activist. We will miss George who died peacefully at home on 22 May, 2021. Donations, if desired, to St Columba’s Hospice.
Nurses and doctors working flat out in intensive care units do not have time to plan or cook healthy meals. They barely have time to eat.
It’s one of the startling facts galvanising an extraordinary social enterprise. National governments could learn from grassroots innovation. At local community levels there is a rapid response to the urgent needs not just created but also exposed by Covid19.
Continue reading “Rapid response: social enterprise shows the way”Onions sizzle in the pan. When Rana adds her mix of whole spices a tantalising aroma fills the hall and a small crowd gathers round the table.
Continue reading “Cooking, eating and sharing food – a virtual feast from a safe distance”The place is packed. The hall is fairly humming with that unmistakeable sound of people getting properly engaged. All ages. Busy tackling the big issues of local life. So why are we worried about who is not here?
The place is packed. The hall is fairly humming with that unmistakeable sound of people getting properly engaged. All ages. Busy tackling the big issues of local life. So why are we worried about who is not here?
Continue reading “Leith is many places, whose voice is unheard?”The heat is on. Menu written. Recipes ready. Shopping done. Cooking starts tomorrow. World Kitchen in Leith is preparing for a tenth anniversary celebration at Saturday’s Gala Day on Leith Links. And memories are flooding back.
Continue reading “World Kitchen in Leith celebrates a Gala Day birthday with food for thought”The play’s the thing. Or is it? Our latest Shadow Scheme raises some fascinating fundamental questions about the ‘great game of power’ between local communities and government.
Continue reading “How to play the great game of power?”
