Welcome to the April newsletter with news of a project to help people in poverty and a chance to air your views on Leith’s development plans. And much more: if you want to promote the work of your community group see Telford’s Diversity Day; if your community group needs somewhere to meet see Meeting Room Available; and if you want a little healthy exercise come and join Leith Open Space (see Ground breaking help wanted ) because Persevere Community Garden opened just a month ago!
Would you like to promote the work of your community group? Mike Cowley is organising the Leith Open Space stall at Telford College Diversity Day on 24 April and will be very happy to display leaflets and posters about your activities. Continue reading “Come and join Telford Diversity Day”
Are you looking for a meeting room for your community group? Davie Thomson, chair of Redbraes Residents Association, is keen to make good use of the community hut he runs with local residents. He has a room to spare with kitchen and toilets, “All we need is a donation towards heating costs,” he says. Continue reading “Meeting room available”
Caught on CCTV: volunteers from Leith Open Space in Persevere Community Garden. “You’ve been working hard,” commented the concierge when we went to return the key to the walled garden. He’d been watching us on the screen. Continue reading “Ground breaking help wanted”
Changing views of Leith: artwork by Tommy Perman
Are developments in Leith meeting the needs of local people? Deborah Cameron is keen hear your views of plans for Leith. Continue reading “Onwards, upwards and outwards?”
Nahid Aslam of Leith Open Space attended the launch of a new community project based in Leith targeted to help people affected by poverty. Here she explains what the project does and how you can get involved.
Just wanted to add this picture pinched from the Greener Leith website (thanks to Alastair Tibbitt who is behind the camera) because it really seems to sum up the spirit of Persevere Community Garden. We’re really looking forward to working with all the other groups involved: Persevere Community Flat, Green Seeds and Greener Leith. Continue reading “Say treeees”
Persevere Community Garden got off to a great start on Wednesday when the first apple trees were planted in bare ground beneath the towering high flats of Persevere Court.
How to plant a fruit tree. Charlotte Encombe of Greener Leith shows Councillor Gordon Munro how it’s done (he’s in smart clothes, by the way, because he’s off to chair a meeting of Leith Neighbourhood Parnership).
Here’s to spring and lots of ways to get involved in Leith. There’s digging to do in the Persevere Community Garden (see Perseverence Pays Off). There’s positive progress in the campaign for Leith Museum. And there’s a chance to get involved in politics at all levels. If you are interested in finding out what makes politicians tick why not take part in the Opening Doors shadow scheme. Leith Open Space would love to hear from you: just click on Opening Doors Again to find out more.
Question: What was the best thing about the scheme?
Answer: “The scheme opens politics to ordinary people who would never otherwise come close to it. ” Opening Doors feedback form, 2007.
That was just one response. Altogether, feedback was so positive we are planning to run a second phase of the Opening Doors shadow scheme starting in May this year and we would love to hear what you want to learn about politics. Continue reading “Opening Doors Again”
