City Centre Neighbourhood Partnership.
Public meeting. All welcome.
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Venue
City Chambers, 253 High Street
Broughton History Society
New 2016–17 session kicks off with a talk by Frank Hay on The Briggers who Built the Forth Rail Bridge. All welcome. Non-members, £2.
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Venue
Drummond Community High School
Workshop on community councils for BME indiividuals
The Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) wants to see more people from black and minority ethnic groups become involved in community councils. A workshop offering information and support to potential BME candidates in the forthcoming elections (see Issue 255 in September) has been arranged in Broughton, but is open to anyone in Edinburgh. To book a place, visit https://goo.gl/XHH8w3.
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Venue
14 Forth Street
Burns on the Fringe
'Bellevue boy made good' Mark Meikeljohn returns to the Fringe with 'Burns for Beginners'. 'All the Bard's best known songs and poems set to a live music score with a bit of context and English subtitles for those who don't have the Scots'. Tickets £8 (£4 concs) from Tel. 556 9579 or www.tracscotland.org
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Venue
Venue 30, Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street
Burns on the Fringe
'Bellevue boy made good' Mark Meikeljohn returns to the Fringe with 'Burns for Beginners'. 'All the Bard's best known songs and poems set to a live music score with a bit of context and English subtitles for those who don't have the Scots'. Tickets £8 (£4 concs) from Tel. 556 9579 or www.tracscotland.org
Second performance on 22 August.
Date and time
Venue
Venue 30, Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street
Sceptical Spurtleshire woman
Spurtleshire woman, Dr Ella Taylor-Smith, to give 'Skeptics on the Fringe'
talk on Online and Offline Spaces for Democracy. Further details here. This talk is one of a series.
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Venue
Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street
Information Drop-by
Find out what's happening at LGBT Health & Wellbeing. Drop by to hear about events and services, meet administrator Alan, pick up information, leaflets, safe-sex supplies, and find out what LGBT Health can offer.
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Venue
LGBT Health, 9 Howe Street
Explore Pilrig Park with the RSPB
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Venue
Pilrig Park
Warriston Road development consultation
Artisan Canonmills Ltd are consulting the public on plans to develop flats at 13 Warriston Road (on the site of the B&Q store). If you can't make this one, see our website report in Breaking news (29.7.16).
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Venue
Capital City Church International, 107 McDonald Road
Warriston Road planning consultation
Artisan Canonmills Ltd are consulting the public on plans to develop flats at 13 Warriston Road (on the site of the B&Q store). If you can't make this one, try tomorrow's event or see our website report in Breaking news (29.7.16).
Date and time
Venue
Capital City Church International, 107 McDonald Road