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Edinburgh Mela (volunteers sought)

The Edinburgh Mela Festival 2014 is looking for volunteers…

Friday 29th August – Sunday 31st August

http://www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk/

A carnival atmosphere with a vibrant and exciting mix of dance, music, street art and theatre, The Edinburgh Mela Festival is a lively, colourful event for all the family.

We are looking for enthusiastic and friendly volunteers to join the Festival team, so if you are looking for a fun, summer experience then this is the opportunity for you…

We are looking for volunteers in the following areas:

Artist Liaison, Audience Services, Market Stalls, Kids and family area, Green Recycling Team and Marketing.

We provide:

A volunteer training session, which will give you a chance to meet your volunteer colleagues
Travel expenses to and from the Festival
A meal per shift plus refreshments from our hospitality area
2 complimentary day tickets
A limited edition Mela t-shirt
You will be able to ask for a reference on successful completion of your volunteer post

You will be asked to attend a short, informal interview and training session.

To find out more, please contact Antonia Dickson on 07870621086 or email volunteer@edinburgh-mela.co.uk; alternatively write to The Edinburgh Mela, Unit 14, Abbeymount Techbase, 2 Easter Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5AN

The deadline for all opportunities is Sunday 10th August 2014.

Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival

Large parts of the Leith Central Community Council (LCCC) area are within a conservation area*; in addition many houses are ‘listed’. For residents and businesses who appreciate living or working in such buildings, the Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival may be of interest. Running from 12 to 14 August, it covers such topics as ‘Maintaining Sash and Case Windows’ and ‘Painting and Decorating Demonstration’. All events are free but ticketed via Fringe Box Office.

If you are more generally interested in LCCC’s activities regarding the built environment, please contact planning.lccc@leithcentralcc.co.uk.

*Information about Edinburgh’s conservation areas can be found here.

Radio 4 independence debate: you can take part!

Dear Sir/Madam,

Referendum Debate chaired by James Naughtie from BBC Radio 4, 7^th August, Edinburgh

We’re looking for a lively cross-section of groups/clubs/organisations to come along as part of the audience where you will be able to participate in the discussions. Ideally we’d be looking for around 4-6 people in each group – an even mix of YES and NO voters.

Please see below for more information. It would be great if people from your organisation could come along and represent yourselves and your wider area too.

I look forward to hearing from you!

All the best,

Lesley Haw

BBC Radio 4’s Chief Reporter on the referendum, James Naughtie, will chair a festival debate with a panel of well-known journalists and other prominent voices on one of the most important decisions in Scotland’s and the UK’s history.

In August both sides will be plotting their last pushes for the finish line ahead of the referendum polls on 18^th September.

We’re looking for an audience of groups and societies combining different ages and backgrounds across Edinburgh, Fife and the Borders. We would like four-six people from your organisation to come along to this free event.

This will be your chance to have your say in front of a panel and audience on the issues that matter to you.

Please do join us for a lively debate during what will be the last leg of the crucial race against time for the YES and NO camps. This will be a pre-recorded debate broadcast on Radio 4 a week later.

PLEASE NOTE: It is vital in order to comply with BBC guidelines that we have a politically balanced audience. For example, a group of 2 YES people, 2 NO people and an UNDECIDED would be ideal. Each person who intends to come to the event will be asked to fill out a declaration form and email it to me before the debate with their name and how they intend to vote.

Location: Potterrow, Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Time: 19:30-21:00
Panel: We’ll bring you more information soon.
RSVP: Lesley.haw@bc.co.uk

We hope to see you debating on Thursday 7^th August!

Yours sincerely,

Lesley Haw

Leith at War exhibition

The Citadel Arts Group photography exhibition of images of Leith and Edinburgh at War continues until Friday 27th June (11-3pm) in the Leith Hub, 1-3 Leith Walk (the old Job Centre at the foot of the Walk). Do look in to see some great photos from private collections and the Edinburgh Museums and Libraries which may bring back memories for Leith’s older residents!

More information at www.citadelartsgroup.co.uk

Invitation to Public Meeting on a Museum for Leith

(from Mark Lazarowicz MP, Chair, Campaign for a Leith Museum)

Sunday 22 June, 2 pm: Venue: South Leith Parish Church

Over the last few years, thousands of people in Leith, Edinburgh and across Scotland and beyond have given their support to the campaign for a museum in Leith. The aim of that campaign has been to acquire and transform the historic Custom House in Leith into a venue which would be part museum and heritage centre, part exhibition and gallery space, and part education and community centre. The venue would have a historical focus, but would also include material and organise educational and outreach activities to demonstrate the current international links of Leith and Edinburgh. It would set today’s community in its historical context.

The Campaign for a Leith Museum along with a number of other local organisations have been working on various plans and ideas for Custom House over the last few years.

However, our campaign has now reached a crucial stage. That is because the current owners of Custom House, National Museums of Scotland, have now confirmed that it is their intention to move out of Custom House by April 2015. It is their intention to sell the building.

This is an opportunity for us to take forward our ambition plans for Custom House.However, there is also the risk that the building could be sold off for private commercial uses with no possibility of it ever being used for public purposes.

The Campaign is therefore launching an urgent public campaign and appeal to acquire Custom House so that it can be restored and used in the way we and so many others we would like to see happen.

If our campaign is to be successful, however, we will need a wide range of support. We will need the backing of central and local government, trusts and charities, as well as local organisations and local people. We have had many indications of support in principle from such bodies, which is important.

Above all, though, we will need the active support of the many thousands of people in Leith and beyond who support our dreams for Custom House. Please come along to our public meeting and find out more about our campaign and how you can help. Please pass the word and/or send this email on to anyone else you know who might be interested. If you can’t come along, but want to support the campaign, please email us atleithmuseum@blueyonder.co.uk. We will keep you informed.

The meeting will be held on Sunday 22 June, at 2 pm, in South Leith Parish Church. Kirkgate (note: the venue is the church itself, NOT the church halls).

Please join us!