Empowerment and Wellbeing workshop

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Anna Baran

The workshop provides a safe and creative space.... This workshop hopes to provide growth and grounding mentoring for busy heads. Using spoken word and head habituals for inside to outside enlightenment. All YOU need to bring is You, we will bring the tools to help you manage your pre season stress. We will laugh and learn while lifting the STIG outta STIGMA within mental health and wellbeing! Working on yourself is hard.. lets make it fun? Thursday 28th November 1pm - 3pm. Contac...

Dignity Boxes now available in the church

Posted on November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 by Anna Baran

As you may have noticed we have a new shelf in disabled toilet with some toiletries and a Dignity Boxes poster. What are they? The aim of the Dignity Box is to promote in a small way, self-worth and dignity by allowing those in need to take what they cannot afford or get access to without having to ask or thank anyone. We are hoping that people in need would use them as we do with free sanitary products. We are not sharing this widely as boxes and products are for those who cannot afford ...

What if….you had an idea to make a difference……

Posted on October 16, 2019October 22, 2019 by Anna Baran

What if....you had an idea to make a difference...... - but need support to make it a reality? FREE WORKSHOP FOR EVERYONE Wednesday 23 October in the Session Room - 10am - 12 noon

Granton Goes Greener – update in numbers

Posted on October 12, 2019October 22, 2019 by Anna Baran

GRANTON GOES GREENERTHE PROJECT IN NUMBERSAugust to September 2019 10 kG Total weight of clothes donated to the Swap Shop 1 kG Total weight of clothes that we have reused - that's almost the whole of last year's target in just 3 months! 20 Number of women using our sanitary products 1 kG Total weight of bread saved from landfill and used 0 New volunteers - ...

Granton Goes Greener – more openings, other projects and sewing help

Posted on June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 by Anna Baran

Swap Shop new opening day Having the Swap Shop open on days during the week (Wednesday: 3-4:30PM, Thursday: 4:30-6PM and Friday: 12-1PM) we will now be opening on every first Sunday of the month, just after the church service. We are hoping to make a stronger bond between the church and community and may have some swap shop users attending coffee at the church or even Sunday service. Help us to spread a word. We will be starting on the first Sunday of August-04/08 and then every first Sun...

Can you volunteer to help at the Climate Change Festival in Meadows on the 6th July.

Posted on June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 by Anna Baran

The church will be running a 'pop-up Swap Shop' at this event and we are looking for a driver or two to help transport rails and clothes to the event in The Meadows. If you can help out - even just one way - please have a word with Anna, Norman or Chas. more about the Climate Festival Our Climate Challenge Project is taking part in the Climate Change Festival in Meadows in July. Along with many other CCF sponsored and like-minded projects in Edinburgh, we'll be at the event on 6th July from...

Big Swap Shop Event – this Saturday 25th May – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Posted on May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 by Anna Baran

Anna and her team are opening up the Swap Shop this Saturday from 10 - 3 in the West Hall. We're hoping to get lots of folk along who perhaps can't make the weekday sessions. We are still short of a few volunteers to help out so if you can spare even an hour on Saturday please let Anna know. anna@grantongoesgreener.org.uk or telephone 07965941177

Edinburgh Climate Festival at The Meadows this summer

Posted on May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 by Anna Baran

This summer, Climate Challenge Fund community organizations will host the Edinburgh Climate Festival on Saturday July 6th, 2019 from 12 noon – 9pm in the Meadows. volunteer This is a free, family event that aims to raise climate change awareness and to increase public knowledge on how to live more sustainably and ultimately to inspire and empower the public to take action on the current climate crisis. It is also an entirely plastic free event! The Climate Festival is an incredible platform...

Cycle ride – join us on Sunday 31st March

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Anna Baran

Family oriented free cycling tour to Victoria Park. You can join us on Sunday 31/03 at 10:30 (for the church service), at 11:30- for quick tea/ coffee and a chat or at 12 just for the tour (remember this Sunday the clocks are going forward). We will be cycling along the cycling path and stop at Victoria Park for a coffee at JAC's coffee van.

Granton Goes Greener – update on our eco-project

Posted on December 27, 2018December 24, 2018 by Anna Baran

Bike repairing session and cycling tour. We are on target with our cycling tours and bike repairing sessions. They have always been very successful with Police Scotland giving away free reflective bracelets and key chains to school children and talking about road safety on our last session. One more cycling tour and bike repairing session will be organised in February/March 2019. Keep checking our social media for updates. Clothing Swap Shop and Volunteering We have been receiving huge amou...