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Men’s Breakfast – this Saturday 14th September

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All men of the congregation/community are welcome at the monthly breakfast held on the 2nd Saturday of each month, at 9 am in the Session Room and kitchen. A hearty breakfast is served and there is a chance to catch up with others. The gathering usually ends with a short ‘pause for thought’. Everyone puts £3 into the kitty to cover costs - but your first visit is free!
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Community Act of Remembrance – Sunday 10th November

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Every year Granton Parish Church holds an Act of Remembrance for the community to remember people from the area who fell in the First and Second World Wars, who have served with our Armed Forces or been involved in conflicts around the world - past and present. This year the Act of Remembrance will take place around the Granton War memorial in the grounds of Granton Parish Church in Boswall Parkway on November 10th, from 10:50-11:10, followed by a Remembrance Service inside the church for tho...
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Poppy Scotland – can you help collect at Morrisons Granton?

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Poppy Scotland are looking for Poppy Appeal Collectors to cover Morrisons at Granton. They are looking for collectors to cover the period 28 October to 11th November. Interested? Call Jodie on 07458 064770 or email J.Whitham@poppyscotland.org.uk This is an opportunity available to any age really. Children can help but cannot hold buckets/handle cash, but can hold poppies and help. Collectors need to be over 14 with an adult present, or must be over 16 to hold buckets and collect mon...
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Share ‘n’ Wear on the road with Granton Goes Greener

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Our Share 'n' Wear shop is on the road! On Saturday 12th October we'll be setting up at the Communities for Conservation event at the Drill Hall (Out of the Blue). Anna, our Community Engagement Officer, says "All these swaps run by Communities for Conservation are very busy and attract people from all over Edinburgh, lots of students, refugees and people interested in environmental aspects of recycling, so we thought it would be nice to join them and promote both Granton Goes Greener and...
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Family Fun Day – Saturday 21st September

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We are holding a Family Fun Day on Saturday 21st September and are looking for folk to get involved in helping. The event will run from 12 noon - 3pm and we are looking for help with tombola, face painting, teas and coffees. Anna, our Community Engagement Officer, says "the Family Fun Day will be similar to the one we had few months ago at the church, and if anyone is free to help on the day or a day before with the set-up, do let me know". Look out for more details soon.
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