The Blue Skies Development Project is a five-year plan to develop our buildings so that we can do exciting things in our ministry to the community here in Granton.
Cheque for £2,000 received by Granton Goes Greener
Earlier this month, Tasia Meadows from Johnston Smillie Ltd presented a cheque on behalf of The Johnston Smillie Charitable Trust to Karen and Anna from Granton Goes Greener. The donation of £2,000 will help purchase toiletries as part of our Share ‘n’ Wear project. This enables the free distribution of these essential items within the local community, reducing the impact of poverty and the cost of living crisis. We are very grateful to The Johnston Smillie Charitable Trust for their generosity in supporting the project ...
Award for Granton Goes Greener volunteer team
Happy New Year to all our service users, project friends and amazing volunteers. We would like to start this year with you with some positive note. As you are probably aware, behind a huge success of our project, we have an AMAZING team of over 11 regular volunteers. They have been all working really hard, organising your donations, displaying clothes, helping with big outreach events and workshops. Our amazing volunteers have been recognised in 2020 by Volunteer Edinburgh and received Inspiring Volunteer in Achievement Award ...
New Lives for new Granton Residents – in 1939
This archive film recently came to light in the National Libary of Scotland's Screen Archives. It was shot in 1939 and shows the experiences of a fictional family, the McAllisters, in their move from the city slums to a new housing scheme in Granton. Their new home has attractions which tend to soften the blow of being uprooted from the little world they have left behind. Family walk around their new home (0.30) The men begin to unload the cart (0.43) But with nothing to do, nowhere to go and no friends, boredom soon makes life a misery. Son wonders ...
Another successful evening at GPC!
The International Food Night was well attended and the Blue Skies Group has benefited from our event with £160 raised on the evening. A great big thank you to all our cooks and bakers who made our night very special. Special thanks to the Social Group - couldn't do it without them! Biggest thanks go to all those who joined us on the night ...
