MEET THE FUNDERS Thursday 8 December 2016 from 11am to 2pm Heart of Midlothian Football Club “Gorgie Suite  Tynecastle Stadium, McLeod Street, Edinburgh EH11 2NL Meet the Funders is a free public marketplace event providing access to funding information for community projects. It is an opportunity for groups to discuss their ideas with potential funders […]

Dear members and friends of Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network,   We would greatly appreciate it if you could help us promote the event detailed below and share with your networks. Links to our social media posts on the events are here (Twitter) and here (Facebook).   We’ll have space at the events for leaflets and […]

Hello from Tribe Porty!   Family Festival shout out to all local organisation and groups aimed at babies, toddlers and young families in and around Portobello – save the date 28th January 2017, 10:00-12:00 at Tribe Porty!We are in the process of organising a Family Festival: get-together and showcase of all that goes on in […]

Good morning,   I hope that you are well and had a good weekend.   I lead on the fundraising activity for Thistle Foundation and would like to invite you to take part in our sponsored Santa Walk on Wednesday 14th December. The walk is fully accessible and follows a 1 mile route that sets […]

The campaign to take Bellfield into community ownership has now reached another important milestone, and we are hosting a public event to share progress and gather feedback on the way we propose to take the project forward. We would therefore like to extend an invitation to you to join us on Tuesday 15th of November […]

Brighton Nursery is this year celebrating 25 years in Portobello! In 1991, Jenny and Fergus opened the doors of Brighton Nursery and it has since been at the heart of the Portobello community. Many local children and their families will have fond memories of their days in Brighton – a real world of discovery!   On […]

ALL SPACES HAVE NOW BEEN ALLOCATED. Buckley Building are the new owners of The George and are inviting members of Porty Community Council and the public to an open morning this Saturday 8 Oct at 9am. Unfortunately numbers are extremely limited and only confirmed attendees will be able to take the tour of the building. […]

  Edinburgh’s Volunteer Recruitment Fair #edvolfair16 is on Wednesday, 21st September 2016                                                   Volunteer Edinburgh, as well sixty volunteer involving organisations, will join together on Wednesday, 21st September 2016 between 11.00am and 7.00pm at St Paul’s and St Georges Church Hall on York Place to host Scotland’s leading Volunteer Recruitment Fair.   Entry is free […]

Make a difference – join your community council Portobello Community Council, along with all community councils in Edinburgh, is looking for new members, so take part and help improve your neighbourhood. Nominations are open from 5 September 2016 and close on 26 September 2016. The election, by public vote, will be held on 27 October 2016. Individuals and groups […]

Support the push to save the Old Parish Church on Bellfield Street for the community Come to the fundraising Cabaret at Bellfield Old Parish Church at 7pm this Sunday 26th June (tickets at the Skylark or Cove). We have secured £16,315 from the Scottish Land Fund for the Stage One work needed to ascertain (1) […]