Five things you need to know today Edinburgh!
Margo MacDonald – Farmers Market – Easter Bunny – Radio 4 show – Free swimming this Easter for schoolchildren
The papers are full of the sad news about Margo MacDonald MSP who died yesterday afternoon at home in Edinburgh. Her position as an MSP will remain unfilled until the next election.
Some fine tributes to Margo in today’s papers, including @edinburghpaper “fearless, independent, our champion” pic.twitter.com/JzceYzffjo
— Andrew Picken (@andrewpicken1) April 5, 2014
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The Farmers Market is on this morning on Castle Terrace until 2pm. Remember you can go and get a roll and coffee in the fresh air!
A list of the exhibitors is here.
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From today until 20 April 2014 you can go down to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and find a gold Lindt bunny…
You collect a trail map at the Visitor Welcome Desk at the gates and you will actually be given a chocolate rabbit at the end of your search.
More details here but no booking required.
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A Radio 4 show on Monday has a couple of Edinburgh connections – firstly it is made by the guys behind Absolutely some of whom come from Edinburgh, and secondly it is about Edinburgh. Listen in on Monday at 11.30 for the first in a six part series!
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Free swimming for Primary School children this Easter break: from Saturday 5 – 21 April (inclusive), we are once again running free swimming sessions for primary school children at three of our pools across the City, supporting the City of Edinburgh Council programme to get even more people in our capital swimming. This April, Primary School children can swim for free during ANY listed Public Swim session.
Venues and Public Swim session start and finish times can be viewed online via the links below.
Ainslie Park Leisure Centre (0131 551 2400): pool programme
Dalry Swim Centre (0131 313 3964): pool programme
Gracemount Leisure Centre (0131 658 1940): pool programme
Free swimming is also available as part of the scheme at Wester Hailes Education Centre: http://www.whec.edin.sch.uk/