Filmmaking on a shoestring – Planning Committee meets today – Cycling mixed with theatre – Afternoon tea – The Causey Trust AGM
Peter Murray from the Media Trust is running a free “film-making on a shoestring” workshop at the Mansfield Traquair on Monday 19 May 2014 .
The workshop is a one-day, hands-on session and is similar to the Digital Commonwealth sessions which have been run recently. The workshops are free. The Media Trust is focusing on groups which have received support from the Big Lottery Fund, but other groups/organisations are welcome too. The application specifies that organisations should have their own camera kit, but this has previously put people off attending. You don’t need to have your own equipment – increasingly voluntary/community organisations want to learn how to get the best from budget kit and smartphones, so that’s what the workshop’s geared towards.
The workshop is being held at the SCVO Mansfield Traquair building, just off Broughton St. EH3 6BB.
If you are interested please contact Peter directly (PeterM@mediatrust.org).
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The council’s planning committee has a bit of thorny issue to decide today. The proposal on the table is to name a street south of Albion Road and Albion Gardens. The council officers have suggested Thyne Place. There is a strategy for naming streets and this complies with that plan. However the three ward councillors have suggested that the street should be named after the late Hibs player, Lawrie Reilly.
The compromise would be that the street is named Thyne Place as per the naming strategy and the names of three Hibs players, Reilly, Turnbull and Ormond are then put into the name bank for use in future, which has to be at least ten years after the person has died. The difficulty is that this street is perfectly situated, as it is quite near the Hibs ground. The council point out that there is another street in the area called Laurie Street and this could lead to confusion.
When will another opportunity like this come along? Well clearly not till 2023.
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Get on your bike for a theatrical cycling experience as part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games Cultural Programme.
There’s a tour happening in your local park, but it’s not your usual tour, the things you will learn are, well, interesting . . .
Touring to 11 parks across Scotland, The Spokesmen is an outdoor theatre performance with a difference; the audience and cast are all on bikes!
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Combining two great British institutions – Gin and Afternoon Tea – One Square has introduced a gin-based Afternoon Tea concept for summer.
The Bloom Gin Afternoon Tea is presented with a perfect summer serve which features Bloom gin poured over ice, finished with summer fruits and paired with Fentimans tonic water. This refreshing cocktail, served in a special balloon cocktail glass, pays homage to One Square’s collection of 52 gins.
The botanicals in the Bloom gin perfectly complement the tantalising selection of sandwiches, freshly-made scones and indulgent cakes on offer. Highlights include sandwiches served with heather honey glazed ham with Bloom gin jelly, fruit scones with golden sultanas soaked in Bloom gin which are served with Devonshire clotted cream and homemade pomelo marmalade, while the selection of cream cakes and pastries feature strawberry macaroons infused with Bloom gin.
This quirky Afternoon Tea concept is an exciting variation on what is an Edinburgh institution. The Bloom gin experience is set to appeal to gin connoisseurs, as well as those looking for a unique way to gather with family or friends in stylish surroundings.
The Bloom Gin Afternoon Tea is served in One Square, which features picture-postcard views of Edinburgh Castle. It is available, daily, throughout the summer from 1st June to 31st August 2014, between 2.30pm and 5.30pm, and costs £23 per person. To book, please call 0131 221 6422 or visit www.OneSquareEdinburgh.co.uk for more details.
One Square, 1 Festival Square, Edinburgh EH3 9SR
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The Causey Development Trust are holding their Annual General Meeting at 7pm on Monday 26 May 2014 at Southside Community Centre. This group have been working for 7 years to transform the public space at West Crosscauseway into a beautiful place for arts and community events to take place. Their pièce de résistance was the Southsiders event held in September last year which involved portraits, a newspaper and a website where you could listen to the interviews with local people. They invite everyone to their informal AGM.
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