Morning worship at St Giles
Autumn colours
Volunteer Fair
After Dark at the Botanics
Gallery on the Corner
Today in Edinburgh the morning service at St Giles will be attended by some of the Scottish politicians involved in the Scottish Independence Referendum over the last two years and is being live streamed here.
The Lord Provost the Rt Hon Donald Wilson, John Swinney, Douglas Alexander Ruth Davidson and Alistair Darling are expected to be in attendance.
The idea behind the service is to reunite politicians in Scotland following what the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland views as a divisive battle.
The Church of Scotland’s post referendum service of unity and common purpose at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh on Sunday, 21 September at 11.30am is open to the public.
1000 people are expected to attend, including leaders from the Better Together and Yes Campaigns who will contribute readings during the service.
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev John Chalmers, will preach on the need to promote healing where there has been hurt and unity where there has been division.
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Now that autumn seems to be finally upon us would you share with us some of your photos of autumn colours? EdinburghReportage has a new storyboard waiting to be painted in colours of autumn leaves, fruit you have picked for jam-making or your own observations on what autumn brings to mind. EdinburghReportage stories can be told in photos, video or in words – so let’s sum up autumn! And the photos can be from anywhere not just Edinburgh. EdinburghReportage is here for this and any other contributions you might like to make!
Show off those lovely mushrooms you have picked or brambles that you see. When we have collated a few photos then the storyboard may be published here on The Edinburgh Reporter.
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Later this week the capital’s volunteering event of the year takes place. The fair will showcase volunteering opportunities from across the city, helping to put volunteers in touch with volunteer involving organisations and vice-versa.
When? Wednesday 24th September 2014
What time? Open to the public between 11.00am – 7.00pm
Where? At St Paul’s and St George’s Church on York Place
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The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to open after dark with magical light event
Under cover of darkness, in the heart of the City, the abundant natural landscape of ‘the Botanics’ will come alive this winter, when the gates are opened to visitors at night-time. Who knows how many pairs of little glowing ‘eyes’ will be keeping watch over them as the Garden sheds some light on its after-dark secrets?
This November, visitors to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) will be invited to enter the Garden after dark for a spectacular outdoor event featuring a magical combination of light and nature. It is the first outdoor light experience of its kind to be organised by the Garden.
Night in the Garden, which starts on 30 October and runs until 23 November, has been created by the Botanics and Edinburgh-based Unique Events, in association with Scottish light artist Malcolm Innes and his colleague Euan Winton. The artists’ vision means that night-time visitors will be able to make their way through a one kilometre route full of light and shadow and experience the Botanics in an entirely new manner, with interactive stations and a few unexpected surprises along the way.
The outdoor trail will use the Garden’s favourite features, such as the famous Victorian Glasshouses and Pond, as the backdrop for extraordinary light effects. Visitors can watch ‘the sun’ set inside the Palm House, see a host of sparkling lights suspended over water and enjoy enchanting illuminations that bring the indoors outside. They will also have the opportunity to create their own light show by manipulating some of the installations themselves.
Heather Jackson, RBGE’s Director of Enterprise, commented: “This is a chance for those who know and love the Edinburgh Garden, as well as new visitors of course, to see it in a completely different light – quite literally.
“We have over 700,000 daytime visitors a year and we are often asked if it’s possible to come at night, so we thought we’d come up with something unique to create a truly enchanting experience.
“The planned light installations by Malcolm promise to be spectacular, and by combining the wonder of light with the secrets of the trees and nature we have in abundance, it will certainly be a magical evening to remember for our night-time visitors.”
Malcolm Innes said: “The Garden at night is already a magical place, as some of the most recognisable features softly merge into the darkness. It is this new reality that we will be manipulating to create installations that span the range from grand spectacle, through romantic and beautiful, to mysterious and tiny.
“The kind of hard edged, simplified geometry we learn at school is seldom discussed in relation to the natural world, but when the two are brought together, the visual effect can be magical. Come and join us and bring the family as we turn the world inside out and make the invisible, visible.”
The event will be open to members of the public with an hour-long experience allowing visitors to participate in something that they have never seen before, with different parts of the route being jaw-droppingly spectacular, some romantic and pretty, and others just a wee bit spooky – although not enough to put the kids off. Night in the Garden is an event for all the family.
The experience is being delivered by RBGE and Unique Events, Scotland’s leading independent events company; organisers of the capital’s famous Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations and large-scale outdoor festivals and events. ‘Botanic Lights’ installations are designed by Malcolm Innes and Euan Winton of Edinburgh Napier University, and Leith-based Black Light is working with the partners to deliver lighting installation technical support.
Pete Irvine of Unique Events said: “Unique Events is delighted to be involved in this exciting and innovative project. The Botanics is one of Edinburgh’s best loved places to visit in any season, but we will never have experienced it like this.”
Visitors to Night in the Garden will be required to purchase tickets in advance for a specific date and time slot. Tickets will go on sale soon, with further details about how to get them, along with information about timings and facilities on offer, to be released over the next few weeks. In the meantime, further information about the event can be seen on the website.
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