Five things you need to know today
- Community Awards Scheme
- Hillwood Primary School invite you to their birthday celebrations
- Paolozzi Prize for Art
- At the National Museum of Flight this weekend
- Film Festival tickets now on sale
Community groups and projects local to Edinburgh are being given the chance to win up to £25,000 as part of a major new Community Awards scheme, which opens for nominations today.
The awards are run by the OneFamily Foundation, an organisation set up by financial mutual, OneFamily, to redistribute a proportion of its profits to help members, their families and communities.
From today, OneFamily members with an active policy can nominate a project for a Community Award, giving groups in their local area the opportunity to win a £5,000 or £25,000 grant.
Projects can be entered into one of four categories; schools, youth and affiliated organisations, health, disability and social care and sports and social groups.
Each category will have six winners, with five groups receiving £5,000 and one scooping the £25,000 award.
James Hale, customer engagement manager at OneFamily, said: “We launched the foundation to benefit our members, those they care about, and their local communities.
“Last year 36,000 people directly benefitted from our Community Awards and this year we hope to help even more, giving more than £400,000 to the community projects that mean the most to our members.
“Projects must be nominated to be in with a chance of winning, so I’d encourage people across Edinburgh to get involved and give causes close to their heart the opportunity to receive a life-changing grant.”
The closing date for nominations is 29th June and all entries can be submitted athttps://foundation.onefamily.com/community-awards/
OneFamily aims to make £5 million available to its members through the OneFamily Foundation to improve their lives or to help them make a positive difference to their local communities.
Hill wood Primary School will be 40 on 11 June 2016. Headteacher, Lucy Henderson, said: “We are planning a celebration on Friday 10th June which will include a pupil showcase of 1976 followed by a 70s themed party. We are trying to get as many former pupils and members of staff involved as possible and it’s shaping up to be an exciting event.”
If you are interested then get in touch with the school through their website or by telephoning 0131 333 1210.
At the National Gallery of Scotland on the Mound, Hawthornden Lecture Theatre this evening to the accompaniment of The Royal High School String Quartet, The Royal High School Fiddle Group, Alex Mason, guitarist & Valerie Walker, vocalist, Leith Academy and Andoni Santoya Brow, James Gillespie High School and Jonathan McVinnie, Currie HS, the Paolozzi Prize for Art Award Ceremony will take place.
Nominations were received from 15 High Schools including Pilrig Park and Braidburn. S4-6 pupils were nominated by their art teachers under the following categories:
- Talent and Creativity
- Overcoming Barriers
- New Directions
- Spirit of Paolozzi
The judges are:
- Professor Chris Breward, Principal of Edinburgh School of Art, University of Edinburgh
- Ricky Demarco, visual artist, promoter of the visual and performing arts
- Councillor Paul Edie, initiator of the Paolozzi Prize
- Duncan Robertson, artist educator who trained in Class of Paolozzi in Munich
We hope to have the winner’s details for you soon!
At the National Museum of Flight this weekend there will be a great event to explain what life was like during the two world wars of the 20th century.
With entertainment outdoors it is always comforting to know that there will be a variety of entertainment indoors too:
- Reminisce to the good old days as the Blitz Sisters sing some classic songs from the era.
- Swing along with Fly Right Dance as they entertain with their vintage dance performances and lessons.
- Get a taste for wartime cuisine as Nichola Fletcher demonstrates the skill of cooking with war rations.
- Show off a 1940’s hairstyle from Vanity Thrills’ pop-up hair salon.
- Become a military expert as the Mobile Military Museum displays a variety of original military artefacts.
- Prepare for battle as our wargame experts demonstrate their combat techniques on their tabletop battleground.
- Learn about wartime transmissions as the Museum of Communication reveal their original aircraft radios and bombing equipment.
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Tickets for the historic 70th edition of Edinburgh International Film Festival are now on sale.
This year, the Festival will showcase a total of 161 features from 46 countries including 22 World Premieres, 5 International Premieres, 17 European Premieres and 85 UK Premieres.
For the full programme and information on how to book your tickets visit www.edfilmfest.org.uk.
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