Let them eat cake at Leith Victoria
To celebrate the 125th anniversary of Leith Victoria Swim Centre which is one of the capital’s five Victorian pools, Edinburgh Leisure’s Acive Communities section has put out a call for any keen bakers to submit cakes and tray bakes for a fundraising event this Friday.
The Bake-Off judging will take place at 11.20 – 11.30am following a busy Aqua and yoga class that takes place earlier in the building, when participants often congregate for a coffee and a blether after. Prizes will be awarded to the best bakes.
June Peebles, Edinburgh Leisure’s previous Chief Executive, who retired in March after 38 years’ service, will be Chief Judge, along with Jen Holland, their new CEO and one of Leith Victoria’s regular customers Christine, 71 years-old, who attends 19 classes a week at the pool.
If there are any keen bakers who would like to contribute a traybake, biscuits, cookies or cake for the event, the team at Leith Victoria would love to have your support. Get in touch with susanmcintosh@edinburghleisure.co.uk or juliaadams@edinburghleisure.co.uk
Hustings on Friday
The Edinburgh Climate Hustings, organised by Friends of the Earth for all Edinburgh consituencies, will be held on Friday at Augustine United Church on George IV Bridge at 6pm.
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The Meadows Croquet Club AGM
The Meadows Croquet Club are holding their AGM on Friday at the club on Melville Drive. Details below.
DOOH
Keep your eyes peeled in St James Quarter.
DOOH means Digital Out Of Home – and it refers to new portrait screens provided by Ocean Outdoor set up on Multrees Walk and in St James Quarter. These “pedestrianised full motion” screens will be used to broadcast a series of summer sporting fixtures for shoppers to watch, including the Paris 2024 Olympics. St James Quarter (SJQ) has attracted around 19 million people each year since it opened in 2021.
There will also be an official fan zone set up in SJQ during the Paris Olympics when sports fans can support Team GB.
Anne Ledgerwood, estate director, St James Quarter, said: “The addition of the large format screens not only supports Ocean Outdoor bringing captivating advertising creative to the Galleria, but also provides an opportunity to enhance internal enlivenment via the live streaming of our fashion and music events or brand gamification from pop-ups and activations. We are constantly looking at ways of bringing the unexpected to the Quarter and the addition of these screens will provide another channel to engage and excite our guests.”
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