Events and News

Next Meeting of Morningside Community Council

The next meeting of the Community Council is Wednesday 18 August, at 7.30 in The Open Door, 420 Morningside Road. topic -Recycling; where does it go?: speaker Justine Stanfield of the City of Edinburgh Council

All residents and traders in the area are welcome at this and all our meetings. Read the Agenda here.

Neighbourhood Partnership

Next meeting Monday 9 August, 7pm at the City Chambers. Members of the public are welcome to attend and to ask questions.

The Risk Factory

The Risk Factory, is Scotland’s only interactive safety centre, teaching children important safety messages in a fun way. Their volunteers are vital to the delivery of the programme and help make their centre a roaring success. 

Volunteers are trained on every scenario and given advice on how to deliver the safety messages as efficiently as possible as if the children were in a real life situation. The training includes regular talks from experts; “shadowing” following an experienced volunteer round to see ‘volunteering in action’; and one to one training and support from our volunteer co-ordinator.

Over the last three years the centre has gone from strength to strength, creating a great environment for children to learn about dangers they may face in the real world. 

Recently the volunteers completed a questionnaire and when asked what they found most rewarding about volunteering, they answered seeing the children’s reaction, enjoyment, enthusiasm and participation in each scenario. 

If you would like to find out more and have a few hours spare either daytime or evenings, please contact Angela Hall on 0131 455 8932, or e-mail a.hall@edinburgh.gov.uk

Website www.theriskfactory.org

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Local Newspapers

The following free newspapers cover part or all of the Morningside Community Council area and provide local news and advertising. All are monthly.

Morningside and Bruntsfield Gazette. Published by Scotsman Publications; features local news, stories and personalities and has a comprehensive events listing. Copies ar available from various local outlets including the Library and The Open Door. Contact the editor on 0131 620 8707 or email morningsidegazette@scotsman.com

702 Gazette. A locally produced independent advertising magazine which includes articles of interest and photos supplied by local people, charities, businesses and clubs. There are 5000 copies distributed monthly and 15000 different homes in the area receive a copy each quarter. All articles and photographs are available to local not for profit organisations free of charge. Please contact the editor Gillian on 447 7863 or email gillian@702gazette.com.

Morningside Messenger. An independent magazine connecting the local community to local business serving the residents of South Morningside. Advertising with some articles and a Community news and What's On page. Delivered to homes in South Morningside. Contact the editor Emma Gillings on 477 3079 or email emma@eh10publications.co.uk

South Edinburgh Echo. Published by South Edinburgh Community Newspaper Ltd and funded by South East Edinburgh Community Planning Partnership and the South Edinburgh Partnership. Distributed throughout the South Edinburgh area via a network of collection points. For website click here.