For information on your local centre’s activities, South West please contact: Lifelong Learning Carrickvale Community Centre 2 Mains Street Contact Shirley 0131 443 6971 / [email protected]

Clovenstone Community Centre 54 Park Contact Sas, Soozin or Donna 0131 453 4561 / [email protected] Activities Programme Adults, Children and Gate 55 55 Sighthill Road Families Contact Gemma, Claire or Margaret 0131 458 5095 / [email protected] June, July & August 2019

Pentland Community Centre Brae Contact Karen 0131 445 2871 / [email protected]

Ratho Community Centre 1 School Wynd, Contact Tricia 0131 333 1055 / [email protected]

St. Bride’s Centre 10 Orwell Terrace Contact Jackie or Kathleen 0131 346 1405 / [email protected]

Tynecastle Community Wing 2 McLeod Street Contact Claudia or Nicola 0131 337 3275 / [email protected]

Clovenstone Community Centre 54 Clovenstone Park Contact Donna, Sas or Soozin 0131 453 4561 [email protected]

Drop In (P7-S4) Mon 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th July 6.30pm-8.30pm

Summer Activity (P1-P7) Mon 8th – Fri 12th July, 1.30pm-3.30pm

Boxercise (P2-P7) Mon 15th – Fri 19th July, 1pm-3pm

Football Coaching (P1-P7) Mon 22nd – Fri 26th July, 10.30am-1pm

RUTS Mon 22nd - Fri26th July, 11am-3pm Interested in motorbikes? Join this maintenance course, where you can learn to change an engine and ride a bike

Treasure Hunt Mon 29th July, 10am-12pm Discover all the wonderful green spaces around Clovenstone by following our treasure trail. Family activity, everyone welcome. Contact the centre to book

Family Night Wed 31st July, 6pm-8pm Fun for all the family. Join us at Clovenstone for fun family activities and healthy snacks.

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Clovenstone Community Centre

Bush Craft at Hailes Quarry Park Fri 2nd Aug, 10am-12pm Young People’s Lots to do and see at Hailes Quarry Park. Join us for family fun, building dens and learning bush Drop-in (13+) craft skills. We may need marshmallows! All welcome.

Open during the summer holidays on: Family Dance Day Monday 15th & Monday 29th July Mon 5th Aug, 10am-3pm, Learn some fantastic dance routines with LS dance. 12pm-1.30pm Lunch will be provided for participants.

Pentland Community Centre National Play Day Oxgangs Brae (right behind Aldi) Weds 7th Aug, 11am-2pm Playtime for everyone! Come and join us to celebrate National Play Day and let your imagination run wild. No appointments, just drop in Messy kitchens, Cardboard City, art activities and loads more. Everybody welcome – no booking required. See the school nurse or youth Snacks will be available

worker for: Fun Day - Free condoms Fri 9th Aug, 11am-2pm Come and join us to celebrate the end of our fun-filled - Postal Testing Kits for STIs summer programme. Games, live performances and much more. Everybody welcome – no booking - Pregnancy testing required. - Someone to talk to Food will be available to purchase.

Don’t worry. Just ask.

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Gate 55 55 Sighthill Road Libraries Programme Contact Gemma, Lydia or Claire 0131 458 5095 Contact your local library for full listings of [email protected] activities throughout the Summer

To register for activities at Gate 55, please come along to Gate 55 on Monday 24 June to Friday 28th June, from 9am-11am and Library Oxgangs Library 2pm-3pm 1 Main Street, EH14 7EQ 343 Oxgangs Road North, EH13 9LY 0131 529 5500 0131 529 5549 [email protected] [email protected] Tuesday Activity Club (P1-P7) Tue 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th July, 6th Aug Library Ratho Library 5.30pm-7pm, £1 173 Balgreen Road, EH11 3AT 6 School Wynd, EH28 8TT Contact James on 07719 420 425 0131 529 5585 0131 333 5297 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Colinton Library Sighthill Library (Gate 55) 14 Thorburn Road, EH13 0BQ 55 Sighthill Road, EH11 4PB Thursday Drop In (S1-S6) 0131 529 5603 0131 529 5566 th th th th th Thurs 4 , 11 , 18 , 25 , July, 8 Aug [email protected] [email protected] 6.30pm-8.30pm, FREE Contact James on 07719 420 425 Library Library [email protected] 210 Lanark Road West, EH14 5NX 1 West Side Plaza, EH14 2ST 0131 529 5609 0131 529 5667 [email protected] [email protected]

Y Dance th th st th Fountainbridge Library Wed 17 , 24 , 31 July, 7 Aug 137 Dundee Street, EH11 1BG 10.30am-11.30am 0131 529 5616 Dance classes for young Mum’s and their [email protected] babies/children Booking required. Contact Claire on

07719 420 421 [email protected]

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Summer Gate 55 Reading Challenge 2019: Scottish Literacy Taster Session For Adults Space Chase is on Guid Fer A Laugh from 22nd June at Thurs 11th July, 1pm-3pm, FREE Balgreen, A free taster session for adults looking at Scottish Fountainbridge, comedy through the decades from 1950’s to 2019. Balerno, Colinton, Come along, guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Currie, Oxgangs, The taster will give you a chance to see if you’d like to join Ratho, Sighthill and the new course planned for September 2019. Wester Hailes Contact Lydia on 07719 420 424 Libraries [email protected]

Friday Fun for the Family Fri 12th, 19th, 26th July, 2nd Aug 2pm-4pm, FREE Prepare for lift off as we travel across the galaxy on a very special reading mission… Activities for parents/carers and children up to 8 years old Meet the Rockets! This super cool family lives on a satellite including Story Walk, Messy Play, Mad Hatter’s Tea Party station in space. They love spending time at their local library on and more. the Moon. Contact Helen on 07591 389 166 But wait! All of a sudden, books have started to disappear from [email protected] the Moon Library, and soon there won’t be any left… A mysterious ship has been spotted on the radar – could these Creative Communication naughty aliens be behind the trouble at the library? Thurs 25th July, 8th Aug, 11am-12.30pm, FREE

For adult literacy students or needing support with literacy. Taking part in the Challenge is simple –sign up for free at your local library any time from 22nd June! Interested in photography? This summertime class will offer You’ll receive your very own Space Chase mission folder to get a fun way to build on your writing & language skills and be you started. creative at the same time. Read six library books (or more!) over the holidays to collect Contact Margaret on 07719 420 397 special stickers to add to your folder. [email protected] Collect all the stickers to find the aliens, save the missing books and complete the Challenge: then collect your medal and certificate. Grab your space suit and take a giant leap into the library this summer!

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7 Pentland Community Centre Family Trips Oxgangs Brae Contact Karen 0131 445 2871 Please contact Tricia at Ratho Community Centre (0131 333 1055 / [email protected]) for the [email protected] following family trips:

P1-P7 Youth Group Blair Drummond Safari Park, Sat 19th July, 9.30am-6pm, £7 Wed 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st July, 5th Aug Craigtoun Park, St. Andrews, Sat 3rd Aug, 9.30am-6pm, £7 6.30pm-8pm, £1 M&D’s, Sat 10th Aug, 10am-6pm, £7

Summer Snaps Wed 14th, 21st & 28th August 10am-11.30am, FREE Family Picnics (Free) An introduction to the different settings on a digital camera and a chance to be out taking photos in local Fun activities for all ages on the following dates: streets & parks. Informal sessions will include hands on practical Ratho Park – Wed 10th July, 11am-2pm exercises to explore Depth of Field, exposure and Hailes Quarry Park – Wed 17th July, 11am-2pm movement. Saughton Park – Wed 24th July, 11am-2pm Contact Margaret on 07719 420 397 / st [email protected] Park – Wed 31 July, 11am-2pm

Scottish Literacy Taster Session For Adults No need to book, just drop in between 11am and 2pm on any Guid Fer A Laugh of these dates, pack a picnic, dress for summer weather (rain or shine) and join in the fun. Thurs 25th July, 1pm-3pm, FREE

A free taster session for adults looking at Scottish Lifelong Learning Staff will meet families in the parks. Just comedy through the decades from 1950’s to 2019. head to where you see lots of activities set up. Saughton Come along, guaranteed to put a smile on your face Park activities will be held near the glass house so head The taster will give you a chance to see if you’d like to there and you will find us. join the new course planned for September 2019.

Contact Lydia on 07719 420 424 Contact Lydia on 07719 420 424 [email protected] [email protected]

or Claudia on 07719 420 394 [email protected] for more info.

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Family Trips Tynecastle Community Wing 2 McLeod Street Contact Claudia or Nicola Family Trip to Vogrie Country Park 0131 337 3275 Tue 2nd July, 10-4pm, £1 per person [email protected] Meeting @ Tynecastle Community Wing – 9.30am Meeting @ Oxgangs Library – 9.45am Contact Lydia on 07719 420 424 Family Fun [email protected] th th rd th Tues 9 , 16 , 23 , 30 July Family Trip to Summerlee Museum of 10.30am-12.30pm, FREE Activities for parents/carers and children up to 8 years old Scottish Industrial Life including Story Walk, Messy Play, Mad Hatter’s Tea Party th Tue 16 July, 10am-4pm, £1 per person and more. From an amazing array of social history and Contact Helen on 07591 389 166 interactive displays to an award-winning play park – [email protected] there’s so much to see and do. Take a ride on the tram, experience the mine tour and miners’ row and Creative Communication refuel at the café. th th th Contact to book: Tues 6 , 13 & 20 Aug Soozin (for Clovenstone) on 07719 420 422 1pm-2.30pm, FREE [email protected] For adults attending ESOL or looking to develop their or Lydia (for Gate 55) on 07719 420 424 language skills. [email protected] Interested in photography? This summertime class will offer a fun way to build on your language skills and be Out & About – Jupiter Artland creative at the same time in an informal setting Contact Margaret on 07719 420 397 Tue 30th July [email protected] Leaving from Gate 55 at 9.45am, returning 4pm We have organised a day out to this amazing sculpture park near Edinburgh. You will be able to walk around the grounds exploring amazing sculptures and take part in an arts activity inspired by the work of Anya Gallaccio. Booking is essential. Contact Margaret on 07719 420 397 [email protected]

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Ratho Community Centre Ratho Community Centre 1 School Wynd, Ratho Contact Tricia Scottish Literacy Taster Session For Adults 0131 333 1055 Guid Fer A Laugh [email protected] Thurs 18th July, 1pm-3pm, FREE A free taster session for adults looking at Scottish comedy through the decades from 1950’s to 2019. Activities for Under 12s: Come along, guaranteed to put a smile on your face. The taster will give you a chance to see if you’d like to • Tubing, Mon 15th July, 1.30pm-3.30pm, £5 join the new course planned for September 2019. • Clip ‘n’ Climb, Tue 16th July, 1.30pm-3.30pm, Contact Lydia on 07719 420 424 £5 th [email protected] • Cinema, Wed 17 July, 6pm-9pm, £3 • Bowling, Thurs 18th July, 1.45pm-3.45pm, £3 • Art Workshop, Mon 22nd – Fri 26th July, 10am-11.30am, £10

Activities for Youths: • Escape Room, Mon 22nd July, 6.30pm-9.30pm, £3 St. Bride’s Centre • Cinema, Tue 23rd July, 6pm-9pm, £3 10 Orwell Terrace • Karting, Wed 24th July, 6pm-9pm, £5 0131 346 1405 • Clip ‘n’ Climb, Thurs 25th July, 4.30pm-6.30pm, Contact Jackie or Kathleen £5 [email protected] • Bowling, Fri 26th July, 6.30pm-8.30pm, £3 Scottish Literacy Taster Session For Adults Family Trips: Guid Fer A Laugh • Blair Drummond Safari Park, Sat 19th July, Thurs 1st Aug, 1pm-3pm, FREE 9.30am-6pm, £7 A free taster session for adults looking at Scottish • Craigtoun Park, St. Andrews, Sat 3rd Aug, comedy through the decades from 1950’s to 2019. 9.30am-6pm, £7 Come along, guaranteed to put a smile on your face. The • M&D’s, Sat 10th Aug, 10am-6pm, £7 taster will give you a chance to see if you’d like to join the new course planned for September 2019. Please get in touch with Ratho Community Centre to Contact Lydia on 07719 420 424 book your place [email protected]

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