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FREE Number 151 November 2017 SPEAKING UP FOR RESTALRIG, LOCHEND AND CRAIGENTINNY Published by The Ripple on behalf of the community INSIDE Conservation Help to relieve Get fit for Consultation the pain Christmas page 2 page 7 page 10 PARENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME LAUNCH AT LEITH By Liz Ferguson people currently attending Leith “I have enjoyed the course and Academy and those whose now have a much better LEITH Academy is launching a primary-aged children may head understanding on how to best full programme of events and that way in the future. support my fifteen year old.” courses this month designed to Blair Connor said: “We want to Programme partners have support local parents and carers. get more parents and carers found young people are keen for Dae Ye Ken Yer Teenagers? involved with the school and help their parents to be more involved recognises that adolescence is a them be better informed on the in their education and more time that can be difficult to process their children may be aware of the issues they face. manage for both young people going through and any issues Miren Ochoa Sagues of People and those who care for them. they might be facing. Not just for Know How said: “I The programme offers a range academia but for recently interviewed of options including attending a everything, 600 young people six-week course on Raising Kids particularly across three with Confidence, one-off mental and Edinburgh high Conversation Café sessions emotional schools and the Partners in Dae Ye Ken Yer Teenagers? include Leith Academy Pupil looking at drugs, relationships wellbeing survey showed Support Leader Blair Connor (centre) pictured with Miren Ochoa and online activities, Digital Drop because we they did want Sagues and Glenn Liddal of People Know How Ins to help adults improve online know that’s a their parents to help with communication and a lot of pressure these days and skills and Ask Dad sessions big issue.” be more understanding. in some ways are more ‘wordly exclusively for dads, grandads, The school has involved in their Blair Connor said: “Young wise’ than their parents, but they uncles and other male caregivers. already piloted education – at a people want their parents to be don’t want to be.” The programme is led by Leith the Raising Kids suitable level.” informed on issues like drugs and All the Dae Ye Ken Yer Academy’s Pupil Support Leader With Confidence Now that alcohol because they don’t feel Teenagers? sessions are free and Blair Connor in collaboration part of the much of they can talk to them or confide take place at Leith Academy. with partner organisations programme with learning and in them on these issues as they Leaflets with full details of the including People Know How and positive results. interaction with schools is won’t understand. They want programme are available from Fast Forward. It is aimed at both Many parents moving online, the free digital their parents to know what a Leith Academy, Restalrig Lochend parents and carers of young recognise that raising teenagers is drop-in sessions included in Class A drug is, what a Class B Community Hub and other no easy task and reported skills the programme are also seen drug is and what effect that could community venues or contact they gained on the programme as a way of enabling parent have on them. They want them to Blair Connor 0131 554 0606 or helped de-escalate conflict in the involvement. The topics addressed know that stuff. Pupils are under [email protected] home and improved in the Dae Ye Ken Yer Teenagers? communication. One parent said: programme have been selected to M c G l FUNERAL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING L Doroczne spotkanie L DIRECTORS Proszę przyjść, każdy mile widziany I Monday 27th November 7.30−9.00pm at the V 24 Hour Service Restalrig Lochend Community Hub 198 Restalrig Road South R Golden Charter PLEASE COME ALONG A Funeral Plans People Carriers Local private hire We'd love to welcome park users to help prioritise plans Y Business Accounts taxi company for the park and to hear about what birds and bats Tel: 0131 554 7777 24 hour friendly service Established over 20 years are resident or visitors to the park. Mob: 07508 178 433 139/141 Restalrig Road ‘Safe, secure and reliable’ ALL WELCOME! Edinburgh EH7 6HW 0131 555 2323 Friends of Lochend Park or Email: [email protected] 2 The Speaker, November 2017 HAVE YOUR SAY! 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E-mail: [email protected] Email [email protected] Post 198 Restalrig Road South Edinburgh EH7 6DZ Advertising Donna Gilfillan CATh COCkbURN CONSERVE RESTALRIG and Production 019 68 673229 [email protected] CONSULTATION Copy deadline for December/January issue 17th November THE City of Edinburgh Council is currently consulting on its Printed by Cumbrian Newsprint proposal to designate Restalrig Distributed by Johnson Distribution Services as Edinburgh’s 50th conservation area. Conservation areas are formally defined as The Speaker is an independent community newspaper which aims ‘areas of special architectural to provide a forum for free speech and debate, an effective method or historic interest, the character of information sharing and a way to celebrate local achievement. or appearance of which it is Community involvement is key to its success and any individual desirable to preserve or or group within Restalrig, Lochend, Craigentinny and surrounding enhance’. local area is welcome to contribute. The views expressed in The THE Ripple is sorry to advise Once designated the Council Speaker are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the of the recent death of long- must act to protect and preserve Editor or Publishers. Please note copy may be edited. Any letter or standing volunteer Cath the character of the area, article which is considered libellous will not be published and Cockburn. Cath had been including applying extra rules individuals will be protected from personal attack. with the project since it to control any proposed consultationhub.edinburgh.gov. started in 1996 and was one building work there. You can uk/sfc/restalrigconservationarea of the original volunteers find out more or contribute The consultation period ends who founded the Friday to the consultation online at on 10th November. Ripple AGM Club for Older People and the Listening Place. Her Wednesday 15th November 7pm contribution to these projects at Restalrig Lochend Community Hub was outstanding. Cath was 198 Restalrig Road South also a cornerstone of the community of St Margaret’s We would be very pleased to see you there Parish Church Restalrig. Refreshments will be provided from the Minister Carol Ford said: Hub Grub Café . “Cath was blessed with so many gifts and she made use of them all – caring, compassion, wisdom, discernment, listening, Ripple Project Listening Place communicating, sharing and humour. The love she Do you need to talk? The Listening Place is a safe haven where you can speak from the heart about what is troubling you. It is gave to both Ripple and the Restalrig: a heritage worth protecting? Make your views known. a place where we will help you to work with your feelings, church cannot be measured whatever they may be and make sense of where you presently but there are so many who find yourself . for the rest of their lives, will know that Cath’s loving The Listening Place can help to: care and inspiring friendship Improve relationships / Alleviate stress and anxiety have helped to shape their Increase self-esteem / Build confidence journey.” Improve low mood / Support the bereavement process Known always as Catherine Combat loneliness by her husband Alistair, she is survived also by her For a free and confidential daughter Yvonne and son appointment or more information David. please phone 0131 554 0422 . The Speaker, November 2017 3 PROGRESS AT PARLIAMENT Yourour communitycommunity overover 6060 ssocialocial club!club! Ash Denham homes between 2011-2015, and the bedroom tax. MSP for more than £1.75 billion has Tragically, a National Audit Thee Fridayday Clubb Edinburgh been allocated to local councils Office report in September Eastern writes: for affordable housing – £30 linked Tory cuts to increased invitesiinnvites yoyouou ttoo jjoinoiinn uuss million of this will be invested levels of homelessness. While forffoor a musicalmusical aafternoonfftternoon wwiwithith IT HAS been a in Edinburgh. the ideal solution would be to busy couple of While I acknowledge the reverse these harmful policies, TamarinTTaamarin FFountainountaain months at Scottish Parliament benefits of Margaret Thatcher’s the Scottish Government can tht and a lot of good progress Right to Buy policy, which only act within its devolved FridayFrriday 10 NovNov atat 1pm1pm has been made already. enabled families to get on policy areas. As such, the First followedfollowed byby refreshments.refreshments. For instance the Scottish the property ladder, it Minister announced last month Government announced an simultaneously wiped out the that £50 million over five years K$1@,*$27$!L;$M(<$,4+$@"#,@*#;$K$1@,*$$27 !L; $M(< $,4+ $@"#,@*#; $ effective ban on fracking in stock of social housing.