At a Glance for Parents in North East (Please call to check if activities have spaces beforehand, groups may be term time only. Some groups may charge a small fee) Day Activity Time Venue Age Contact MON Parent and Toddlers 9.30-11.30am Northfield & Willowbrae Community Centre Under 5s 0131 661 5723 Lochend Toddlers at the Hub 9.30-11.30am Restalrig Lochend Community Hub Under 5s 0131 554 0422 Coileagan Leith (Gaelic parent and Toddlers) 9.30-11.30am Leith Community Centre Under 5s 0131 529 2415 12.30-2.30pm Baby and Toddler Group 9.45-11.15am Niddrie Community Church Under 5s 0131 669 9400 Parent and Toddler Play session 10-11.30 Abbeyhill Baptist Church Under 5s 0131 557 4110 Parent and Toddlers 10-11.30am Holyrood Abbey Church Under 5s 0131 661 6002 1.30-3pm Portobello Tiny Tots 12.30-1.30pm Portobello Library Birth-crawling Health Visitors 0131 657 8924 Young Mum’s Club 1-3pm Citadel Youth Centre Parents 16-21yrs 0131 554 0510 Bookbug (Polish) 10.30-11.15am McDonald Road Library Under 5s 0131 529 5636 Café Bambino Breastfeeding Group 2.30-3.30pm Skylark Care, Portobello High Street Health Visitors 0131 657 8924 Juno Post natal depression support group 7.30-9pm Lifecare Centre, Stockbridge, EH41JB Adult and babies [email protected] TUE Taobh Na Pairce Gaelic toddler group 9.15-11.15am Bonnington Road Under 5s [email protected] Parent and Toddlers (Run by Ripple Project) 9.30-11.30am McLaren Hall, 48 Restalrig Road South Under 5s 0131 554 0422 Magdalene Parent and Toddler Group 9.30-11.30am Magdalene Community Centre Under 5s 07854 135 640 Childminder Group 9.30-11.30am Northfield & Willowbank Community Centre 0131 661 5723 Play Plus Toy Library 9.30am-1pm Inch House Community Centre 0131 554 2620 Route 10 Rollers Buggy Walks 10am Lochend Restalrig Hub, EH76DZ Parents and buggy [email protected] Terrace Tots 10.30am-1pm 6VT, 11-15 Vennel, EH1 2HU Parents under 24 0131 229 1797 Baby and Toddler Rhymetime 11am-12pm Craigmillar Library Babies & Toddlers Books for babies 0131 621 2621 Storytime 4pm Portobello Library 3-6 years 0131 529 5558 Last Tue Spanish Language Rhymetime 10.30-11.15am Portobello Library Under 5s 0131 529 5558 of month WED Kinship Care Support Group 9.30-11.30am Greengables Family Centre 0131 334 8512 Drop in Hub day 9.30am-12pm Greengables Family Centre Under 5s 0131 669 9083 Parent and Toddlers 9.30-11.30am Northfield & Willowbrae Community Centre Under 5s 0131 661 5723 Richmond Tots 9.30-11am Richmond Craigmillar Church Under 3s 0131 661 6561 Magdalene Parent and Toddler Group 9.30-11.30am Magdalene Community Centre Under 5s 07854 135 640 Bookbug 10.15-10.45am Portobello Library Under 5s 0131 529 5558 11.15-11.45am Bookbug 2-2.30pm Piershill Library Under 3s 0131 529 5685 Last Wed Polish Rhymetime 10-11am Craigmillar Library Books for babies 0131 621 2621 THU Taobh Na Pairce Gaelic toddler group 9.15-11.15am Bonnington Road Under 5s [email protected] Sunshine Toddler Group 9.15-11am Moffat Early Years Centre Under 5s 0131 661 1401 Baby Peep / Baby Massage 10-11am/1- Greendykes Early Years Centre 0-1s 0131 661 3109 2pm ‘Wee Yins’ Learn and Play 11am-12pm Mouncastle Health Centre Birth-crawling Health Visitors 549 7370 Day Activity Time Venue Age Contact THU Casselbank Toy Library and Play Session 9.30-12pm South Leith Baptist Church Under 5s 07954 206908 Parent and Toddlers 10-11.30am St Paul’s and St George’s Church Under 5s [email protected] 2-3.30pm Chinese Flower Group (Referral Only) 1-2.30pm Leith Community Centre 0-3years MCFB 0131 467 7052 Becoming Dad Group 3-5pm Circle Haven, Craigroyston Primary Dads under 25 0131 332 9269/ 01315511632 THU Bookbug: Seinn Gaelic songs and rhymes 11am Leith Library Under 5s 0131 529 5517 Monthly FRI Taobh Na Pairce Gaelic toddler group 9.15-11.15am Bonnington Road Under 5s [email protected] Toddlers at the Hub 9.30-11.30am Restalrig Lochend Community Hub Under 5s 0131 554 0422 Play@home (term time, must book) 9.30-11am Moffat Early Years Campus 0-5yrs Sarah 0131 661 1401 Bristo Tots 10-11.30am Bristo Memorial Parish Church Under 5s 0131 661 9681/ 07850411596 Multi Cultural Family Base Strawberry Group 10am-11.30am Leith Community Centre Under 5s 0131 467 7052 (Referral Only) Parent and Toddler Christian Songs 10-11.30am Abbeyhill Baptist Church Under 5s 0131 557 4110 Juno Post natal depression support group 10-11.30am Gilmerton Community Centre Adult and child [email protected] Storytime 10.30am Piershill Library Under 5s 0131 529 5685 Craft Session 2pm Portobello Library 6-12yrs 0131 529 5558 Last Fri of Craft Sessions 3-4pm Piershill Library 5-12yrs 0131 529 5685 month SAT Dads Rock (all year round) 10-11.30am Venchie Children& Young People’s Project, 61 Male carers & 07542 084 356 David Niddrie Mains Terrace, EH1 2 HU Under 5s Drop In activity session for parents and 10am-12pm Jack Kane Centre Parents/carers and 0131 6571595 children with disabilities children 0-18yrs Drop In activity session for parents and 2-4pm Northfield and Willowbrae Community Centre Parents/carers and 0131 661 5723 children with disabilities children 0-18yrs Bookbug 11.30am-12pm Portobello Library Under 5s 0131 529 5558 2nd SAT Polish Rhymetime 11-11.30am Piershill Library Under 5s 0131 529 5685 Fortnightly Bookbug: Seinn Gaelic songs and rhymes 11am Leith Library Under 5s 0131 529 5517 Last SAT Books for Babies Storytime 11am Craigmillar Library 0-4years &siblings Books for babies 0131 621 2621 SUN Dads Rock (all year round) 11-12.30pm 6VT Edinburgh City Youth Café, 11-15 Vennel, Male carers & 07542 084 356 David EH1 2HU Under 5s Last Updated September 2017 If you wish more information about what’s on for parents in the North East of Edinburgh please download the full Autumn 2017 booklet - Programmes Activities and Groups for Parents and Carers in North East Edinburgh at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/pacs To add or amend any information in this leaflet please contact- Jillian Hart, North East Development Officer- Parent and Carer Support, City of Edinburgh Council, Tel: 07860 736 129 [email protected] For more information on Support for Parents and Carers contact [email protected] .