This years Old Town Festival is about`Home` with the stories of the Old Town`s unique houses and buildings, and the people who have made the Old Town their place. SOOT  have organised 4 events in the programme, all of which are FREE and all take place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre See Full Programme here in pdf

Still to on -Throughout the whole of the festival at the Sottish Storytelling Centre, High Street, Royal Mile -

Monday 15th June to Sunday 28th June 10 -6pm

Exhibition "A Test of Time" extracts from the Saltire Society`s recent "A Test of Time" travelling exhibition.  This exhibition looks at the changing qualities of housing in Scotland over the past seventy years. It was based around interviews with residents of the Saltire award winning schemes throughout the past seven decades. There is material on show given by architects, planners and clients, to show a strong sense of what their designs were hoping to achieve and whether the occupants felt that they stood the 'test of time'.

Invitation to a discussion on setting up an Old Town Development Trust

Augustine United Church , George IV Bridge,

The Old Town Festival 2009 (15-28 June) is a lively two-week celebration of people and place. Storytelling, talks and tours, film, music, open days and family events at partner venues across Edinburgh’s Old Town explore the area’s rich history of homes and communities and showcase the Old Town’s wealth of cultural activity. The Festival is coordinated by the Scottish Storytelling Centre and is supported by Edinburgh World Heritage.

 See Programme here in pdf

www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk / www.ewht.org.uk

Events are at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR 0131 556 9579 Finding the centre

SOOT meeting and AGM is taking place tonight the 20th May 2009 at 7pm in Old Saint Pauls Church Hall, Jeffrey St. Finding Old Saint Pauls

SOOT needs a much larger management committee to continue working and to take ideas forward and support those people involved. So do come along tonight and get involved.

Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month except for August (Festival time). From 7pm - 9pm

Next Meeting Tuesday 12th May 2009  in The Edinburgh City Chambers, on the High Street, The Royal Mile.

A special "NO FOOLS ADMITTED" SOOT meeting  is on the 1st April 2009 at 7pm in Old Saint Pauls Church Hall, Jeffrey St. Finding Old Saint Pauls

Come along and get involved, you do not have to live in the Old Town but you do have to care for it and  love it.