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SOOT on Gude Cause March Sat 10th Oct 09



 
Come and Join the Gude Cause March through Edinburgh Saturday 10th October 2009

The SOOT Banner was begun during The Canongate Project last year and will be making her public debut this Satrday.  People involved in the Save Our Old Town Campaign have joined with others to support the need to celebrate and remember the work of women in the struggle for equality and universal sufferage.
SOOT will be participating in the PRESENT section (identified by gold/white balloons).
SOOT will be registering at 12noon Bruntsfield Links to prepare for a prompt set off at 1pm

March to Calton Hill via The  Meadows, The High St and North Bridge,
for further info/ join SOOT at Gude Cause please
visit group on FACEBOOK
or email canongatecommunityforumATyahoo.co.uk

Old Town Development Trust Meeting 7th Oct '09 7.30pm

7th Meeting on setting up an Old Town Development Trust

Wednesday 7th October 2009 7.30 – 9pm.

Blackfriars Community Rooms, Coinyie-House Close, Edinburgh EH1 1NL

Old Town Development Trust Meeting 9th Sept '09 7.30pm

 6th Meeting on setting up an Old Town Development Trust


Wednesday 9th September 7.30 – 9pm.

Blackfriars Community Rooms, Coinyie-House Close, Edinburgh EH1 1NL

Old Town Development Trust Meeting 26th August 2009 - 7.30pm

Invitation to the 5th Meeting on setting up an Old Town Development Trust


Wednesday 26th August  7.30 – 9pm.

SOOT Gathering Sun 26th July 09

SOOTGathering
Sunday 26th July

Old St Paul's Church Hall,Jeffrey Street
click here on how to find Old Saint Pauls

Live music from - Jacobs Pillow celtic roots/rock/jazz

Missing Cat  Blues/rock/psychedelicThe Asps Rock/blues

Bonnie and Clyde  Acoustic rock Ross Galloway  acoustic folk

plus more to be added
..and there are rumours that the Ceilidh Master may make an appearance!
Doors open  7:30pm  £3 on the door

 BRING YOUR OWN BOTTLE  food & refreshments available

SOOT & The Old Town Festival

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 Meeting Tuesday 23rd June 09

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

Augustine United Church , George IV Bridge,

The Old Town Festival 2009 June 15 - 28

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 & AGM 20th May 2009

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.

 

SOOT will be needing people for the management committee and to take on individual roles such as fund raising, administration, publicity , membership secretary and other volunteers. Have you skills or perhaps you want to learn new ones?

If you can`t attend, do send an email to canongatecommunityforumATyahoo.co.uk to say how you want to be more involved in SOOT.

After the official AGM business there will be an opportunity for discussion about the future and the proposed Old Town Development Trust.

Old Town Community Council Meetings

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.

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