Bike Week Edinburgh 19-27 June 2010

The annual Spokes breakfast is on June 23rd from 8-10 outside the City Chambers on the High Street. Bacon rolls, scrambled egg rolls, stalls and speeches are promised.
This is all part of Bike Week which runs from 19th to 27th June 2010.
On the first day of Bike Week you can ride from Edinburgh to [...]

Keeping your bike safe

The police in Lothian and Borders have launched a campaign to help you keep your bike safe.
They are offering bikeregister products to mark your bike and ensure you would know it is definitely yours if you are unlucky enough to have it stolen.
The police will mark the bike for you and [...]

The Archery World Cup Final

You can find it at http://www.archeryedinburgh.co.uk
The Archery World Cup Final website is the event hub for both archery enthusiasts and local spectators offering a wide variety of information on the World Cup Final, competitive archery, UK and International archers, general news, seat reservations and Edinburgh tourist information.
The Archery World Cup Final, the biggest, most [...]

World Potato Congress 2012 to be held in Edinburgh

At least 600 potato specialists from around the world will attend the event 417 years after Sir Walter Raleigh, the Elizabethan explorer, introduced the vegetable to England. Since then potato harvesting has grown into a major global industry with more than 325 million tonnes a year being produced. The three day World Potato Congress will [...]

Gliterary Lunches

There may still be some tickets left if you hurry.
What is a Gliterary Lunch? It is a good lunch with authors, books and friends.
You can learn more at www.gliterarylunches.com

The Third Policeman at The Traverse 3-5 June 2010

Ireland’s only full-time ensemble theatre company, Blue Raincoat, bring their acclaimed production of the Flann O’Brien classic novel The Third Policeman to Scotland in June.
First published over 40 years ago, The Third Policeman is a classic modern novel from one of the major figures of 20th century Irish literature. Set in an archetypal Irish village [...]

Walk for Water

The Soila Maasai Girls Rescue Centre situated in Kenya’s Rift Valley, provides support and education to 100 Maasai girls between the ages of 8 to16 years old. With the co-operation of the local Chiefs, the Centre provides them with an alternative childhood, free from arranged marriages and female mutilation.
But the cost of providing water for [...]

The Ghost…again

It is worth seeing – even if it is only to ogle Pierce and Ewan! The fact that Roman Polanski edited this film on a laptop in prison is secondary but an important piece of the film story.
Details of the showings on 4 June can be found here.

Out of the Blue Drill Hall

They have an open weekend on 28th and 29th May to showcase the work of resident artists. The venue has just undergone a major renovation and has a new look.
As well as studios, music practice room, creative events and workshops…..there is a cafe!.
The Guardian Local have a slideshow of the launch on Thursday [...]

The City Car Club

If you are looking for other ways to be environmentally friendly then in Edinburgh you are inundated with choice. It is possible to walk most places, we have a very good bus service, and if you do not own a car then you can always ‘borrow’ one….from the City Car Club

You register on line and [...]

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