Portobello Community Council is supporting the Portobello collection for CalAid Edinburgh. Donations can be dropped off at Portobello Town Hall on Saturday 12th of September (11am – 2pm) and will be taken to Calais and distributed amongst the people there who have fled violence and are currently living in a camp known as “the Jungle”. […]

Sunday, 6th September 2-5pm, Rosefield Park Join us for an exciting, action-packed afternoon for all the family to enjoy. Stalls, tea tent, great local food, live music, dog parade, tug of war, duck race and the train tent is back!! There are also loads of competitions so get baking, sewing and making:- Competitions: Savour Porty […]

A Garden Fete will be held on Saturday 12th September from 2 to 4pm at the Gate Lodge Garden, 27 Milton Road East.   There will be teas and stalls for crafts, gifts, jewellery, toys, baking and preserves, plants and garden produce.   All welcome.   The event is in aid of Postnatal Depression Services, Lothian.

The Portobello Sandcastle Competition is on Saturday 29 August. It is jointly organised by Portobello Community Council and Portobello Toddlers’ Hut and will take place on the beach opposite the swimming pool at the bottom of Bellfield Street. Registration is between 12.15 – 12.45 on the prom opposite the swimming pool. Building will begin at […]

Date: Sunday 13 September Where: Holyrood Park (Arthurs Seat) in Edinburgh (the volunteer registration point is by the Education Centre in the playing fields) Postcode EH8 8HG Timings: Roles start from either 9.30am or 10am and last until approx 3pm. Access: Parking is available for volunteers We need support with marshalling the run and co-ordinating […]

    Please find attached the event invitation for the Scottish Resilient Communities Conference confirmed for Wednesday 23rd September 2015. Please feel free to pass this invite on to any colleagues, organisations, voluntary groups and community groups who you think this event may be of interest to.   The attached invite outlines the objectives of […]

Young filmmakers from Towerbank and Brunstane Primary Schools have scored a hat-trick of awards in the Edinburgh Schools Filmmakers Competition. Working with the Craigmillar Arts and Environment Project and Portobello Library, the teams bagged the gongs in the Best Animation, Creativity and Original Narrative categories. Beware Of The Books by Craigmillar Arts and Environment with […]

Porty Shindig to raise funds for the Indreni Children’s Home in Nepal.  The event will be on 27th June, 3pm – 7pm, at Tribe Porty, 19 Windsor Place, Portobello, EH 15 2AJ.  There will be music, Nepali Chai, home made samosas and cakes. Kids go free and adults are £6/£4 concession.  There will be an […]

A Fun and Free event for all the Family – Come along and try lots of taster sports and activities that you can do over the holidays and beyond. Port Edgar Watersports are sponsoring the event, so there will be lots of water sports to try e.g. paddleboards, stand on kayaks with loads of other […]

Hi everyone – this is a short event but one I really hope you can make. These films are really wonderful and visually impaired artist, Anne Dignan is someone you really want to meet. I promise you’ll leave feeling uplifted,  challenged and proud to live in Portobello . The films will be shown in a […]