Welcome to the new Space @ The Broomhouse Hub newsletter.
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In this edition: Alastair trains for the EMF 10K, upcoming dates for your calendar, spring clean your kitchen cupboards with this recipe, and more.
Community Spotlight
Stories from across South West Edinburgh
Space @ The Broomhouse Hub trustee Alastair Cruickshank is training to run the Edinburgh Marathon Festival 10K in May—and raising money for us along the way.
‘As a trustee, I wanted to do more than just be part of the group that oversees the management and administration of Space @ The Broomhouse Hub,’ Alastair told Space. ‘However, with work commitments, it is difficult for me to get involved in the day-to-day activities of the organisation.’
Enter the EMF. The annual springtime running festival was the perfect vehicle for Alastair to raise money for and awareness of Space ‘and the great work that it does.’
‘Not knowing how far I could run, [or] if indeed I could run, I drew up a training plan to run five [kilometres],’ he explained. ‘I started my training in October 2023, not yet knowing what run I was going to do or what distance was achievable.’
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Upcoming Events
Mark your calendars
Kids Eat Free @ Space Kitchen Cafe: thru Monday, 15 April
Women’s Collective — ‘Collective Cooking’: Tuesdays, 23 April-14 March @ The Broomhouse Hub
Edinburgh Marathon Festival: Sunday, 26 May
Saturday Brunch @ Space Kitchen Cafe: Every Saturday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
ESOL classes: Mondays (@ Wester Hailes Library) & Tuesdays (@ Gate 55)
Gilmerton Beacon Club: Tuesdays & Wednesdays @ Tron Kirk Gilmerton
Volunteer Spotlight
We love our volunteers
Youth Befriender Tasia Meadows understands children.
A former au pair, nanny, and nursery worker, Tasia ‘thoroughly enjoyed’ working with kids, despite embarking on an unrelated career.
‘Youth Befriending drew my attention due to the one-to-one sessions, alongside group activities, offering the power of positive mentorship on a young person’s life,’ she said.
Tasia’s been doing just that for nearly five years, befriending three young people aged six to 13 since July 2019.
‘I have experienced lots of different and exciting activities with my young person,’ she said, from creating personalised scrapbooks to doing festive crafts to visiting Edinburgh’s Winter Wonderland and pantomime at Christmas.
‘A firm favourite with all the young people has been spending time at the horse yard where I keep my horse,’ Tasia revealed. ‘I don’t think I truly realised the positive therapeutic impact of the horses until I witnessed the young people’s confidence grow as they interact and learn.
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Project Updates
Accomplishments from across Space @ The Broomhouse Hub
First Minister Humza Yousaf visited The Beacon Club for a spot of chair dancing (pictured above) with DN Dance Edinburgh, Edinburgh Community Performing Arts CIC, and tutor Emma Stewart Jones.
