Support for Ukrainian Parents As one of our Training and Employability Project Workers, Hazel Lyons is dedicated to helping people find their way to better futures no matter what that looks like. She has been directly involved with a lot of great projects over this last year as a result of her partnership with the Association […]
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Space @ The Broomhouse Hub is looking for volunteers to help support our Training Academy! The purpose of this role is to help our team members in organising and delivering a programme of engaging, fun, and educational learning & development activities, in consultation with our trainees/members. The role could also involve helping with the administration,
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Come see us at the North Edinburgh Community Festival and pop in to The Hub for a Community Meal on Ooni Day! We were so delighted by the turnout last week as our social enterprise, Outta Space Pizza, set up stall to hand out free pizzas as part of Pizza Geeks‘ annual Pizza for the People initiative!
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Joyce Juma-Phiri is a Broomie at heart, having lived and raised a family here and being a regular visitor to The Broomhouse Hub throughout its long history. Joyce has always been committed to supporting our local community and was previously involved with The Broomhouse Empowerment project, which inspired the development of the play area and
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That’s right, the event of the summer is back on! We’re so excited to officially announce that the Broomhouse Street Party will take place on Thursday, 10th August, from noon until 4 pm! Join us at St David’s Church and Space @ The Broomhouse Hub for an afternoon full of fun, sunshine, and great company with fellow
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As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure Space @ The Broomhouse Hub is inclusive to all members of our community, we have recently become an approved Keep Safe Place. Keep Safe is a national, award-winning initiative that has been developed in partnership between Police Scotland and community charity I Am Me Scotland. It aims
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How would you spend between £500 and £2000 to support your local community? Space @ The Broomhouse Hub has been awarded £20,000 from the Scottish Government’s Investing in Communities Fund to distribute small grants to organisations, projects and community groups in the Broomhouse, Sighthill & Parkhead locality, extending into the wider South West Edinburgh area.
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Last week, Vintage Vibes got into the party spirit with style as team members, volunteers, and the over 60’s they have friendships with (known as VIPs) came together for their first in-person celebration since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone gathered for a sit-down Christmas Dinner lovingly prepared by the Space Café team, followed
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Last week we held a joint event with B Healthy Together for the latest in our series of Community Meals here at the Hub. Members of the community came together to enjoy a nutritious hot meal with fellow Broomies in a comforting and warm space. Arts and crafts were the activity of the day, with
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Our Befriending team received a wonderful early Christmas present from Johnston Smillie Foundation, £1000 to buy Christmas presents for all of our Befriendees! The generous donation was made on top of the previous £700 gift to take the children to see The Snow Queen pantomime and will ensure every child gets at least one present
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In time for Befriending Week 2022, our Youth Befriending Services and Big Hearts Befriending teams came together to have fun and celebrate another year of their befriending programmes. They did it in style, hosting a Halloween party for their young service users and their befriending partners. Before things kicked off, everyone was asked to give
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Space would like to join the Befriending Network in marking an incredible 10 years since the first Befriending Week took place back in 2012. Between the 1st and 7th of November we will be taking the time to recognise this occasion by sharing and celebrating the wonderful work that the Youth Befriending & Big Hearts
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