The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 29 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. Lots to cover this morning! Here’s Tuesday's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : A chillier start at 8C just now, rising to 17C by 3pm. Dry and sunny this morning with cloud later but staying dry. Rain tomorrow morning. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🌅 **Sunrise** : 7.12am. **Sunset** : 6.53pm. 🎓 Lecturers and other **University of Edinburgh** staff were joined by students on the picket line yesterday as they began five weeks of strike action. - Some were interviewed in this report by Jack Davies & Lucy McCulloch in the Evening News. There are more interviews with staff and students in Cameron Buttle's report for BBC Scotland News. ⮑ "_The very last thing staff want to be doing at the start of term is standing on a picket line_ ," said Cecile Menard, University College Union Edinburgh branch co-president. "_Senior management can stop this strike today by acting on what our members are asking for: prioritise cuts to non-staff budgets and stop the redundancies that are decimating our university, while leaving those who remain with an unmanageable workload and exhaustion_ ". ⮑ University principal **Peter Mathieson** appeared on BBC Radio Scotland's breakfast show yesterday morning. He accused the union of '_**weaponising** '_ students and insisted: "_We are reducing the number of courses but we are not stopping subjects or closing things down. We're taking steps that we believe are in the best interests of the university right now but also into the future_." ⮑ Asked about students' education being disrupted by strikes, Mathieson said: "_I have enormous sympathy with our students and**it really irritates me that these students have been weaponised** by UCU. And UCU know they are targeting students. Of course they say they think that students are on their side because, you know, I was student once, we were all anti-establishment, of course you're going to blame the establishment. But the fact is that the situation in the university is not sustainable. We have to do something about it, otherwise future generations of students, whether Scottish or English or international, won't benefit if the university's not in a financially resilient and sustainable state_. _The students mustn't be punished being caught in the crossfire of a battle that is not of their making. That applies to their education, their expenditure and their visas. We are doing everything we can to protect them from the impact of UCU's actions_." ⮑ Asked whether the university was '_**getting richer and richer**_ ', he responded: "_No, we're not. We're surviving but we're not able to invest in the future in the way that we need. We're getting-by because we're cost cutting. The government is not going to come to our rescue, therefore the future is in our own hands_." ⮑ Asked if **2,000 members of staff could lose their jobs** , he said: "_We've never published a figure for the number of jobs. We've already reduced our staff base using voluntary severance by 500 posts. We need to reduce further. Our commitment is to try to avoid compulsory redundancies and to always give anybody who's at risk of a redundancy a voluntary option. UCU know that. They say we need to return to the negotiating table but I met with them last Monday. They know our position but they don't seem to understand the simple question of affordability_." ⮑ **On whether the uni is in financial deficit** , Mathieson said: "_It's correct that the university is not in deficit, because it's been responsibly led for the past three years where we've actually made reductions in our expenditure_. _But we're living beyond our means, our income is not keeping up with our expenditure_." ⮑ The first segment about the UoE cuts begins 50 mins into the show at this link, featuring union members, while the Mathieson segment is from 1hr 51mins at the same link. Radio Scotland Breakfast - 28/09/2026 - BBC SoundsNews from across Scotland and the world, plus sport, weather and big name interviews.BBC * * * 🏨 New plans for a 385-bedroom hotel in the A-listed empty **former Scottish Widows office** next to the Commonwealth Pool look are recommended for approval at tomorrow's council planning meeting. - The council report on developer Vita Group's plan is here. 🏗️ **North Bridge** will be closed to northbound vehicles for crane work between 10pm and 6am every night until Thursday morning. - Lothian Buses shared diversion details here. 🚔 After more than seven months of investigations, a 79-year-old man has been charged by police in connection with a fatal crash in **Corstorphine Tesco Extra** car park on 18 February. - Police Scotland. 🏉 Tributes are being paid for former Edinburgh Rugby player **Ally Donaldson** , who has died aged 60. He was described as '_a giant of the game in the capital_ ' by his former club. - Lee Dalgetty, Edinburgh Live. 🎭 The Scottish Government is to host a **summit on the future of Edinburgh’s festivals,** after Leith MSP Ben Macpherson warned it was 'not a given' that performers would keep coming to the city. - Brian Ferguson, The Herald. Scottish Government to host Edinburgh festivals summit after ‘golden goose’ pleasA summit on the future of Edinburgh’s festivals is expected to tackle concerns over the ‘affordability’ of taking part in the…The HeraldBrian Ferguson 🏰 '_Exclusive:**Historic Environment Scotland** director at centre of Edinburgh Castle 'bottomless brunch' resigns_' - Catriona Stewart, The Scotsman. 🗳️ Former First Minister **Nicola Sturgeon** is to run a new **_leadership masterclass_** for women in business and politics in Edinburgh next year. - Rose Moncur, The Herald. 🎵 The _**Red Hot Chilli Pipers**_ (not _Peppers_) say they are 'extremely disappointed' their concert planned for Sunday at the Royal Highland Centre has been cancelled by the promoter. Refunds are also being sent to people with tickets for this Friday's _**Ministry of Sound: Classical**_ event. The venue said promoters were '_unable to meet the contractual conditions required_.' - Rachel Fergusson, Evening News. 🧖🏻‍♀️ Two new waterfront **saunas** are planned at **South Queensferry's** Port Edgar Marina. - Urban Realm has the details. Waterfront sauna to enable marina-goers to soak up views of the Forth bridges - September 2026 - News - Urban RealmPort Edgar Marina is set to expand further with a waterfront sauna available for locals, marina users and visitors. IDraw Plans proposes a wellness facility forUrban RealmUrban Realm Subscribe for free or upgrade here * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **🏠 Help Edinburgh Community Sponsorship Homes create community solutions to Edinburgh's Housing Crisis** - _'ECSH is working to address two big challenges in Edinburgh at once: the housing emergency and the need for safe, settled homes for refugee families. We are nearly there and every donation towards the final £3,000 will be matched! Find out more:'_ - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Community Sponsorship Homes. **⚓ Chair** - _'Lead Leith Sea Cadets as Volunteer Chair! Help young people aged 10–18, gain vital life skills. Lead monthly meetings, support operations & champion us.No nautical background needed(~4–6 hrs/mo).Interested?Email info@seacadetsleith.org.PVG required.'_ - More details here, shared by Sea Cadets Leith. **🍴 Nutrition for Children with Neurodivergent Minds🧠** - _'This weekend Lucinda Miller, leading neuropath and child nutrition expert, is joining us at EFDA to discuss the key links between diet and the neurodivergent mind. She will demonstrate some brain-boosting recipes and give valuable expert advice.'_ - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Food & Drink Academy. **📊 Fill out this 2-4 minute survey about screen tourism if you live in the Old Town!** - _'I'm a 4th year Geography student at the University of Aberdeen gathering data for my dissertation, which aims to explore the impacts of screen tourism on residents in the Old Town. I have a short and anonymous survey, please share or fill it out!'_ - More details here, shared by Emma. **👩‍💻 Co-Work Club by SWURF Today, Tue 29 September** - _'Just a good excuse to get out of the house - work alongside others in the super stylish Hoxton Hotel Edinburgh. No pressure networking, good vibes only. Also doggy friendly.'_ 11am to 4pm | The Hoxton · Haymarket & Dalry | £10 - More details here, shared by Nikki Gibson, SWURF. **🤣 MC Hammersmith Does Improv With His Friends Today, Tue 29 September** - _'MC Hammersmith is bringing a brand new improv show to Monkey Barrel in Edinburgh! He has invited the cream of the crop of the UK improv scene to join him for an evening of completely spontaneous comedy. Improv based entirely on your suggestions!'_ 8pm to 10pm | Monkey Barrel Comedy · Old Town | £12/£10 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🚂 'All Aboard' 80s Train Horror Movie Double Bill Tomorrow, Wed 30 September** - _'Wed 30th Sept - Edinburgh Zombie Club presents 'All Aboard Night' a double bill of train-based horror films, 'Terror Train' (USA 1980) + 'Amok Train' (Italy 1988), New Year's Eve terror vs Pagan rituals in the woods, Dare you get on board? Free Entry'_ 7pm to 10.30pm | The Banshee Labyrinth · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Pat McGarvey, Edinburgh Zombie Club. **🌌 Astronomy on Tap** [Monthly] **Tomorrow, Wed 30 September** - _'Join your friendly local astronomers for a FREE evening of space-themed talks 🚀, conversation 🛰️, and games (with prizes!) 🪐, all over a pint of Campervan's finest 🍻! Everyone welcome and no booking required'_ 7pm to 10pm | Campervan Brewery Tap Room · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Lucy Arditi. **🎥 Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival** [Until 05 Nov] **Thu 01 October** - _'Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival is back in Scotland for its 13th edition! 🎬🍿Join us for our opening weekend starting this Thursday. 🎟️Don't miss Lust for Life (2026) and Band Together (2025), joined by Scottish-Spanish actor Judith Fernández.'_ 10am to 5pm | Filmhouse · Tollcross - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival. Edinburgh Spanish Film FestivalBehind the scenes, the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival team is already shaping the 13th edition, ready to bring you bold, compelling cinema from across the Hispanic world.Edinburgh Spanish Film FestivalRichard Cross **🤝 Edinburgh Democracy Drinks** [Monthly] **Thu 01 October** - _'A regular gathering to make connections over your drink of choice in a relaxed friendly setting. A mix of regulars and new folks with a shared interest in democratic innovation and participation, or who simply care about community life in Scotland.'_ 5.30pm to 8pm | Jeremiah's Taproom · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🌸 Bloom Monthly Mixer Thu 01 October** - _'Come and join like minded women in the communications sector for an evening of conversation sponsored by Bauer Audio.'_ 6pm to 7.30pm | Tigerlily · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Bloom Scotland. **📚 An Evening with Elizabeth Sulis Kim & Dr Elizabeth Dearnley Thu 01 October** - _'We're so excited to welcome authors Elizabeth Sulis Kim & Dr Elizabeth Dearnley to store this October to celebrate the publications of their new books - The Book of Beasts & The Fairy Spotter's Guide.'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | Rare Birds Book Shop · Stockbridge | £5 - More details here, shared by Rare Birds. An Evening with Elizabeth Sulis Kim & Dr Elizabeth DearnleyWe’re so excited to welcome authors Elizabeth Sulis Kim & Dr Elizabeth Dearnley to store this October to celebrate the publications of their new books - The Book of Beasts & The Fairy Spotter’s Guide. Tickets are £5 and can be redeemed against any purchase on the evening of the event. Timings Doors open: 6:30pRare Birds Books **🎉 Junior School Opening Morning Fri 02 October** - _'Open Days usually take place twice a year, falling in autumn and early spring. They are a fantastic way to see the school in action. To register for an Open Event, please visit the link.'_ 10.30am to 12pm | Loretto Junior School · Musselburgh | FREE - More details here, shared by Kathryn Mutch Barrett, Loretto School. **🤔 Friday Night Lecture: IS LIFE FAIR? - With Gen Kelsang Tubchen Fri 02 October** - _'Why do bad things happen to good people - and good things happen to people who don't seem to deserve them? Is life fair, or does it just look that way if you're lucky? What do you think? Expect a lively open discussion about the law of karma.'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | Kadampa Meditation Centre Edinburgh · Leith | £12 | members £3 - More details here, shared by Jen Derwingson-Peacock, KMC Edinburgh. **🦜 The Scottish Ornithologists' Club Annual Conference Sat 03 October** - _'This year we are celebrating 90 years of Scottish birdwatchers' contributions to ornithology. Join us for great talks including one by our honorary president Roy Dennis alongside screen printing & bird ringing demos! Registration deadline 06/09/26'_ 9.15am to 9.45pm | The Venue · Musselburgh | £60 (£30 supported) - More details here, shared by Scottish Ornithologists' Club. **🐸 MNB Autumn Craft Market - Out Of The Blue and Drill Hall Arts Cafe Sat 03 October** - _'Free entry Sensory hour between 10-11AM Pet friendly 25 curated stalls, all things handmade, no AI slop, no drop-shippers Food & drinks from Drill Hall Cafe Great vibes, emotional support frogs, and much more! Will be a fab day so come along!'_ 10am to 4pm | The Out of the Blue Drill Hall · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Amy Liston, alistondesigns. **📸 Seasonal Mindful Photography with Seeing The Now Sat 03 October** - _'𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 • 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 • 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 • 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 • Four seasons. One woodland. A year of looking. Join me for a seasonal journey in Mindful Photography, exploring the changing landscape and seeing the familiar with fresh eyes.'_ 10am to 12.30pm | Bridgend Inspiring Growth · Cameron Toll | £ 15 - More details here, shared by Seeing The Now. **🍂 Forest Bathing at Lauriston: Transformation and the Art of Letting Go Sat 03 October** - _'What can autumn teach us about transformation and letting go? Slow down and embrace the changing season at LongLeaf's final forest bathing session of the year at beautiful Lauriston Castle Gardens, for a restorative morning of nature immersion.'_ 10am to 12.30pm | Lauriston Castle · Silverknowes & Blackhall | £24-29 - More details here, shared by Dr Eve Hepburn, LongLeaf. **🍽️ Creative Dining Ceramics Pop-up at The Cookbook Shop Sat 03 October** - _'Pop into The Cookbook Shop any time we're open for cheerful printed ceramics from Creative Dining Ceramics'_ 11am to 6.30pm | The Cookbook Shop · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by Liz Bryson, The Cookbook Shop. **🏒 Elite Women's Ice Hockey Sat 03 October** - _'The Caledonia Steel Queens will face Guildford Lightning on Saturday 3 October in the first ever WNIHL Elite game to take place in Scotland. Come and support the first Scottish team to compete in top-tier women's ice hockey in 32 years 🏒👑'_ 12.15pm to 2.15pm | Murrayfield Ice Arena · Murrayfield | FREE - More details here, shared by Caledonia Steel Queens. **🥔 Tattie Fest Sat 03 October** - _'Join us for a brilliant FREE community event celebrating all things tattie! 🥔 🍴 Food - especially tatties! 🤝 Meet the community 🎨 Creative activities 🏆 Fun contests 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages welcome!'_ 1pm to 4pm | The Heart of Newhaven Community · Trinity & Newhaven | FREE - More details here, shared by Roger, Heart of Newhaven Community. Events — Heart of NewhavenHeart of Newhaven **🎨 Paint and Sip fundraising event Sat 03 October** - _'Join us for a relaxed paint session, in partnership with the brilliant team at Birchwood Art Studio. All profits support our community hub!'_ 3pm to 5.30pm | St. Oswald's Centre · Bruntsfield | 15-25 - More details here, shared by St Oswald's Centre. **🎶 Music At St Columba's with Bristo Community Concert Band Sat 03 October** - _'An evening of various music genres including classical, musical theatre, film theme tunes and more. Something for everyone. Free event with a suggested donation of £5.'_ 7pm to 9pm | Blackhall St. Columba's Church · Silverknowes & Blackhall | FREE - More details here, shared by Jane Adams, Bristo Community Concert Band. **🍂 Forest Bathing Walk & Nature Mandala Experience Sun 04 October** - _'Slow down and reconnect with nature on a guided Forest Bathing Walk. Enjoy mindful nature invitations, create a beautiful autumn nature mandala, then gather for tea, seasonal snacks, community and nature connection.'_ 10.30am to 1pm | Creative Roots in Nature- Forest Bathing Walks – Nature Art – Women in Nature Gatherings | Edinburgh · Currie & Balerno | £22.38 - More details here, shared by Creative Roots in Nature, creative roots in nature. **🛍️ Support The Makers Market - Portobello Town Hall Sun 04 October** - _'Discover a gorgeous curated collection of handmade art, jewellery, ceramics, textiles, homeware & more from local makers. A beginners linocut workshop, cinnamon bun fun run, gelato, coffee, knife sharpening & more! Workshop tickets on our website!'_ 11am to 4pm | Portobello Town Hall · Portobello | FREE - More details here, shared by Support The Makers. Support The MakersSupport The Makers **🧵 Sleepy Rabbit - Get Patched! Sun 04 October** - _'Sleepy Rabbit and her sewing machine will be at the Makers Market at Portobello Town Hall, where she will be adding handmade patches to cover stains or rips and brighten up old clothing. Keep up to date on Instagram @sleepyrabbitdesigns'_ 11am to 4pm | Portobello Town Hall · Portobello | From £3 - More details here, shared by Beth Morelli-Mae, Sleepy Rabbit. **📚 Read and Mend** [Fortnightly Sun] **Sun 04 October** - _'Company, crafts and stories. We take turns to read aloud while crafting and sharing skills. Bring your own mending, knitting or stitching, and a book if you'd like to read. For information and to book your space email wildflowers@grantonhub.org'_ 7.30pm to 9pm | Madelvic House · Granton & Pilton | FREE - More details here, shared by Jenny. **🎶 Andy Irvine (Ireland) and Quilty (Sweden) Sun 04 October** - _'Andy Irvine is one of the great Irish singers, his voice one of a handful of truly great ones that gets to the very soul of Ireland.'_ 7.30pm to 10pm | The Queen's Hall · Southside | £19 - £42 - More details here, shared by DHM Concerts. Andy Irvine with Quilty | Sun 4th Oct 2026Ireland meets Sweden for a melting pot of traditional music from both culturesThe Queen's Hall **🚴‍♂️ Cargo Bike Carnival Sun 11 October** - _'Join us for a family fun day celebrating cargo bikes with games, stalls, best-dressed bike competition & more. Try a cargo bike or bring your own, enjoy the games, and see how cargo bikes are helping Edinburgh become a greener city right now!'_ 11am to 2pm | The Pavilion Café · Marchmont & Meadows | FREE - More details here, shared by Edinburgh & Lothians Cargo Bike Network. Cargo Bike CarnivalJoin us in the Meadows for a fun day celebrating cargo bikes: games, stalls, best-dressed bike competition, and a world record attempt.Eventbrite **🎈 KIN: Edinburgh's creative talk series - first birthday bash 🎉 Wed 21 October** - _'KIN is Edinburgh's talk series celebrating creativity in all its forms. For our fourth edition and first birthday, the theme is community. Speakers share the highs and lows of their creative journeys. Open to anyone who deems themselves creative.'_ 6pm to 10pm | Assembly Roxy · Old Town | from £10 - More details here, shared by Alex Porter-Currie, High Tide. **🎨 Open Call. Mural Practice Lab. Wed 28 October** - _'Open call for emerging and underrepresented artists in Edinburgh Deadline: 28/10/26 Abandoned Artists invites artists who want to develop their practice in public art to apply. Twelve artists will join a free program supported by One City Trust.'_ 11.30pm to 12am | North Edinburgh Arts · Muirhouse & Drylaw | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Remember you can always see all **280+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things! Get in touch here 📮 * * * ## **👀 The most-visited links from the last newsletter:** 1. ⛔️ Car spotted being driven on Warriston Walkway. (1,500 clicks) 2. 🚁 Uni fresher talks about getting airlifted off Arthur's Seat. (1,450 clicks) 3. 🎵 New music series at Brown's of Leith. (1,200 clicks) 4. 🚔 CCTV of six teenagers published by police after 'serious assault'. (500 clicks) 5. 🏗️ Moredun residents feel 'forced into selling' their flats. 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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 28 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. The autumn equinox has passed, so I've added a sunrise/sunset timings section just below the daily weather. Could be useful for someone. A busy week ahead, let's get you up to speed. Here’s Monday's**Edinburgh Minute**. PS. Did you know there's also The London Minute? I write that too and I'm looking for someone to help me keep it going, as it's becoming too much work. It's recently passed 500 editions, so half way behind Edinburgh's 1,000+ editions, but still pretty well established with 10,000 daily readers so far. If you know anyone living in London who might enjoy the newsletter, please send them this link. Get 20% off for a year 👀 🌦️ **This week's weather forecast** : A sunny start until around 11am when patchy cloud rolls in. A high of 16C around 3pm before a sunny evening. Tuesday looks cloudier with a chance of mist. Warmer on Wednesday with a week-high of 20C. It's forecast to be dry for the rest of the week until Friday morning. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🌅 **Sunrise** : 7.10am. **Sunset** : 6.56pm. * * * 🎓 Around 3,000 **University of Edinburgh** staff will begin 25 days of strike action today in a long-running dispute over cuts to jobs and courses. Picket lines are due to start at 8.45am today. * Uni boss Peter Mathieson previously claimed the walkouts '_will unfairly and deliberately target students_ '. But the UCUnion says its members '_want to safeguard students' education not just for five weeks in Autumn but for the future_ ', insisting they are '_ready to continue to negotiate_ '. - BBC Scotland News published a report this morning. * Alternative educational spaces, known as '**_teach outs_** ', are planned by some striking staff to allow students and staff to learn together without having to cross picket lines. - More details here. 💬 **Edinburgh College** has launched a new _National Centre for Modern Languages and English for Speakers of Other Languages_. Principal Audrey Cumberford said: "_Language skills are increasingly important to Scotland’s future. Edinburgh College has a strong track record in both Modern Languages and ESOL delivery, and the launch of our National Centre brings that expertise together to create a hub for language education and innovation_." - Press release. Edinburgh College launches National Centre for Modern Languages and ESOL | Edinburgh CollegeEdinburgh College logo 🚎 **Bus passengers** in Edinburgh could be kicked off for playing loud music or speakerphone calls. Lothian Buses updated its rules following a rise in anti-social behaviour, with more than 1,000 incidents recorded halfway through 2026. - Ross Chalmers, Deadline News + the new rules are here. 🚲 New data show the introduction of **Voi hire bikes** has added around 500 cycle journeys to Leith Walk every day. - More in this week's edi.bike newsletter. 🚔 CCTV images of six teenagers have been published by police after a 'serious assault' at the junction of **Rodney Street and Broughton Road** on 29 August. - Police Scotland + The Spurtle. ⛔️ Not for the first time, a car somehow ended up on the **Warriston Walkway** former railway path next to Broughton Tesco yesterday, according to this Reddit post. > 2 Fast, 2 Oblivious > by u/Larry_Cheeseburger in Edinburgh 🪫 Plans for **AI data** centres in Edinburgh and around Scotland, and campaigns against them, are featured in this news report by Lewis Michie of STV News. 🗳️ Edinburgh West MP **Christine Jardine** has announced she'll stand down at the next election, saying she faced **ageism and sexism** within the Scottish Liberal Democrat party. The 65-year-old was elected for a third time in 2024, having first been elected in 2017. - Christine Jardine on Facebook. * "_There were opinions that emerged about my age and I found it quite sexist_ ", Jardine told Rebecca McCurdy in The Herald. 65-year-old Scottish Lib Dem MP told she’s ‘too old’ to stand for re-electionChristine Jardine, MP for Edinburgh West since 2017, says she was told she was too old to stand again and calls the attitude ’quite…The HeraldRebecca McCurdy 🔑 A **Southside community centre** is to reopen after a four year closure. The **Braidwood Centre** will be leased to the School of Ancient Crafts charity, offering living history workshops. - Ross Chalmers, Deadline News. ⮑ Southside Community Centre thanked local councillors for securing the deal, adding: "_Credit to the Dumbiedykes residents who kept people meeting while the building was shut. We look forward to seeing the Centre open again and to working with the School of Ancient Crafts_." @southsidecommunitycouncil on Instagram. 🔪 Lisa Petrie, mother of Leith stabbing victim John McNab, said she was 'sad' to see the _**Knife Angel**_ sculpture leaving the Kirkgate at the weekend, but added: "_If it changes one person’s thought for carrying a knife, then it has got to make a difference_." - Matthew Fulton, STV News. Mum of man stabbed to death ‘sad’ to see Knife Angel leave EdinburghThe arrival of the sculpture at the Kirkgate in Leith came almost a year after John McNab was stabbed to deathSTV NewsMatthew Fulton 🏗️ The council says it has 'sympathy' for residents in **Moredun** who say they feel '_forced into selling_ ' their flat back to the council during a £90m revamp. - Jacob Farr, Edinburgh Live. 🚁 A university fresher who was **airlifted from Arthur's Seat** after a fall at the summit earlier this month has shared her story. - Jack Davies, Evening News. 📝 '_We want you!_ The Tab Edinburgh is looking for new writers.' 🏆 **_Howies_** restaurants won the Independent Business of the Year award at the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards last week. - Kevin Quinn, Evening News + the full list of winners is here. ⚽️ 14-year-old Liberton High School student Filip Cellary has become a world champion in **_foosball_** , table football. - Jack Davies, Evening News. 🎵 A new series of live music performances at _**Brown's of Leith**_ has been announced, in collaboration with musicians Aidan O'Rourke and Tim Taylor. The first act of the venue's _Shore Leave_ series is due to be Caoimhin O Raghallaigh (who has played on stages at the Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall) on Tuesday 20 October. - More details in this post and tickets are here. Get 20% off for a year 👀 * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **🧹 Leith Walk Wonderworld Clean-Up** - _'Leithers may have noticed a bit of a tidy up on the Leith Walk entrance to the big Tesco. It wasnae the council or the landlord but the workers from The Big Issue and Social Bite that cleaned it up alongside a member of the public, Max. Thanks Max!'_ - Thanks to Chris Cullen, The Big Issue, for sharing this. Love to see it! **🌊 Flooded charity shop: Davidson's Mains** - _'For months roads in Davidson's Mains closed for a new roundabout and pavement layout. Now reopened with messed up the drainage and a local charity shop is underwater!'_ - Thanks to a Minute reader for sharing this. The situation is investigated by Ross Chalmers of Deadline News here. Council slammed for “dangerous, shoddy job” as shop flooded on new roundaboutA CHARITY shop and beauty salon on a brand-new Edinburgh roundabout were a blocked drain sent rainwater flowing inside.Deadline NewsRoss Chalmers **📚 Edinburgh coach publishes first book, Have At It** - _'Edinburgh-based leadership coach Steve Nicol has published his first book, Have At It: Why Truth Is the Most Practical Choice. It brings together stories and lessons from his life, from engineering and building a business to coaching leaders today.'_ - More details here, shared by Steve Nicol, Good Stuff Coaching Ltd. **🏡 Participants wanted for Edinburgh Tenement energy efficiency study** - _'Live in an old Tenement Flat in Edinburgh? Homeowner? Completed works to make your home more energy efficient in the last 5 years? If yes: would you be willing to chat about your experience? Click here for info:'_ - More details here, shared by Berwyn Murray, Northumbria University (+Edinburgh resident!). **📚 Double Your Donation: Back the Pentlands Book Festival 2026 Crowdfunder** - _'Help us hit £450 and Creative Scotland will double it to £900! Back Pentlands Book Festival's Crowdfunder to keep our free, community-run festival going for a 12th year — 15 events across Edinburgh's Pentlands, 26 Oct–25 Nov. Every £1 becomes £2! (Deadline: 30 Nov)'_ - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🎶 Volunteer with us at St Cecilia's Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum** - _'St Cecilia's Hall is currently looking for volunteers to help with visitor services. Our volunteers become a valuable part of the museum team while being given an opportunity to engage with musical instruments and visitors in an in-depth way.'_ - More details here, shared by St Cecilia's Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum. **🤝 Children First support line recruitment event** - _'Meet our team, hear about our plans to double the size of our support line and and apply to work with us at our in-person event. When: Wednesday 1 October, 6:30pm-7:30pm Where: Children First, 83 Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh EH9 1AT'_ - More details here, shared by Children First. **📝 LeithChooses Applicant Support session** - _'LeithChooses applications are now open! Deadline for applications is 12th October 2026. Join our online applicant support session where we can answer any questions! (Deadline: 12 Oct)'_ - More details here, shared by Leith Chooses. **🌞 The Power Station Film: CHANGE OF VENUE Today, Mon 28 September** - _'A film about creative activists crowdfunding installing solar panels on the houses in their street'_ 7pm to 9.30pm | Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative · Bruntsfield | FREE - More details here, shared by Banzai Edinburgh. Power Station: Community Film Screening 6.30-8.30pm Mon 28 Sept BruntsfieldJoin a screening of community activists in London going creative to highlight change is possible. Refreshments offered before / chat after.Eventbrite **🧘‍♀️ Connect with Your Inner Peace - Wednesday Lunchtime Meditation Class** [Every Wednesday] **Wed 30 September** - _'Enjoy a short teaching and two guided meditations to help you develop a happy and positive mind and leave feeling refreshed and recharged for the rest of the day. Book a place or drop in. Everybody welcome!'_ 12.15pm to 1pm | Kadampa Meditation Centre Edinburgh · Leith | £6/£8 w/drink - More details here, shared by Jen Derwingson-Peacock, KMC Edinburgh. **🦌 Rewilding Talk and Social: Large Herbivores Wed 30 September** - _'Join us for a talk from ecologist Paul Jepson exploring the role of large herbivores in rewilding. The talk will be around 30 minutes, then time for questions followed by social, among kindred spirits! Free entry, but due to licensing over-18s only.'_ 7pm to 9pm | The Outhouse · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by Gareth Overton. **🏳️‍🌈 Queer Literary Showcase: A night of northern talent Wed 30 September** - _'There's incredible literary talent in the North and we love to celebrate it - join us in toasting THREE queer novels from Northern writers! Experience a hot Edinburgh summer, an eerie haunted ship in the Atlantic and a few years at university...'_ 7pm to 8pm | Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop · Old Town | £4/free - More details here, shared by Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop. Lighthouse | Queer Showcase: A night of northern talentQueer Showcase: A night of northern talent **🐦 30th September Birds Exhibition Opening Wed 30 September** - _'Birds' is an exhibition of print and illustration by screenprinter Iona DeSouza and illustrator Sarah Martin, featuring work from guest artists also based in Edinburgh. Join us in celebration of our winged friends.'_ 7pm to 9pm | Leith Makers · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Leith Makers. **👻 Halloween Family Trail** [Until 31 Oct] **Thu 01 October** - _'Free this October at St Cecilia's Hall, can you find all 8 ghosts hidden around the galleries and answer each of their music related questions?'_ 10am to 4pm | St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Hannah. **📚 Beginner Levantine Arabic Online** [Every Thursday] **Thu 01 October** - _'From October, Speak Out will be running an online Levantine Arabic programme with Alsama Language School, and will be supporting them in their fantastic work giving refugee and displaced children a world-class education.'_ 12.30pm to 1.30pm | Speak Out Languages · New Town - More details here, shared by Speak Out Languages. **🎶 Bach St Matthew Passion - Scottish Chamber Orchestra Thu 01 October** - _'To mark 300 years since its first performance, we present Bach's St Matthew Passion - a towering masterpiece of devotion and invention - at the heart of our 2026/27 Season.'_ 7pm to 10pm | The Usher Hall · Tollcross - More details here, shared by Scottish Chamber Orchestra. **🎥 Edinburgh Cine & Video Society Autumn Programme Opening Night Thu 01 October** - _'Interested in film, film-making, film studies and great get-togethers? Come to the ECVS autumn opening night on Thursday 1 October at 7.30pm. Hear about upcoming events, see recent productions, join a film crew! All welcome!'_ 7.30pm to 9pm | Edinburgh Cine & Video Society · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Susan Stewart, ECVS. **🧘‍♀️ Open Weekend at Ashtanga Yoga Edinburgh & Hillside Collective - 3 & 4th Oct - Spaces Available Sat 03 October** - _'Join us for our Open Weekend at our beautiful "hidden gem" of a studio tucked behind Elm Row: Free taster yoga, pilates, physio, community lunch + swap shop (bring clothes & swap!). All welcome! Do sign up as we are small (10 ppl max).'_ 10am to 3.30pm | Ashtanga Yoga Edinburgh & Hillside Collective · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by Ashtanga Yoga Edinburgh. @ashtangayogaedin on Instagram****.**** **🎨 The Low Cost Art Sale** [Until Sun] **Sat 03 October** - _'Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October 2026 10am - 4pm daily. The Low Cost Art Sale at Rising Tide Cafe brings you affordable art, with all pieces for sale at under £50. Local artists, great art for your home or to gift, grab a coffee and enjoy!'_ 10am to 4pm | Rising Tide Cafe · Portobello | Free - More details here, shared by Rising Tide Cafe. **🎥 Documentary film At the Side of Bruno Groening Film Screening followed by an Information Session Sat 03 October** - _'A captivating documentary revealing the extraordinary experiences of Grete Häusler and her close encounters with the phenomenon of Bruno Groening during the 1950s. Followed by an info session. Admission is free, voluntary donations are appreciated.'_ 12pm to 3pm | The Open Door. · Morningside | FREE - More details here, shared by Bruno Groening Circle of Friends. **🎶 Peaks - Album launch Sat 03 October** - _'Join us on 3rd October as we celebrate the release of 'Cladach / Mullach' the debut album from Peaks - Out 25.9.26. Peaks are bringing their blend of string textures, traditional music forms, Gaelic song and storytelling to the Pianodrome.'_ 7.30pm to 9.30pm | Pianodrome Bruntsfield Community Hub · Bruntsfield | £15, £12 Concession - More details here, shared by Chamber Music Scotland. **☕ Newhaven Death Café Sat 03 October** - _'A death cafe is a safe and confidential space to talk about the end of life, dying and bereavement.'_ 10am to 12pm | The Heart of Newhaven Community · Trinity & Newhaven | FREE - More details here, shared by Bob Parker, End of Life Doula UK. **💛 Grief Support meetup - Let's Talk About Loss** [Monthly] **Sun 04 October** - _'Join us for a drink and a chat at our next grief support meetup! Our aim is to support people aged 18 to 35 who are struggling with bereavement. To register your interest, please visit our website or email us at edinburgh@letstalkaboutloss.org'_ 4pm to 6pm | Specific venue will be shared to attendees by email · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Let's Talk About Loss Edinburgh. **🛍️ Group Personal Shopping Day Sun 04 October** - _'Discover the city's hidden gems: from charity shops and vintage boutiques to small businesses and sustainable stores, all while refreshing your wardrobe with unique, sustainable finds'_ 11am to 2pm | Leith | 40 - More details here, shared by Elena Citarella, YELLOW SOULS STUDIO. **🧘‍♀️ Yin Yoga and Gong Bath Half Day Sunday Retreat in Portobello Sun 04 October** - _'Find deep restorative peace with gentle yin yoga and a resonant live gong bath. Kim and Daniel guide your relaxation at the beautiful Shoreline Studio in Portobello. No previous experience needed. Reserve your spot today!'_ 1pm to 5pm | Shoreline Studio · Portobello | £65 - More details here, shared by Daniel Killeen. **🖌️ Beginners Linocut workshop with Abigail - host Support the Makers Sun 04 October** - _'Come along and learn the basics of Linocut Printmaking from scratch. Don't worry if you are a beginner- just bring your creativity and you will be guided through the process from start to finish in a fun and relaxed environment.'_ 2pm to 4pm | Portobello Town Hall · Portobello | £32 - More details here, shared by Abigail Smith, Abigail Prints. **♟️ Edinburgh Chess Mates Sun 04 October** - _'Sunday night sadness? Come cure it with some social chess, all levels welcomed'_ 4pm to 7pm | Fierce Beer · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Andrew Pollok. **📚 Juan Pablo Villalobos in conversation at Argonaut Books Mon 05 October** - _'Join us in the bookshop for an evening with Juan Pablo Villalobos to discuss his brilliant new book 'The Past Pursues Us Like Detectives, Debt Collectors, Thieves', a rare opportunity to see this much celebrated Mexican writer on his UK tour.'_ 7pm to 8pm | Argonaut Books · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Argonaut Books. **🗣️ Evening Lecture - Dressing up, Decorum and Debauchery in Eighteenth-Century Pleasure Gardens Mon 05 October** - _'Society, Sin and Scandal. Dr Kate Stephenson uncovers the world of eighteenth-century pleasure gardens. Hot beds of sin? Or simply a reflection of society's deepest fears?'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh · New Town | £8 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. 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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 25 - 27 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. It's a much quieter Friday edition for news. But the noticeboard and events sections are as busy as ever. Thanks again to everyone who sends things in, who shares the newsletter or supports it. This newsletter wouldn't exist without you. And it would be a lot emptier too. It's people-powered community news. Here's your weekend **Edinburgh Minute**... 🌦️ **Weekend weather forecast** : It rained overnight but the cloud should break up for sunny spells later this morning. Saturday is due to be mostly sunny, while light rain is expected for much of Sunday. Then a clear sunny Monday. This weekend's temperature high will be **17C** around 5pm on Saturday, with a low of 10C on Sunday night into Monday morning. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🎨 More than 2,000 people have signed a petition calling for the University of Edinburgh to halt plans to close three courses at **Edinburgh College of Art**. The courses under threat are Jewellery and Silversmithing, Textiles and Performance Costume. The university said it was 'refreshing our programme to consolidate our offering'. - The petition is here. * The petition was launched yesterday by Irene Kernan, Director of Craft Scotland, the national development agency for craft, who said: > "_As young people look towards a sustainable A.I. resistant career, the closure of these courses denies Scotland's creative talent the skills and training required to build successful futureproofed careers in craft and design_." 🖼️ '_One in six**museums and galleries** under threat of closure within a year_' - Exclusive by Brian Ferguson in The Herald this morning. One in six Scottish museums and galleries face closure within a yearGrowing numbers of historic attractions across Scotland are struggling with rising costs, ageing infrastructure and the impact of climate change.The HeraldBrian Ferguson 🚊 The city's **tram** network was partially closed for the fourth time this month yesterday, due to a damaged overhead line at Leith Walk. - Jack Davies, Evening News. 🚔 A 40-year-old motorcycle rider has died after he was involved in a collision with a vehicle on **Salamander Street**. Police published a statement last night saying two officers had signalled for the motorcyclist to stop in the Seafield Road area just one minute before Wednesday's fatal crash. Specialist crash investigators are now investigating and have released this appeal for witnesses. 🚧 Some homes in the **Jewel** have been without water since Thursday due to a burst water main. '**_Severe flooding_** ' and emergency works have closed **Duddingston Park South** (between the Jewel and Mountcastle Drive South). - Heather Carrick, Evening News + Holly Lennon, STV News. ✈️ A 32-year-old man appeared in court yesterday charged with multiple **assaults on board a Jet2 flight** from Edinburgh to Cyprus on Wednesday. - Ruth Suter & Chloe Goodall, Edinburgh Live. 🚗 More than 8,000 'incorrectly and dangerously parked' **cars** have been impounded by the council since 2022, earning £2,143,780 in release fees. - Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco, The Herald. 🚉 **Poems** by Scottish writers and literary figures including Norman MacCaig, Zain Rishi and Hannah Lavery are appearing across the city's tram network as part of a new initiative celebrating the city’s literary heritage. - Rose Moncur, The Herald + Dave Pickering, North Edinburgh News. 🎭 Cabaret show **_La Clique_** is returning to Edinburgh for a seven-week winter run, following a licensing dispute that prevented it from appearing at the Fringe. - Rose Moncur, The Herald. 🧖🏻‍♀️ _One Spa_ at the Sheraton Hotel has had a £700,000 revamp to give people 'more choice', adding a new reformer pilates studio, upgraded Technogym equipment, virtual classes and a new training area. - More details via Hotel Scotland. 🏰 The B-listed _Millburn Tower_ country house in **Gogar** is for sale at £1.8 million. - Jody Harrison, The Herald. 🏆 The **Edinburgh Futures Institute** has been shortlisted for the 2026 RIAS Andrew Doolan _Best Building in Scotland Award._ - Project Scotland. * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard -_news you can use_ : ** Get in touch with The Edinburgh Minute 💌 **🧑‍🍳 Fun, BYOB Cooking Classes at The Wee Kitchen Cookery School - spaces available** - _'The Autumn timetable includes classes such as Lebanese, Greek, Vietnamese and Sichuan Street Food. Expect relaxed, hands-on cooking in a sociable setting. Come solo or with a friend or partner, and enjoy a delicious meal together at the end 🍂🍷'_ - More details here, shared by Ailsa McGuinness, The Wee Kitchen Cookery School. **🌟 New Qigong classes in Leith - Special Offer for Edinburgh Minute readers!!** - _'Hi all! A few spots available at a £5 taster price for the fabulous Edinburgh Minute readers who want to check out these new classes at Alae, Leith. Use code MINUTE and book a spot for Monday! Valid till Sat. Hope to see you there! 🤩🌸🙏🌟 (Deadline: 26 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Evi, Numinous Flow. **☕ Macmillan @Edinburgh Libraries Coffee Morning (in the afternoon!) Today, Fri 25 September** - _'Join the Macmillan @Edinburgh Libraries' team for our annual coffee morning at the Rose Garden, Saughton Park, today (Fri 25 Sept) between 12-3pm. Enjoy delicious bakes and help raise funds to support people in the UK living with cancer. All welcome!'_ 12pm to 3pm | Saughton Rose Gardens · Saughton - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🎨 Reflect and Reframe at the Gather Exhibition Today, Fri 25 September** - _'A relaxed sharing of Curious Seed's Creative Movement for Grown Ups at North Edinburgh Arts: move and draw to live music from Tinderbox Collective, or just watch. Materials, tea and coffee provided. See the Gather Exhibition and meet the artists.'_ 2pm to 4pm | St Margaret's House · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | FREE - More details here, shared by Eva McKenzie, WHALE Arts. **🎷 Dick Lee's Jammy Piece at Edinburgh Jazz 'n Jive Today, Fri 25 September** - _'Dick Lee's Jammy Piece returns to the Edinburgh Jazz 'n Jive Club on Friday 25th Sept. Join us for classic Jazz tunes, played in a jam-style session. The music will be great for swing dancing (Lindy Hop, Balboa & Shag) as well as Foxtrot and Jive.'_ 8pm to 11pm | Heriot's Rugby Club · Inverleith | £13.00 & £16.00 - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Jazz 'n Jive Club. **🌼 Saturday Morning Happiness Hour** [Every Saturday] **Tomorrow, Sat 26 September** - _'Through guided meditations and practical Buddhist wisdom, you'll discover simple yet powerful ways to let go of stress, develop a more positive outlook, and bring greater joy and meaning into everyday life.'_ 11am to 12pm | Kadampa Meditation Centre Edinburgh · Leith | £8/£11/£3 members - More details here, shared by Jen Derwingson-Peacock, KMC Edinburgh. **🎨 Collage Ur own Utopia workshop Sun 27 September** - _'Roots are Fuzzy is a new art collective offering creative workshops grounded in play, experimentation and exploration. Join our first workshop, a cosy afternoon to collage Ur own Utopia! Materials provided and no previous art experience needed.'_ 4pm to 6pm | Renroc · Canonmills & Broughton | £5-15 - More details here, shared by Roots are Fuzzy. Collage UR Own Utopia - Creative Play WorkshopJoin us for a cosy afternoon of collaging your dream utopia. Guided by Nyree & Aimée, no experience needed and materials provided.Eventbrite **🍻 A Pisstake in a Brewery Sun 27 September** - _'For just £5* this Sunday you can see four fantastic local stand ups performing, including this year's Chortle Student Comedian of the Year Eva Peroni. And you'll get a free pint of Campervan Brewery beer to enjoy with the show! *(Plus booking fee)'_ 4.30pm to 7pm | Campervan Brewery Tap Room · Leith - More details here, shared by Thomas Futter. A Pisstake in a BreweryA stand up comedy night at the Campervan Brewery Taproom, hosted by Tom Futter, starting at 5pm (doors at 4:30) on Sunday September 27th.Eventbrite 📆 Looking ahead to next week: **💃 Dance Afternoon Mon 28 September** - _'Free Dancing and Music Event for all ages featuring Miss Annabel Sings and the Forget Me Notes Choir on the first floor of Ocean Terminal.'_ 1.30pm to 2.30pm | Ocean Terminal · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by The Living Memory Association. **🎲 [New Game] Mon 28 September** - _'[NEW GAME] encourages game enthusiasts of all experiences to come along and play new games. Whether it's a new one-shot, an old campaign stuck in the calendar planning phase or a board game that's never been out of the box... Let's hit start!'_ 6pm to 10pm | Ancient Robot Workshop · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Ancient Robot Workshop. **🌭 Courtyard Sessions at The Free Company** [Monthly] **Wed 30 September** - _'Come out to the Free Company for our monthly run of relaxed Wednesday evenings! This month we'll be serving up Shetland Hogget Merguez sausages (or smoked aubergine for our vegetarian friends!). Grab a plate and enjoy the last of the September sun!'_ 5pm to 10pm | The Free Company · Currie & Balerno | £25 - More details here, shared by Mushen. THE FREE COMPANY - Courtyard Sessions - 30th September 2026We’re excited to welcome you back for our fifth instalment of Courtyard Sessions – our monthly run of relaxed Wednesday evenings at The Free Company. Courtyard sessions will be on the last Wednesday of every month. The menu will change monthly. Grab a plate and eat wherever you like – out inTHE FREE COMPANY **🧠 The People's Conference 2026 - Why are we waiting? Thu 01 October** - _'A safe space exclusively for people with lived experience of a mental health issue living in Edinburgh or the Lothians. It's an informal relaxed day of discussion and solidarity, with a nice lunch included!'_ 10am to 4.30pm | Norton Park Business and Conference Centre · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | FREE - More details here, shared by CAPS Independent Advocacy. **🧵 6 Week Garment Making Course: Sustainable Sewing Thu 01 October** - _'Learn how to use a sewing pattern & sew your own clothes in this 6 week sewing class in our lovely new studio! Suitable for beginners and improvers, we'll guide you through all the steps so that you can make something you'll be proud of!'_ 6pm to 8.30pm | Studio Nine Edinburgh · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | 175 - More details here, shared by Jen Byrne. 6 Week Garment Making Course: Sustainable Sewing EdinburghTransform your wardrobe with this fun and friendly sewing class in Edinburgh city centre. Learn to upcycle your clothes and unleash your creativity.ClassBentoClassBento **🎬 Community Cinema: Nae Pasaran Thu 08 October** - _'Join us for our next Community Cinema Night where we'll be screening 'Nae Pasaran', the incredible story of the Scots who managed to ground half of Chile's Air Force, in the longest single act of solidarity against Pinochet's brutal dictatorship.'_ 6pm to 8.15pm | Norton Park Business and Conference Centre · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | £6.89 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Community Cinema: Nae PasaranJoin us at Norton Park for our next Community Cinema Night! We will be screening ‘Nae Pasaran’ (2018, dir. Felipe Bustos Sierra).Humanitix logo Remember you can always see all **330+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things! * * * 🛝 This weekend's **Doors Open Day** events include more than 100 venues on Saturday and Sunday. There's a good selection of the family-friendly doors opening in this week's edition of Gayle's Guide. Gayle’s Guide ✨ 24th September 26Issue 116 - Doors Open Days, Family Print Club, sea shanties for kids and much more!Gayle's GuideGayle’s Guide ## 📆 What else is on this weekend in town? The next bit is for paying subscribers only… Sort out your social life here! Get 20% off a subscription today ### This post is for subscribers only Become a member to get access to all content Subscribe now

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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 24 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. It's a bright start to the day, compared to yesterday. Not even the usually doomy clickbait news sites predicted how heavy yesterday morning's downpours would be. Maybe they're realising people don't trust them. The Met Office got it right though, which is why I only trust it as my main weather forecast source. That and my window. Here’s Thursday's**Edinburgh Minute**. Today: Get 20% off a full subscription 💚 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : A clear start. Cloud moving in around midday. Top temperature of **17C** around 5pm. Rain overnight continuing in to Friday morning. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🎞️ Yesterday morning's rain and localised flooding caused some disruption: * The lift at the **Filmhouse** cinema on Lothian Road is out of action. The cinema said in an email: "_Unfortunately, due to the severe rainstorm this morning (Wednesday 23 September), the lift to Screen 1 is out of order and expected to be so until at least next week_." - More accessibility details are here. * _Waitrose_ on **Morningside Road** had to close due to flooding. - Chloe Goodall, Edinburgh Live. * The **Balgreen** **tunnel** was among other spots flooded. - Heather Carrick, Evening News. 🔥 There were dramatic scenes in **Roseburn** yesterday morning when a manhole cover exploded, sending flames up outside the entrance of The Murrayfield Bar. - Rachel Fergusson, Evening News. 💉 There are calls for a new drug-checking facility in Edinburgh to be 'urgently progressed', after new statistics revealed **drug deaths** in the capital rose by almost 9% last year. - Rachel Fergusson, Evening News. * "_The new figures mean Scotland remains Europe’s “drug deaths capital”, with the worst fatality rate in the continent_." - Eve Livingston, The Guardian. 🚔 Police found **cannabis plants** growing inside a flat on **South Clerk Street** during a crackdown on organised crime linked to human trafficking. - David Cowan, BBC Scotland News. * It was '_the biggest and most coordinated human trafficking operation that the force has ever carried out_ ', reports Phyllis Stephen on Deadline News. Police arrest 36 in raids on Vietnamese crime gangs across ScotlandAbout 300 officers took part in simultaneous early-morning raids at 47 sites across Scotland.BBC NewsDavid Cowan 🧠 A **new mental health hub** , _The Nook_ , run by Scottish Action for Mental Health, is due to open Lothian Road next year, replacing Poundland. - Kevin Quinn, Evening News. 🪫 **What's happening with the AI data centre plans? -** The Herald's Vicky Allan checks in with various plans and campaigns across Scotland, including in Edinburgh. The six local campaigns that tell the story of Scotland’s data centre backlashScotland’s data centre backlash grows as local campaigns oppose hyperscale AI projects in Hurlford, Larbert, Cato, Hermiston, Chapelhall and the…The HeraldVicky Allan 🌊 More 'worrying' news for the local seabird population in the Forth: a drop in **puffin numbers** on the Isle of May is reported by the Scottish Seabird Centre. Scottish Seabird Centre (@seabirdcentre.bsky.social)Worrying news for puffins in the Firth of Forth📢 Our recent puffin burrow counts have revealed a drop in puffin numbers on the local islands off the coast of North Berwick.Bluesky SocialScottish Seabird Centre 🍽️ Award-winning Leith restaurant _**Tapa**_ will close on 3 October. Owner Daniel Shearon blamed illness and an 'incredibly challenging' time for business: "_I’m heartbroken. Tapa was- in every possible way- my dream, but, we’ve had a cracking run at it and I’m determined that the end shouldn’t be a sad affair, so, if you’re free over the next week or so, I’d love it if you stuck your head in and join me in celebrating the last 17 years._ " - More details in this post. The restaurant is now for sale. * There is a chance that Tapa could continue under new owners. Selling agent Alan Goldie said: "_We are delighted to have been instructed to bring yet another well known Restaurant and Bar to the market in Edinburgh and look forward to securing a buyer for the business for Dan and**for the continuity of this popular Spanish Tapas business** which sits alongside and shares its Award-winning status with some of the best foodie establishments in the Port of Leith_." ⛔️ Managers of **Asda** in Chesser have decided to permanently close the front doors facing New Market Road, due to '_ongoing incidents of anti-social behaviour and an increase in shoplifting activity_ '. It means the shop can only be accessed from the back entrance at the carpark. - Jack Davies, Evening News. 🔑 Some residents at a block of flats near Ocean Terminal in **Leith** have spoken out about an **18% increase in their rent**. - Tom Wilson writing in The National. Edinburgh tenants hit out at eye-watering rent hike by London-based landlordTENANTS in an Edinburgh residential block have been hit with an almost 20 rent increase, with a tenant ­campaign group calling the move…The NationalTom Wilson 💰 All **arts organisations** in Edinburgh are being encouraged to bid for a share of the council's **new £2.66m _Innovate Fund_**. The new grants will come directly from tourist tax income. - Brian Ferguson, The Herald. * You can find out more and apply here. The deadline is 29 October. * The council is hosting online information sessions about the fund on Mondays 5 and 19 October. - Full details here. 2026/28 Innovate Fund: Online Information SessionsJoin us for the 2026/28 Innovate Fund information session to familiarise yourself with the fund guidelines and assessment processEventbrite 🍛 Winners at this week's 10th annual **Asian Restaurant Awards** : _**Kebabish**_ in Dalry won _Asian Restaurant of the Year_ for Scotland, while **_St John’s Curry Club_** in Corstorphine was named 'Takeaway of the Year' for Edinburgh. - Liam Eunson, Midlothian View. Edinburgh restaurants celebrate success at Scottish Asian Restaurant Awards - Midlothian ViewAsian restaurants and takeaways from across Scotland have been recognised at a major awards ceremony celebrating the country’s diverse food scene.Midlothian ViewLiam Eunson * * * 🪩 In this week's Culture Minute: Doors Open Day weekender + the Night Market returns to Leith + Elrow Hallucinarium at Ingliston + Sam Campbell at the Playhouse + the local creative industries jobs board. Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 24 - 30 September 2026Doors Open Day weekender, the Night Market returns to Leith, Elrow Hallucinarium at Ingliston + Sam Campbell at the Playhouse & much moreThe Edinburgh MinuteMichael MacLeod Today: Get 20% off a full subscription 💚 * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **💜 Friends complete Roslin man's final fitness challenge in his memory** - _'Three friends completed the final fitness challenge of a much-loved Roslin man after he passed away before achieving his goal of 2,000 pulleys in a single gym session, raising funds in his memory.'_ - More details here, shared by Thistle Foundation. **🥃 Extra spaces added to Gringo Supperclub Burns Night** - _'Due to popular demand we have added additional spaces to our sold out Scottish tasting menus on 22nd and 23rd Jan. An alternative Burns night and an 8 course love letter to Scotland. Spaces on sale at noon today.'_ - More details here, shared by Kevin, Gringo Supperclub. **🎬 Leith Kino October Programme Announced! 📽️** - _'Leith Kino has announced its upcoming October film programme, screening every Sunday at Leith Depot - ahead of our sold out Sam Neill Weekender. Films are My Brother's Wedding, Golden Eighties, Pepos and Tales from the Hood. Free popcorn! Good vibes! (Deadline: 24 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Morvern Cunningham, Leith Kino team member. **🏆 Get 80% Off Term Time Sports Coaching** - _'Edinburgh Leisure is proud to offer 80% off term-time coaching programmes for children and young people from families that receive Universal Credit. This subsidised coaching offer is available until 31 March 2027. Apply now!'_ - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Leisure. **🍁 Autumn Reset - Davidson Massage 💆‍♀️ 🍂** - _'As the evenings draw in and days become darker, it’s the perfect time to slow down, switch off and reset. 🍂 10% off any 90 minute massage treatment for the month of October. ☺️'_ - More details here, shared by Kim, Davidson Massage. **🌍 Somewhere, After Leaving Today, Thu 24 September** - _'Somewhere, After Leaving is a documentary exploring the experiences of Ukrainians displaced following Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, and the people and organisations who welcomed them across Europe. The film will be followed by Q &A.'_ 6pm to 9pm | Summerhall Arts · Southside | FREE - More details here, shared by Inga Freimane. Screening of the Documentary Film: Somewhere, After LeavingScreening of a documentary film exploring experiences of displacement from Ukraine since February 2022 in Poland, Romania and the UK.Eventbrite **🍰 The Trusted Crumb Pop-up Tomorrow, Fri 25 September** - _'Pop into The Cookbook Shop any time we're open this Friday for unprocessed, naturally sweetened, entirely gluten-free bakes from The Trusted Crumb Bakery'_ 11am to 6.30pm | The Cookbook Shop · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by Liz Bryson, The Cookbook Shop. **🏫 Senior School Open Morning Sat 26 September** - _'Enjoying a personalised tour of our campus from pupil guides and hear from senior members of staff, all with your child's interests and future in mind. All families are invited to stay for lunch following the event. Register via the link.'_ 10am to 12pm | Loretto School · Musselburgh | FREE - More details here, shared by Kathryn Mutch Barrett, Loretto School. **🌳 Warriston Cemetery Doors Open Day Sat 26 September** - _'Opened in 1843, Warriston is Edinburgh's first Victorian garden cemetery. After years of abandonment, the Council & the Friends are working to restore the heavily overgrown cemetery. Visitors can take self-guided tours from 10am-4pm; maps provided.'_ 10am to 4pm | Warriston Cemetery · Inverleith | FREE - More details here, shared by The Friends of Warriston Cemetery. **📷 Project 26: A Photography Exhibition** [Until 04 Oct] **Sat 26 September** - _'Project 26 is an exhibition of diverse photographic styles by experienced amateur and professional members of Edinburgh Photographic Meetup Group. The exhibition will be held on the last weekend in September and the first weekend in October.'_ 10am to 4.30pm | Edinburgh Photographic Society · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Photography MeetUp Group. **🍏 Bridgend Farmhouse doors open apple press day Sat 26 September** - _'Come and have a go making your own apple juice and finding out about all we do at Bridgend Farmhouse community hub ! Food, nature kids activities and fun for all ages'_ 11am to 3pm | Bridgend Growing Communities · Cameron Toll | FREE - More details here, shared by Bridgend Farmhouse. **🎶 Doors Open Day at St Cecilia's Hall Sat 26 September** - _'Join us for an exciting programme of musical demonstrations and mini concerts every hour on the hour from 11:00 - 16:00 this doors open day.'_ 11am to 4pm | St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Hannah. Doors Open Day - St Cecilia’s HallJoin us for an exciting programme of musical demonstrations and mini concerts every hour on the hour from 11:00 – 16:00 this doors open day. Curator- and volunteer- led tours taking place hourly at the half hour will highlight different musical instruments, makers and the history of our building. Tours begin at 10:30 with theSt Cecilia's Hall - Concert Room & Music MuseumSarah & Rajpreet **🥖 Inch Thick Bread and Butter Pop-up at The Cookbook Shop Sat 26 September** - _'Pop into The Cookbook Shop any time we're open this Saturday for sourdough bakes and hand-churned butter from the Fife-based Inch Thick Bread and Butter'_ 11am to 6.30pm | The Cookbook Shop · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by Liz Bryson, The Cookbook Shop. **🎶 Morningside Hope Dementia Friendly Concert Sat 26 September** - _'Concert featuring Bach cello and organ solos. Morningside Parish Church Saturday 26th September, 2pm Dementia Friendly, Open to All Teas and Coffee afterwards Our Heart for Art Annual Art Exhibition will be available to view after the concert'_ 2pm to 3pm | Morningside Parish Church · Morningside | FREE - More details here, shared by Morningside Hope. **🎶 Delhi to Kampala - Live Music & Dance Show from India and Africa Sat 26 September** - _'Our show brings together traditional music and dance from India and Africa in new and exciting ways, resulting in a deeply textured, immersive experience that bridges continents, celebrates heritage, and reimagines what global fusion can sound like.'_ 5pm to 6pm | PASS: Dance · Granton & Pilton | FREE - More details here, shared by Alec Cooper, Music Across Borders. **🎶 (Americana)Todd Henkin and The Good Grief Band Album Release w/Cameron Roxburgh Sat 26 September** - _'Banjo, guitar/harp, fiddle, bass, 4 singers, thoughtful songs, + a new album! Big harmonies to lift you up through fall. "Good grief is an alchemy, a spinning leaf, a come-uppance. Good grief pushes you high and rocks you back down." See you there.'_ 7.30pm to 10.30pm | Leith Depot · Leith | 11.55 - More details here, shared by Todd Henkin. **🌌 Saturday Night Sober Social - Late Session Sat 26 September** - _'An alternative way to spend your Saturday night, sober yet social. These sound bath sessions are popular with people new to the city and those who want to allow friendship to evolve slowly. Come and enjoy a sound bath and a chat. 7pm and 8.30pm.'_ 8.30pm to 9.30pm | Edinburgh Salt Rooms · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | 25 - More details here, shared by Emma O Rorke, Sound Bath Edinburgh. **🧘‍♂️ When The Mind Won't Switch Off -- Half-Day Meditation Course with Kevin Thomson Sun 27 September** - _'Racing thoughts at 3am? A mind that won't rest even when your body wants to? This half-day course looks at why our minds struggle to switch off, and introduces a series of guided meditations that genuinely quieten mental busyness.'_ 10.30am to 1pm | Kadampa Meditation Centre Edinburgh · Leith | £20/Members Free - More details here, shared by Jen Derwingson-Peacock, KMC Edinburgh. When the Mind Won’t Switch Off - Kadampa Meditation Centre EdinburghWhen The Mind Won’t Switch Off Half-Day Meditation Course with Kevin Thomson Sunday 27 September, 10.30am – 1.30pm The Course Info Booking The Course When The Mind Won’t Switch Off – Half Day CourseRacing thoughts at 3am? A mind that won’t rest even when your body wants to? This half-day course looks at why ourKadampa Meditation Centre Edinburgh - Meditation and Kadampa Buddhism in EdinburghKadampa Meditation Centre Edinburgh **🍣 Harajuku Kitchen x The Hoxton, Edinburgh Brunch Sun 27 September** - _'Tuck into a Japanese inspired brunch with Harajuku Kitchen featuring live sushi station, a selection of sushi per person, Japanese bowls, bites and two sake cocktails for one day only at The Hoxton, Edinburgh.'_ 11.30am to 2pm | The Hoxton · Haymarket & Dalry | 45 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Hedonistic Brunch | What’s On, The Hoxton EdinburghJoin our monthly themed brunch in Edinburgh as we celebrate a guest pour with brunch served generously in The Apartment.The Hoxton **🎶 The Music of Heaven Tue 29 September** - _'The music of heaven, imagined across centuries. Come hear what composers down the ages have made of that otherworldly sound at Evensong & Benediction for St Michael & All Angels. Tue 29 Sep, 19:30. Free reception afterwards.'_ 7.30pm to 8.30pm | Saint Michael & All Saints · Tollcross | FREE - More details here, shared by Oliver Brewer-Lennon, St Michael and All Saints, Edinburgh. **🍻 Empty Chairs Pub Meet Up Wed 30 September** - _'Casual pub meet up for anyone who fancies some company or the chance to meet new people. No agenda or structure - come and chat for as long or as little as you like! Sign up via the link to receive a reminder or just turn up.'_ 6.30pm to 8.30pm | Hectors · Stockbridge | FREE - More details here, shared by Beth Anderson, Edinburgh Empty Chairs. **🎲 Boardgames at Betty's! Wed 30 September** - _'Wednesdays are perfect for board game nights, and we have just the location for you! Join us in the Sidecar room at Betty's in the west end for some friendly competitive fun. Bring your own games or choose from ours, bring a friend or make new ones!'_ 7pm to 10pm | Downstairs at Betty’s · West End | FREE - More details here, shared by Downstairs at Betty's. **📚 Pages@Piccallili Book Club** [Monthly] **Wed 30 September** - _'Pages@Piccalilli is on last Wednesday of the month at the cosy Piccalilli wine bar from 7-9pm. Ticket price includes a glass of house wine (or non alcoholic alt) and table snacks. Fun lively discussions in small groups of contemporary fiction.'_ 7pm to 9pm | Piccalilli · Southside | £15 - More details here, shared by Fiona Hall. **📚 South Korea Literature Book Club Thu 01 October** - _'We are reading Almond by Won-Pyung Sohn for this session! Come along to talk about this and more!'_ 6pm to 9pm | Victoria Bar · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Sara. South Korea Literature Book ClubLove Korean literature? Join us every two months on the first Thursday at Victoria Bar, Leith Walk, from 6pm.Eventbrite **🦵 Move With Confidence - Recovery from Hip Replacement** [Every Thursday] **Thu 01 October** - _'Move With Confidence - six-week course for women rebuilding strength, balance and confidence after hip replacement surgery. Small group, Edinburgh's West End, starting Thursday 1st October. Cost includes handouts and access to online exercise videos.'_ 6.30pm to 7.30pm | Active X Clinics - Osteopath Edinburgh · West End | £125 - More details here, shared by Fiona Brown, Fiona Brown Unlimited. **🧘‍♀️ Silent Sunday: The Power of Intention -- With Gen Kelsang Tubchen Sun 04 October** - _'There is nothing more powerful than the mind -- it can create both happiness or suffering. Through understanding karma and harnessing the power of intention, we can take control of our future if both subtle and profound ways. (Includes lunch.)'_ 10.30am to 4pm | Kadampa Meditation Centre Edinburgh · Leith | £35/£5 members - More details here, shared by Jen Derwingson-Peacock, KMC Edinburgh. **🏳️‍🌈 Domestic Uncanny** [Until Sat] **Thu 08 October** - _'Domestic Uncanny A Perseverance of Crones is a collaboration between Jan Pimblett, Kate Charlesworth and Dianne Barry. In their age and queerness they bring together the hidden life of domestic objects and spaces and bring you Domestic Uncanny'_ 10am to 4pm | Custom House Leith · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Jan Pimblett, A Perseverance of Crones. **🍵 Tea Social: A Relaxed Evening of Tea & Conversation in Edinburgh Thu 08 October** - _'Unwind with a relaxed evening of tea and conversation. Discover a selection of loose leaf teas, meet new people and enjoy meaningful connection in a welcoming setting. Come on your own or with friends. No tea expertise needed.'_ 6.30pm to 8pm | PekoeTea Edinburgh · Leith | £15 inc £5 voucher - More details here, shared by Sandra Benn, Chiya & Chai Tea Tasting Experiences. **📚 Book Launch: Fighting for our Minds, the neuroscience of defeating dementia Fri 30 October** - _'Join Professor Tara Spires-Jones for the launch of her new book, Fighting for our Minds. Hear about the latest dementia research, promising approaches to prevention and treatment, and how we can support brain health and dementia research.'_ 5pm to 7pm | Edinburgh Futures Institute · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by James Catterson, the University of Edinburgh. Book Launch: Fighting for our Minds, the neuroscience of defeating dementiaJoin Professor Tara Spires-Jones for the launch of her new book “Fighting for our Minds: The neuroscience of defeating dementia”.Eventbrite Remember you can always see all **340+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. 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Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 24 - 30 September 2026

👋 Hello dear paying subscriber and welcome to your 143rd weekly **Culture Minute** : a round-up of Edinburgh’s local creative news, arts happenings, events, jobs and opportunities. If I’ve missed anything please get in touch. Thanks as always to everyone who contributes! > _I've made a real effort to keep this week's edition shorter. Feedback on this is welcome, as I know it can be a bit much._ #### **👀 Most-viewed links from the previous Edinburgh Culture Minute:** 1. 🌴 New autumn events in the Botanics' Palm Houses. 2. 📚 The Edinburgh Bookshop Map, printed by Typewronger Books. 3. 📖 Scottish International Storytelling Festival (21-31 Oct) programme is now live. 4. 🎭 An Evening with Brian Cox at the Lyceum Theatre (8 Nov). 5. 🖼️ An Evening with David Shrigley and Michael Pedersen (8 Oct). * * * ## 🗞️ News 🎵 The people who make some of Scotland's grassroots events come to life will be discussing their work at Leith Arches **tonight**. Hosted by Born To Be Wide, **_Creating A Scene: The Rise of Independent Promoters_** will feature a panel talk with guests including Gloria Black of Microsteria, Frankie Elyse of Polka Dot Disco Club, Jamie Thompson of SMC and Jemima Fasakin of baile/baile. They will discuss discovering and nurturing new talent, deals, genres and the different approaches shaping Scotland’s independent music scene. It starts at 7pm. - More details here. 📆 **Soundhouse Winter Festival** will return to the Traverse Theatre for five days of live jazz, folk and indie in November. - Liam Eunson has the line-up details on Midlothian View. Edinburgh’s Soundhouse Winter Festival returns with five days of Scottish music - Midlothian ViewEdinburgh’s Soundhouse Winter Festival will return to the Traverse Theatre this November with five days of jazz, folk and indie music from artists across Scotland and beyond.Midlothian ViewLiam Eunson 🔑 It's the best weekend of the year for those of us who either love architecture, culture or just snooping: Edinburgh’s **Doors Open Day** weekend is on Saturday and Sunday. All 100+ events are free. - Find the full Edinburgh programme and map here. There are 12 pages of locations. Use this link to 'show all' instead of going page by page. Doors Open Days | EdinburghDOD2026 Logo (6) (2) 🎸 The **_Tickets Scotland_** website has had a revamp, making it much easier to filter your search to 'Edinburgh' and see what's on. - Check it out here. * * * ## **🎟️ Big tickets this week** 🎤 Star of stage and screen **Dylan Moran** has announced his '_Looking For Trouble_ ' tour will come to the Assembly Roxy on 27 November. - Tickets here. Dylan Moran - Looking For Trouble<p style=“margin-top: 0px”> Showtime. What are you going to do? </p> <p> Are you going to go to work? Or stay in bed, chasing oblivion. Guess what? </p> <p> We’re fresh out of oblivion. </p> <p> The Economy will do fine without you – but how long will you survive without the usual giant horn of frozen caramel latte and the five thousand other pieces of bullshit you have smushed together so you can point at it and croak ‘That’s my ..life?’ </p> <p> Now, now, all this drama and we’re not even out the door yet. </p> Find out how it could all have been different. Find out how to reclaim your life by becoming a lethal kickboxing, chess champion. Pioneer new trends in global lovemaking, join tan elite band trillionaire poet/pastry chef/mountineers. Just go <p> LOOKING FOR TROUBLE </p> <p> A brand new show from BAFTA and Perrier awarding winning comedian & star of Black Books, Dylan Moran. </p> <p> <br> Existing Show Reviews<br>“Joyfully cynical ” ★★★★★ – Metro<br>“Perfect for the times” ★★★★★ – The i<br>“Superb” ★★★★ – Guardian<br>“Trumping Shakespeare, he reduces life to four ages: “Child, failure, old and dead”. Faced with one-liners as killing as that the world suddenly seems a better place.” – ★★★★ – Telegraph </p>Assembly Roxy 🎸 TONIGHT: **James Walsh (_Starsailor_) & Ben Ottewell (_Gomez_) **will be playing at The Voodoo Rooms this evening. - Tickets. 🎹 Fronted by Claire Grogan, Scottish post-punk/new wave group **Altered Images** will play their album '_Happy Birthday_ ' at the Liquid Room on Friday night. - Tickets. 🛍️ **_The Night Market_** is back at the Biscuit Factory in Leith on Friday evening. The previous two sold out. Expect food trucks, creative makers' stalls, vintage clothes, live DJs and more. - You can see videos from previous events here and get tickets here (some time slots are already sold out). 🪩 DJs from around the world are heading to the Royal Highland Centre at Ingliston on Saturday as the _**Elrow Hallucinarium**_ arrives. The organisers sound confident that they can make you feel like you're not at Ingliston: "_Step into a kaleidoscopic journey that transforms your perception of reality. Hallucinarium invites you on a cosmic voyage through the heights and depths of human consciousness, where sacred geometry, vibrant sculptures and hypnotic visuals collide. Every corner tells a story. Every moment is a revelation. Expect outrageous production, immersive décor and an extrasensory themed experience designed to transport you far beyond the dance floor_." - (_Every_ moment?) - Tickets here and the timings for all DJs are here. 💃 Fancy a dance? There's a festival for that. Starting on Friday and running all weekend, the **_Edinburgh Lindy Exchange_** is a **swing dance festival** with events at venues across town. It kicks off on Friday evening at Greyfriars Kirk where Colin Steele Kings of Swing will be playing at the welcome party's ceilidh. - The festival shares updates on Instagram and its line-up is on the website. Schedule – Edinburgh Lindy ExchangeEdinburgh Lindy Exchange 🌊 The team behind **Edinburgh Shanty Night** will host their first all-ages session at **Pianodrome** in Bruntsfield on Sunday from 3pm - 5pm. - Tickets. Pianodrome - What’s On — PIANODROMEPIANODROME 🎟️ This week at the **Usher Hall** : * Thursday: SCO 2026-27 Season Opener - **_Berlioz Symphonie_** fantastique. - Tickets. * Friday: RSNO Season 26-27: **_Star Wars_** : Return of the Jedi in Concert. - Tickets. * Monday: Emerging Artists - **_Silver Keys_**. - Tickets. * Tuesday: **_Marillion_**. - Tickets. 🎟️ This week at **The Queen's Hall** : * Tonight: _**Mike Wozniak** - The Bench_. - Tickets. * Thursday: **_Gilbert O’Sullivan_**. - Tickets. * Friday: **_Wishbone Ash_**. - Tickets. * Saturday: _**Nish Kumar** : 'Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy'_ - Tickets. * Sunday: _**Dunedin Consort**_ , _Vienna and Beyond_. - Tickets. 🎤 Kevin Bridges at the Playhouse on Saturday is sold out, but there are still a few tickets left for another cheeky stand-up on Sunday: Aussie comedy hero **Sam Campbell** has become a bit of a big deal over here since he got on TV. But he's still got that surreal edge about him. He's at the Playhouse on Sunday night and it's close to selling out too. - Tickets. Sam Campbell: Kid Giblet Tickets | Edinburgh Playhouse in Edinburgh | ATG TicketsWith a signature style that marries absurdist loops and razor-sharp observational wit—from surreal YouTube shorts to mainstream TV and podcast success—Sam continues to evolve as one of the UK’s most distinctive and boundary-pushing comedic talents.ATG Tickets 🎤 Fringe hit _**MC Hammersmith**_ is back at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Tuesday 29 September for '_an explosive improvised comedy show based entirely on audience suggestions_ '. - Tickets. * * * ## **🎭 What's on Edinburgh's stages this week?** Here's Thom Dibdin of All Edinburgh Theatre: They're dancing in all sorts of ways round Edinburgh's stages this week with the new King's stage being used for a touring dance show for the first time, loads of moves with the grooves at the Church Hill, backstage shenanigans at the Studio and a certain Time Warp knocking them dead at the Bedlam. First though, the new cast of the "★★★★☆ Energetic" SIX the Musical are giving their moves a dust off at the Festival Theatre (ends Sat: tickets) while the previous lot jet off to China. The big news is happening up at the Church Hill Theatre where **Showcase** are holding their annual effort to benefit MacMillan Cancer Relief. This year's production, the "★★★★☆ Appealing" ** _Dream as One_** (ends Sat: tickets) features 45 separate numbers and is bursting with talent, both in the singing and the dancing departments. Best availability is tonight (Wed) and Thurs. Having got rid of the rake on the King's stage, the first to use it is choreographer Jasmin Vardimon's company with an expanded version of her 2005 piece of dance-theatre: ** _Lullaby_** (Thu-Sat: tickets). Humorous and dark, it explores our relationship with illness and hospitalisation. Company Chordelia return for the first time since 2019, with new work ** _Revel_** at the Studio Theatre (Sat: tickets). Performed by AD Kally Lloyd-Jones with Edinburgh dancer and choreographer Steinvör Palsson, this a 60+ coming-of-age story about ageing, resilience, joie de vivre and dancing, is set backstage as the duo get ready... It's pavement dancing of not a great kind at the Traverse, where brilliant local company Small Town give Jennifer Adams' ** _Balisong_** (Fri/Sat: tickets) a rare public performance. The play, a deeply effecting piece about knives and children's knife-culture, usually plays in schools. Not sure about the dancing in ** _Tandem at Ten_** at the Traverse on Saturday only (tickets). This is a mahoosive ten tasters of new plays, performed script-in-hand, to celebrate the Tandem Writing Collective's tenth birthday. The EUTC posse are donning the fishnets for a rare non-professional staging of ** _Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show_** (ends Sat: tickets) at the Bedlam. Dammit Janet this is returns only... And finally, new Glasgow company Ladybird Theatre make their debut at the Augustine United Church next week before the culture minute drops, with a modern take on _**Romeo and Juliet** _(Mon 28/Tue 29: tickets). Should be interesting. Who needs _Strictly_ when you've got Edinburgh's stages? Full details of these and all future productions are on Æ's listings pages, all linked here. * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Culture Minute Community Noticeboard** Got something to share? Get in touch here 💌 **🎭 Wallace: A Musical comes to Edinburgh's King's Theatre** - _'A main stage version of Wallace: A Musical, from Scottish producers Raw Material, comes to the King's Theatre from Wednesday 30 September - Saturday 3 October. This new version follows the success of the A Play, A Pie and a Pint version last year.'_ - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🎶 Local Arty Folky Music: Blaw, Otis Jordan, Pat's Soundhouse Fri 25 September** - _'Filling in the cultural void left by the festival season this year, we're bringing you 3 experimental acts from the central belt to soothe your pedestrian rage after experiencing everyone's first day on earth for a whole month.'_ 7pm to 10.30pm | Dissenter space · Leith (94 Ocean Drive, EH6 6JH) | More details here, shared by technician. not-for-profit sound art events collective **🎨 Jane Kitching: Common Ground - Solo Exhibition Opening - Meet the Artist Sat 26 September** - _'Jane Kitching's new solo exhibition, Common Ground, turns her lively eye for city life towards the bonds that hold us together, exploring kinship, family, friendship and the shared experiences that unfold at home and within the neighbourhood.'_ 12pm to 3pm | Torrance Gallery · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by The Torrance Gallery. Jane Kitching - Common GroundJane Kitching’s new solo exhibition, Common Ground, turns her lively eye for city life towards the bonds that hold us together, exploring kinship, family, friendship and the shared experiences that unfold at home and within the neighbourhood.The Torrance Gallery **⚔️ In Conversation: Understanding Prehistoric Lives Beyond Conflict Sat 26 September** - _'Discover the lives of Scotland's prehistoric people through the remarkable objects they left behind. Join a conversation with curator Matthew Knight, Tristan Hughes and historian Nicole DeRushie, inspired by the exhibition Scotland's First Warriors.'_ 2.30pm to 4pm | National Museum of Scotland · Old Town | From £10 - More details here, shared by National Museums Scotland. **🎲 Alchemax D &D** [Every Monday] **Mon 28 September** - _'Come and join a Dungeons and Dragons session inspired by Potions and Rations. A meal, drink and DM fees are included in the price.'_ 7pm to 10pm | Potions And Rations · Canonmills & Broughton | £35 - More details here, shared by Chris Mckenzie. **🍂 Autumn Run and Reset Sun 04 October** - _'Run. Flow. Restore. Join Jayne for a social 5k run tour around Edinburgh, refuel with coffee at Cairngorm, then unwind with Emma's nourishing yoga flow at Lila Yoga in Bruntsfield. All paces, all abilities, all welcome. Sunday morning plans sorted!'_ 9.30am to 11.30am | Līla Yoga · Bruntsfield | £29 - More details here, shared by Jayne Lawson, Stride Out Running Tours. * * * Subscribe or upgrade here ### 🤝 Below the paywall are this week’s local creative jobs and opportunities. Find your future here... ### This post is for subscribers only Become a member to get access to all content Subscribe now

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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 23 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. Did anyone else get woken up by that thunder about an hour ago? I heard lightning over towards the east of the city too. You can see _where the lightning hit_ on the Met Office Lighting Map. Here’s Wednesday's**Edinburgh Minute**. Get the discount: 20% off 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : Last night's rain continues this morning and should ease off around 10/11am. Cooler today, peaking at 15C around 2pm. And noticeably colder tonight. Tomorrow morning looks gloriously autumnal: sunny but the temperature will be around 7C at 7am. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. ✈️ **Edinburgh Airport's** £500 million expansion plans (announced yesterday) '_are an act of climate vandalism_ ', says Edinburgh MSP Kayleigh Kinross-O’Neill: “ _After a summer filled with wildfires in our very own city, and heatwaves that have led to loss of life, the last thing that should be happening is an expansion of an already big and busy airport by national standards. These plans are an act of climate vandalism, and there is a wilful ignorance towards the pressure that even more daily flights would put on our climate efforts. The average family going abroad on holiday once a year is not to blame here. It is the operators and owners who willingly put profits before the planet that must be held responsible for their contributions towards our climate breakdown_." * Airport chief executive Gordon Dewar said it had 'wider' sustainability plans: "_It’s part of a wider vision that will see us invest in infrastructure, operations and sustainability, ensuring Edinburgh Airport continues to deliver for passengers, airlines, communities and the Scottish economy for decades to come_." - Heather Carrick, Evening News. 🚑 A man is in hospital after falling from Cables Wynd House, known locally as the banana flats, in **Leith** yesterday afternoon. - Chloe Goodall, Edinburgh Live + Kevin Quinn, Evening News. 🚗 A car driver has admitted grabbing a cyclist by the throat and throwing him to the ground in the **Cowgate** , resulting in a fractured skull and traumatic brain injury. Having pled guilty yesterday to the September 2024 attack, **Joseph Hedley (39) from Kirkcaldy** will be sentenced next month. - Alexander Lawrie, Edinburgh Live + Evening News. A video of the attack was viewed on social media more than 25 million times. 🎓 More details are emerging of course closures at the **University of Edinburgh** : some programmes in the School of Divinity are stopping and others are being 'brought together into a newly designed single postgraduate programme in Theology and Religion', reports Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco in The Herald. ℹ️ The information desk at **Waverley station** '_faces potential closure as Network Rail re-examines their customer service offerings_ ', reports Jack Davies in the Evening News. 🚧 Some business owners say their trade has dropped 20% since the temporary partial closure of **Waterloo Place** for 11-weeks of water network engineering works. - Jack Davies, Evening News. 🎮 A **Dalry** office block is to be transformed into a _virtual reality entertainment centre_ after change-of-use plans were approved by the council. - Kevin Quinn, Evening News. 👨‍🍳 Leith **chef Tom Kitchin** has joined a campaign to cut VAT, saying his business is unable to grow: "There is no profit at all just now. There is no way of making money – you are losing money basically. And we are not employing. We are not growing the business because we are trying to slimline costs as much as we can." - Scott Wright, The Herald. 🍽️ It's only been open since May, but Victoria Street's Whirlybird restaurant has been added to the Michelin Guide. - Rosalind Erskine, The Scotsman. 🎬 **Leith** could be the location for the planned **new filmmaking centre** from the Sean Connery Foundation and The National Film and Television School. - Brian Ferguson of The Herald looks at why Leith has seen 'genuine progress and momentum in the Scottish screen industry'. Here’s why Sean Connery legacy is set to leave a lasting mark on EdinburghA new filmmaking centre named after Sir Sean Connery is set to become one of Edinburgh’s most significant new cultural institutions in modern…The HeraldBrian Ferguson 🔪 A **play about knife crime** that is currently touring local schools will also be shown at the **Traverse Theatre** on Friday and Saturday, as part of the **_Knife Angel_** project. - Graham Martin, Third Force News + Dave Pickering, North Edinburgh News. Theatre tackling knife crime returns to Edinburgh schools as Strange Town joins Knife Angel project“Pupils voluntarily handed weapons in” – Council funds performances for local high schools Leith-based charity Strange Town is taking its powerful knife-crime play BALISONG back i…The NEN - North Edinburgh NewsView all posts by davepickering ⌚️ Edinburgh-based tech firm _UNA Watch_ has released a **modular and repairable GPS watch** , designed to challenge global brands like _Apple_ and _Garmin_. - Reporting by Rose Moncur in The Herald, Ryan Nixon in The Edinburgh Reporter & Scott Reid in The Scotsman. 🎨 Former teacher Anne Dignan, 72, from **Portobello** , is '_refusing to let sight loss hold her back_ ', having just launched her latest **art exhibition** at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. - She talks about her artistic process with Lee Dalgetty of Edinburgh Live. Get the discount: 20% off * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **🔪 Theatre tackling knife crime returns to Edinburgh schools – public performances at the Traverse** - _'Strange Town’s BALISONG tours 13 Edinburgh high schools as part of the Knife Angel project, after young people voluntarily handed in weapons following its last tour. See the powerful play at the Traverse and support its work with young people.'_ - More details here, shared by Strange Town. **🎨 Freelance graphic designer** - _'St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral is searching for a freelance graphic designer to work with on a regular, long-term basis, for various print and digital media across the year (esp. summer and Christmas), including posters, flyers, and digital assets. (Deadline: 29 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Timothy Coleman, St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral. **🍂 Free Autumn Adventures with The Crannie Community Hub!** - _'The Crannie Community Hub has published their full programme of FREE events and activities to keep you busy and well this autumn! These include a Wellbeing Day, conservation in Holyrood Park, a wreath-making workshop, and more!'_ - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Old Town Development Trust. **🛍️ PamPicks Pop-Up** [Until Tue] **Tomorrow, Thu 24 September** - _'Come explore a curated selection of carefully chosen Antiques, Art & Interiors as PamPicks returns with her 6 day Pop-Up at Shop With No Name on Broughton Place. Open daily Thursday 24th through to Tuesday 29th September from 11-6.'_ 11am to 6pm | Shop With No Name · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by PamPicks. **🏙️ How to Build a City - RIAS Bookshop Late Tomorrow, Thu 24 September** - _'Journalist Gabriella Bennett will talk about her book: How to Build a City - a globe-trotting journey around how we're re-imagining home to embrace the challenges of contemporary living and discover how people are transforming their communities.'_ 6pm to 8pm | Edinburgh Futures Institute · Old Town | £3 - More details here, shared by Andrea Habeshaw, RIAS. RIAS BookshopLATE.. How to Build a City with Gabriella BennettJoin our next RIAS BookshopLATE talk... author Gabriella Bennett discusses her new book ‘How to Build a City’Eventbrite **🍻 Gravity Beer Festival** [Until Sat] **Fri 25 September** - _'Gravity Beer Festival is back for its 4th edition! Join us at Summerhall for a weekend of craft beer and sample from the most exciting lineup of breweries we've ever had. As usual, all 60 beers are included in your ticket price!'_ 6pm to 10pm | Summerhall · Southside | £41.50 - More details here, shared by Calum Brown (Storytelling PR), Storytelling P R Ltd. Gravity FestivalJoin us at Summerhall for the 1st edition of the Gravity Beer Festival in Edinburgh. 15 breweries from all around the UK, 60 taps of beer and cider pouring all weekend.Gravity Festival **🍷 Wine Tasting with Great Grog (School of Wine) Fri 25 September** - _'Ditch the notebooks and grab a glass. It's time to study the art of wine. Through chemistry, biology and geography lessons (and others), Great Grog will school you in the structure, taste and culture of wine.'_ 7pm to 10pm | The Lyceum · Tollcross - More details here, shared by Alice Pelan, The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh. **🎶 The Corner Room: New Song & Jon Green Fri 25 September** - _'Join us at The Corner Room for a special evening of live jazz and new music with New Song and Jon Green. Expect expressive songs, stories and musical influences from the USA, Palestine and Scotland.'_ 8pm to 10pm | Hope City Church Edinburgh · Gyle - More details here, shared by The Corner Room. **🗝️ Doors Open Weekend Friends of Greyfriars Kirkyard** [Until Sun] **Sat 26 September** - _'The Friends of Greyfriars Kirkyard will be opening the Covenanters' Prison - normally closed to visitors- between 10 am and 4pm on Saturday and Sunday 26 and 27 September for Doors Open Days. No need to book- just drop in.'_ 10am to 4pm | Greyfriars Kirkyard Cemetery Edinburgh · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Friends of Greyfriars Kirkyard. **🧵 Edinburgh Street Stitchers at Edinburgh Open Workshop Doors Open Day Sat 26 September** - _'Edinburgh Street Stitchers will be at Edinburgh Open Workshop on Saturday 26th 11am - 4pm running a sustainable sewing tag making workshop, sharing clothing repair skills and exhibiting some mended and amended garments. Join us with your mending.'_ 11am to 4pm | Edinburgh Open Workshop · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Mary Morton, Edinburgh Street Stitchers. Edinburgh Street Stitchers at Edinburgh Open WorkshopSharing clothing repair skills, showcasing garment repairs and alterations and running a sustainable gift tag workshop.Eventbrite **🏛️ Doors Open Day at the Drill Hall Sat 26 September** - _'We're delighted to be once again taking part in the Edinburgh Doors Open Day. Enjoy a free guided tour of the building, learning all about it's history and architecture and meet some of our artists and makers. Tours at 11am, 12noon and 1pm.'_ 11am to 2pm | The Out of the Blue Drill Hall · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Out of the Blue Arts and Education Trust. **🚪 Doors Open Day Sat 26 September** - _'Edinburgh Open Workshop throws open its doors on Sat 26 Sept, 11am-4pm. Explore the Leith workshop with free tours, live making demos, TinkerTown family activities and creative clothing repair with Edinburgh Street Stitchers. Free entry.'_ 11am to 4pm | Edinburgh Open Workshop · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Open Workshop. **🏛️ Discover Edinburgh's deaf heritage at Deaf Action this Doors Open Days** [Until Sun] **Sat 26 September** - _'Discover Edinburgh's deaf heritage at Deaf Action this Doors Open Days. Explore our historic Albany Street home and Scottish Deaf Archives, with free BSL and English guided tours on 26 & 27 September. No booking required.'_ 12pm to 5pm | Deaf Action · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Deaf Action. **🎬 The Singing Street - Norton Park Doors Open Day Sat 26 September** - _'To celebrate the 75th year since it was filmed at Norton Park School, Doors Open Day at Norton Park will screen the short 1951 film "The Singing Street" followed by a talk by Andy Arthur of Threadinburgh about its significance.'_ 12pm to 3pm | Norton Park Centre · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | FREE - More details here, shared by Andy Arthur, Threadinburgh. **📚 KIZUNA - Book & Film Launch** [Until Sun] **Sat 26 September** - _'Community through printmaking in Japan. Book launch, film screening & exhibition. The book and the prints will be on display over the weekend. The film will be screened at set times in the Learning Studio at Edinburgh Printmakers.'_ 10am to 6pm | Edinburgh Printmakers · Haymarket & Dalry | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **📝 Writing for Yourself Sat 26 September** - _'If you've ever wanted to start journalling but are put off by the blank page this workshop will help you find ways to start. Drawing on concepts from gestalt therapy we will use our present moment, embodied experience as starting point for writing.'_ 1pm to 4pm | 45 Frederick Street · New Town | £35 - More details here, shared by Karen Nimmo. @artwalkprojects on Instagram****.**** **🍏 Neighbouring Orchard Community Harvest Apple Pressing and Feast Sat 26 September** - _'Bring along your apples and celebrate the harvest with us! We'll press apples to make juice, share growing tips and enjoy a feast of apple treats. Open to all, whether you're a grower or just an apple lover.'_ 2pm to 4pm | Bellfield · Portobello | FREE - More details here, shared by Art Walk Projects. **🕊️ Guided Historical Walk: 250 Years of Unitarianism in Edinburgh (free to all) Sat 26 September** - _'Join us for a guided walk tracing a 250 year history of Unitarianism in Edinburgh back to the Universal Dissenters of 1776!. Chart a course between historic meeting sites with chats and coffees along the way. All are welcome - Unitarian or not!'_ 2pm to 5pm | Corner of Broughton Street/ Albany Street · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by St. Mark's Unitarian Church. **🎨 CATS Life Drawing Fundraising** [Every Saturday] **Sat 26 September** - _'Join us for an evening of relaxed untutored life drawing to fundraise towards making creative therapies financially accessible to our community. Materials Tea and Biscuits provided. A space to draw, connect, and contribute to something meaningful.'_ 7pm to 9pm | Creative Arts Therapies Space CIC · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | Sliding Scale Prices - More details here, shared by Creative Arts Therapies Space. **🧘‍♀️ Saturday Night Sober Social Sat 26 September** - _'An alternative way to spend your Saturday night, sober yet social. These sound bath sessions are popular with people new to the city and those who want to allow friendship to evolve slowly. Come and enjoy a sound bath and a chat. 7pm and 8.30pm.'_ 7pm to 8pm | Edinburgh Salt Rooms · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | 25 - More details here, shared by Emma O Rorke, Sound Bath Edinburgh. **🩷 MAKE 2NDS COUNT CHARITY FUNDRAISER: 5 Mini Outdoor Exercise Classes = One Mega Session this Sunday Sun 27 September** - _'Women's Outdoor Fitness Champions fitandhappy are raising funds for breast cancer charity Make 2nds Count! Participation is by donation & suitable for women 15+. From Fitness Boxing to Strength Training & Musical Theatre - All levels welcome!'_ 9am to 11.30am | The Meadows · Marchmont & Meadows | https://tinyurl.com/ - More details here, shared by Julia, fitandhappy. **🍁 Wild Woman Autumn Equinox Gathering Sun 27 September** - _'Celebrate the Autumn Equinox in tranquil Edinburgh woodland. Join a nourishing women's gathering with forest bathing, nature connection, earth altars, journaling, women's circle & an autumn tea ritual. Sun 27 Sept, 10:30am-12:30pm.'_ 10.30am to 12.30pm | Creative Roots in Nature- Forest Bathing Walks – Nature Art – Women in Nature Gatherings | Edinburgh · Currie & Balerno | 16.96 - More details here, shared by Creative Roots in Nature, creative roots in nature. Wild Woman Autumn Equinox GatheringForest Bathing.Earth Altars. Journaling. Women’s Circle.Nature Connection. Autumn Tea Ritual.Eventbrite **🌿 Doors Open Day - Royal Edinburgh Hospital Community Garden Sun 27 September** - _'Join a tour of the garden at midday, enjoy freshly baked scones from our cob oven. There will be nature crafts, live music and poetry as well as plants and refreshments for sale. Come and enjoy a beautiful space. Part of Doors Open day.'_ 11am to 3pm | Royal Edinburgh Community Gardens · Morningside - More details here, shared by Hannah Macrae, Cyrenians. **🧘‍♀️ Roll & Release Workshop Sun 27 September** - _'In this Roll & Release workshop we use therapy balls (provided) to massage the body. This can help relieve aches and pains, improve mobility and breathing, and has a wonderfully calming effect on the nervous system. Expect lots of lying down too.'_ 3pm to 5pm | Ashtanga Yoga Edinburgh & Hillside Collective · Canonmills & Broughton | £45 - More details here, shared by Emma McCready. **🧶 Learn To Knit Classes at Kathy's Knits** [Every Tuesday] **Tue 29 September** - _'Learn To Knit course is on again at Kathy's Knits! Tuesdays 6-8pm from 29 September for 4 weeks. Needles and yarn included. Make a pair of fingerless mittens while learning knit, purl, cast on and off, rib, seams and finishing - and having fun!'_ 6pm to 8pm | Kathy's Knits · Canonmills & Broughton | £140 for 4 weeks - More details here, shared by Jane McConnell. **💚 Making Money Work for Good Wed 30 September** - _'It's Good Money Week! What if your money could do more good? Join our conversation with experts in ethical finance and responsible investments, exploring how the choices we make with money can benefit people, communities and the planet. Open to all.'_ 11.30am to 1pm | Edinburgh New Town Church · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Edinburgh New Town Church. **🎬 Cinetopia Screening: Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliche + Q &A with filmmaker Paul Sng Wed 30 September** - _'Poly Styrene: the first woman of colour in the UK to front a successful rock band: X-Ray Spex; a blazing voice of rebellion in 1970s Britain, and major influence on the riot grrrl and Afropunk movements + Q &A with Paul Sng (Reality Is Not Enough)'_ 8.20pm to 10.20pm | Filmhouse · Tollcross | from £6 - More details here, shared by Cinetopia. Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché + Q&AThis screening&nbsp;will be followed by a Q&amp;A&nbsp;with&nbsp;director&nbsp;Paul Sng, and preceded by&nbsp;Patch It Up! A punk-inspired clothes customisation workshop (tickets booked separately for workshop).Cinetopia DOC presents Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché as part of Transmission: Youth Across Generations, a multi-event programme exploring how youth culture has shaped identity, belonging and collective memory in Britain from the 1980s to the present.As the first woman of colour in the UK to front a successful rock band - X-Ray Spex - Poly Styrene was a blazing voice of rebellion in the chaos and upheaval of 1970s Britain - singing about identity, consumerism, postmodernism, and everything she saw unfolding with a rare prescience and a female perspective.As an Anglo-Somali punk musician, Poly Styrene was also a big influence on the riot grrrl and Afropunk movements, inspiring later artists such as Bikini Kill, Sleater-Kinney and Neneh Cherry.Poly was survived by a daughter, Celeste Bell, after her passing in 2011 to cancer, with Celeste becoming the guardian of her mother’s legacy but also her trauma, having grown up in the shadow of Poly’s mental illness and the racism and misogyny that followed her throughout life, and caused a rift in their relationship.Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché brings together unseen archive material and excerpts from Poly’s personal diaries narrated by Oscar-nominee Ruth Negga. We follow Celeste as she opens her mother’s artistic archive for the first time, beginning a journey across time, memory, and continents to better understand Poly the icon and Poly, her mother.In addition to archive footage of Poly herself, Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché features appearances and memories from:Thurston Moore - Sonic YouthKathleen Hanna - Bikini Kill/Le TigreVivienne Westwood - Fashion designerNeneh Cherry - Singer/songwriterDon Letts - Friend and DJ/filmmakerBruno Wizard - Friend and musicianYouth - Friend and musician/producerIn addition to the screening, inspired by Poly, Cinetopia will be hosting Patch It Up! A punk-inspired clothes customisation workshop - bring along an item of clothing like a denim jacket or t-shirt and turn it into a unique statement piece with studs, fabric paint, pins, patches and more. (This activity must be booked separately from the film screening, please visit the link above to do so).This screening is part of Rip It Up, supported by Film Hub Scotland as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery.About Cinetopia DOC:Cinetopia:DOC is a monthly club bringing audiences together around exceptional documentary films alongside filmmaker Q&amp;As or conversations, followed by continued discussion and networking in the Filmhouse Bar. Cinetopia:DOC is supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI and the Scottish Documentary Institute and produced by Cinetopia, a hub of activity around filmgoing and filmmaking based in Edinburgh. Starring Poly Styrene, Celeste Bell, Ruth NeggaFilmhouse EdinburghPaul Sng **🌳 What if Edinburgh was designed for wildlife as well as people? Thu 01 October** - _'Who's doing what to help make Edinburgh greener, not just for people, but so all kinds of wildlife can thrive? Walk and talk with other changemakers, to connect, share the good work that's happening and to discuss what could be next.'_ 9am to 10.30am | The Meadows · Marchmont & Meadows | FREE - More details here, shared by Osbert Lancaster, Thrivable Scotland. What if Edinburgh was designed for wildlife as well as people?A networking discussion for changemakers working for environmental and social change: exploring how we can respond in the climate, nature and human crisis.Humanitix logo **🐦 Scottish Ornithologists' Club (SOC) x Marine Conservation Society (MSC) Beach Clean Sun 04 October** - _'Join the SOC and MCS for a beach clean and litter survey! We'll be collecting and recording rubbish on a 100m stretch of beach. No experience required, health and safety briefing before we begin. Booking essential - see link for further details.'_ 2pm to 3.30pm | Fisherrow Harbour · Musselburgh | FREE - More details here, shared by Scottish Ornithologists' Club. The Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (@scottishbirding.bsky.social)SOC x MCS BEACH CLEAN Sunday 4 October | 2pm-3.30pm | Musselburgh Join our SOC x Marine Conservation Society (MCS) beach clean to help stop harmful litter from reaching the ocean & to assist in collecting vital data that MCS can use to bring about positive change for our seas tinyurl.com/yu38p44rBluesky SocialThe Scottish Ornithologists’ Club Remember you can always see all **330+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things! 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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 22 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. It's a busy one this morning... Here’s today's**Edinburgh Minute**. Get the discount: 20% off 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : The warm and sunny weather is due to continue today, peaking at **20C** around 2pm. There's an increasing chance of showers this afternoon and into the evening. The rain is expected to get heavier on Wednesday morning, before clearing on Wednesday afternoon. Thursday morning looks clear and sunny. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. ✈️ **Edinburgh Airport** announced a £500million investment plan yesterday, at the same time as many flights were delayed or cancelled due to another air traffic control technical issue. Here's some of the coverage: * The first phase of the airport's five-year expansion '_is due to fully open in summer 2027_ ', says the airport's press release. * Holidaymakers visiting from Europe and the USA were among those affected by yesterday's delays. They spoke to Skye Donald of the Evening News. * The national air traffic service (Nats) said yesterday's problems were '_**not related** to a software defect that led to the cancellation of 2,000 flights across the UK earlier this month_', reports Megan Bonar of BBC Scotland News. * Ryanair reiterated its calls for the Nats chief executive to resign. - Gwyn Topham, The Guardian. * '_Edinburgh Airport boss demands answers after ‘incredibly disappointing’ Nats failure_ ' - Craig Meighan & Neil Pooran, Evening News. * First Minister John Swinney visited the airport's South East Pier expansion, saying: "_This significant investment will enable Edinburgh Airport to compete with airports around the world_ " - BBC Scotland News. * The airport published a video of its expansion plans on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. > 🏗️| Today we unveiled the first phase of the largest capital investment programme in Edinburgh Airport's history. > > Take a look at how the programme will transform the airport in the years ahead. 🎥 > > Find out more here: https://t.co/5iptr1LeTb pic.twitter.com/Ox0gWFxjaF > > — Edinburgh Airport (@EDI_Airport) September 21, 2026 🚖 The council is looking in to whether it could create a **new taxi rank** on Market Street below **North Bridge** , at the request of cab drivers, with the existing rank becoming a 'feeder lane'. - Ian Swanson, Evening News. Plan for new taxi rank at Market Street entrance to Edinburgh’s Waverley StationCurrent taxi rank ‘not easily visible to passengers ’Edinburgh NewsIan Swanson 🎨 Further concerns have been raised about the futures of dozens of courses at the **University of Edinburgh** , amid boss Peter Mathieson's sweeping cuts. The university said it was '_refreshing our programme to consolidate our offering_ '. * A collective of arts organisations united to issue a joint statement yesterday, criticising the proposed closure of craft courses at **Edinburgh College of Art**. Its jewellery, silversmithing and textiles alumni have had their work featured across stage and screen, while others '_have had their masterpieces acquired by some of the world's most important collections and private collectors_ ', said the statement co-signed by leaders of Craft Scotland, Visual Arts Scotland, Applied Arts Scotland, Fife Contemporary, Design Nation and Scottish Textiles Showcase. They add: "_Craft Scotland and the other craft support organisations signing this statement are shocked to hear about the proposed closure of the undergraduate Jewellery and Silversmithing, Textiles and Performance Costume courses at Edinburgh College of Art. This will devastate educational opportunities for future generations of professional makers and designers. We call on University of Edinburgh Principal, Sir Peter Mathieson, Edinburgh College of Art Principal, Professor Juan Cruz, and Vice-Principal, Professor Sarah Prescott, to reverse these planned closures immediately. These courses are a unique and irreplaceable part of Edinburgh's cultural history. A decision to close these courses will have consequences for Scottish culture that are almost impossible to mitigate and would be an enormous loss for the UK's cultural landscape. In an increasingly digital world, the value of craft is being recognised even more widely for its educational benefits, cultural impact and employment opportunities. This shortsighted decision will have a disproportionate impact on the craft sector as well as significant impact on Scotland's future creative success_." 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Meanwhile various undergraduate degrees in Scots literature, Scottish ethnology and Celtic studies also face the axe alongside a reduction of language courses including Russian, Persian, Portuguese, Italian and German, reports Hannah Emma Shedden in The National. University of Edinburgh axe to Scots course ‘only upholds English language dominance’THE University of Edinburgh’s announcement that it plans to cut seven programmes in the Celtic and Scottish Studies department has been slammed…The NationalHannah Emma Shedden * “ _Dismantling Scottish culture and language courses, among many others, while university funds are invested in multinational corporations, is cultural vandalism_." - The Scottish Society is among those speaking out in Jorja Lindsay's report for The Edinburgh Tab. Cultural vandalism’: Uni of Edinburgh to close Scottish and Celtic programmes for 2027‘It is also reflective of a wider institutional effort to undermine the arts and humanities. We must all stand together to resist this destructive pursuit’The TabJorja Lindsay 🎬 **Sir Sean Connery’s** family is planning to open a permanent new filmmaking centre offering 'world-class training' in his home city within 18 months. His son Jason says they are 'actively looking' at various buildings for the studio. - Exclusive by Brian Ferguson in The Herald. Sir Sean Connery’s family reveals plans for permanent filmmaking hub in EdinburghThe Sean Connery Foundation is joining forces with the National Film and Television School to create a flagship centre in Edinburgh.The HeraldBrian Ferguson 🏥 More than £10m of taxpayer money has been paid to a private operator of the **Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh** to keep parking at the hospital free, reports Andrew Picken of BBC Scotland News. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 '_**Leith** could get its own council under Scottish Government plans to shake up local authorities_' - Ian Swanson, Evening News. 💰 Hundreds of people donated thousands of pounds yesterday for the **12-year-old boy** who was targeted by 'a mob of boys' while he was **playing the bagpipes in Princes Street Gardens** at the weekend. Elliot Wilson said: "_My pipe case has been ruined and my kilt now needs to be dry cleaned. I was intimidated and very upset by what happened. I’m therefore raising money to cover the cost of replacing my ruined pipe case and having my kilt professionally dry cleaned."_ Within hours of a Crowdfunder page going live with a £2,000 target, more than £3,000 had been donated. At 7am today it stood at £9,000 with 40 days to go. Elliot added:"_So many people have sent messages of support and kindness, and it has genuinely helped me after what happened_." - The fundraiser is here. ⮑ **How Elliot plans to spend the money** : "_To cover the cost of replacing my ruined pipe case and having my kilt professionally dry cleaned. If I raise more than is needed to replace my case and clean my kilt, I would like to**donate the extra money** to my pipe band. We have 96 members, and travelling to competitions can require several coaches and drivers, which is expensive. Our pipe band is a charity and is always in need of support_." ⮑ **Police** are now investigating. Elliot's mum said people's '_support and kindness has genuinely helped_.' - Jack Davies, Evening News. ⚖️ The **Sheriff Court** on Chambers Street an unlikely place to voluntarily spend your retirement, but members of the local **_Listening Service_** say they want to help people rebuild their lives. - Karyn McCluskey of Community Justice Scotland writes in The Scotsman. How a small group of pensioners make a real difference at Edinburgh Sheriff CourtSome rather special elderly people are taking the time simply to listen to people in heightened states of distressThe ScotsmanKaryn McCluskey 🏃‍♀️ Thousands of runners raised more than **£390,000 for charities** at the weekend's Men's and Women's 10K runs. - Kevin Quinn, Evening News. September 2026 discount: 20% offSmall newsletter, big impact! People-powered journalism changes things.The Edinburgh MinuteMichael MacLeod Get the discount: 20% off * * * 📧 Is this email too long for your inbox? Read it online here. ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **🛍️ Free Guides to Ethical Buying in Edinburgh** - _'Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network have made it easier than ever to buy locally and ethically in Edinburgh with a series of free guides covering Catering, Venues, Cafe's, Coworking Spaces, Recycling, Exercise and more.'_ - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network. Guides : Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network📚 Explore Social Enterprise Guides Discover Edinburgh’s social enterprises through curated guides designed for students, businesses, event planners, visitors and local communities. Whether you’re planning an event, looking for ethical catering, searching for coworking spaces or exploring Leith, our guides make it easier to support organisations creating positive social impact across the city. 🔍 Browse ... Read moreEdinburgh Social Enterprise Network **🧑‍🍳 Weekly cooking class for local foodies🥘** - _'Starting in October, Edinburgh Food & Drink Academy have a weekly Thursday night cookery class for those who love spending time in the kitchen and want to learn some new skills and delicious recipes while meeting new people as the days grow shorter.'_ - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Food & Drink Academy. **✨ Up the Youth Club: Emma Warren Illuminates a Hidden History + Social Tomorrow, Wed 23 September** - _'A searching look and impassioned love letter to the youth club by renowned documentarian Emma Warren, highlighting the seismic impact they have had on UK culture and why we need to ensure their existence for future generations. Followed by a social!'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop · Old Town | £4/free - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Lighthouse | Up the Youth Club : Emma Warren Illuminates a Hidden History + SocialUp the Youth Club : Emma Warren Illuminates a Hidden History + Social **🎖️ Polisbox museum - the WW2 bombings of Leith & Edinburgh Thu 24 September** - _'Edinburgh & Lothians Police Historical Society bring their exhibition Bombings of Edinburgh & Leith in WW2 to the box. Drop in, free and suitable for all ages. Special activities for children. School groups contact sec.elbphs@gmail.com in advance'_ 10am to 2pm | Leith Walk Police Box pop ups · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by Monty, Leith walk polisbox pop ups. **🎈 Hearts Museum Birthday Trail! 🎉** [Until 01 Nov] **Thu 24 September** - _'[Extended Dates!] Our Museum is turning 10! 🎉 Come celebrate with us and become a Junior Curator when you complete our trail. Discover what's behind the displays, get a badge, and the chance to feature in our J Cs' Corner. For kids aged 6-14! 🎂'_ 10am to 4pm | Heart of Midlothian Museum · Gorgie | FREE - More details here, shared by Isabela, Heart of Midlothian FC. Celebrate 10 Years of Hearts Museum - Birthday Trail Launch, Monday 14Celebrate 10 Years of Hearts Museum - Birthday Trail Launch, Monday 14th September! This bank holiday Monday, 14th September, Hearts Museum has got you covered! Come along to the launch of our brand-new Birthday Trail and get the chance to become a real Hearts Curator, with a certificate and badge to take home. We’re cBirthday Trail Launch, Monday 14 **🥃 University of Edinburgh Water of Life Society** [Every Thursday] **Thu 24 September** - _'EUWoLS is one of the oldest whisky appreciation societies in the United Kingdom. We are an inclusive society, open to both students and the wider public. We get together every Thursday to try (at least) five whiskies, make friends and learn a bit!'_ 7pm to 10pm | Teviot Row House Student Union · Old Town | £14/£18 - More details here, shared by Frank Dominguez, Edinburgh University Water of Life Society. **🧘‍♀️ The Big Yin: yoga for a new start Fri 25 September** - _'90 minutes of floor-based, relaxing yoga. Expect long, luxurious holds and grounding meditation.'_ 6.30pm to 8pm | The Salisbury Centre · Southside | 15 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🤝 Volunteering Day + Collacostellera show Sat 26 September** - _'Join us to decorate the North Hall, and then stay for Colla Castellera (from 3pm). Watch their incredible human tower-building and meet the group. Don't miss this opportunity to volunteer and enjoy some art!'_ 9.30am | St. Oswald's Centre · Bruntsfield | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🏫 Loretto Senior School Open Morning Sat 26 September** - _'Loretto is inviting families to the school this September to experience Loretto life for themselves and get a genuine sense of what we can offer their child. Enjoy a personalised tour of the school, hear from current pupils and speak to school staff.'_ 10am to 12pm | Loretto School · Musselburgh | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🔬 Doors Open Day at Edinburgh BioQuarter Sat 26 September** - _'Join us at BioQuarter for Doors Open Day as we mark 300 years of medical education in Edinburgh! Enjoy family-friendly, hands-on activities, discover what our scientists study, and tour the Usher Building and Institute for Regeneration and Repair.'_ 10am to 4pm | Usher Building · Little France | FREE - More details here, shared by Maria Fanourgiaki, University of Edinburgh. Doors Open Day 2026 | Usher Connects | Usher InstituteVisit the Usher Building for tours and activities this Doors Open Day!Usher Institute **🥞 Breakfast with Mr Reid - costumed tour Sat 26 September** - _'This event will present a fascinating glimpse into the social history of life in Edinburgh during World War 1, using newspaper extracts from just a single day in September 1916 .'_ 10am to 11.30am | Lauriston Castle · Silverknowes & Blackhall - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🎶 Come and Sing with the Choral Sat 26 September** - _'Join us for a musical day singing Elgar's "Music Makers" and Mozart choruses, led by Michael Bawtree, ERCU Chorus Director. Scores provided in the ticket price. Refreshments provided but bring your own lunch. Informal concert at 3:45pm, open to all.'_ 10am to 4.30pm | The Parish Church of St Cuthbert · Tollcross | £25 plus booking fee - More details here, shared by ERCU Edinburgh Royal Choral Union. **⛴️ SS Explorer - Doors Open Day at Custom House Sat 26 September** - _'Come along to learn about SS Explorer - one of Scotland's National Historic Ships which has been moored in Leith for 30 years'_ 10am to 4pm | Custom House Leith · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by SS Explorer Preservation Society. Doors Open Day at Custom House — The SS Explorer - Leith, Edinburgh - National historic shipCome along to Custom House in Leith from 10:00 to 16:00 – 65/67 Constitution Street – and visit our stall to find out more about SS Explorer - one of Scotland’s Historic Ships – which has been moored in the Edinburgh Dock since 1996.&nbsp;The SS Explorer - Leith, Edinburgh - National historic shipThe SS Explorer **🏫 Victorian Schoolroom Doors Open Day Sat 26 September** - _'The Victorian Schoolroom will be open for free visits and lessons for Heritage Doors Open on Saturday 26th September. Costumed volunteers will lead Victorian-style lessons and guide visitors through the Victorian home-life and education exhibition.'_ 11am to 3pm | The Heart of Newhaven Community · Trinity & Newhaven | FREE - More details here, shared by Christine, History of Education Centre. **🏠 Buy-to-Let Drop-In Sat 26 September** - _'Join our Buy-to-Let Drop-in for practical advice on becoming a landlord. Book ahead or drop in on the day. Chat one-to-one with ESPC Lettings Head, Nicky Lloyd or a solicitor and get answers to your buy-to-let questions.'_ 11am to 2pm | ESPC · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by ESPC. **🚶‍♀️‍➡️ Knots, a Community Walk Sat 26 September** - _'A free community walk for all the family as part of Doors Open Day in Granton. Local history, art, nature.'_ 1.45pm to 3pm | Madelvic House · Granton & Pilton | FREE - More details here, shared by Tamsin Grainger, Granton:hub. Knots, a community walkKnots, a community walk which is part of the Madelvic House / Granton:hub Doors Open Day eventWalking without a donkeyView all posts by tamsing **🧵 Beginner Sewing Workshop - Make a patchwork headscarf Sat 26 September** - _'Spend an afternoon in the studio, learning some sewing basics then making your own patchwork headscarf. All materials are provided and we will be using studio offcuts to upcycle into your own custom designs.'_ 2pm to 6pm | Paradigm Shift Open Studio Ltd · Leith | £35 - More details here, shared by Paradigm Shift Open Studio. **🔻 SOCIALIST SOCIAL - let's resolve some contradictions! 🚩🍻☕ Sat 26 September** - _'Join fellow commies, anarchists and other (lefty) miscreants for a pint and chat to launch ELSA, a vehicle for non-sectarian conspiring towards shared sinister plots like community organising, political education and working class power.'_ 4pm to 7pm | 3 Old Monks · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by João Reis, Edinburgh & Lothians Socialist Association. **🎨 Painting & Wine Evening: The Glasgow Boys Sat 26 September** - _'Looking for a creative night out this Saturday? Join local artist Suzanne Kemplay for a fun painting and wine evening learning how to paint in the style of The Glasgow Boys. Wine and a sharing cheese platter included - and a bring a friend offer!'_ 6pm to 9pm | The Arienas Collective - Creative Workshop Hub · New Town | £36-45 - More details here, shared by Lynn Powell, The Arienas Collective. **🎶 Ritual of Gnawa: a therapeutic music workshop Sat 26 September** - _'A collaboration between Gnawa musician Omar Afif and creative coach Shze-Hui Tjoa, this workshop combines traditional Moroccan rhythms, voice, and movement to explore wellbeing, connection, self-expression and the healing power of music.'_ 7.30pm to 9.30pm | The Salisbury Centre · Southside | £18 - More details here, shared by Shze-Hui Tjoa. Ritual of Gnawa: a therapeutic music workshopCome for a night of healing, insight, transformation, and release, brought to life by the evocative sounds of the Moroccan guembri.Eventbrite **🔐 IT and Biscuits - Internet Privacy, How to Use Proton free VPN and a Demonstration of Linux TAILS Sun 27 September** - _'An open IT session where technology questions are answered around how to improve privacy on the internet, how to use a reputable free VPN and a demonstration of Linux TAILS along with a general discussion of technology news'_ 1pm to 4pm | St Margaret's House · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | FREE - More details here, shared by Alex Dunedin, Ragged University. **🌲 Forest Bathing & Aromatherapy Palm House Special Edinburgh Botanics** - _'🌱🌻Sunday 27th of September 10:30-4pm Wild Rose Forest Therapy will be guiding an exclusive Forest Bathing Walk at Edinburgh Botanics with tea ceremony and Aromatherapy Workshop in the Palm Houses. Soothe, restore and connect deeply to nature 🌻🌱'_ - More details here, shared by Wild Rose Forest Therapy. **🎶 Gira - Songs for the Orishas Sun 27 September** - _'A musical journey of songs dedicated to the Orishas - Yoruba deities - performed in a ritualistic fashion by Brazilian musicians Giulia Drummond (vocals, drums, percussion, shruti box) and Mario Caribé (double bass, guitar, foot percussion)'_ 7pm to 9pm | Pianodrome Bruntsfield Community Hub · Bruntsfield - More details here, shared by Giulia Drummond. Power Station: Community Film Screening 6.30-8.30pm Mon 28 Sept BruntsfieldJoin a screening of community activists in London going creative to highlight change is possible. Refreshments offered before / chat after.Eventbrite **🎥 Power Station community film screening Mon 28 September** - _'Community spirit and resilience are at the heart of this documentary as activists in London get creative to highlight change is possible. Refreshments offered before / chat after'_ 6.30pm to 9pm | Bruntsfield Evangelical Church · Bruntsfield | FREE - More details here, shared by Banzai Edinburgh. **🚣‍♂️ Three Brothers in a Boat: Book Launch Mon 28 September** - _'In 2025 the Maclean Brothers rowed across the Pacific Ocean non-stop and unsupported raising £1M for clean water projects. Join Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean at Ps and Gs Church in Edinburgh as they launch their new book Three Brothers in a Boat.'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | Ps & Gs (St Paul's & St George's) Church · New Town | £13 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Book Launch, Edinburgh, 28 September · The Maclean BrothersWe are a team of three brothers - Ewan, Jamie & Lachlan Maclean - who rowed across the Pacific Ocean, raising funds for clean water projects. Together as brothers, we combine our passions with purpose to have a positive impact on the world. **🌟 Leith Community Advice Hub** [Monthly] **Tue 29 September** - _'New Community Advice hubs for Disabled People, those with long term health conditions and their support networks. Welfare advice, home energy support, income maximisation, community info and resources, all in a friendly space to connect with others'_ 12pm to 3pm | Leith Community Centre · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Daisy, Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living (LCiL). **❤️ The Compassion Salon: Lisa boden, Kathryn Lovewell and Charlie Herriot-Maitland Tue 29 September** - _'The Compassion Salon will host Professor Lisa Boden, Kathryn Lovewell, and Charlie Heriot- Maitland in a warm and reflective evening of meaningful conversation and shared insight into the importance of self compassion in our lives.'_ 7pm to 10pm | Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by The Compassion Salon. The Compassion Salon: Lisa Boden and Friends | 300 years of medicine | College of Medicine and Vet MedicineJoin the Compassion Salon with Professor Lisa Boden, Kathryn Lovewell and Charlie Heriot-Maitland.College of Medicine and Vet Medicine **🚀 Celebrate World Space Week with Space Scotland Sun 04 October** - _'Space Scotland invites you to celebrate World Space Week with a stellar line-up of space professionals. Join us for The Provocateurs, where Scotland's thriving space sector poses thought-provoking questions to tickle your brain and your funny bone.'_ 2pm to 3pm | The Stand Comedy Club · New Town | £12 - More details here, shared by Becky Ball, Space Scotland. The Provocateurs Celebrate World Space Week - Edinburgh, 4 Oct 2026 | The StandEdinburgh, prepare for launch!Space Scotland invites you to celebrate World Space Week with a stellar line-up of space professionals who will make you laugh…The Stand Comedy Club Remember you can always see all **310+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things! Get in touch here 📮 * * * ## **👀 The most-visited links from the last newsletter:** 1. 🔥 Tax-dodger crackdown thanks to local journalism. 2. 🚔 12-year-old bagpipe player 'attacked by mob'. 3. 🍂 Volunteer with the Botanics' Autumn Trail. 4. 🍽️ 'Iconic' Dublin restaurant pops-up here for one night. 5. 🗑️ Help Edinburgh Trash Club & Good Gym clean-up Tolbooth Wynd today. * * * ⏰ _Thanks for reading edition number**1,002.**_ 📬 _Free subscribers:**33,300+.**_ 📲 _Visits generated for local news sources:**5,000,000+**. _ 👍 The Edinburgh Minute only exists **thanks to voluntary subscribers**. 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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 21 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. On we go with edition 1,001. Here’s Monday's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : Warmer temperatures this week and those gusts should be dying down. Dry and cloudy today and tomorrow morning. Rain on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. Sunnier on Thursday ahead of a mixed weekend. A temperature high of **20C** on Tuesday and a low of **8C** on Wednesday night.- The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 💰 The council is taking further steps to crack down on **tax-dodging businesses.** Previously-confidential details about firms using '_phoenixing_ ' tactics to avoid paying council business rates (closing down to wipe out debts before reopening under new names) will now be shared with councillors to strengthen enforcement action. Journalism published by this newsletter has been officially recognised in helping to spark the crackdown following July's Princes Street fire. * Local Green councillor Claire Miller tabled a motion at Thursday's council meeting, which was unanimously accepted by all parties. It means councillors will now receive direct briefings on rate-recovery efforts, giving clearer oversight to ensure tax laws are enforced, as well as bringing in Trading Standards and Environmental Health officers if needed. * Miller **thanked investigative journalists** for the naming and shaming of tax-dodging shops, initially led by _London Centric_ (Jim Waterson, Cormac Kehoe, Andrew Naughtie & Rachel Rees) in collaboration with _The Edinburgh Minute._ The investigations are now continued more regularly by Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco at The Herald. We also published a further investigation by Jim Waterson and Polly Smythe into **who was operating the shops** in the former Debenhams store when it burned down in July. * Our exposure of rogue businesses using phoenixing tactics has now helped push city leaders to take further action, as councillor Miller told Thursday's meeting: > "This will enable us to take informed decisions on what further actions are really needed, whether that be a change to enforcement or a follow-up with other agencies to tighten up the whole regime. I'm absolutely sure that law-abiding businesses and residents across the city would want us to identify further action that can be taken." - Councillor Claire Miller. 0:00 /3:01 1× ⮑ Miller added: "I want to thank both Michael MacLeod at The Edinburgh Minute, and Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco at The Herald for their investigative journalism into phoenixing and non-payment of non-domestic rates in Edinburgh. It has been utterly outrageous to see and read reports that they've given us, seeing the amount of arrears and the number of businesses emerging through their reporting. And I'm sure that law-abiding taxpaying businesses around Edinburgh will have been appalled to read these stories." ⮑ Conservative councillor Iain Whyte added his support, calling for the council to use every tool at its disposal to go even further: "_If a rogue business is flouting its business rates responsibilities, it's probably flouting some other rules as well, and Trading Standards do have powers to close businesses as appropriate._ " The tax-evading Princes Street shops costing taxpayers thousandsDodgy dealings at former DebenhamsThe Edinburgh MinuteJim WatersonInvestigation: Finding the Princes Street fire shop ownerAn update on who was running the tax-evading gift shops during the the Princes Street fireThe Edinburgh MinuteMichael MacLeod ### Want more of this kind of impactful journalism? Get 20% off a subscription right now: September 2026 discount: 20% offSmall newsletter, big impact! People-powered journalism changes things.The Edinburgh MinuteMichael MacLeod * * * ✈️ Protestors who caused £150,000 of damage at the **_Leonardo_** aerospace facility at Crewe Toll in 2023 have avoided prison sentences and will instead do unpaid community work. - Alexander Lawrie, Evening News / Edinburgh Live. 🎮 Edinburgh-based computer game studio **_Build A Rocket Boy_** is facing questions about its future after more employees were made redundant. - Alasdair Ferguson, The National. * The IWGB Games Worker Union said there had been 'heartbreaking job losses', reports Mark Warren of Rock Paper Shotgun. * There are '_reports that the developer is ‘permanently closing its doors’_ ', writes Adam Starkey in the Metro, but no confirmation from BARB. A thread of posts by employees now seeking new work is on LinkedIn. 🌍 A local **climate technology** platform that uses AI '_to monitor environmental recovery_ ' has secured £96,000 from Scottish Enterprise. - Rose Moncur, The Herald. 🚔 A 12-year-old boy was allegedly targeted by '_a mob of boys_ ' who were live-streaming on the internet while he was playing the **bagpipes** in Princes Street Gardens at the weekend. His parents say they've reported the incident to police. - Ian Swanson, Evening News, (also today's Evening News front page story). 🍵 The third **_Blank Street_** coffee shop, and the second on Princes Street, has been announced. - Lee Dalgetty & Chloe Goodall, Edinburgh Live. 🎬 Filming of the second series of Netflix show **_Dept Q_** continues in the New Town, Marchmont and various spots around town. Choosing Edinburgh as its location 'was last minute choice after 15 years in planning', its writer and director said in a weekend interview. - Jane Bradley, The Scotsman. ⚽️ Douglas Samuel, manager of North Edinburgh football club **The Spartans** , has left the club after an independent investigation into '**_allegations of misconduct_** '. The Ainslie Park club said: "_Out of respect for the privacy of the individuals involved, and in accordance with our confidentiality policies, we will make no further comment on the specific details of the investigation or its findings_." The 59-year-old was the SPFL's longest-serving coach after 14 years in charge. He was put on 'extended leave with immediate effect' on 6 September. 🗑️ The recently formed _**Edinburgh Trash Club**_ is teaming up with _Good Gym Edinburgh_ tomorrow for a clean-up of the park and surrounding streets at **Tolbooth Wynd** in Leith before grabbing a drink after. - Volunteers are welcome. Find out more here. Subscribe for free or upgrade here * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **📰 Editor Needed for The Grange Prestonfield Voice** - _'If you live in the Grange, Prestonfield, or surrounding neighbourhoods, and would be interested in editing a monthly newsletter, please get in touch by emailing_ _gpccengagement@gmail.com_ _. Thanks!'_ - Shared by GPCC. September 2026: Issue 10What’s going on in the Grange Prestonfield communities in September 2026The Grange Prestonfield VoiceThe Grange Prestonfield Voice **🍂 Volunteer with the Botanics' Autumn Trail!** - _'Fancy getting involved with something a little different this Autumn? The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh are recruiting enthusiastic and friendly volunteers to support the running of their Autumn Trail, with various shifts available 10 - 18 October. (Deadline: 24 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by RBGE Creative Programmes Team. **🧠 Paid Opportunity for Young People Aged 10-24: Help Shape the Future of Youth Mental Health Research** - _'Young people aged 10–24 are invited to join co-creative workshops to help shape how young people are involved in mental health research. You will develop useful research and employability skills, and receive £42 in Amazon vouchers for taking part! (Deadline: 23 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Helen Stocks, Heriot-Watt University. **🤰 Call for participants: Pregnancy Wellbeing Study** - _'I’m a trainee psychologist recruiting participants for my doctoral research on wellbeing during pregnancy. The anonymous online survey takes 20–30 minutes to complete. Thank you for supporting maternal mental health research 💛'_ - More details here, shared by Magdalena Domka, University of Edinburgh. **🏘️ Oxgangs Community Association Residents' Meeting.** - _'Sept 28 - Have your say on local issues and help make Oxgangs an even better place to live. This forum allows residents to discuss community concerns and engage directly with local council officers and elected officials. (Deadline: 28 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Jennifer, Oxgangs Community Association. **✨️ Vinyasa Flow with Adam - weekly intermediate yoga classes** [Every Mon, Tue & Thu] **Today, Mon 21 September** - _'Yoga classes with no overt spirituality but all of the soul, with airy, melodic tracks you may not have heard before. Mon @ Salisbury Centre, Tue/Thu @ St Margaret's House Familiarity with basic poses is assumed, not suitable for complete beginners.'_ 7pm to 8pm | St Margaret's House · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | **September is free** - More details here, shared by Adam. **🎨 Connect - an Ecas Exhibition** [Until Thu] **Tomorrow, Tue 22 September** - _'A celebration of Ecas and all that they do, featuring artworks, creative writing, music and performance from their weekly activity groups and befriending service.'_ 10am to 5pm | The Out of the Blue Drill Hall · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Out of the Blue Arts and Education Trust. **📝 Three Poets at Lighthouse Tomorrow, Tue 22 September** - _'There's nothing we love more than a poetry night at Lighthouse, and we're delighted to be bringing you not one, not two, but THREE incredible poets as we welcome Jennifer Lee Tsai and Jay Gao's new collections in the company of Agata Maslowska.'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop · Old Town | £4/free - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Lighthouse | Three Poets at Lighthouse: Launching Jennifer Lee Tsai’s Melete and Jay Gao’s The Dead One... with Agata MaslowskaThree Poets at Lighthouse: Launching Jennifer Lee Tsai's Melete and Jay Gao's The Dead One... with Agata Maslowska **🌿 Online Zoom Forum: Ecopsychology: The Spiritual, Ecological and Ethical Foundations** - _'There will be six talks, each of 12 minutes, followed by discussion among the speakers and the chair, followed by Q & A. Date: **Wednesday** 23 September 2026. Time: 7pm-9pm (UK time).'_ - More details here, shared by Neill Walker, Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace. **🎹 Lunchtime Organ Recital at Barclay Viewforth Church Thurs 24 September** - _'Organist Michael Bonaventure gives this month's lunchtime recital and his programme includes works by Judith Weir, Olivier Messiaen, locally-based composer Iain Matheson as well as pieces by Couperin, Boëllmann & Walford Davies.'_ 1pm to 2pm | Barclay Viewforth Church of Scotland · Bruntsfield | FREE - More details here, shared by Michael Bonaventure. **📚 The Shape of Monsters book launch Thurs 24 September** - _'Join Fife author CL Hellisen at the launch of their queer, dark, twisty fantasy novel The Shape of Monsters. Free wine* and cake for all attendees! (*Or a nonalcoholic beverage, of course)'_ 7pm to 8pm | Blackwell's Bookshop · Old Town | £3 – £20 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🎶 Gong Baths Are Back With Daniel Killeen At Edinburgh Therapy Centre Fri 25 September** - _'Gongs baths starting up again with the first in this season. Bring yourself to a better grounded self laying down to the vibrational resonance of gongs. Daniel leads you with guided breath work and into a journey of sound with gongs and percussion.'_ 6.30pm to 8pm | Edinburgh Therapy Centre · Leith | £25 - More details here, shared by Daniel Killeen. **🎨 Palate Palette Guided Tasting at The Cookbook Shop Fri 25 September** - _'Join Brooklyn-based wife duo Lish Steiling and Abby Cook (The Taste Curators) for an immersive tasting of small bites and cocktails that explore the intersections of flavour, colour, and fashion.'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | The Cookbook Shop · Canonmills & Broughton - More details here, shared by Liz Bryson, The Cookbook Shop. **🍽️ Assassination Custard at Norah Sun 27 September** - _'Assassination Custard - one of Dublin's most iconic restaurants lands in Edinburgh for one day only. Having been recognised by the New York Times, and named as one of Ireland's top places for lunch they bring a 6 course menu to Norah over 3 sittings.'_ 1.30pm to 10.30pm | Norah · Trinity & Newhaven | £60pp - More details here, shared by Norah. @norah.newhaven on Instagram. **🍽️ Number One Chef Series with guest, Alice Power - Head Chef of Michelin starred The Black Swan Mon 28 September** - _'Number One at The Balmoral will host a one-night dinner with Alice Power of Michelin-starred The Black Swan at Oldstead on 28 September, alongside Head Chef John Munro.'_ 6.30pm to 9pm | Number One · Old Town | £150 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🎻 Edinburgh Quartet - Schubert: A Journey - the Young Schubert Mon 28 September** - _'The Edinburgh Quartet returns to the beautiful St Cecilia's Hall for the opening concert of our new six-part lunchtime series, Schubert: A Journey Through His String Quartets.'_ 1pm to 2pm | St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum · Old Town | £13-16.25 - More details here, shared by Hannah. **🎶 creative soundLAB: SEPTEMBER 2026 Mon 28 September** - _'Music Audio Sound Sync Showcase Networking Event. ​We are shining a spotlight on the new 'LoopSequence' platform featuring awesome animations, fresh audio loops and collaborations gallery. Come network with Edinburgh's creative sectors.'_ 6pm to 8.30pm | Bright Red Triangle · Haymarket & Dalry | FREE - More details here, shared by opera.agency. creative soundLAB: SEPTEMBER 2026creative soundLAB: Music Audio Sound Showcase Sync Networking Event featuring a spotlight on the new ‘LoopSequence’ platform.Eventbrite **🍄 Edinburgh Fungi Festival Sat 03 October** - _'The Edinburgh Fungi Festival brings together science, art, and local knowledge in a weekend of education and appreciation of Kingdom Fungi for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. Expect interactive workshops, guided walks, & varied talks!'_ 10am to 6pm | The Nucleus Building · The Grange | FREE - More details here, shared by Elliana Efird. @edi.fungi.festival on Instagram. Edinburgh Fungi Festival | Explore Scottish Fungi Now – Get Festival TicketsJoin the Edinburgh Fungi Festival to explore Scottish fungi through workshops, forays, and art in October 2026. Experience science, art, and community in a family-friendly, free event.Edinburgh Fungi Festival **🎨 The Creative Playground** [Every Sunday] **Sun 04 October** - _'Play belongs to everyone. Reclaim joy in creative making, no matter who told you your way of being was wrong. 3 sessions: drawing, printmaking, animation. Free. No experience needed. Priority booking for marginalised communities.'_ 1pm to 3.30pm | Saltire Court · Tollcross | FREE - More details here, shared by Keisha. The Creative Playground (3-Session Workshop Series)Three sessions exploring drawing, printmaking and animation, prioritising joy and process over perfection. No experience needed.Eventbrite **🐦 The Treecreepers Birdwatching Group Sun 04 October** - _'The Treecreepers is a twice monthly birdwatching and nature group for people aged 18-35. Join our upcoming sessions in October!'_ 1pm to 4pm | Holyrood Park | £3/£5/£8 - More details here, shared by El, The Treecreepers. The TreecreepersW ho We Are The Treecreepers is a birdwatching and nature group for young adults aged 18-35 based in Edinburgh, Scotland. This group is as a safe space for people to explore and learn about nature, especially birds, with other people who share the same interests. It is for anyone aged 18-35 who wan… **💻️ Together in Tech presents "Upwardly Mobile: navigating a career as the underrepresented in tech" Tue 13 October** - _'Tech has a diversity problem. Join Together in Tech for an evening exploring what it takes to build and progress a career in tech as a woman or someone from an underrepresented background. Including tips for CVs, LinkedIn and networking. ALL WELCOME!'_ 5.30pm to 7.30pm | CodeBase · Tollcross | FREE - More details here, shared by Together in Tech. Upwardly Mobile: navigating a career as the underrepresented in tech, Tue, Oct 13, 2026, 5:30 PM | MeetupTech has a diversity problem. Let’s talk about it. Join us for an evening exploring what it really takes to build and progress a career in tech as a woman or someone fromMeetup Remember you can always see all **290+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things! Get in touch here 📮 * * * ## **👀 The most-visited links from the last newsletter:** 1. 🎓 University staff plan five-week walkout as 90 courses face axe. 2. 🎉 The Edinburgh church where you don’t have to believe in God turns 250. 3. 🚦 Causey project lands £1.86m of tourist tax income for traffic island transformation. 4. 🪏 Archaeologists seek 'lost settlement' in Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park. 5. 🌊 Army bomb squad called to Granton. * * * ⏰ _Thanks for reading edition number**1,001.**_ 📬 _Free subscribers:**33,333**(!)****_ 📲 _Visits generated for local news sources:**5,000,000+**. _ 👍 The Edinburgh Minute only exists **thanks to voluntary subscribers**. 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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 18 - 20 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. Thank you for being here. As I reflect on reaching **1,000 editions** of this daily newsletter, I'm truly grateful for your time, support and contributions. To celebrate the milestone, there's no paywall above the weekend guide today, as I hope to encourage non-paying subscribers to consider helping to keep the newsletter going. In that spirit, I've also made the weekly bonus Culture Minute free to read here too. The truth is that the _Minute_ and noticeboard/calendar/map all cost more than you might think to run and it takes far more hours than I'll admit to compile each day. However, I still love doing it and working with so many of you, so thanks again to those of you who do support it or share it with friends. Please forward today's edition to anyone who might find it useful. Support for £5 a month / £45 a year 🌦️ **Weekend weather forecast** : Dry this morning but a chance of showers throughout the day from midday onwards. Light showers on Saturday too, mostly dry on Sunday. A temperature high of **16C** on Saturday and a low of 11C on Sunday night into Monday morning. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🎓 **University of Edinburgh** staff have announced 25 days of strikes over five weeks starting on 28 September '_because of the refusal of management to rule out compulsory redundancies_ '. - University and College Union press release. * UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: "_I previously called the cuts at Edinburgh 'academic vandalism' and nothing I've seen during this dispute gives me any reason to change that view. Even at this late stage, it's not too late for the principal to rule out compulsory redundancies, engage meaningfully with the union and take action to end this dispute_." * Uni boss Peter Mathieson said: "We are extremely disappointed that, despite ongoing discussions, the University and College Union has given notification of five weeks’ strike action, which will unfairly and deliberately target students’ first semester of the academic year." - More background from Jack Davies in the Evening News. * An update on yesterday's news on the planned UoE cuts: **90 programmes have been closed** to new applicants in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. - Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco has the details in The Herald. Full list of the 90 programmes earmarked for closure at leading Scottish universityManagers say the cuts are necessary “to protect our world-leading reputation and resilience in research and teaching” but staff members have hit…The HeraldJosh Pizzuto-Pomaco * * * 🎭 Edinburgh's **festivals and cultural organisations** will share an extra **£1.1m** after securing a one-year 25% funding boost, after a surprise u-turn from the council yesterday. The council will also launch a **£2.62m** 'Innovate Fund' from tourist tax income next week. Reports from The Herald and Scotsman are below, but first some local reaction: Morvern Cunningham and Eva McKenzie, co-leads of the **Creative Community Hubs Network** , said: > _"Today's decision is the right outcome for culture in Edinburgh's Festival City. A 25% uplift for existing Strategic Partners which includes festivals and community-based organisations, plus a significant resource made available to everyone to apply for, including grassroots organisations and initiatives. We would hope that going forward, Edinburgh’s cultural reputation extends from the grassroots up, reaching residents and visitors deep into the city's infrastructure and supporting a thriving cultural ecosystem for many years to come."_ Kate Griffin, CEO of **WHALE Arts** , said: > "_We are delighted to see the Council recognise the importance of investing in Edinburgh’s cultural ecosystem and open up opportunities to creative organisations across the city. We see every day the difference creativity and culture make to people's lives and communities. Culture is at the heart of what makes Edinburgh — bringing people together, strengthening communities and creating opportunities for people across the city to participate, contribute and belong."_ Lesley Hinds, Chair of **North Edinburgh Arts** , said: "_I am pleased the City of Edinburgh Councillors have listened to both the Festivals and Community Arts and Community organisations to increase investment in the arts in Edinburgh. I look forward to working with the Council and Festivals, in the coming year, to ensure Community Arts and Culture organisations have a seat at the table when discussing Arts and Culture in Edinburgh."_ Jo Timmins and James Preston, Co-CEOs of **Lyra** , said: "_Today’s decision changes the conversation about how Edinburgh invests in culture. Councillors have recognised that organisations like Lyra—making professional art in communities—must have the opportunity to be funded in their own right. For the children and teenagers we work with, investment cannot keep being pushed into the future. Young people only get one childhood."_ * "_Applications are expected to open in the next few weeks for the new Innovate fund, which is expected to be worth more than £2.6m and support projects running between January 2027 and March 2028_." - Brian Ferguson in The Herald. * The council confirmed the **new £2.62m Innovate fund** , supported by the Visitor Levy, is to open for applications next week. - More details here. * "_The move will see the a funding gap paid for out of council reserves and the council’s underspend, rather than out of Innovate fund, which is supported by the new visitor levy_." - Jane Bradley of The Scotsman reports on yesterday's council meeting. What does Edinburgh’s latest visitor levy vote mean for festivals and arts venues?Concert halls, theatres, galleries and community groups stand to benefit from a crucial vote on the city’s visitor levy income.The HeraldBrian FergusonEdinburgh festivals and culture groups secure extra £1.1m from councilA key meeting to discuss the future of arts and culture funding in the capital has been heldThe ScotsmanJane Bradley 🚦 The volunteer-run **_Causey_** Development Trust is celebrating the confirmation of £1.86 million from the city’s Visitor Levy programme going towards its traffic island transformation project. Celebrating the milestone moment in a 19-year community campaign, chair Sarah Drummond said: > "_This is a powerful example of what community-led action can achieve. Local people have shaped the vision, sustained it through years of setbacks and continued to demonstrate how this neglected space could bring people together. The Causey also shows exactly how Visitor Levy investment can work for Edinburgh. It will improve everyday life for residents while creating a greener, safer and more welcoming experience for visitors moving through the city’s Southside and festival footprint."_ - Read more from the Causey project here. 🚲 For the first time, **more bikes than cars** have been recorded on **Leith Walk** during the morning rush hour according to new data from Cycling Scotland traffic surveys and cycle counter analysis. - More details are in the Cycling Scotland press release. * The increase could be credited to the city's new(ish) **_Voi_** hire bike scheme and **segregated cycle lanes** , reports Alastair Dalton in The Scotsman. Scotland’s bike lane networks break new recordsMore bikes than cars on Leith Walk, and record cycling on routes across Glasgow and Edinburgh. Explore the latest data from Cycling Scotland traffic surveys and cycle counter analysis..cls-1 { fill: #ed6e91; } .cls-2 { fill: #003a70; } Cycling Scotland 🌊 The Army bomb squad was called to **Granton** on Wednesday after someone found '_a suspected item of ordnance, approximately the size of a large grapefruit_ '. - South Queensferry Coastguard. 🪏 **Archaeologists** are digging in **Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park** , looking for a '_lost settlement_ '. - Jody Harrison, The Herald. * Members of the public are invited to **take a look** between 10am and 3pm today and tomorrow. - More details via Edinburgh Archaeology Field Society. New probe to find ‘lost settlement’ in Edinburgh parkThe city is rich in history and a new discovery might be about to be madeThe HeraldJody Harrison * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard -_news you can use_ : ** Get in touch with The Edinburgh Minute 💌 **🎉 Beloved newsletter celebrates 1000 editions!** - _'(this is just for you!) HAPPY ONE THOUSAND MINUTES, MICHAEL!! Thank you for all that you do, you're the best! My life is (im)measurably better for having found friends and events (and jobs) through it.'_ - Thanks to a kind Minute subscriber for sharing this! A lovely surprise. **🏃‍♂️ Breaking the Laws 30K Run raises £1,396 for charity** - _'Thank you to everyone who took part in the Breaking the Laws 30K on Sunday. Runners, marshals and supporters raised £421 for Scottish Veterans Residences, with Blast Running adding £975. Next: Halloween Trail Half, supporting South Queensferry RNLI.'_ - More details here, shared by Catriona Bruce, Blast Running. **🎉 The Edinburgh church where you don’t have to believe in God turns 250** - _'26–27 Sept, St. Mark’s Church celebrates 250 years of Unitarianism in Edinburgh with a historical guided walk and a family-friendly craft session. Our community welcomes people of all faiths and none — and we're growing fast. Visit us on Doors Open!'_ - More details here, shared by St. Mark's Unitarian Church. **📧** Virgin Media end email services - _'This affects anyone using ntlworld.com, blueyonder.co.uk, virgin.net and virginmedia.com email addresses.'_ - Thanks to Minute supporter Greg Michaelson for sharing this. **🏦 Bank of England Holds Interest Rates: What Does It Actually Mean for Local Buyers and Sellers?** - _'The Bank of England kept interest rates the same this month. But with the cost of living still rising, mortgages could get more expensive soon. If you are thinking about buying or selling, here are the essentials you need to know.'_ - More details here, shared by Coulters Property. **🎥 The Singing Street - 75th anniversary. Abbeyhill Colony of Artists** [Until Mon] **Tomorrow, Sat 19 September** - _'Screening of a 1951 short film. An enchanting tale set of children at play in the streets around Abbeyhill, to a soundtrack of their own songs. Followed by a short talk from local historian Andy Arthur of Threadinburgh. Doors & refreshments from 930'_ 10am to 11am | Abbeyhill Primary School · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | FREE - More details here, shared by Andy Arthur, Threadinburgh. Events — Colony of ArtistsColony of Artists **🍹 Cocktail Mixology Workshop with The Alchemist Tomorrow, Sat 19 September** - _'Shake, stir and sample your way through an interactive mixology workshop hosted by The Alchemist at Westfield St James Quarter. Learn cocktail-making techniques, flavours and finishing touches from the experts, with samples along the way. 18+.'_ 3pm to 3.45pm | The Alchemist St James Quarter · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Westfield St James Quarter. **🎨 Juthur Roots Exhibition Opening Sun 20 September** - _'Juthur Roots is an exhibition of bold, beautiful art by Palestinian-Canadian artist, Fedaa Boqaileh. Her art draws inspiration from Middle Eastern influences and reminds us of the strength of women, family and symbolic memory. Viewing and talk.'_ 3pm to 4.30pm | Palestine Museum Scotland · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Palestine Museum Scotland. **🩷 Organ & Tissue Donation Week (21-27 Sept) Mon 21 September** - _'Join us on the 21st Sept to chat about Organ & Tissue Donation in Scotland. Learn more about the importance of registering your decision and how this can help save lives! #organdonationweek'_ 10am to 2pm | Haymarket Station · Haymarket & Dalry | FREE - More details here, shared by Erin. * (_Also, if you spot any local landmarks lit-up pink this weekend, this is probably why_). **💼 Trends in Employee Benefits Webinar Mon 21 September** - _'21/09/2026 - Join us for a free lunchtime webinar tailored for employers and HR professionals. Hear our perspective on the latest employee benefit trends and how they could impact your business. Hosted by Mearns & Company Chartered Financial Planners'_ 12.30pm to 1.30pm | Mearns & Company Limited · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Mearns & Company. **☕ Tea & Tech in Stockbridge** [Every Monday] **Mon 21 September** - _'A bit frightened of the internet ? But feel you should know how to use it ? Come along to one or more of these free, weekly, group sessions where a knowledgeable expert, supported by friendly volunteers, will show you how to get started.'_ 2.30pm to 4.30pm | St Ninian's Scottish Episcopal Church · Craigleith | FREE - More details here, shared by Tap into IT. **📢 Leith Central Community Council meeting Mon 21 September** - _'The LCCC meets monthly on the 3rd Monday at the McDonald Library - come hear about what's happening in your area, participate and voice your concerns. Next one is Monday the 21st.'_ 7pm to 9pm | McDonald Road Library · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by LCCC. **🤝 Framing the Future: Setting the Foundations for Scaling Female-Led Businesses Thu 24 September** - _'Join us for an evening of free practical workshops to help you on your founder journey and expert talks from incredible leaders, the perfect opportunity to connect with other female-founders and funders actively looking to back female-led businesses!'_ 5pm to 8pm | Edinburgh Futures Institute · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Venture Café Edinburgh. Framing the Future: Setting the Foundations for Scaling F…The critical gap between early-stage support and sustainable scaling is where many high-potential businesses lose momentum. Framing the Future is a fringe event for the upcoming Female Founders Growth Summit created to bridge that gap by addressing the practical realities of hig… **📜 University Archives Unboxed - see inside the Edinburgh Medical School Archives Thu 24 September** - _'Join Archivist Rachel Hosker and Archive Interns Juliet Gartside and Lilia Foster next Thursday to see inside the rich trove of archives held by Edinburgh Medical School, and hear suggestions of what we should be archiving now for the future.'_ 6.30pm to 7.30pm | Anatomy Lecture Theater · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Gavin Francis, Edinburgh Medical School. **🚂 The railways of Edinburgh, Granton and Leith Thu 24 September** - _'Hear local railway author Kenneth G. Williamson give a presentation based on his 2023 book "Edinburgh, Granton and Leith Railways".'_ 7pm to 9pm | The Quaker Meeting House · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Lawrence Marshall, Capital Rail Action Group. + (Facebook event here) **😴 Yoga for sleep Thu 24 September** - _'Trouble sleeping? This gentle yin/yang wind down will help you transition from a busy day to a good night's sleep.'_ 8pm to 9pm | The Salisbury Centre · Southside | 10 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🧖‍♂️ The Founders Reset Fri 25 September** - _'Join us for The Founders Reset, a small sauna gathering for business owners who'd love to step out of the busyness, connect, and get to know each other in the peace of the steam. Think: sauna, sea air, and meaningful conversations with like minds!'_ 9.30am to 11.30am | Soul Water Sauna Granton · Granton & Pilton | £27.50 - More details here, shared by Anna Considine, Studio Gently. Remember you can always see all **330+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things! * * * ## 📆 What's on in town this weekend: 🛝 Plenty of family-friendly things to do this weekend and beyond in Gayle's Guide, including: Apple Fest at Craigie’s Farm, Art Stomps at Modern One and more... Gayle’s Guide ✨ 10th September 26Issue 114 - Vogrie Pogrie, Octonauts at the Zoo, free paediatric first aid and much more!Gayle's GuideGayle’s Guide 🏠 This weekend's 21st annual ** _Colony of Artists_** festival in Abbeyhill will be its biggest ever, with more than **135 artists opening their homes** to the public. ⮑ The **map and brochure** are on the event’s website. It's all free and runs from 11am-6pm on Saturday and Sunday. 🌮 **Weekend markets & food: **This weekend’s traders in the **Grassmarket, Leith** and**Stockbridge markets** are all listed here. * **🛍️** Granton's Pitt mini mart is open 11am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. * 🛍️ **Out of the Blue Drill Hall** in Leith hosts the **HelloArt Mid-Autumn Festival Market** on Saturday from midday to 5pm. Organisers say: "_Visitors can browse handmade jewellery, ceramics, illustrations, crafts, homeware, and unique gifts while enjoying authentic Asian street food, desserts, and seasonal treats. Inspired by one of Asia's most cherished festivals, the market brings together creativity, culture, and community in a welcoming atmosphere for people of all backgrounds._ " - Full details here. 🎷 On Friday at the Queen's Hall: Marking 100 years since the birth of sax and jazz legend **John Coltrane** , the ** _Scottish National Jazz Orchestra_** will be joined by acclaimed soloist ** _Emma Rawicz_** for a night of Coltrane-inspired music. - Tickets. 🎸 US band **Death Cab for Cutie** play the Corn Exchange on Sunday night, with support from _Pool Kids_. - Tickets here. 🎸 **Jacob Collier** will be supported by **Sam Amidon** at The Queen's Hall on Sunday. - Tickets. 🎭 All Edinburgh Theatre editor Thom Dibdin has this weekend's **local theatre listings:** **_Annie_** at the Playhouse with Claire Sweeney as Miss Hannigan (ends Sunday: tickets) is something of a "★★★★☆ Belter". **_Six, The Musical_** at the Festival Theatre (ends 26 Sept: tickets) which reviewer Hugh said is "★★★★☆ Energetic". Theatre-wise, Simon Reade adapts Michael Morpurgo in the tour of ** _Private Peaceful_** at the Lyceum (ends Saturday: tickets). The Tandem Collective celebrate a decade of scratch nights with ** _Tandem at 10_** , also at the Traverse. This Sat (1pm: tickets) the Tandem producers have a free workshop for emerging writers. While next week (Sat 26: tickets) is an actual scratch night. And finally down at Leith Depot (Mon 21: tickets) PenPal Production have their latest _**Drama @ The Depot** _night of six instant short plays by local writers, with this month's theme the ** _Seven Deadly Sins_**. Get there early for the home baking! Full details of these and all future productions (big shout for ** _Rocky Horror_** at the Bedlam next week) are on Æ's listings pages, all linked here. 🌍 A screening of the ** _People's Emergency Briefing_** film is planned in Bruntsfield on Friday evening. - More details via the Bruntsfield Area Net Zero Action Initiative. **🎶 The Banjo Lounge 4 - Live at The Bowler's Rest Friday** - _'Local Leith favourites BL4 are back playing live at this lovely music pub with our usual mashup acoustic versions of everything from Old School Hip Hop to Panjabi MC via System of a Down, Beyonce and The Gorillaz'_ 7.30pm to 10.30pm | The Bowlers Rest · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Pat McGarvey, The Banjo Lounge 4. 🏖️ All day from 9.30am on Saturday: September's _**By the Beach Writing Retreat**_ hosted by _Women Who Write Edinburgh_ at Tribe Porty. - More details here. September’s By the Beach Writing Retreat with Women Who Write EdinburghA full-day writing retreat for women and non-binary writers, with writing sprints, tea and coffee in a comfy Edinburgh co-working space.Eventbrite **🎶 Just Like Honey Saturday** - _'Post-Punk, Indie, New Wave club night at Wee Red Bar playing Bowie, New Order, Smiths, Cure, Talking Heads and many more!'_ 11pm to 3am | The Wee Red Bar · Tollcross | £5 OTD - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. 💛 On Saturday from 4pm at **La Belle Adventure bookshop** on Leith Walk, Edinburgh-based **illustrator** Sarah Lippett will share stories from a decade of work on Ukrainian resilience and resistance in comic form, marking the launch of '_10 YEARS Documenting Ukrainian Resilience and Resistance_ ' - Free tickets here. **🎶 Queensferry Folk Festival Saturday** - _'On Saturday 19th September Queensferry Folk Festival welcomes Findley Napier, Wave of the Flood and Magnus Turpie and Friends for an evening show along with a Nigel Gatherer workshop option during the daytime. The Priory, South Queensferry.'_ 10am to 11pm | Priory Church · South Queensferry - More details here, shared by Andrew Horseman. **🎬 This weekend at Leith Kino: Hour of the Star (1985) and I Love Maria (1988)** [Until Sun] **Saturday** - _'Join us this weekend at Leith Kino for two under-seen gems: landmark of feminist Brazilian cinema Hour of the Star (1985) and Hong Kong sci-fi martial arts comedy I Love Maria (1988). Saturday at Argonaut Books and Sunday at Leith Depot!'_ 7pm to 9pm | Argonat Books & Leith Depot · Canonmills & Broughton | 6 - More details here, shared by Leith Kino. **😂 Comedy Benefit in Aid of Hearts & Minds Saturday** - _'Award-winning comedian Chris Forbes is hosting a special stand-up fundraiser in aid of Hearts & Minds' Clowndoctors. Headlined by Jo Caulfield with Robin Grainger, Sophie McCabe and Krystal Evans also performing.'_ 4pm to 6pm | The Stand Comedy Club · New Town | £13 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **👗 Pre-loved pop-up for Maggies Sunday** - _'Love fashion? Want to support a great cause? Come to our amazing preloved sale in Porty all in aid of Maggie's. Vintage, High St, Designer, Homewares.'_ 12pm to 4pm | Bellfield · Portobello | £0-£30 - More details here, shared by Zoë Berry, LIFE / EDIT. **🎤 Phoenix For a Night aka "One & Done" session with the Phoenix Choir! Sunday** - _'Do something different this Sunday and join the Phoenix Choir for a One & Done session at La Belle Angele! Grab a drink, learn a whole song in one night, and discover how quickly a room full of strangers can sound AMAZING. No experience necessary!'_ 7pm to 10pm | La Belle Angele · Old Town | £10 - More details here, shared by The Phoenix Choir. **🌻 Redbraes Community Garden Open Day 2026 Sunday** - _'Come and celebrate Redbraes Community Garden with us on Sunday 20th September 11am - 3.30pm. 11am - 1pm Garden skill share workshops 2pm - 3.30pm Live music, kids treasure hunt, stalls, food, fresh produce & more'_ 11am to 3.30pm | Redbraes Community Garden · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by Zena Walczynska, Redbraes Community Garden Group. 🎟️ On Friday night at Fruitmarket: _**TFEH**_ (_organiser of Free Improv, Noise and Free Jazz concerts_) presents: John Butcher & Angharad Davies, plus the noisy Fritz Welch and Firas Khnaisser duo. - Tickets here. TFEH presents: JOHN BUTCHER & ANGHARAD DAVIES / FRITZ WELCH & FIRAS KHNAISSER - FruitmarketTFEH organise free Improv, Noise & Free Jazz concerts in Edinburgh, tonight it’s John Butcher, Angharad Davies, Fritz Welch & Firas KhnaisserFruitmarket 🎟️ NEXT weekend **_Sneaky Pete's_** : global club culture pioneer **James Lavelle** (of **_UNKLE_**) has a 6pm-10pm DJ set on Sunday 27 September. - Tickets here. Sneaky Pete’sEdinburgh nightclub and venueSneaky Pete'snick 📆 For more local events, check out Neil Cooper’s Shop Local weekend guide**,** including: Polish Comedy Shorts, La Beat in Leith + Edinburgh Indiepop Collective Sunday Socials. Shop Local! #160 – W/E 18.9.2026Not the only fun in town…The Noise of ArtNeil Cooper 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 There's even more happening beyond the city, including _**Glasgow Art Weekend**._ - Go exploring with The List's weekend guide. Something For The Weekend: Francis Of Delirium, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and The Naked NedsCheck out Edinburgh’s unique Colony Of Artists exhibition, a women’s writing workshop in Portobello, Glasgow Art Weekend and a theatrical adaptation of AmelieThe List * * * #### 📈**The most-visited links from the last newsletter:** 1. 🚨 'Balaclava boys on electric bikes: How to tackle the problem?' 2. ✈️ F-35 aircraft flyover planned today around 10.40am. 3. ⛴️ Rosyth to France ferry resurrection plan now scrapped. 4. 🎓 University plans 'massive' course cuts. 5. 🔥 Princes Street fire shops face cash questions. _⏰ Thanks for reading edition number**1,000(!).** 📬 Free subscribers: **33,200** +. 📲 Visits generated for local news sources:**5,000,000** +._ > 💌 Your support ensures this newsletter remains independent, free and **ad-free** , so thank you for helping to keep it going. The Minute returns on Monday. Wishing you all a good weekend ✌️ Upgrade ✨ Give a gift subscription here 💌

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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 17 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. It's daily edition number 999! And it's a busy one. I'm still not sure how to mark edition 1,000... Anyway, here’s Thursday's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : Wetter and breezier than yesterday, with a high of **15C** around 1pm. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🎓 The **University of Edinburgh** is planning '_massive course and programme closures_ ', the University and College Union has warned. - Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco, The Herald. * Details of cuts to the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences departments have been outlined by the university in emails to staff, blaming '_clear areas of duplication, low student uptake, and courses that may be due for review or retirement_ '. * In a statement the uni admitted it was facing '_difficult choices_ ', adding: "_While closures are not unusual, decisions are never made lightly_." * The union is planning a **rally** for staff and students next week. @edinburghucu on Instagram. 👨‍🦯 A **visually impaired** Leith man has raised safety concerns about Leith Walk's pavement layout, inconsistent tactile paving and continuous footways over roads. The council's transport leader Stephen Jenkinson responded saying 'I recognise the concerns raised' but that the street complied with guidance. - Isla Storie, Edinburgh Live. ⛴️ Plans to resurrect a **ferry service** linking Rosyth with France have been scrapped, reports BBC Scotland News / STV News / Stephen Kinninmonth, Dunfermline Press. 🔥 **Princes Street fire updates** : Three linked investigations by **Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco** in _The Herald_ : * The company that ran shops hit by July's fire on **Princes Street** is late in filing its legally required accounts with Companies House. - Read here. * More than 3,000 Edinburgh businesses were in **business rates arrears** last year. - Read here. * But the council has '_refused to reveal the extent of their efforts to recover hundreds of thousands of pounds in unpaid business rates by gift shops at the site of the fire_.' - Read here. Overdue accounts for London-based firm behind Princes Street fire gift shopsBwn Beverage, the London-based company registered as the non-domestic rates payer for 110 Princes Street, was required to submit accounts by…The HeraldJosh Pizzuto-Pomaco * * * 💰 Edinburgh's major **festival** leaders will unite for 'a _last-ditch plea_ ' to city councillors for a '_proportionate_ ' share of the new **tourist tax** income. - Brian Ferguson, The Herald. ⮑ The council will discuss cultural funding at **today's full council meeting** starting at 10am at the City Chambers. See the agenda here. Here's a screenshot of the major festivals' asks: 🗳️ It's not just the big festivals appealing for more of the Third Party Cultural Grant Funding at today's council meeting. A collective of local creative organisations will also be making their case. Groups including North Edinburgh Arts, WHALE Arts, Craigmillar Now and Lyra will be represented. In a deputation from Morvern Cunningham and Eva Mckenzie, Co-Leads of the **Creative Community Hubs Network** , they'll say: > "_Investing in culture outside the city centre creates new ways for visitors to engage with our cultural city: more exhibitions, more shows, spread across Edinburgh in a way that doesn't overwhelm the city's infrastructure and benefits more people, residents and visitors alike_. _We have an opportunity to use the Visitor Levy to support community-based cultural organisations, to enable visitors to participate in the arts and culture, outwith the city centre."_ They add: > "_We would hope that going forward, Edinburgh’s cultural reputation extends from the grassroots up, reaching residents and visitors deep into the city’s infrastructure and supporting a thriving cultural ecosystem for many years to come. Lastly, we would request that when the Council is consulting cultural institutions in the city such as the festivals and other creative organisations, they also include community-based cultural organisations. We need to have a voice!_ " * The meeting begins at 10am. Find the agenda and webcast link here. * 'The Fringe is '_like Disneyland where Mickey doesn't get paid_ '' - Jane Bradley, The Scotsman. The Fringe is ‘like Disneyland where Mickey doesn’t get paid’The production company said it had cut corners as much as possibleThe ScotsmanJane Bradley * * * 🏠 Nearly £20m will be spent on 241 private rental homes and 129 'affordable' properties around the **Bio Quarter and Little France** , thanks to funding from the Scottish National Investment Bank. - Scott Reid, The Scotsman. 🚔 A 31-year-old has appeared in court charged with a single allegation of 'culpable and reckless conduct' after two council workers were taken to hospital after removing unauthorised stickers from a lamppost in **Morningside** last month. - Alex Lawrie, Evening News / Edinburgh Live. 🏍️ The '_growing problem_ ' of people **driving illegally on e-bikes, motorbikes and scooters while wearing balaclavas** or face coverings is investigated by Calum Watson of BBC Scotland News. Balaclava boys on electric bikes: How to tackle the problem?The sight of masked young men on electric bikes or motorcycles is becoming increasingly familiar - what can be done about it?BBC NewsCalum Watson 🤝 A Sighthill **swingers club** is trying to reopen as a 'private members' club', having been ordered to shut down by the council in 2023. - Kevin Quinn, Evening News. 🍻 **Vault City Brewing** has put 400 solar panels on its brewery roof at the BioCampus at the Bush Estate. It hopes to save them nearly £33,000 a year and more than £820,000 over its 25-year lifespan - Rose Moncur, The Herald. 🏈 The **University of Edinburgh** has launched the **_Wildcats_** , an American-style**collegiate sports model** , which it says is the first in the UK. - Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco, The Herald / Liam Eunson, Midlothian View. > Friday will see the official rollout of the **_Edinburgh Wildcats_** during the men’s **rugby varsity match** at Murrayfield's Hive Stadium, where the University of Edinburgh will play against St Andrews University in the **_world’s oldest Varsity match_**. Men’s Rugby Scottish Varsity MatchUoE Sport ✈️ An F-35 aircraft **flyover** is planned on Friday morning, along with a parade through the city centre by sailors from the HMS Queen Elizabeth. - Heather Carrick, Evening News. 📸 Photographer Tom Duffin has been announced as the speaker at the next Creative Mornings event on 25 September at the Cockburn Collective studios on Constitution Street. - Free tickets will go live on Friday at 11am. 🍟 '_**Golden Wonder** returns to its Edinburgh birthplace with free crisp making pop up_' - Rosalind Erskine, The Scotsman. 🪩 In this week's Edinburgh Culture Minute weekly newsletter: **_Colony of Artists_** weekender, **_Scottish International Storytelling Festival_** programme, autumn events in the **_Botanics_** ' Palm Houses, **_Makerteers_** opens to creatives + new Edinburgh **bookshop map**. Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 16 - 22 September 2026Colony of Artists weekender, Scottish International Storytelling Festival programme, autumn events in the Botanics’ Palm Houses, Makerteers opens to creatives + new Edinburgh bookshop mapThe Edinburgh MinuteMichael MacLeod ⚽️ Six games in to the season, **Hibs** sacked their men's team manager David Gray yesterday, citing '_a downturn in results and performances_ '. John Potter will be the interim head boss at Easter Road. - John Greechan, Evening News. Subscribe for free or upgrade here * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **📰 Leither 177 now out** - _'Issue 177 of the Leither magazine is now out. This edition features the usual mix of culture, politics, food, and history. Physical copies are available across Leith, including at McDonald Road Library and Leith Library.'_ - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Click the image to view the magazine in full. **📞 Children First support line - volunteers needed** - _'When families need someone to listen, Children First's support line volunteers are there. We're looking for new volunteers to join our team to help provide emotional and practical support to adults by phone, webchat and email. (Deadline: 08 Oct)'_ - More details here, shared by Children First. **🧠 Children's Mental Health - Community Conversation Today, Thu 17 September** - _'Concerned about the mental health of young people and the impact of social media? Robert McCabe, retired NHS CAMHS Psychiatrist will facilitate an expert panel discussion with the opportunity to ask questions. Refreshments provided.'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | Blackhall St. Columba's Church · Silverknowes & Blackhall | FREE - More details here, shared by Blackhall St Columba's Church, Edinburgh. **🏛️ History Walking Tour - Edinburgh Medical School: Worlds of Change** [Until 02 Oct] **Tomorrow, Fri 18 September** - _'Join us on this new walking tour specially created for the Edinburgh Medical School's 300th Anniversary. Follow staff and students as they navigated wars, profound social changes, and the rise and fall of empire - changing their worlds over time.'_ 10am to 12pm | Old College · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by University of Edinburgh. Historical Walking Tour - Edinburgh Medical School: Worlds of ChangeJoin us on our new walking tour, Edinburgh Medical School: Worlds of Change.Eventbrite **🎶 TFEH presents: TFEHXTRA with JOHN BUTCHER & ANGHARAD DAVIES / FRITZ WELCH & FIRAS KHNAISSER . Tomorrow, Fri 18 September** - _'A special one-off 'TFEHXTRA' edition before we return for our regular programme in Oct, Nov, Dec & Jan! Sublime free improv by experimental luminaries Butcher & Davies, plus lug-befuddling weirdness fae the Central Belt's favourite Texan & Beiruiti!'_ 8pm to 11pm | Fruitmarket · Old Town | £20/ £15 concessions - More details here, shared by Ali Robertson, Giant Tank / Tfeh. **🎨 Artist Opens Edinburgh Colony Home for Art Exhibition Weekend** [Until Sun] **Sat 19 September** - _'Artist Sally Richardson invites you into her Abbeyhill Colony home this weekend, the inspiration for her colourful art. The colonies and their gardens, washing lines and cats, are just some of the subjects of her warm and life-affirming paintings.'_ 12pm to 6pm | 36 Lady Menzies Place The Abbeyhill Colonies EH7 5BA · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | FREE - More details here, shared by Sally Richardson. Open Home Weekend 19th&20th September 2026Annual Open Home Exhibition - Stepping into the Canvas Its that time of the year, once again, when I open up my home and garden to visitors. I will have originals on display and I will haveSally Richardson Artist **🔮 Tarot reading night with wine and cheese Sat 19 September** - _'Discover the magic of tarot! Enjoy a personal reading with time to reflect, ask questions and see what the cards reveal. Connect with others over a curated cheese board and wine in a warm, relaxed setting. Come curious, leave with fresh insight!'_ 6pm to 10pm | Populus Cafe (Leith Community Croft) · Leith | £35 non mem/ £20 mem - More details here, shared by Earth in Common. **🎶 Gaza Solidarity Folk Session Sun 20 September** - _'Coming through to the Abbeyhill Colonies this weekend for the Colony of Artists? Join us for a folk session and art show to raise funds for Gazan students and families! Open to all - drop in to enjoy the music or bring your instruments and join in.'_ 1pm to 4pm | Venue 19 - Colony of Artists · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | By donation - More details here, shared by Mai-Anh Vu Peterson. **🧘‍♀️ Gentle Yoga** [Every Monday] **Mon 21 September** - _'A gentle yoga class suitable for all ages and beginners.'_ 12pm to 1pm | Stockbridge Parish Church · Stockbridge | £6 drop in price - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Gentle YogaGentle YogaMonday 21 September 2026, 12:00 - 13:00Stockbridge Parish Church, 7b Saxe Coburg Street, Edinburgh EH3 5BNGentle Yoga with CleaSuitable forLog into ChurchDesk **🎶 Jack Caldwell at Leith Depot Wed 23 September** - _'Edinburgh indie folk musician Jack Caldwell (as heard on BBC Radio Scotland) brings his Central Belt Tour to Leith Depot with support from Edinburgh alternative folk duo Double Vision'_ 7pm to 10pm | Leith Depot · Leith | £11.36, £12.50 door - More details here, shared by Jack Caldwell. Jack Caldwell Tickets | 23 Sept | Leith Depot, Edinburgh | DICEEdinburgh indie-folk musician **Jack Caldwell** brings his new EP ***Plus Four*** to **Leith Depot** on his ***Central Belt Tour***.DICEDICE **🎶 An Evening with Louise Balkwill - Chatterbox Thu 24 September** - _'Louise Balkwill brings her Chatterbox show to Juniper Green Note on Thursday 24 September, Baberton Golf Club. Full band, warm room, great value for a night of live jazz. Sign up here to hear first https://greennote.club'_ 7.30pm to 9.30pm | Baberton Golf Club · Juniper Green | £15 - More details here, shared by Juniper Green Note. An Evening with Louise Balkwill — ChatterboxLondon-based, award-winning jazz vocalist Louise Balkwill presents Chatterbox, a live show built around her latest album of the same name.Eventbrite **💻 ScotSoft 2026 Thu 24 September** - _'Join Scotland's leading technology conference, with talks, workshops and panels for everyone from junior developers to project managers to C-suite. Plus the Young Software Engineer Awards dinner.'_ 9am to 5.30pm | Edinburgh International Conference Centre · Tollcross | From £99+VAT - More details here, shared by ScotlandIS. **💼 Making Fair Work Work for our City: Stories from Edinburgh Employers Wed 07 October** - _'On Fair Work Day of Challenge Poverty Week, find out why fair, flexible work is good for individuals, good for business and good for the economy. Join Flexible Working Scotland, Peer Works and the Edinburgh Fair Work Action Group at The Melting Pot.'_ 1.30pm to 3.30pm | The Melting Pot · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Lynn Houmdi, Flexible Working Scotland. Making Fair Work Work for our City: Stories from Edinburgh EmployersJoin us for our monthly community co-working sessions, as well as a panel for the Fair Work SpotlightHumanitix logo 👀 Remember you can always see all **310+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things. 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Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 16 - 22 September 2026

👋 Hello dear paying subscriber and welcome to your 142nd weekly **Culture Minute** : a round-up of Edinburgh’s local creative news, arts happenings, events, jobs and opportunities. If I’ve missed anything please get in touch. Thanks as always to everyone who contributes! #### **👀 Most-viewed links from the previous Edinburgh Culture Minute:** 1. 🎟️ Tilda Swinton in Man to Man at the Traverse. (Now sold out, returns only) 2. 🏰 Summer 2027 Castle Concerts news. 3. 🎤 Final tickets for Nish Kumar: 'Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy' at The Queen's Hall. 4. 🎨 Tickets for An Evening with David Shrigley, in conversation with Michael Pedersen. 5. 📗 Caitlin Moran coming to Edinburgh to discuss 'How to be Hopeful'. 6. 🎨 Free autumn events at National Galleries of Scotland. * * * ## 🗞️ News 💰 Edinburgh **festival** leaders have united for 'a _last-ditch plea_ ' to city councillors for a '_proportionate_ ' share of the new **tourist tax** income. - Brian Ferguson, The Herald. ⮑ The council will discuss cultural funding at Thursday's full council meeting. See the agenda here. ’Springboard, not sunset: Edinburgh’s festivals make last-ditch tourist tax pleaCouncillors have been warned of the risks of ‘continued underinvestment’ in the city’s annual cultural events ahead of their 80th…The HeraldBrian Ferguson 🎭 Actor **Brian Cox** has announced an 'evening of conversation and stories' at The Lyceum on 8 November, including the chance to meet the man himself before the show. Cox was one of the theatre's founding members in 1965. Money raised will help The Lyceum '_to continue to provide standout productions for Edinburgh audiences and create vital employment opportunities for creatives across Scotland_.' - More details here. An Evening With... Brian Cox | LyceumBrian Cox, legend of the stage and screen, returns to The Lyceum for a very special evening in aid of the theatre.Last seen on our stage in Waiting for GodLyceum 🏠 This weekend's 21st annual **_Colony of Artists_** festival in Abbeyhill will be its biggest ever, with more than 135 artists opening their homes to the public. ⮑ The **map and brochure** are on the event’s website. It's all free and runs from 11am-6pm on Saturday and Sunday. Colony of ArtistsColony of Artists ⮑ _Throwback_ : I made this video about the event back in 2010 for The Guardian (16 years ago!) ⮑ _Even further throwback:_ Local historian Andy Arthur will give a short talk and film screening during the weekend too. - Details here. Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 (@threadinburgh.scot)📣 Important PSA! 📽️ I’ll be screening and talking about the wonderful 1951 short film “The Singing Street” on next 2 weekends. 📅 19th & 20th, 10AM, Abbeyhill School with Colony of Artists 📆 26th, 12 Noon, Norton Park Centre with Doors Open Day 🎫 Free, unticketed, arrive early to avoid disappointmentBluesky SocialAndy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 📝 The 37th annual **Scottish International Storytelling Festival** programme went live yesterday. From 21–31 October, expect ten days of myths, folklore and stories from Scotland and beyond, exploring this year’s theme: _Bird and Beast_. - The programme and tickets are here + there's a selection of highlights in Liam Eunson's report for Midlothian View. 🌴 A new series of autumn events has been announced for the newly renovated Palm Houses at the **Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh**. They include yoga, forest bathing, creative writing among the plants, printmaking, live music and a sound bath. - Find all the new events here. Palm House EventsRBGE 🏆 Nominations are open for this year’s **Creative Edinburgh Awards**. You can nominate a colleague, a friend or even yourself. - Get involved here. 📚 Here's a new object of desire: **_The Edinburgh Bookshop Map_**. It's printed by Typewronger Books, where you can pick up a copy. @typewronger on Instagram. * * * ## **🎟️ Big tickets this week** 🎹 Tonight: Renowned fiddler, composer and producer **Aidan O’Rourke** of _**Lau**_ will be at Pianodrome Bruntsfield. He's performing with a trio performing as part of _Tree Song,_ an 18-month creative project centred on composing, performing, and sharing new music in an open and collaborative way. - Tickets here + more Pianodrome events here. 🎷 On Friday at the Queen's Hall: Marking 100 years since the birth of sax and jazz legend **John Coltrane** , the ** _Scottish National Jazz Orchestra_** will be joined by acclaimed soloist ** _Emma Rawicz_** for a night of Coltrane-inspired music. - Tickets. 🎸 **Death Cab for Cutie** play the Corn Exchange on Sunday 20 September, with support from _Pool Kids_. - Tickets here. 🎸 **Jacob Collier** will be supported by **Sam Amidon** at The Queen's Hall on Sunday 20 September. - Tickets. 🥁 ** _Queen_** songwriter, drummer and singer **Roger Taylor** is performing at the Usher Hall on Tuesday 22 September. - Tickets. 📗 **Caitlin Moran** discusses her book '_How To Be Hopeful' (A Year of Attempting to Feel Less Awful About the World_) at The Queen's Hall on Tuesday 22 September. The special guest is Mhairi Black. - Tickets. 🎸 **James Walsh (_Starsailor_) & Ben Ottewell (_Gomez_) **will be playing at The Voodoo Rooms on Wednesday 23 September. - Tickets. 🎤 Fringe hit **_MC Hammersmith_** is back at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Tuesday 29 September for 'an explosive improvised comedy show based entirely on audience suggestions'. - Tickets. 🎤 Telly funnyman **Jon Richardson** has announced a show ('_The Teenage Diaries of a Stand-Up Comedian_ ') at the Assembly Roxy on 18 October. - Tickets. Jon Richardson in Conversation: The Teenage Diaries of a Stand-Up Comedian<p> Jon Richardson in Conversation: The Teenage Diaries of a Stand-Up Comedian </p> <p> Join Jon Richardson along with a special guest as he takes you through his new book and much more. What possible value could there be in revisiting the awkward, unfiltered thoughts of a 14-year-old boy, especially now, in his forties and a successful comedian, actor and father? As it turns out, quite a lot. In this candid memoir, Jon reconnects with his younger self – a boy growing up in an era when Oasis dominated the charts and Baywatch dominated his imagination. From embarrassing teenage misadventures, including a mortifying PE lesson involving a climbing rope, to small but significant triumphs like earning a pack of Chewits for the ‘cleanest tent’ at scout camp, Jon revisits the moments that shaped him and, ultimately, set him on the path to comedy. </p>Assembly Roxy * * * ## **🎭 What's on Edinburgh's stages this week?** Here's Thom Dibdin of All Edinburgh Theatre: **It's a week of big musicals with the arrival of _Annie_ and _SIX The Musical_ , together with a wee tour of _Private Peaceful_ and a whole clutch of locally produced scratch theatre.** Biggies first. That ** _Annie_** at the Playhouse with Claire Sweeney as Miss Hannigan (ends Sun: tickets) is a musical goes without saying, although our reviewer also praised its storytelling, while noting it is something of a "★★★★☆ Belter" thanks to rather muddy sound design. Equally strong support for ** _Six, The Musical_** at the Festival Theatre (ends Sat 26 Sept: tickets) which Hugh said is "★★★★☆ Energetic", while noting that, despite the title, it is more like a concert than a musical. But in a good way. And thoroughly crowd-pleasing to boot. Theatre-wise, Simon Reade adapts Michael Morpurgo in the tour of ** _Private Peaceful_** at the Lyceum (Thur-Sat: tickets). This is the WW1-set one-person tour de force, as Tommo looks back over the events which shaped his life and carried him through the horrors of trench warfare. The rest is a full-on frenzy of local scratch theatre. Its returns only for ** _Page2Stage_** in Traverse 2 (tonight: tickets), with extracts from four plays, which will be critiqued by an industry panel. ** _P2S_** returns to Trav 1 in two months (Wed 25 Nov: tickets). The Tandem Collective celebrate a decade of scratch nights with ** _Tandem at 10_** , also at the Traverse. This Sat (1pm: tickets) the Tandem producers have a free workshop for emerging writers. While next week (Sat 26: tickets) is an actual scratch night. And finally down at Leith Depot (Mon 21: tickets) PenPal Production have their latest _**Drama @ The Depot** _night of six instant short plays by local writers, with this month's theme the ** _Seven Deadly Sins_**. Get there early for the home baking! And that is your lot. Full details of these and all future productions (big shout for ** _Rocky Horror_** at the Bedlam next week) are on Æ's listings pages, all linked here. * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Culture Minute Community Noticeboard** Got something to share? Get in touch here 💌 **📖 Scottish International Storytelling Festival (21-31 Oct) launches this year's programme** - _'Scotland’s finest storytellers join storytellers from Türkiye, Italy, Ireland, Canada and England, to explore the rich relationship between storytelling and the natural world through this year’s theme Bird and Beast.'_ - More details here, shared by Scottish International Storytelling Festival. The Scottish International Storytelling Festival programme launch. Photo by Neil Hanna. **🌊 The Carrying Stream | Caroline Finlay & Frances Law** - _'This exhibition explores people, place, landscape and myth. Inspired by Hamish Henderson’s ‘carrying stream’, it reveals how traditional culture flows and changes on the surface, while deeper currents of myth and lore persist across generations.'_ - More details here, shared by Ian Farmer, Upright Gallery. **🎤 Phoenix For a Night aka "One & Done" session with the Phoenix Choir! Sun 20 September** - _'Do something different this Sunday and join the Phoenix Choir for a One & Done session at La Belle Angele! Grab a drink, learn a whole song in one night, and discover how quickly a room full of strangers can sound AMAZING. No experience necessary!'_ 7pm to 10pm | La Belle Angele · Old Town | £10 - More details here, shared by The Phoenix Choir. Phoenix Choir - One & Done! SeptemberA fun one-off session with The Phoenix Choir - big energy, great tunes!Eventbrite **🎨 Art Exhibition - Architecture, Learning, Imagining - sales proceeds to Edinburgh Direct Aid** [Until 28 Oct] **Mon 21 September** - _'Selling exhibition of paintings, all proceeds to Edinburgh Direct Aid International.'_ 10.30am to 2pm | Edinburgh New Town Church · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🎻 Edinburgh Studio Orchestra** [Every Monday] **Mon 28 September** - _'This orchestra is unique as we don't give public concerts. We rehearse pieces for a month then change. We particularly welcome strings, trumpet and trombone players. No auditions, please simply turn up and say hello. Please check our Facebook page.'_ 7.30pm to 9.30pm | German Speaking Congregation · Marchmont & Meadows | First term free! - More details here, shared by David Wilson, Edinburgh Studio Orchestra. **✉️ Edinburgh Handwriting Pen Pal** - _'Are you new to The Edinburgh Minute or Edinburgh? Than you might not know that you can make friends old style...by writing a letter! Check the link below and have fun!'_ - More details here, shared by Sara. ### 🤝 This week’s local creative jobs and opportunities. Find your future here... 📚 **Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive** , based at St Margaret's House, is hiring a **_General Manager_**. Salary: £38,000 pro-rata, part time (24 hours per week). Deadline: 22 September. - Apply here. 🎨 Applications are open for **_Makerteers_** : a six-month venture-building programme designed specifically for ambitious makers, designers, inventors and entrepreneurs. It's supported by the Scottish Government’s Ecosystem Fund, with 20 fully funded places in Edinburgh, aiming to help folks turn creative ideas into sustainable businesses. It's fully funded and free. Deadline: 1 October. - Apply here. * Co-Founder Ryder Meggitt says on LinkedIn: "_We're looking for simply three things: passion, potential and ambition_." * There is a launch event on Thursday 24 September between 6pm - 9pm. - More details here. Makerteers Edinburgh Launch Event | Scotland’s First Venture-Building Programme for Makers · LumaMakerteers Edinburgh Launch Event | Scotland’s first venture-building programme for makers starts here Makerteers is Scotland’s first six-month…Makerteers 📸 **Stills: Centre for Photography** on Cockburn Street is hiring a **_Visitor Assistant_**. Pay: £13.45 per hour. Part time, fixed term to March 2028. Deadline: 5 October. - Apply here. Vacancies - StillsVISITOR ASSISTANT Application deadline: Monday 5 October, 9am Type of contract: Part Time. Fixed Term to March 2028. Rate of pay: Real Living Wage (currently £13.45 per hour) Hours of work: The Visitor Assistant role is part-time and shift-based (4 hour shifts) Tuesday-Saturday. Regular shifts will be 10.30am-2.30pm or 2.30pm-6.30pm with the requirement to work […]Stills 💻 Commissions of £8,000–£12,000 are available to around seven people to create '**_curious and unexpected work that challenges, complicates and reimagines responsible AI_** '. Winning works are to be presented at the Edinburgh festivals next year. The commissions are funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and delivered by BRAID UK in partnership with Inspace Design Informatics, University of Edinburgh. Deadline: 2 November. - More details here. Creative CommissionsCreative CommissionsBRAID UK **🖼️ Curator-Producer (Parental Leave Cover)** - _'EAF is looking for a Curator-Producer (Parental Leave Cover) who will join EAF to deliver a confirmed programme of exhibitions, events, and performances for the EAF27 programme. Further information, including how to apply, available on EAF site! (Deadline: 04 Oct)'_ - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Art Festival. 🟨 Five roles with the **Edinburgh International Festival** are newly advertised. * Community Connections Manager (maternity cover). Deadline: 25 September. * Philanthropy Manager. Deadline: 28 September. * Digital Officer. Deadline: 5 October. * Social Media and Content Manager. Deadline: 5 October. * Website and Email Manager. Deadline: 5 October. **👍 STILL OPEN ↴** 🎨 **Independent Arts Projects** is hiring four ** _Sensory Artists_**. Salary: £32,000 (£19,200 pro rata) for three days per week (21 hours per week) for 15 months from November this year and January 2028. It can be an employed fixed-term contract or freelance. Deadline: 21 September. - Apply here. 🧪 **Edinburgh Science** , organisers of the annual Science Festival, are recruiting a ** _Finance & HR Manager_**. Salary: £36,000 – £40,000 per annum FTE (£21,600 – £24,000 for 0.6 FTE). Deadline: 20 September. - Apply here. 📚 The **Open Book** charity based in Morningside is looking for a part time ** _Resources Assistant_** 'to support the provision of reading materials for use in Open Book groups'. Pay: £15/ph. Deadline: 21 September. - Apply here. 🎭 The **Royal Lyceum Theatre** is hiring a new ** _Director of Producing_**. Salary: £55,000. Deadline: 22 September. - Apply here. 🎭 The **Traverse Theatre** is looking for an 'experienced and proactive' ** _Senior Communications Officer_**. - Salary: £30k-£32k. Deadline: 28 September. - Apply here. 📚 **Edinburgh International Book Festival** is looking for a new _**Director of Programming**_. From the description: "_They are responsible for translating the Festival’s overall creative vision and thematic framing into an ambitious, distinctive and coherent programme, and for leading the team, partnerships, resources and processes required to deliver it_." - Salary: £50k. Deadline: 24 September. - Apply here. **👀 Find more local roles on the Creative Edinburgh** jobs & opps board**.** * * * 💌 Thanks to everyone who contributed to the 142nd edition of **The Edinburgh Culture Minute**. **Thank you for reading and subscribing**. Please share this email to help it reach more people who want to have a good time! 💌 Gift a subscription here

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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 16 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. Here’s Wednesday's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : Another decent day of sunny intervals, a high of **17C** around 3pm before showers in the evening. Wetter and windier tomorrow. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🚉 Local councillors are being blamed for letting politics play 'too big a part' in the decision to shelve the **Granton tram extension** plan. "_The community in the North, including three of the highest areas of poverty and deprivation, have not been heard_ ," said Granton and District Community Council chair Fred Marinello. - Jack Davies, Evening News. * '_Tram-trains, Roseburn, and the future of Edinburgh's transport system -**What's next** for capital's tram network after northern extension goes off the rails?_' - Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco in The Herald. What’s next for capital’s tram network after northern extension goes off the rails?While Thursday’s season finale was supposed to be full of drama, it proved rather predictable for those of us who frequent the city chambers.The HeraldJosh Pizzuto-Pomaco 🚁 For the second time in two days, an injured walker was rescued by helicopter from **Arthur's Seat** yesterday afternoon. - South Queensferry Coastguard shared this update. 🎆 A teenager has been jailed for 18 months for attacking police and members of the public with fireworks in **Moredun**. - Reporting by Alexander Lawrie in the Evening News and Edinburgh Live. 🚔 Artificial Intelligence technology is being trialled on the **Edinburgh City Bypass** to catch litter criminals. The new 'LitterCam' software detects rubbish thrown from vehicles. Last year, 15 tonnes of litter (more than 3,000 bags) were collected on the bypass. - Alastair Dalton, The Scotsman. Drivers tracked by AI cameras face fines for dropping litter on Scotland’s roadsTrial of technology launched on Edinburgh City Bypass and A1The ScotsmanAlastair Dalton 🍩 _**Randy's Donuts**_ is replacing _Barburrito_ at 55 Forrest Road. - Lee Dalgetty, Edinburgh Live. 🥐 The third annual **_Scotland’s Best Croissant Competition_** will be hosted at The Balmoral Hotel on 26 October. Entries close on 30 September. - More details from Rosalind Erskine in The Scotsman. 🍸 Billed as a '_five-star dive bar_ ', a new cocktail bar called **_Understory_** opened in the vaults beneath Rutland Street yesterday. It's led by former Bramble manager Sam Baxendale and Rutland Hotel bar boss James Grant. - Rose Moncur, The Herald + the bar is on Instagram here. @understory.bar on Instagram. Subscribe for free or upgrade here * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **🏛️ Doors Open Days Can Help Us Fall In Love With Edinburgh Again** - _'Fall in love with Edinburgh again – that is the challenge to residents as Doors Open Days returns with its most accessible ever programme of events running over the two-day festival on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September 2026.'_ - More details here, shared by The Cockburn Association. **🖼️ Curator-Producer (Parental Leave Cover)** - _'EAF is looking for a Curator-Producer (Parental Leave Cover) who will join EAF to deliver a confirmed programme of exhibitions, events, and performances for the EAF27 programme. Further information, including how to apply, available on EAF site! (Deadline: 04 Oct)'_ - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Art Festival. Vacancies + Opportunities - Edinburgh Art FestivalCurator-Producer (Parental Leave Cover) EAF is looking for a Curator-Producer (Parental Leave Cover) will join EAF to deliver a confirmed programme of exhibitions, events, and performances for the EAF27 programme. This is a production and delivery-focused role, coordinating artists, partners, technical teams, and logistics to bring each project to fruition. This role is primarily focused […]Edinburgh Art Festival **💡 Good Ideas Class 2026** - _'Good Ideas Class is a seven-month programme for people across Scotland with good ideas that could make a positive difference to society, their community or the environment. We have 16 places available for the 2026 programme. (Deadline: 13 Oct)'_ - More details here, shared by The Melting Pot. Good Ideas Class - The Melting PotNow recruiting our 2026 cohort of changemakers! Turn your good idea into a sustainable business, and learn from others on a similar journey.The Melting Pot **🚌 Have your say about Edinburgh's Buses - Edinburgh Bus Users Group AGM** - _'Edinburgh Bus Users Group (EBUG) was set up to provide a voice for people using the buses in Edinburgh. We are holding our next AGM online on Thursday 24 September at 6.00pm. To become a member, please contact us using the form on our website.'_ - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Bus Users Group. **🌌 Creatures & Cosmos: Affordable Prints Exhibition** [Until 06 Oct] **Today, Wed 16 September** - _'A playful collection where wildlife meets the night sky. Featuring a mix of animals, birds, feathers, and lunar landscapes, this exhibition balances earth-bound nature with cosmic calm.'_ 10am to 4pm | Rising Tide Cafe · Portobello | FREE - More details here, shared by Rising Tide Cafe. **📷 Edinburgh Photographic Society - Open Night Today, Wed 16 September** - _'Passionate about photography? Then come to our Open Night on 16 September at 7.30 pm. You'll meet fellow photo enthusiasts, tour our New Town base, meet our active special interest groups and get a preview of this year's exciting programme.'_ 7.30pm to 9.30pm | Edinburgh Photographic Society · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Muriel Binnie, Edinbugh Photographic Society. **🏑 Social Hockey** [Every Thursday] **Tomorrow, Thu 17 September** - _'Ready to try a new sport and meet new people? The Watsonian Hockey Club is running mixed adult Social Hockey sessions at George Watsons College, Thursdays 6:45-7:45, for any and all, no fitness or skills needed! Contact edi@watsonianshockeyclub.com'_ 6.30pm to 8pm | George Watson's College · Morningside - More details here, shared by Watsonians Hockey Club. **🧵 Hear About ...my life in stitches Fri 18 September** - _'Join Susie Finlayson for My Life in Stitches, a personal and engaging talk exploring a life connected through stitching. Come along for an afternoon of stories, experience and an insight into the world behind the title.'_ 3pm to 5pm | The Heart of Newhaven Community · Trinity & Newhaven | FREE - More details here, shared by Roger, Heart of Newhaven Community. **💍 Wedding Coffee Morning Sat 19 September** - _'Looking for a unique wedding venue? Join our events team for a look around Dovecot Studios, a former Victorian bathhouse turned tapestry studio, with refreshments provided by the team at our wonderful café.'_ 10am to 1pm | Dovecot Studios · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Dovecot Studios. Wedding Coffee MorningDid you get engaged recently? Our 2027 dates are filling quickly, but we’d love to hear from you about availability in 2028/2029. Join us…Dovecot Studios **🌧️ The launch of _Every Drop of Rain That Falls Is Sacred_ by Caitlin Allmond Sherret Sat 19 September** - _'Local poet and makar Caitlin Allmond Sherret is launching her debut poetry pamphlet 'Every Drop of Rain That Falls is Sacred'. Alongside some of Edinburgh's leading next generation of artists, she'll be reading from her new collection.'_ 2pm to 3.30pm | The BirdsNest Gallery · Southside | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🎶 Just Like Honey Sat 19 September** - _'Post-Punk, Indie, New Wave club night at Wee Red Bar playing Bowie, New Order, Smiths, Cure, Talking Heads and many more!'_ 11pm to 3am | The Wee Red Bar · Tollcross | £5 OTD - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. JUST LIKE HONEYEXPECT TO HEAR: SMITHS CURE BOWIE PULP NEW ORDER KATE BUSH BJORK YYYs TALKING HEADS XTC ROSES PRINCE BLONDIE FALL BUNNYMEN DEPECHE MODE FONTAINES DC STROKES IDLES LCD SOUNDSYSTEM BUZZCOCKS JAMCWeGotTickets **💃 Join Latvian folk dance group 'Dindaru Dandaru' in Edinburgh** [Every Sunday] **Sun 20 September** - _''Dindaru Dandaru' have just started hitting the dance floor again after a summer break and we'd love for you to join the group! You don't need to be Latvian or have prior dance experience. Come give Latvian Folk dance a go!'_ 9.30am to 12pm | Morningside United Church · Bruntsfield - More details here, shared by Anna. **🧘🏻‍♀️ Qigong at Alae - Weekly Qigong in Leith, Edinburgh** [Every Monday] **Mon 21 September** - _'Qigong is a gentle, accessible movement and meditation practice supporting good health, balance, and renewed energy in body and mind. Drop-ins and passes available for this joyful, relaxing class. Beginners welcome!'_ 6.30pm to 7.30pm | Alae · Leith | £10 - £12 - More details here, shared by Evi Tsiligaridou, Numinous Flow. Qigong at Alae - Weekly Qigong in Leith, EdinburghA gentle, beginner-friendly weekly practice of movement, breath and awareness - cultivating balance, vitality and ease.Humanitix logo **🎥 Film London Jarman Award 2026: Screening and Q &A with artist Rhea Storr Tue 22 September** - _'LUX Scotland and Filmhouse host the Jarman Award tour - an annual award inspired by visionary British filmmaker Derek Jarman - presenting a screening of the shortlisted artists' work and a Q &A with shortlisted artist Rhea Storr at Filmhouse!'_ 5.30pm to 8.30pm | Filmhouse · Tollcross | £6.50/£3/free - More details here, shared by LUX Scotland. Film London Jarman Award 2026 | Screening and Q&A with Rhea StorrLUX Scotland and Filmhouse will host the Film London Jarman Award 2026, presenting a screening of the shortlisted artists’ work and a Q&A with shortlisted artist Rhea Storr at Filmhouse, Edinburgh. This is the eighth time LUX Scotland have hosted the Film London Jarman Award and we’re excited to welcome Rhea to Edinburgh for this special event. The artists shortlisted for the Film London Jarman Award 2026 are Sadia Pineda Hameed, Ilona Sagar, Rhea Storr, and Alia Syed. Inspired by visionary British filmmaker Derek Jarman, the Award recognises and supports artists working with the moving image. The shortlisted artists illustrate the spirit of inventiveness within moving image, highlighting the breadth of creativity and craftsmanship the medium has to offer, as well as its powerful ability to engage and provoke audiences. The Award comes with a £10,000 prize. The winner of the Film London Jarman Award will be announced on the 24 November 2026. The award is presented in partnership with the Whitechapel Gallery. The tour runs from 22 September 2026 to 21 January 2027, in partnership with nine arts venues across the UK.FLAMIN **🍂 Equinox Printing and Preservation with the Queer Gardening Group Wed 23 September** - _'To celebrate the Autumn Equinox in the garden we will be trying out two ways of bringing a little of the summer into autumn with us, with hapa zome printing and herbal tinctures. Access info: https://queergardening.carrd.co/'_ 11am to 3pm | Gracemount Community Garden · Gracemount | FREE - More details here, shared by Jim. **🎉 Malones _Off Campus_ Themed Party Wed 23 September** - _'Love the Off Campus series? We're throwing an Off Campus themed party at the REAL Malones! We'll have a live DJ, karaoke, songs from the soundtrack, and our fantastic food and drinks. Oh yeah... there's also a dynamic duo dress code. Have fun!'_ 8pm to 11pm | Malones Edinburgh · Haymarket & Dalry | FREE - More details here, shared by Charlie Roscoe, Malones Leith. **🎥 Guardian Documentaries Showcase + Q &A Thu 24 September** - _'Join us for an evening of shorts from around the world, documentaries that dig into memory, conflict and inheritance, followed by a fantastic opportunity to pick the brain of the Guardian team after the screening.'_ 6pm to 7.30pm | Filmhouse · Tollcross | £11 - £13 - More details here, shared by Scottish Documentary Institute + in this Instagram post. Guardian Documentaries Showcase + Q&AThis screening&nbsp;will be followed by a Q&amp;A&nbsp;with&nbsp;Born in Damascus&nbsp;director&nbsp;Laura Wadha&nbsp;and executive producer at The Guardian, Jess Gormley.&nbsp;There will be an opportunity for 1-to-1 discussions about specific projects and the commissioning process with The Guardian team in the Gallery Bar.Join us for a collection of short films, curated in collaboration with Guardian Documentaries.&nbsp;Telling powerful stories from around the world through a distinctive artistic lens, this collection of short documentaries explores a range of compelling personal perspectives that provoke, surprise, and engage us emotionally. United by themes of memory, conflict and legacy, these films ask what it means to hold on to hope when peace or revolution never seem to materialise.FILMS FEATURED:Born in Damascus&nbsp;(dir. Laura Wadha, UK, 2022, 15 mins, English and Arabic w/ English subtitles)After ten years apart, a Scottish filmmaker tries to reconnect with her Syrian cousin, their paths separated by war.The Black Panther Cubs&nbsp;(dir. Aurora Brachman, 2025, 26 mins, English)When the revolution doesn’t come - the children of the Black Panther Party wrestle with its legacy 50 years on.Miss Besieged Sarajevo&nbsp;(dir. Albie Swingler, UK, 2026, 24 mins, English, Bosnian and Dutch w/ English subtitles)Beauty pageants and bombs: Inela remembers her life as a teenager in Sarajevo, 30 years on.The Things We Don’t Say&nbsp;(dir. Ornella Mutoni, UK, 2024, 20 mins, French and Kinyarwanda w/ English subtitles)Children of the Rwandan genocide gather together, 30 years later, to find the courage to break a powerful taboo.This screening is part of&nbsp;Doc Screen, an initiative run by Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) in partnership with Filmhouse.Filmhouse Edinburgh **🍻 Gravity Beer Festival is Back! Fri 25 September** - _'Gravity Beer Festival is back for its 4th edition! 🚀🍺 Join us at Summerhall for a weekend of craft beer and sample from the most exciting lineup of breweries we ever had! As usual, all your beer is included in your ticket price! Cheers! 🍻'_ 1pm to 5pm and 6pm to 10pm | Summerhall · Southside | £41.50 - More details here, shared by Storytelling PR. Gravity FestivalJoin us at Summerhall for the 1st edition of the Gravity Beer Festival in Edinburgh. 15 breweries from all around the UK, 60 taps of beer and cider pouring all weekend.Gravity Festival **🏰 Human Towers Workshop & Open Rehearsal Sat 26 September** - _'Come along and discover the Catalan tradition of human towers! Have a go at building a castell with us, or simply watch the rehearsal. A family-friendly event for everyone - no experience needed!'_ 3pm to 5pm | St. Oswald's Centre · Bruntsfield | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. @collacastelleraedinburgh on Instagram. **⚽ Edinburgh Football Programme and Memorabilia Fair Sun 27 September** - _'A collector fair for all things football, with a variety of major dealers from around the country. Main focus is football programmes but there will also be memorabilia, cards and much more. Buy or sell.'_ 10.30am to 1.30pm | Bainfield Bowling & Social Club · Gorgie | FREE - More details here, shared by Andy Mitchell. * Also, if you're in to football fanzines, local writer Dan Gray has just released his new book 'Fanzine: The story of football's alternative press', which is highly recommended. 📌 Remember you can always see all **310+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things! 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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 15 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. So far it's a relatively quiet morning of news. If I've missed anything, please get in touch here. Here’s Tuesday's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : We had some rain overnight and the on-off showers are forecast to continue throughout today. Cooler than yesterday, but still a warmish top temperature of **17C** around 3pm. Drier tomorrow. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🔥 A fundraiser has been launched for a **Muirhouse** couple who 'lost everything' in a house fire last Thursday morning. - Jack Davies reports in the Evening News + the fundraiser is here. 🚦 Parents at **Craiglockhart Primary School** have successfully petitioned the council to speed up plans for a new zebra crossing. - Jack Davies & Ian Swanson, Evening News. 🚁 A woman who had fallen and hit her head at the top of **Arthur’s Seat** was rescued by helicopter on Sunday night. - Jody Harrison, The Herald + Rachel Fergusson, Evening News. 🚔 A 34-year-old man has been charged after a police officer was injured in an incident involving a man with a 'bladed weapon' in **Niddrie** on Sunday night. - Ross Hempseed, STV News. 🚔 A 12-year-old boy was among eight people arrested for anti-social behaviour, vandalism, misuse of drugs and assaults related to the FLY music festival in **Princes Street Gardens** over the weekend. - Matthew Fulton, STV News. 💻 All 25 jobs at the Edinburgh-based **_Smart Data Foundry_** not-for-profit organisation have been lost after it went in to administration, reports Alasdair Ferguson in The National. ✈️ Baggage handling firms at **Edinburgh Airport** blame each other for various delays this summer, reports Alastair Dalton in The Scotsman. 🎓 Some **Heriot-Watt University** workers are on a two-day strike over cuts and compulsory redundancies related to the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies and Scholar programme. Sporadic strikes began in March. - More details from the University and College Union. 🌍 A screening of the **_People's Emergency Briefing_** film is planned in Bruntsfield on Friday evening. - More details via the Bruntsfield Area Net Zero Action Initiative. Climate Emergency Film Screening + ESHC Community Meal 7.00-9pm Fri 18 SeptJoin a screening of scientists’ update on Climate Disruption + what to do about it @ Edinburgh Student Housing Co-op monthly Community Meal.Eventbrite Subscribe for free or upgrade here * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **🎨 Yellow towers community art project seeking contributions** - _'With the 18 yellow wind farm structures soon leaving the Port of Leith, we are collecting art and writing about them, for a website and (eventually) a physical exhibition! Submissions are welcome from the public and from artists of all kinds! (Deadline: 14 Dec)'_ - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. 💛 Submit your Yellow Towers art here 💛 @onion_press on Instagram****.**** Yellow Towerscargo.site **🖼 Impact Arts charity partners with Exhibitability to find homes in workplaces for original artworks** - _'Impact Arts' transformative programmes support people living with inequalities and effect positive change, often where other interventions have struggled. Together, we offer artwork that brings a story to office walls, and supports social impact.'_ - More details here, shared by Ross Mackay, Exhibitability. **🌍 Culture for Climate Scotland is looking for new board members** - _'Culture for Climate Scotland is looking for up to five new members to join their board of trustees. The experience and expertise of our board members helps us stay on track to achieve our mission. (Deadline: 08 Oct)'_ - More details here, shared by Culture for Climate Scotland. **🕺 Fancy doing something different on Sunday afternoons?** - _'Volunteers requested to prepare for Samhuinn, the change of seasons when Winter takes over. Meetings are Sunday afternoons, 2pm at the cannon on Calton Hill and are free, welcoming and friendly. Contact nightfox@beltane.org if this interests you.'_ - More details here, shared by Jenny Glover, Beltane Fire Society. SAMHUINNSamhuinn Fire Festival 2026 Tickets are onsale! If tickets are sold out, please do not buy tickets via social media or other secondary ticket platforms. Join the waiting list with Citizen Ticket. B…Beltane Fire Society **📬 Lothian Stamp Group 2026-27 Season Opens** - _'The Lothian Stamp Group for Philatelists meets throughout the year in central Edinburgh. It starts its 2026-27 season on the 22 September.'_ - More details here, shared by Steve Cowles, LPG. **🌍 Online Zoom Forum: Sister Joan Chittister: The Spiritual, Ethical & Social Vision in Her Life** - _'There will be five talks, each of 15 minutes, followed by discussion among the speakers and the chair, followed by Q & A. Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026. Time: 7pm-9pm (UK time).'_ - More details here, shared by Neill Walker, Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace. **🤸‍♂️ Complete beginners Capoeira classes every Tuesday @ 6pm** [Every Tuesday] **Today, Tue 15 September** - _'Looking to improve you fitness, mobility, strength and & body control and learn about unique art of Capoeira? Join our Tuesday regular classes for complete beginners. No experience required. More on: www.capoeira-edinburgh.com'_ 6pm to 7pm | Southside Community Centre · Southside | £10 - More details here, shared by TUCUM Capoeira Edinburgh. **🗣️ Corstorphine and Clermiston Community Council Meeting Today, Tue 15 September** - _'The next Corstorphine and Clermiston Community Council meeting is at the Beith Room at St Ninian's Church, Corstorphine on Tuesday 15th September 7-9pm. No tickets or pre-booking required. Come along to hear about issues affecting our area.'_ 7pm to 9pm | St. Ninian’s Church Corstorphine · Corstorphine | FREE - More details here, shared by Bruce Mason, Corstorphine and Clermiston Community Council. **🗳️ September Democrats Abroad Meet-up Tomorrow, Wed 16 September** - _'Join fellow Democrats Abroad in Scotland as we approach the midterm elections - this social gathering will provide the space for both planning action between now and November, and a casual community event.'_ 7pm to 10pm | The Outhouse · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by Democrats Abroad Scotland. **🌍 Moving Minds : If Women Ran the World, Would We Have Solved Climate Change? Tomorrow, Wed 16 September** - _'Moving Minds brings experts into pubs for 40 minute talks whilst you grab a drink. This week, Climate, Energy & Gender Scholar Victoria Plutshack explores gender, climate action, male insecurities and what we can do as the climate crisis intensifies.'_ 7pm to 9pm | The Three Sisters · Old Town | £12.50 - More details here, shared by Moving Minds. If Women Ran the World, Would We Have Solved Climate Change?Can women help save the planet? Explore gender, climate action, male insecurities, and what we can all do as the climate crisis intensifies.Eventbrite **🌿 Women, Walking: a radical anthology of writing on nature and belonging Tomorrow, Wed 16 September** - _'Kerri Andrews and Harry Josephine Giles discuss a new book on the importance of every kind of walking as a political and creative act of belonging, encouraging us all to get outside, know our surroundings and find our voices.'_ 7pm to 8pm | Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop · Old Town | Free or £4 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Lighthouse | Women, Walking: A Radical anthology of writing on nature and belongingWomen, Walking: A Radical anthology of writing on nature and belonging **☕ Open Afternoon Tea Tomorrow, Wed 16 September** - _'All are welcome to drop in for another of our popular Edinburgh u3a socials! Discover how to join Edinburgh u3a for just £10/year and explore 200+ member-led groups, from Album Club to Yoga. Come say hello, grab a coffee, and find out more!'_ 2pm to 4pm | Fairmilehead Parish Church · Fairmilehead | FREE - More details here, shared by Vikki Kirby, Edinburgh u3a. **🏛️ Edinburgh Local Heritage Network Fair 2026 Thu 17 September** - _'Discover Edinburgh's heritage on your doorstep! Drop into Central Library on Thursday 17th Sept (10am-4pm) for the ELHN Fair 2026. Meet 16+ local history groups dedicated to protecting and celebrating our incredible local history and stories.'_ 10am to 4pm | Edinburgh Central Library · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🍜 Cyrenians Singaporean Supper Night Fri 18 September** - _'Ruzita returns to bring you authentic Singaporean cuisine on 18th September from 7-9pm, with proceeds supporting the work of the Cyrenians Cook School.'_ 7pm to 9pm | Coffee Saints · New Town | £38 - More details here, shared by Cyrenians. **🎶 The Banjo Lounge 4 - Live at The Bowler's Rest Fri 18 September** - _'Local Leith favourites BL4 are back playing live at this lovely music pub with our usual mashup acoustic versions of everything from Old School Hip Hop to Panjabi MC via System of a Down, Beyonce and The Gorillaz'_ 7.30pm to 10.30pm | The Bowlers Rest · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Pat McGarvey, The Banjo Lounge 4. **🎶 Queensferry Folk Festival Sat 19 September** - _'On Saturday 19th September Queensferry Folk Festival welcomes Findley Napier, Wave of the Flood and Magnus Turpie and Friends for an evening show along with a Nigel Gatherer workshop option during the daytime. The Priory, South Queensferry.'_ 10am to 11pm | Priory Church · South Queensferry - More details here, shared by Andrew Horseman. **🎬 This weekend at Leith Kino: Hour of the Star (1985) and I Love Maria (1988)** [Until Sun] **Sat 19 September** - _'Join us this weekend at Leith Kino for two under-seen gems: landmark of feminist Brazilian cinema Hour of the Star (1985) and Hong Kong sci-fi martial arts comedy I Love Maria (1988). Saturday at Argonaut Books and Sunday at Leith Depot!'_ 7pm to 9pm | Argonat Books & Leith Depot · Canonmills & Broughton | 6 - More details here, shared by Leith Kino. @leithkino on Instagram****.**** **🎬 Spanish Short Film Programme: September's Back - Young Hearts, Strange Worlds Sat 19 September** - _'September's Back: Young Hearts, Strange Worlds brings together seven Spanish short films about young people standing at the edge of change, caught between the worlds they inherit and the ones they dream into existence.'_ 8.30pm to 10.30pm | North & South Leith Parish Church · Leith | various - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. September’s Back - Young Hearts, Strange Worlds - Leith, Edinburgh (19th September)September is a strange kind of beginning. A time of returning, restarting and finding your place again. It is the season of new notebooks, old questions and the feeling that anything might still happen. September’s Back: Young Hearts, Strange Worlds brings together seven short films about youngCinemaattic specialises in pop-up film screenings, underground events and retrospectives on iberian & latin american cinema. **🧘‍♀️ MOVING THROUGH MENOPAUSE Sun 20 September** - _'Menopause beyond hot flushes: a free holistic morning of psychology, yoga, mindfulness, medicine and honest conversation.'_ 10am to 12pm | Sano Studio · Morningside | FREE - More details here, shared by Clinical Psychology Collective. MOVING THROUGH MENOPAUSE: Mind • Body • Medicine • PsychologyMenopause beyond hot flushes: a free holistic morning of psychology, yoga, mindfulness, medicine and honest conversation.Eventbrite **🌻 Redbraes Community Garden Open Day 2026 Sun 20 September** - _'Come and celebrate Redbraes Community Garden with us on Sunday 20th September 11am - 3.30pm. 11am - 1pm Garden skill share workshops 2pm - 3.30pm Live music, kids treasure hunt, stalls, food, fresh produce & more'_ 11am to 3.30pm | Redbraes Community Garden · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by Zena Walczynska, Redbraes Community Garden Group. **👗 PRELOVED POP UP FOR MAGGIES Sun 20 September** - _'Love fashion? Want to support a great cause? Come to our amazing preloved sale in Porty all in aid of Maggie's. Vintage, High St, Designer, Homewares.'_ 12pm to 4pm | Bellfield · Portobello | £0-£30 - More details here, shared by Zoë Berry, LIFE / EDIT. Preloved Pop-up for MaggiesShop stylish preloved finds and support Maggies at our fun pop-up event—see you there!Eventbrite **🎶 Tutti** [Every Sunday] **Sun 20 September** - _'If you have an instrument and want to play it in a group - come along and let's see what we can create! Perhaps you used to play it, perhaps you've always wanted to play with others...'_ 2.30pm to 4pm | Stockbridge Parish Church · Stockbridge | FREE - More details here, shared by Clea Friend, Stockbridge Music Hub. **🍂 The Gathering: Honouring the autumn equinox Sun 20 September** - _'Ready to press pause, recharge, and step into the new season feeling completely restored? Celebrate the autumn equinox by slowing down with grounding Yin yoga, a restorative sound bath followed by guided journaling and community connection.'_ 3pm to 5pm | The Salisbury Centre · Southside | £35 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **💃 Belly Dance Taster Class with Bloom Belly Dance Mon 21 September** - _'Try a belly dance taster class for £5! A one-hour introduction to Egyptian-style belly dance in a relaxed, supportive space. No experience needed! Build your confidence and enjoy moving to the music.'_ 6pm to 7pm | St. Oswald's Centre · Bruntsfield | £5 - More details here, shared by Bloom Belly Dance. **🏋️‍♀️ JUMP START Pilates 3-week beginners' course** [Every Monday] **Mon 21 September** - _'Our three-week beginners' course will introduce you to the Reformer, Mat, Tower, and Chair: the full Pilates system. Learn Pilates in a small group of up to eight participants.'_ 6.45pm to 7.40pm | The Pilates Hub · Leith | £88 - More details here, shared by The Pilates Hub. **🎶 Come and sing with Harmonise Community Choir in Morningside** [Every Monday] **Mon 21 September** - _'We are friendly community choir meeting Mondays, new term starts 21/9. No auditions and no need to read music, try two taster sessions without commitment. We sing from world folk traditions, the occasional pop song or classical pieces. Come and see!'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | Columcille Centre · Morningside - More details here, shared by Melanie Whitlock, Harmonise. **🎶 5 string banjo Adult education classes** [Every Monday] **Mon 21 September** - _'Are you a beginner or know the very basics in the 5-string banjo, finger-picking style? Then this 10 week class is for you! We will be learning chords, finger picking, riffs and tunes. Your own 5 string banjo and banjo finger picks are required.'_ 7pm to 9pm | St Thomas Of Aquin's R.C. High School · Tollcross | £105/ £53.55/ £21.00 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **📚 An Evening with Marlon James - author of Booker Prize-winner A Brief History of Seven Killings Mon 21 September** - _'Praised as "the novel of the decade, if not the century" by the New York Times, we're excited to be hosting the Edinburgh launch of The Disappearers. Come along for a conversation between Marlon James & Edinburgh-based dramaturg Laurence Cook!'_ 7.30pm to 8.45pm | Assembly Roxy · Old Town - More details here, shared by The Portobello Bookshop. An Evening with Marlon James at Assembly RoxyPlease come and join us for An Evening with Marlon James on 21st September, at Assembly Roxy **😊 Welcome Diversity** [Until Wed] **Tue 22 September** - _'Building relationships and communities we hope you'll find joyous. Learning about yourself and others in 'Oh wow! I had no idea!' ways. Looking at who we are, identities, projections, emotions, where we can rise up and claim pride for ourselves.'_ 9am to 5pm | North Edinburgh Arts · Muirhouse & Drylaw | £20 / day with lunch - More details here, shared by Stephen Walters. **🫁 Let's Talk about Living with Asthma Wed 23 September** - _'Join NHS and University of Edinburgh researchers to share your experiences of asthma and help shape future research. No research experience needed. £50 voucher, refreshments and travel costs provided. Limited spaces. Contact: swaite@ed.ac.uk'_ 12pm to 2pm | Duncan Place Community Hub · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Sammy Waite, University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian. **🍽️ Folk Puddings of Ireland and Scotland at The Cookbook Shop Wed 23 September** - _'Join Kate Ryan, author of Blood, Guts and Black Pudding, and Scottish food historian Peter Gilchrist for conversation around the history of blood as food in Ireland and Scotland (sips and tasters included!).'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | The Cookbook Shop · Canonmills & Broughton | 0.00+ - More details here, shared by Liz Bryson, The Cookbook Shop. **🎹 Organ Recital by David Turner Wed 23 September** - _'Join us for an evening Organ Recital by David Turner to include The Dambuster March (E Coates), Toccata (L Boellmann) and works by Massenet, Bach and others. Refreshments will follow the programme. Entry by donation to Marie Curie.'_ 7.30pm to 9.30pm | Edinburgh Pentlands Parish Church in Colinton · Colinton | By donation - More details here, shared by Marie Curie. **🎤 Reshape and own your Public Speaking** [Until Mon] **Sat 26 September** - _'Find your voice, own your performance, and learn to communicate with more confidence, presence and freedom. Use practical, playful and experiential exercises drawn from theatre, performance and communication to help you find what works.'_ 10am to 5pm | Tribe Porty · Portobello | £480 (plus booking) - More details here, shared by Shauna Macdonald, Find Your Voice. **🎨 Submarine Art School, New Town - Open House Sat 26 September** - _'We'll be displaying work by our students and tutors, and if you're feeling inspired, there will be interactive activities, so you can have a go at making your own masterpiece. Staff will be on hand to show you around and answer your questions.'_ 10.30am to 12.30pm | Submarine Art School · Stockbridge | FREE - More details here, shared by Christian Arno, Submarine Art School. Open House — SubmarineSubmarineSkip to Content **🛠️ Edinburgh Open Workshop x Tinkertown Sat 26 September** - _'🔨 Tinkertown! Free drop in making for kids in the Edinburgh Open Workshop yard as part of Doors Open Day. Real tools, real materials, real fun. No booking needed, just turn up and make something! Kids MUST be accompanied by an adult at all times.'_ 11am to 4pm | Edinburgh Open Workshop · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Open Workshop. Chef’s Table with Harajuku Kitchen - Edinburgh Food and Drink AcademyJoin us for an intimate evening of exceptional Japanese cuisine, as we welcome Harajuku Kitchen to the Edinburgh Food & Drink Academy for a very special Chefs Table experience. With just 24 places available, enjoy a multi-course menu prepared live in front of you, with the techniques, flavours and stories behind each creation brought to life throughout the eveningEdinburgh Food and Drink Academy **🍣 Chef's Table with Harajuku Kitchen Fri 06 November** - _'Join us for an evening of exceptional Japanese cuisine with Harajuku Kitchen at EFDA for a Chefs Table experience. Enjoy a multi-course menu prepared live in front of you with the techniques, flavours and stories behind each creation brought to life.'_ 7pm to 10.30pm | Edinburgh Food & Drink Academy · New Town | £90 - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Food & Drink Academy. Remember you can always see all **290+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things! Get in touch here 📮 * * * ## **👀 The most-visited links from the last newsletter:** 1. 🍽️ Discover 17 new foodie spots with Ailidh of @plateexpectations. 2. 🔊 'Subterranean: Nuclear Bunker' dance music event postponed over emu attack fears. 3. 🏠 The history of Maybury Roadhouse and Diner (just sold for £2.9m). 4. 🥪 Meet the couple behind Portobello's new deli and sandwich shop Pat's. 5. 📸 Photos and videos from weekend Kiltwalk events. 6. 💰 Council gets £38.4m loan for Granton housing projects. * * * ⏰ _Thanks for reading edition number**997.**_ 📬 _Free subscribers:**33,200+.**_ 📲 _Visits generated for local news sources:**5,000,000+**. _ 👍 The Edinburgh Minute only exists **thanks to voluntary subscribers**. Please consider chipping in for a fiver a month to help keep it ticking over. It's even cheaper when you buy an annual subscription. You'll get bonus content, the city's best events guides and exclusive investigative journalism. Thanks. Subscribe for free or upgrade here

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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 14 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. It's a busy start to the week. I've been up since 5am going through hundreds of local sources this morning to put together today's edition. Thanks to everyone who sent something in over the weekend too. Here’s Monday's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here 🌦️ **This week's weather forecast** : Dry with sunny spells today before rain in the evening. Light showers on Tuesday and Thursday, otherwise cloudy with sunny intervals all week and the wind picking up towards the weekend. A high of 21C today around 4pm. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 💰 Thousands of participants in yesterday's **Kiltwalk** events raised £1.5 million for 762 charities. - Kevin Quinn, Evening News + there are photos and videos from the day here. 🗞️ _**The Skinny**_ magazine could have a 'possible rescue' from the Scottish Government’s _Creative Scotland_ arts agency, reports Brian Ferguson in The Herald. 💰 Some of the £5m **Princes Street** fire recovery fund given to the council by the Scottish Government has been allocated towards legal costs, amid the 'likelihood' of a legal bid to recoup costs from landlord Criterion Capital. - Exclusive by Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco in The Herald. 🚉 Just hours after pausing plans to extend the city's trams to **Granton** , a £38.4m loan to the council was announced by the UK Government's _National Wealth Fund_ on Friday morning. The cash will be used to '_support the city's response to the housing emergency_ ' as part of a wider £1.3 billion regeneration plan. - More details in this press release. 🛍️ A petition by the Shore Business Collective to lift a **ban on advertising A-boards** has been rejected by councillors. Instead they will review the cost of outside tables & chairs licenses. - Ian Swanson reports in the Evening News. 🚎 Edinburgh's **bus lane fines** have earned the council more than £1m from drivers in the first six months of 2026, reports Heather Carrick, Evening News. * '_Controversial**bus gate** to go ahead despite claim it could leave residents with only one road out of West Craigs_' - Ian Swanson, Evening News. 🏫 Teaching support staff in Edinburgh won more than £250,000 in damages from the council last year after '_a surge in school violence_ ', reports Ross Chalmers of Deadline News. 🚧 With the **St Mark's Park bridge closed** due to structural issues, Leith councillor Chas Booth is asking the council whether the existing Powderhall railway bridge opposite Redbraes Park could be used to connect the Water of Leith path to Broughton Road. - The question is on Thursday's monthly council meeting agenda. 🗳️ Also on Thursday's council meeting agenda: 🚲 Ongoing concerns about **Voi hire bikes** blocking pavements will be heard at this week's council meeting, including two questions raised by councillors : When will designated '**_cycle hire only_ ' bays** be rolled out (question via councillor Jack Caldwell) + **What criteria determine if a space is appropriate** for a proposed Voi bike station, how are nearby residents and businesses consulted, and what is the review process if complaints are received about a station's location (question from councillor Hal Osler). 🏆 Congratulations to Ben Seven of the edi.bike newsletter and Pedal on Parliament, who has been named Scotland's _**Cycling Champion of the Year.** - _More details via Cycling Scotland here and you can read this week's local transport newsletter here. Ben Seven of edi.bike and Pedal on Parliament named Scotland’s Cycling Champion of the YearBen Seven, lead organiser of Pedal on Parliament 2026 and founder of Edinburgh cycling campaign edi.bike has been named Scotland’s 2026 Cycling Champion of the Year..cls-1 { fill: #ed6e91; } .cls-2 { fill: #003a70; } Cycling Scotland🚲 edi.bike | issue 162 | 14th Sep ’26your weekly edinburgh cycling digestedi.bike 🥪 The young couple behind **Portobello's** new deli and sandwich shop Pat's are interviewed in The Scotsman. 🍽️ "**_It’s time to head underground for basement supperclubs and a drinking den in an Edinburgh vault_** " - The Times features Gringo Supper Club in its list of 'Best places to eat and drink in Scotland this week'. 🍜 A new **pizza** place just off Candlemaker Row, a new deli in **Inverleith** and a new **Southside** coffee police box are among 17 new foodie spots around the city on Ailidh Forlan's latest round-up of new openings on the @plateexpectations Instagram. 🔊 A sold out dance music event planned for Barnton Bunker next Saturday has been postponed after police raised concerns about previous **emu attacks** on the site. Organisers of the '_**Subterranean: Nuclear Bunker Event**_ ' said: "_The inclusion of an emu, or any other exotic animal, was not part of our production plan or line-up_." The line-up had included DJs Craigie Knowes and Eclair Fifi among others. - More details in the event postponement post on Instagram, including plans to resurrect the event in November. 👗 '_Edinburgh psychiatric**hospital** set to benefit from £220,000 sale of Princess Diana’s 'revenge dress_'' - Diane King, Evening News. 💰 The Art Deco **Maybury Casino** building has changed hands in a £2.9 million deal, reports Scott Reid in The Scotsman. ⮑ The building was originally constructed as the Maybury Roadhouse and Diner in 1935. - Learn more about its history in this Threadinburgh report. Roadhouse! the thread about when Art Deco hostelries took on the Temperance Movement (and won!)There’s a pub in Edinburgh that has been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently but, despite its rather forbidding appearance, it’s a very important pub. It is a surviving examp…ThreadinburghAndy Arthur - Threadinburgh 🎮 The **Rockstar Games** employment tribunal continues this week, with the Edinburgh-based firm denying 'unlawfully' sacking 31 workers last year. The case is expected to last about six weeks, with testimony from Rockstar Games witnesses due in October, reports Patrick Greenfield in The Guardian. Man sacked by Grand Theft Auto maker believes employees were put on ‘watch list’UK employment tribunal examines whether Rockstar Games unlawfully fired 31 staff for trade union activityThe GuardianPatrick Greenfield 🏃‍♂️ Edinburgh-born runner **Josh Kerr** won the men's 1500m race at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest last night. - BBC Sport. ⚽️ North Edinburgh's part-time Scottish League Two football club _**Spartans**_ have been given the green light to complete the 'remarkable' purchase of English League Two club _Shrewsbury Town_. - Alan Pattullo reports in The Scotsman + the Spartans published this statement: > "_There will be an informal relationship between Spartans FC and Shrewsbury Town FC which will allow both of us to benefit from sharing knowledge and experience. We also both have excellent Community Foundations, this deal will provide valuable opportunities for collaboration and mutual learning. Further information will be shared as the acquisition process proceeds_." Scottish club’s owners set to buy historic English football side in landmark dealCapital outfit’s main shareholder heads up new consortium - including US goalkeeping legendThe ScotsmanAlan Pattullo Subscribe for free or upgrade here * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **🥊 Blast Boxing CIC Welcomes Boxing Legend Frank Bruno to North Edinburgh for Men’s Mental Health Month** - _'Boxing legend Frank Bruno MBE joins Blast Boxing in North Edinburgh for a men’s mental health event, sharing his boxing journey & lived experience of his own mental health. North Edinburgh Arts this November. Follow Blast Boxing socials for tickets'_ - More details here, shared by Adele Conn, Blast Boxing. @blast.boxing on Instagram****.**** **✊ Skyscanner Unionises** - _'Skyscanner's tech workers have unionised, with 74% voting in favour of unionisation on an over 80% turnout. This is the most significant unionisation of tech workers in Scotland and follows changes in union law over the past year.'_ - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🤝 Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron appointed Chair of Edinburgh Integration Joint Board** - _'Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron DL has been appointed as the new Chair of the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB), the body responsible for overseeing nearly £1 billion of investment in health and social care services for adults in Edinburgh.'_ - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership. **🎤 Open Auditions at Pitchcraft Choir** - _'Pitchcraft is recruiting for new singers! Come along to our open rehearsal on 15 September at 6.30 to join our chorus for the night and see if it’s for you 🎶 Email membership@pitchcraft.co.uk for more info and to let us know you’ll be there!'_ - More details here, shared by Hannah, Pitchcraft. **🤝 Southside community council September meeting** - _'We’re coming back from summer break with a packed agenda! Summerhall presentation, Southside 2040 Local place draft amongst other things on agenda. If you live in Southside, come have your say. 14 September 6.00 pm at Nelson Hall.'_ - More details here, shared by Southside Community Council. **🌐 Pay What You Can website development** - _'Hello! I'm just starting up doing freelance web development, and want to give writers, artists, musicians, etc a way to have a bespoke website without breaking the bank. No monthly fees, just a simple pay-what-you-can for me to build and launch it!'_ - More details here, shared by Clay Leslie, analogue gone digital. **🤝 Board Trustee Volunteers sought by North Merchiston Club (NMC)** - _'NMC has been "A Place for Everyone" since 1921 and we're looking for Trustees to help shape our next chapter. We're seeking people with skills in any of the following: governance, finance, strategy, property, fundraising, engagement, or legal/HR.'_ - More details here, shared by North Merchiston Club. **🎀 Women with Breast Cancer Needed!** - _'University of Edinburgh need women with breast cancer to volunteer for a research study involving a one-off visit to complete some assessments (mostly questionnaires). They need women who do NOT participate in dragon boating! (Deadline: 30 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Dr Marie Mclaughlin, University of Edinburgh. Dragon boating after breast cancer: help with a studyTake part in a study exploring the physical and emotional benefits of dragon boating for women living with and beyond breast cancer.Breast Cancer Now **🧓 Research Opportunity for UK Adults Aged 60+ – University of Edinburgh** - _'Second recruitment post! UK residents aged 60+ are invited to complete a 25-minute anonymous survey about childhood experiences, depression, loneliness and compassion. No personal experience needed. Questions welcome! (Deadline: 31 Oct)'_ - More details here, shared by Claudia Rodriguez, University of Edinburgh. **🗣️ Join Heriot-Watt University’s Youth Advisory Panel (YAP)!** - _'Are you 16-18 and based in Edinburgh and the Lothians? Join Heriot-Watt University's Youth Advisory Panel and help shape how research is shared and discussed. No science background needed, just curiosity about how technology influences everyday life!'_ - More details here, shared by Heriot-Watt University. ### Events: **🎶 Edinburgh Scandi Session - our monthly get together to play tunes from the Scandinavian countries Today, Mon 14 September** - _'LATE NOTICE: join us at Diggers Leith for some traditional and modern Scandi tunes. Instead of jigs, reels & strathspeys expect pols/polskas, vals, schottis, reinlanders & sonderhonings. This is a music session, not a concert but come & eavesdrop.'_ 7pm to 9.30pm | Diggers Leith · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Philip Lyon + on Facebook here. **🏡 Scottish Housing Day Wed 16 September** - _'Wed 16 Sep is Scottish Housing Day. Harbour Homes will be at the box to talk about the local community, how your home impacts your health & wellbeing. What can Harbour do to help promote healthy neighbourhoods in N Edin. Chat to us over tea & cake'_ 8.30am to 4.30pm | Leith Walk Police Box pop ups · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by Monty, Leith walk polisbox pop ups. **☕ Edinburgh u3a Open Afternoon Tea Wed 16 September** - _'Wed 16 Sept, 2-4pm: Edinburgh u3a FREE Open Event at Fairmilehead Parish Church. Drop in for tea or coffee, chat, and learn about joining for £10/year. Discover over 200 member-led groups covering everything from Album Club to Yoga. All welcome!'_ 2pm to 4pm | Fairmilehead Parish Church · Fairmilehead | FREE - More details here, shared by Vikki Kirby, Edinburgh u3a. **🔮 Talk: Tarot, Fashion & Identity with Jade Mordente Wed 16 September** - _'Learn how to read your own Tarot card through its imagery, symbolism and story in this playful, guided group workshop.'_ 2.45pm to 3.30pm | Westfield St James Quarter · New Town | £5 - More details here, shared by Westfield St James Quarter. **🧙‍♀️ Walking Tour: Edinburgh's Witches, Wh*res and Wayward Women Wed 16 September** - _'A 90-min walking tour through Old Town with author Melanie Frome and meet the women Edinburgh filed under as witch, wh*re, and wayward-and ask yourself who exactly was doing the filing. Expect gallows humor. Literally, in at least one case.'_ 6pm to 7.30pm | The Witches Well · Old Town | Pay-What-You-Want - More details here, shared by Melanie Frome. **🇺🇦 10 Years: Documenting Ukrainian Resolve and Resistance Thu 17 September** - _'The exhibition presents excerpts from a decade of work by graphic novelist, Sarah Lippett about Ukrainian resilience & resistance in comic form. The stories reflect the effects of war on everyday lives & the importance of continued support.'_ 6pm to 8pm | Out of the Blueprint · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. @crayonlegs on Instagram. **🏳️‍🌈 Bridget and Gabe Are Not Okay: Queer Camelot with Lex Croucher Thu 17 September** - _'What a joy to welcome Lighthouse favourite Lex Croucher back for the Edinburgh launch of Bridget and Gabe Are Not Okay, the highly anticipated follow-up to the instant New York Times bestselling and YA Book Prize winning Gwen and Art Are Not in Love!'_ 7pm to 8pm | Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop · Old Town | £5/free - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Lighthouse | Bridget and Gabe Are Not Okay: Queer Camelot with Lex CroucherBridget and Gabe Are Not Okay: Queer Camelot with Lex Croucher **🌿 New(ish) to Edinburgh? Come meet some locals - the leafy kind too Fri 18 September** - _'Looking for good people & something good for the soul? Join a small group of curious grownups at Bridgend Farmhouse for an afternoon of foraging, making, laughter & time outdoors. Come alone - lots of us do. 🍂'_ 2pm to 4pm | Bridgend Farmhouse Cafe · Cameron Toll | 15 - More details here, shared by Nature School for Grownups. **🤣 Stand Up for The Jester Fri 18 September** - _'A fundraiser for a new, accessible venue in Edinburgh, which will be the host to a vast number of stand up, clowning, improv, music and theatre shows- and will foster the gap between education and the performing arts industry.'_ 6.30pm to 9pm | Edinburgh College (Granton Campus) · Granton & Pilton | £5 - More details here, shared by Tasha Mott, The Jester. **🍺 Our 5th Birthday Events #4: Cask Ale Week Beer Festival** [Until 27 Sept] **Thu 17 September** - _'The fourth of our five weeks' celebrations for our fifth birthday here! And this event ties in with the national Cask Ale Week. 20 real ales and ciders from across the UK, with around a dozen available at any one time, with five at a Fiver a pint'_ 5pm to 11pm | Steel Coulson Southside · Southside - More details here, shared by Glen Dawkins. **🍷 Wine Tasting with A Nice Day Out** [Until 25 Sept] **Fri 18 September** - _'WE'RE BACK with another wine tasting! 'The New Pretenders' is our second wine tasting of the year. Beginner-friendly, relaxed and 0% snobbery. Friday 18th or 25th September, come along and say hi!'_ 7pm to 9.45pm | Appellation Wines · Craigleith | £25 - More details here, shared by A Nice Day Out. **💪 £7 Beginner Reformer Pilates (Small Group) Sat 19 September** - _'The Intro to Pilates Apparatus Class is a chance to try out the Pilates Reformer, Tower, Chair, and Ladder Barrel in a safe, supportive and fun studio environment in Stockbridge. This small group class ensures an optimal learning experience for all.'_ 10am to 11am | Movement Remedies · Stockbridge | £7 - More details here, shared by Movement Remedies. **🧵 Edinburgh Street Stitchers at Colony of Artists Sat 19 September** - _'Learn to repair your clothes. Bring a garment you'd like to repair and learn how to give it a new lease of life. Venue 41'_ 11am to 6pm | Abbeyhill Colony of Artists · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | FREE - More details here, shared by Mary Morton, Edinburgh Street Stitchers. Edinburgh Street Stitchers at Colony of ArtistsVisit Edinburgh Street Stitchers at the Colony of Artists on Saturday 19th September to learn to repair your clothes.Eventbrite **💃 Weekend of Dance** [Until Sun] **Sat 19 September** - _'Join us for dance workshops, a ball and film presentation combining traditional dance and court dance of the Baroque and Regency eras. Come for the whole weekend programme and ball or for a single event.'_ 11am to 10pm | French Institute of Scotland · Old Town | £15- £125 - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Quadrille Society. **🇸🇯 Scandi Quiz & Smør Bord Lunch Sat 19 September** - _'Relaxed Saturday lunch with fun Scandi quiz and light refreshments by Smør Bord, Edinburgh's fabulous new Scandi star on the catering scene! No expertise required, just bring along your appetite for 'en smak av Norge' - a wee taste of Norway!'_ 12.30pm to 2.30pm | Cafe Space @ Marchmont St Giles Kirk · Marchmont & Meadows | £18 /£15 NSA members - More details here, shared by Norwegian Scottish Association. **🎲 MtG Secret Draft 2nd Edition @ St Oswald's Community Centre Sat 19 September** - _'After a successful first event in June, here is the second edition of the Secret Draft charity fundraiser! Expect an fun afternoon drafting mysterious MtG sets and participating in an exciting raffle, all proceeds go to StOswald's community centre.'_ 12.30pm to 7pm | St. Oswald's Centre · Bruntsfield | £26-£35 - More details here, shared by Federico Andreis. **🎲 Long Play:Test - Board and Card Games Sat 19 September** - _'​Bring your games, join new games and playtest new board and card games from local independent game designers!'_ 3pm to 6pm | Ancient Robot Workshop · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Ancient Robot Workshop. **😂 Comedy Benefit in Aid of Hearts & Minds Sat 19 September** - _'Award-winning comedian Chris Forbes is hosting a special stand-up fundraiser in aid of Hearts & Minds' Clowndoctors. Headlined by Jo Caulfield with Robin Grainger, Sophie McCabe and Krystal Evans also performing.'_ 4pm to 6pm | The Stand Comedy Club · New Town | £13 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Benefit in Aid of Hearts & Minds - Edinburgh, 19 Sep 2026 | The StandJoin us for a night of laughter, hosted by Chris Forbes, (Scot Squad, The Other Murray Brother) in support of Hearts & Minds Clowndoctors. With Krystal Evans…The Stand Comedy Club **🏋️‍♂️ Learn to Lift: Strength Training Workshop Sun 20 September** - _'Discover the joy of getting stronger. Learn to Lift breaks down barbell squats, deadlifts, and free weights in a supportive small group. Open to active beginners as well as regular lifters of all ages. Includes a take-home strength programme.'_ 2pm to 5pm | We Run Edinburgh · Leith | £75 - More details here, shared by Emma McCready. **💃 Embodied Dating Sun 20 September** - _'Tired of the superficial swipe? Seeking more embodied connections with like-minded souls? ​Here's your chance to take a break from the apps and the small talk, arrive fully into yourself and connect playfully & authentically with others.'_ 6.30pm to 9pm | The Salisbury Centre · Southside | £23 to £33 - More details here, shared by Laurie King, i to i Authentic Relating. **🎤 Phoenix One & Done Choir Session! Sun 20 September** - _'Grab your pals & a pint and come belt out some soaring harmonies Phoenix style (which means big energy & soulful sounds!). No prep, no commitment, no sheet music - just a one-off session where we'll learn a banger and have a brilliant night!'_ 7pm to 9.30pm | La Belle Angele · Old Town | £10 - More details here, shared by Kat Brooks, Phoenix Choir. Phoenix Choir - One & Done! SeptemberA fun one-off session with The Phoenix Choir - big energy, great tunes!Eventbrite Remember you can always see all **260+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things! Get in touch here 📮 * * * ## **👀 The most-visited links from the last newsletter:** 1. 🍽️ Ottolenghi George Street opening date: 2 October. 2. 🍸 Bon Vivant temporarily reopens on Thistle Street. 3. 🦮 Guide Dog puppy raising volunteering opportunities. 4. 🏨 West End residents' legal challenge over Atholl Crescent 'super hostel' plan. 5. 🚊 Trams: Granton sidelined for BioQuarter and Royal Infirmary. * * * ⏰ _Thanks for reading edition number**996.**_ 📬 _Free subscribers:**33,200+.**_ 📲 _Visits generated for local news sources:**5,000,000+**. _ 👍 The Edinburgh Minute only exists **thanks to voluntary subscribers**. Please consider chipping in for a fiver a month to help keep it ticking over. It's even cheaper when you buy an annual subscription. You'll get bonus content, the city's best events guides and exclusive investigative journalism. Thanks. Subscribe for free or upgrade here

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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 11 - 13 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. If today's edition is too long for your email inbox, you can read it online here. As well as all the news links, today's edition includes your community notices and the weekend guide. Thanks again to everyone who sends things in, shares the newsletter or supports it. This newsletter wouldn't exist without you. In an era of AI-slop, this newsletter truly is people-powered community news. Here's your weekend **Edinburgh Minute**... Subscribe now 🌦️ **Weekend weather forecast** : A sunny start and cloudy intervals today. **Heavy rain** is forecast throughout Saturday. Drier and sunnier on Sunday. A temperature high of **19C** on Saturday and a low of 11C on Sunday morning. Looking ahead, wet on Monday morning, dry on Tuesday. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🚊 Plans to extend the city's **tram lines to Granton** have been paused. Instead, councillors agreed yesterday to focus on extending trams south to the BioQuarter and **Royal Infirmary**. - The council published this update, featuring careful wording to emphasise that trams to Granton could still happen one day: "_Councillors were also clear on the need for further work to be done on taking trams from Granton to the city centre as part of a future phase of the project_." Next phase of tram network expansion agreedLATEST NEWS: Next phase of tram network expansion agreedThe City of Edinburgh CouncilThe City of Edinburgh Council ⮑ Here's how the decision is covered in the media: * With the Granton spur shelved for now, the **estimated cost** of the remaining extension is reduced from up to £2.9 billion to £1.7bn. However, securing that funding will take time and is not guaranteed, as this BBC Scotland report details: "_Any work on an outline business case for the route is likely to be delayed until next autumn's SEStran regional report to see if it unlocks potential funding streams_." * Even putting together the business case is **expensive** , as Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco writes in The Herald: "_Additionally, responsibility for creating an in-depth business case has been delegated to South East of Scotland Transport Partnership (SESTran) in a bid to save the council around £36 million._ " * "_A report by officers said bringing trams to the Bioquarter could be worth £1billion to the local economy with the creation of 9,000 additional jobs in life sciences and potential for a community of around 20,000_." - Local Democracy Reporter Marie Sharp in Midlothian View. * Not everyone was in favour at yesterday's council planning meeting. "_The Conservatives objected flat out to any tram works at all, saying the plans are unfunded, unsupported and objected to by residents_ ," reports Keiran Fleming, STV News. * There's more detail on **each local political party's stance** from Phyllis Stephen in The Edinburgh Reporter. * The debate continues in the comments section on the Edinburgh Minute Instagram post. Edinburgh’s northern tram line put on ice as councillors vote to back southern spurCouncilors from the SNP, Labour, and Greens joined forces to approve a report recommending that the city’s proposed southern tram extension be…The HeraldJosh Pizzuto-Pomaco 📰 Edinburgh-based culture publications **_The Skinny,_** **_Fest_** and _**GNAW**_ announced their sudden closure yesterday. Publisher _Radge Media CIC_ 'ceased operations' yesterday after more than 20 years in business, leaving staff '_devastated that our work has come to such a sudden end_ '. In a statement they said: "_We have not been immune to the economic difficulties in the Scottish arts and despite our very best efforts, funding pressures across the sector, rising costs and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis have contributed to an increasingly challenging situation_." * Dozens of The Skinny's former writers have paid tribute, with many saying it was where they got their start. Within hours of the news, Edinburgh MSP Q Manivannan published a letter '_with the hopes that we can engage with Radge Media CIC to find alternative funding and a solution forward_.' - Read the letter here. 🔥 Four adults and a baby were rescued from a four-storey block of **flats on fire** in Ferry Gait, just off Ferry Road, yesterday morning. - Police are investigating + there are photos from the scene by Alan Simpson in The Edinburgh Reporter + a video in Lee Dalgetty's report for Edinburgh Live. 🏨 A group of West End residents have launched a Court of Session legal challenge over the approval of a controversial 544-bed '_super hostel'_ development on Atholl Crescent. - Ian Swanson, Evening News. 🍸 New Town restaurant and bar _**Bon Vivant**_ has temporarily been reopened by chef Stuart McCluskey to give 55 Thistle Street what he calls '_the send off it never got_ ' before it's handed over to new owners on 25 October. - See the menu on Instagram. 🍽️ World-renowned chef Yotam ** _Ottolenghi_ **says his first Scottish restaurant will open on **George Street** in three weeks, on Friday 2 October. It will be run by Edinburgh-based Neil John Campbell, who has been Ottolenghi's Executive Head Chef for a decade. - More details in this Instagram post. 🎆 Glasgow band **_The Fratellis_** have been announced as headliners of the Night Afore Party at Edinburgh's **Hogmanay**. Dance act _Underworld_ were previously confirmed as as headliners of Hogmanay in the Gardens. - Tickets go on sale at 10am today. @edhogmanay on Instagram. * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard -_news you can use_ : ** Get in touch with The Edinburgh Minute 💌 **🌅 Summer Sundowner 5K Series Raises £466 for charity** - _'Thank you to everyone who took part in the Summer Sundowner 5K Series in July, August & September. Runners, marshals and supporters raised £466 for Leith charity, Earth in Common. Blast 5K @ The Meadows on 6th October supports the Bowelbabe Fund.'_ - More details here, shared by Catriona Bruce, Blast Running. **🏃‍♀️ Edinburgh mum gears up for five major endurance challenges in aid of The Yard charity** - _'An Edinburgh mum is gearing up to run more than 300 miles across five major endurance challenges next year which are all in aid of the Yard to help it celebrate 40th anniversary.'_ - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🦮 Guide Dog Puppy Raising - Volunteering Opportunities!** - _'Guide Dogs Scotland are currently recruiting Puppy Raisers in the Edinburgh area to provide care, support and training to the newest bundle of future life changers! If you are interested in this hugely rewarding role we would love to hear from you!'_ - More details here, shared by Jade Steven (Puppy Development Advisor), Guide Dogs. **💼 The Salvation Army is hiring for a Debt Advice Caseworker** - _'Help empower individuals and families to get out of debt and manage finances. No debt advice experience is necessary, just the ability to work within a team and with vulnerable clients. Role is available full-time and part-time. (Deadline: 29 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by The Salvation Army Debt Advice Service. **🎶 Vinyl Lounge with Umbrella Vinyl Today, Fri 11 September** - _'Join Edinburgh's independent record store, Umbrella Vinyl, for a specially curated pop-up celebrating music that inspires designer Charles Jeffrey. Browse & buy a hand-picked selection of vinyl featuring some of Charles's favourites! With live DJs!'_ 11am to 5pm | Westfield St James Quarter · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Laura, Umbrella Vinyl. Vinyl Lounge with Umbrella VinylEdinburgh’s independent record store, Umbrella Vinyl, will be selling curated vinyl featuring a selection of Charles Jeffrey’s favourites.Eventbrite **🌸 Edinburgh Floral Art Club Demonstration Today, Fri 11 September** - _'Edinburgh Floral Art Club's first meeting of the new Session. Kirstin Coltman from Musselburgh is our demonstrator. Visitors always welcome (£10), raffle, sales table, refreshments. We are a friendly group looking for new members.'_ 2pm to 4pm | Blackhall St. Columba's Church · Silverknowes & Blackhall - More details here, shared by Susan Stark, Edinburgh Floral Art Club. **🥕 Balerno Farmers' Market Tomorrow, Sat 12 September** - _'From fresh local produce to unique artisan stalls, there's something for everyone, plus a great community atmosphere. Bring your friends, grab a coffee, and enjoy a morning at the market ☕🌞 #Balerno #FarmersMarket #ShopLocal'_ 9am to 1pm | Balerno Main Street · Currie & Balerno | FREE - More details here, shared by C&B News. **🎶 EHFM Record Fair II Tomorrow, Sat 12 September** - _'The second edition of EHFM's record This Saturday. 7 stalls of pre-loved vinyl from EHFM DJs past and present selling their collections. There will be listening booths and we will be playing music throughout the day so pop by for a dig!'_ 12pm to 5pm | Leith Depot · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Paddy Dixon. **🎶 Music at Noon: Alistair Warwick Organ Recital Tomorrow, Sat 12 September** - _'Director of Music at Stirling's Holy Trinity Church, Alistair Warwick gives a free organ recital including music by Buxtehude, Couperin, Croft, De La Guerre, Gambarini, Hurford, and Pärt. Entry is free, by donation.'_ 12pm to 1pm | Edinburgh New Town Church · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Ian Munro, Edinburgh New Town Church. Next week: **🧘‍♀️ Morning Practice at Alae - Meditation, Feldenkrais Method & Yoga Tue 15 September** - _'Meditation, Feldenkrais Method and yoga class. You will experience the complimentary aspect of these practices, developing ease and presence. First class is £5. If you enjoy the practice, you can either drop in to weekly class or buy 5-class package.'_ 9.30am to 10.45am | Alae · Leith | £5 class deal - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🧘‍♀️ Sound & Salt Therapy** [Every Tuesday] **Tue 15 September** - _'Relax and restore with a Sound Bath in the Salt Rooms. Experience the soothing sounds of singing bowls, drums and chimes to reduce stress, support better sleep, encourage easier breathing and leave feeling calm, balanced and refreshed.'_ 7pm to 8pm | Edinburgh Salt Rooms · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | 25 - More details here, shared by Emma O Rorke, Sound Bath Edinburgh. **🎥 Landmarks + Take One Action panel (IberoDocs) Thu 17 September** - _'Directed by Lucrecia Martel, 'Landmarks' follows the murder of Indigenous leader Javier Chocobar and the legacy of colonialism on Latin America. A post-screening panel features filmmaker Theo Panagopoulos and film studies lecturer Isabel Seguí.'_ 8.15pm to 10.57pm | Filmhouse · Tollcross - More details here, shared by Take One Action. Landmarks + Take One Action panel (IberoDocs)Screening as part of&nbsp;IberoDocs 2026.This Scottish premiere screening&nbsp;will have a short 5-minute introduction and a post-screening panel discussion with Take One Action.Landmarks&nbsp;is by acclaimed director Lucrecia Martel, and was the winner of Best Film at the 2025 London Film Festival. Indigenous leader Javier Chocobar was killed while defending his community’s ancestral land in northwest Argentina from a violent eviction. Lucrecia Martel’s documentary intertwines the ongoing trial with the lives of the Chuschagasta people and the enduring legacy of colonial land theft. Starring Mariana CarrizoFilmhouse EdinburghMaría Alché **☕ Coffee Morning at Chiro Life Ferry Road Fri 18 September** - _'Stop by next Friday to help us raise money for Macmillan Cancer - we'll be serving hot drinks and cakes, with vegan options available! Donations accepted at the event, or by using the link below:'_ 9am to 11am | Chiropractic Life · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Chiropractic Life. **🎶 John Coltrane Centenary Celebration featuring Emma Rawicz Fri 18 September** - _'The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra is joined by award-winning saxophonist Emma Rawicz to celebrate 100 years of John Coltrane, with exciting new arrangements and original compositions 🎷'_ 7.30pm to 10pm | The Queen's Hall · Southside | £6-£27 - More details here, shared by Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. John Coltrane Centenary Celebration feat. Emma Rawicz2026 marks the centenary of the birth of the iconic saxophonist John Coltrane.The Queen's Hall **🎨 Art Walk at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Fri 25 September** - _'Book a guided tour of the impressive outdoor artwork collection at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, including sculptures by Barbara Hepworth and Andy Goldsworthy.'_ 2.30pm to 3.30pm | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh · Inverleith | £11.55 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Art WalkJoin a guided tour of artwork in the Edinburgh Botanic Garden, led by a member of the Creative Programmes team.Eventbrite **🎨 Art Therapy small group workshop @ Central Library Sat 03 October** - _'A three-hour art therapy session designed to support nervous system regulation, led by Edinburgh-based art therapist Jessica Kirkpatrick. The small group session combines guided art-making, reflection, and simple body-based awareness practices.''_ 1pm to 4pm | Edinburgh Central Library · Old Town | £45 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **📖 Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival 2026 Sat 24 October** - _'Fancy hearing from and meeting some of your favourite writers? Book your tickets for our festival celebrating writing for, by, and about women! Commercial, romance, historical, literary, book club and beyond. EARLY BIRD OPEN UNTIL THIS SUNDAY.'_ 10am to 6pm | Christ Church (Scottish Episcopal Church) · Bruntsfield | £14/panel, £40 day - More details here, shared by Amy Penrose, Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival. Remember you can always see all **310+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things! * * * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Sir Chris Hoy will be at **Holyrood Park** on Sunday morning to lead out this year's **_Kiltwalk,_** as thousands of people are due to walk for their chosen charities. The 21-mile route goes out to Musselburgh, along the coast then through Leith and along the old railway path to end at Murrayfield Stadium. - Full details here. 🍿 _Leith Kino's_ **Morvern Cunningham** shares some local weekend event tips in The List. 🛝 Find even more **family-friendly things to do this weekend** and beyond in Gayle's Guide, including: _Vogrie Pogrie, Octonauts at the Zoo, the last weekend of 'Giants' at the National Museum of Scotland_ and more... Gayle’s Guide ✨ 10th September 26Issue 114 - Vogrie Pogrie, Octonauts at the Zoo, free paediatric first aid and much more!Gayle's GuideGayle’s Guide ## 📆 What else is on this weekend in town? 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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 10 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. It's a busy one! I'll be covering the trams meeting this morning and will have all the news and reaction for you in tomorrow morning's edition. Here’s Thursday's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : After yesterday's beautiful light, the rain returns today. Just light showers. A high of 17C around 3pm today. Tomorrow should be sunnier again. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🚦 A multi-million pound '_ambitious but pragmatic_ ' **revamp of Princes Street** got the green light from councillors at yesterday's planning meeting. An alternative 'radical rethink' proposal was dismissed when only the Lib Dems voted for it. The Greens voted for neither, saying the new road layout risked '_throwing cyclists under the bus_ '. - With all the details, Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco in The Herald. ⮑ The council said the plans '_incorporate a range of enhancements to Princes Street, the Gardens and surrounding area_ ', including: * Widening the Princes Street southern **pavement** by 1.5m, * Narrowing the Princes Street south side carriageway 'to make more space for walking and wheeling', while maintaining two lanes in each direction for buses and trams, * New ramps '_or potentially lifts_ ' installed in **Princes Street Gardens** , * '_Upgrade and refurbishment work_ ' for the **Ross Bandstand** and amphitheatre, * The **shelters** in the gardens are to be '_repurposed for use as small cafes and potential community use_ ', * 'New or improved' public **toilets** and new lighting in the gardens, * A 'new cycle hub' at **Waverley Station** and 'improved cycle parking' on Princes Street, ⮑ "_Crucially, this differs from previous plans in that it is affordable and deliverable, and we have the resources to take forward these improvements immediately_." - Council planning leader Joan Griffiths. ⮑ **Next steps** : The project's designs and costs will be worked on and presented again to councillors '**_in early 2027_** ', according to this council press release. Step forward for Princes Street and Waverley Valley as design approach is agreedPrinces Street and Waverley ValleyThe City of Edinburgh CouncilThe City of Edinburgh CouncilSpokesLothian (@spokes.org.uk)#EdinWebCast #PrincesStreet Vote ☹️ 7 SNP/Lab/Con - Option 1 👍 2 LibDem - Option 2 🤔 2 Green - neither SNP drops their 2nd point, re need for 🚲 lanes on George Street. Convener says this will be discussed at TEC (? !) Spokes conclusion: Scotland’s premier street remains dominated by roadspaceBluesky SocialSpokesLothian * * * 🚉 Councillors will vote today on **future Edinburgh tram routes**. While extending the line south to the Royal Infirmary is widely backed, there is uncertainty around the proposed northern leg to Granton, as political parties are split over using the Roseburn Path, which is still on the table for the vote. * The Transport and Environment Committee meeting starts at 10am at the City Chambers. You can find the meeting agenda and webcast link on the council website. There is a helpful preview in this week's edi.bike newsletter and a breakdown all of five local **political parties' positions** from Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco in The Herald. * The extension could cost **up to £2.9 billion** and the council doesn't know for sure yet where that funding would come from. "_That is likely to be from multiple sources – whether it is The Scottish Government, The UK Government or a combination_ ," said Transport Convener Stephen Jenkinson. - Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter. Uncertain future for Roseburn Path tram plan as stances revealed ahead of key voteOnly the Liberal Democrats have put forward wording which explicitly rules out the Roseburn Path as a route for trams in the future.The HeraldJosh Pizzuto-Pomaco 🚔 The family of a woman who was killed in a **four-car crash** near Edinburgh Airport on Monday have paid tribute to her. Relatives of Linda Patterson, 58, released a statement through Police Scotland. They said: "_Linda was a beautiful soul whose warmth and cheery sense of humour left their mark on everyone she knew. She will be greatly missed._ " Police charged three people but are still appealing to 'anyone with dash-cam footage or private CCTV' to contact them. 🚨 A man was taken to hospital after a 'serious assault' at **Waverley Mall** yesterday afternoon. - Kevin Quinn, Evening News. 🍸 After 13 years in business, the owners of the **_Lucky Liquor_** cocktail bar on Queen Street say its last day trading will be on Saturday. - They shared this farewell message on Instagram. 🍻 Having seen a '_very noticeable drop_ ' in footfall and sales at _Nobles by Bellfield_ bar on Constitution Street, Bellfield Brewery founder Alistair Brown is urging people to **support local businesses in Leith** to help them bounce back from the silence of the trams in July and August. - Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco, The Herald. 🇺🇸 '**_‘Scots are the kindest people on earth!’ Meet the Americans moving to Scotland_** ' - Edinburgh features a few times in Anita Chaudhuri's piece in The Guardian this morning. ‘Scots are the kindest people on earth!’ Meet the Americans moving to ScotlandSince Donald Trump’s re-election in 2024, there has been a 63% rise in Americans renting properties in Scotland. Politics is one reason – but there are many other surprising motivations …The GuardianAnita Chaudhuri 🪩 In this week's 141st weekly edition of the Edinburgh Culture Minute: Summer 2027 **Castle Concerts** news, How to be Hopeful with **Caitlin Moran** , an evening with **David Shrigley** , travel chat with **Michael Palin** & **Chris Broad,** this week's creative jobs board and much more... Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 9 - 15 September 2026Summer 2027 Castle Concerts news, How to be Hopeful with Caitlin Moran, an evening with David Shrigley, travel chat with Michael Palin & Chris Broad + this week’s creative jobsThe Edinburgh MinuteMichael MacLeod * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **🌱 Edinburgh Food Project is hiring for a Fundraising Officer role!** - _'Help grow vital income to provide emergency food aid, support and advice to people in hardship, helping create an Edinburgh without poverty, where everyone has what they need to thrive (£28,610 - £32,416, Full-time or part-time considered). (Deadline: 20 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Food Project. **🎭 New Opportunity: TRACS Board Chair** - _'TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) is looking for our next Board Chair - someone who can champion the music, song, storytelling, dance and crafts that connect communities across Scotland. (Deadline: 30 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland). **🌟 New Qigong classes in Leith - Special Offer for Edinburgh Minute readers!!** - _'Hi all! Last's Monday's Qigong Taster got sold out -spaces are limited-, and as a thank you I'm offering 5 spots at a £5 Taster price for anyone interested to try next Monday. Use code "MINUTE" at the checkout. Valid till Friday night! 🤩🌸🙏🌟 (Deadline: 11 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Evi, Numinous Flow. Qigong at Alae - Weekly Qigong in Leith, EdinburghA gentle, beginner-friendly weekly practice of movement, breath and awareness - cultivating balance, vitality and ease.Humanitix logo **🧠 Paid Opportunity for Young People Aged 10-24: Help Shape the Future of Youth Mental Health Research** - _'Young people aged 10–24 are invited to join a Youth Advisory Group to help shape how young people are involved in mental health research. You will develop useful research and employability skills, and receive £56 in Amazon vouchers for taking part! (Deadline: 14 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Helen Stocks, Heriot-Watt University. **🕊️ Trying to locate the family of Kevin Welsh. A Royal Scots soldier who died 23 March 1987.** - _'Trying to locate the family of 24753643 Pte Kevin Welsh who died 23 Mar 1987 and buried Mortonhall Cemetery 3 Apr 1987. The Royal Scots Regimental Trust want to hold a memorial service Tue 23 Mar 27 to mark 40 years. Email -__photos1633@gmail.com_ _'_ - Shared by Ray Thomson. * * * Get in touch here 📮 **🍺 Ginger beer making- Thur 10th Sept 6:30pm Today, Thu 10 September** - _'Come along and learn how to make ginger beer with Earth in Common! Starting at 6.30pm until 8pm. You will take away one brewing bottle of your homemade ginger beer, plus all the instructions to take home and repeat the all natural and organic recipe!'_ 6.30pm to 8pm | Populus Cafe (Leith Community Croft) · Leith | £35 non mem/ £20 mem - More details here, shared by Earth in Common. **🎶 Wavetable #54 Today, Thu 10 September** - _'A night of sonic exploration featuring R.AGGS (Sacred Paws) (euphoric post punk), Luci Holland (experimental, ambient, multi-instrumentalist), and Obakegaku (experimental sound/livecoding).'_ 7.30pm to 10pm | Fruitmarket · Old Town | £11.88/£9.18 - More details here, shared by Wavetable. **🎨 The Creative Community Hubs Network invites you to Gather! Tomorrow, Fri 11 September** - _'Join us for Gather, a celebration of art from across Edinburgh's Creative Community Hubs Network. See paintings, photography, textiles, film and more from local artists and community members, brought together for the first time.'_ 4.30pm to 7.30pm | St Margaret's House · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | FREE - More details here, shared by Eva McKenzie, WHALE Arts. Gather Exhibition : Private ViewJoin us for the opening of Gather, a celebration of art made by folk from across the Creative Community Hubs Network.Eventbrite **🌉 Building Bridges Festival Sat 12 September** - _'The Building Bridges festival is about more than just music, dance, food and fun - it's about connection. It's about building friendships between people from all walks of life, backgrounds, and cultures.'_ 12pm to 5pm | St James Scottish Episcopal Church · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Pall Singh, Building Bridges. **🍂 What's hiding in plain sight at Leith Community Croft? Sat 12 September** - _'What plants have you been walking past without noticing? Join Nature School for Grownups at Leith Community Croft on Sat 12 Sept for a playful afternoon of foraging, making & nature connection. Can't do Saturdays? Friday sessions run too!'_ 1pm to 3pm | Leith Community Croft · Leith | 15-56 - More details here, shared by Nature School for Grown Ups. **🛍️ Funk Fair Sun 13 September** - _'Funk Fair is a curated vintage & mid-century market bringing together brilliant local independent traders selling fashion, furniture, homeware, art, records, jewellery and collectables from the 1980s and earlier.'_ 11am to 4pm | Portobello Town Hall · Portobello | £2 / £1 - More details here, shared by Mel Jarron, Funk Fair. **📝 A Rambling Curiosity** [Until 27 Sept] **Sun 13 September** - _'Be inspired by a different topic fortnightly on Sundays to embrace your rambling curiosity. Meet and connect with others, through free flowing conversations, and writing freely by hand.'_ 3.30pm to 5pm | Creative Arts Therapies Space CIC · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank - More details here, shared by A Rambling Curiosity. **🎶 NYCOS 30th Anniversary Gala Concert Sun 13 September** - _'If you start singing with NYCOS at age 8, what will you sound like when you're 10, 15 or 25? Come to our Gala Concert & be wowed by our National Choirs, then sign up to our Edinburgh P4-5 Choir on Wednesdays @St George's. Full bursaries available!'_ 5pm to 7pm | The Usher Hall · Tollcross - More details here, shared by NYCOS. NYCOS 30th Anniversary Gala Concert: Carmina Burana | Usher Hall, Edinburgh | NYCOSCelebrate with us as we mark the National Youth Choir of Scotland’s 30th anniversary alongside the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. To celebrate our 30th anniversary, we return to Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, one of the most recognisable choral works ever written. Famous for its dramatic opening O Fortuna, this exhilarating cantata sets 24 medieval poemsNYCOS | Scotland's Youth Singing Organisation **🤱 Motherspace** [Every Monday] **Mon 14 September** - _'A welcoming and cosy social space for Mums to meet other Mums with babies under 6 months for a blether and a brew! All welcome. Free to drop in.'_ 10.30am to 12.30pm | Pregnancy and Parents Centre · Southside | FREE - More details here, shared by Pregnancy and Parents Centre. The Pregnancy and Parents Centre, EdinburghFrienship, Information and Support for Parents and Parents-to-bePregnancy & Parents **📚 Checking Out: A Spanish Book + Wine Night Mon 14 September** - _'For one night only, Night Owl Books and Slonk Wine take over The Cottage for a lively evening of books, Canary Islands wine and Spanish nibbles, centred around Checking Out. Your copy is included-and you don't need to have read it beforehand.'_ 7.30pm to 9.30pm | The Cottage at Royal Terrace · Canonmills & Broughton | £30 + fee - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Checking Out: A Spanish Book + Wine NightAn evening of books, conversation, and Canary Islands wine — join us on Monday 14 Sept for a Spanish storied celebration of Checking Out.Eventbrite **🌍 Designing a Climate of Care Tue 15 September** - _'An evening in Portobello to connect with the Earth and with our feelings about climate change and nature. We will support each other and design our response. Open to everyone across Edinburgh who is alive to these themes.'_ 6.45pm to 9pm | Tribe Porty · Portobello | £7/ pay what you can - More details here, shared by Rob Macquarie. **🧚‍♀️ The Fairy Spotter's Guide: Elizabeth Dearnley on Where to Find Banshees, Bigfoot and Other Creatures Tue 15 September** - _'We're so excited to welcome author Elizabeth Dearnley and illustrator Sarah Coleman to Lighthouse Bookshop to take you on a journey across continents and cultures as we uncover the origins of extraordinary folk creatures.'_ 7pm to 8pm | Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop · Old Town | £4/free - More details here, shared by Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop. Lighthouse | The Fairy Spotter’s Guide : Elizabeth Dearnley on Where to Find Banshees, Bigfoot and Other Creatures from FolkloreThe Fairy Spotter's Guide : Elizabeth Dearnley on Where to Find Banshees, Bigfoot and Other Creatures from Folklore **🌿 The wonderful world of Lichens - a wee walk at the Botanics Thu 17 September** - _'Join us at the Botanics for a lunchtime walk with lichen expert Becky Yahr. We'll be learning about why these wee beings are so amazing and getting to know some of the common ones. Get in touch to book a space - katie@grantoncommunitygardeners.org.'_ 12pm to 1pm | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh · Inverleith | FREE - More details here, shared by Katie Smith, Granton Community Gardeners. **🌀 Squiggly Careers - Teams Learning Together Thu 17 September** - _'Squiggly Careers are running a free event for teams who want to learn together. They'll share practical tools, test new ideas and explore whether career development has more impact when teams learn together. Spaces are limited so register in advance.'_ 2pm to 4.30pm | YOTEL Edinburgh · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Squiggly Careers. **🍷 Green Room Comedy Thu 17 September** - _'The Tailor launches its first monthly appointment with comedy! A curated night to sit back, relax and have a laugh with a glass of wine! First appointment next Thursday 17th September from 7pm, tickets available here: www.bit.ly/greenroomcomedy'_ 5pm to 7pm | The Tailor Cafe + Wine Bar · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | 6 - More details here, shared by Lorenzo, The Tailor. Get in touch here 📮 **📖 Coptic Bookbinding Workshop Thu 17 September** - _'Get to grips with Coptic binding in this creative workshop - a nifty book structure with decorative exposed binding that makes for a great sketchbook, journal or memory book. A 2 part workshop that takes place 6-9pm on Thursday 17 & 24 September.'_ 6pm to 9pm | The Heart of Newhaven Community · Trinity & Newhaven | £100 - More details here, shared by Cassandra Barron, Bookbinding with Cass. **🎨 Drawing in the Autumn** [Every Thursday] **Thu 17 September** - _'A seasonal series of drawing workshops with Drill Hall based artist Felicity Inkpen. These workshops will guide you through different drawing techniques, in pencil, charcoal, chalk, pastel, pen, printmaking, ink, gouache, watercolour and collage.'_ 6pm to 8.30pm | The Out of the Blue Drill Hall · Leith | £32 - £140 - More details here, shared by Out of the Blue Arts and Education Trust. **📚 The Edinburgh Post-Apocalyptic Book Club's September meeting - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Thu 17 September** - _'The Edinburgh Post-Apocalyptic Book Club meets at 7pm on the 3rd Thursday of every month, in the Tourmalet on Buchanan St, to discuss books about the end of the world and afterwards. Our book for the 17th September is Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary.'_ 7pm to 10pm | The Tourmalet · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by Mary, the Edinburgh Post-Apocalyptic Book Club. **🤝 CROW Wellbeing Workshop: Accepting Helping Hands Thu 17 September** - _'You don't have to go alone! Leaning on your community is one of the most powerful things you can do for your creative practice. Join certified coach Caitlin McDonald for this Creative Roots, Open Wings (CROW) wellbeing session.'_ 7.30pm to 9pm | Corvidaeum Creative Limited · Leith | £16.96 or PWYC - More details here, shared by Caitlin McDonald. CROW Wellbeing Workshop: Accepting Helping HandsJoin us on THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17 at 19:30 for our latest creative wellbeing workshop with certified coach, Caitlin McDonaldEventbrite **🌈 EASE - End of Life Aid Skills for Everyone** [Every Friday] **Fri 18 September** - _'Free community course to help you build comfort and confidence supporting people through death, dying and bereavement. Friendly and informal, with different activities and lots of discussion. And plenty tea and biscuits!'_ 10.30am to 12.30pm | Victoria Manor Care Home · Canonmills & Broughton | free - More details here, shared by Caroline Gibb, Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief. **🌍 _People's Emergency_ Broadcast - Gilmerton Film Screening Thu 24 September** - _'Join Edinburgh Climate Coalition for a relaxed screening of the Peoples Emergency Briefing film. The film tells the truth about the global climate and nature crisis, and how it is affecting our lives. The film will be followed by an open discussion.'_ 5.30pm to 8pm | Gilmerton Community Centre · Gilmerton | FREE - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Climate Coalition. Peoples Emergency Briefing Film showing in GilmertonJoin us in Gilmerton for the Peoples Emergency Briefing Film – the truth about climate changeEventbrite **⚡️ Co-Work. Collaborate. Create. Wed 30 September** - _'A co-working day for founders who want to problem-solve and work collaboratively together ON their business. This day is designed to help you stop overthinking, prioritise marketing and making progress with other founders around you.'_ 9.30am to 4pm | Lister Place · West End - More details here, shared by Kelly Ling. > 📌 Remember you can always see all **300+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things. It's the city's only truly people-powered events listings. 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Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 9 - 15 September 2026

👋 Welcome to the 141st weekly **Culture Minute** : a round-up of Edinburgh’s local creative news, events, jobs and opportunities. If I’ve missed anything please get in touch. Thanks to everyone who contributes to keep the Minute ticking over! #### **👀 Most-viewed links from the previous Edinburgh Culture Minute:** 1. 🔮 September's The Skinny, featuring its annual student guide. 2. 🎟️ Tilda Swinton in Man to Man at the Traverse (on sale today). 3. 🎭 Brian Ferguson: 'Seven ways to improve the festivals'. 4. 🎭 This year's Scottish International Storytelling Festival programme. 5. 📆 Vast range of creative community events in The Good Egg Project newsletter. * * * ## 🗞️ News 🎭 The **King's Theatre** has been woven into the script of this winter's pantomime, _Pinocchio_ , when it returns to the theatre for the first time since 2021. - Thom Dibdin has the details and an interview with Gail Watson. 🇵🇸 Tonight (Wednesday) at Pianodrome in Bruntsfield, a global line-up of writers gather for a **Palestine solidarity night,** hosted by Lighthouse Bookshop. The event is also the launch of Alycia Pirmohamed’s debut non-fiction work Shorelines_,_ which won the _**Nan Shepherd Prize**._ The evening will feature readings from Hannah Lavery and Jessica Gaitán Johannesson, plus music from Miwa Nagato-Apthorp and Curlew. - Tickets via Lighthouse Bookshop. Lighthouse | Shorelines x Readers & Writers Against Genocide: A Palestine Solidarity NightShorelines x Readers & Writers Against Genocide: A Palestine Solidarity Night 🔊 Community radio station **_EHFM_** is planning a **record fair** on Saturday at Leith Depot. - Dig into the stallholder details here. ⭐️ Never mind a five star review, how about a **ten star review**? "_Only four and five-star reviews are of any use to companies and there are so many of those they become pretty meaningless_ ," writes Lyn Gardner in an opinion piece in The Stage, adding: "_I’d prefer to do away with stars completely. But they are here to stay, so I wonder – and this might be an utterly crazy idea – that awarding a wider range of stars (maybe up to seven or 10) in a festival context might help differentiate the brilliant from the pretty good and, more importantly, the good from the just OK_." Lyn Gardner on the 2026 Edinburgh Festival FringeLyn Gardner looks back at the talking points from this year’s Edinburgh Fringe FestivalPlaybook Media Trading Company LimitedLyn Gardner * * * ## **🎟️ Big tickets this week** 🏰 The temporary amphitheatre seats have not long been taken down but next summer's **Castle Concerts** are starting to be announced. First, it's Jack Savoretti & James Morrison on Saturday 17 July 2027. - Tickets on sale on Friday. Jack Savoretti & James MorrisonCastle Concerts, presented by Seat Unique, are delighted to announce a special double-headline with Jack Savoretti & James Morrison at Edinburgh Castle on Saturday 17 JulyEdinburgh CastleEdinburgh Castle Concerts TicketsBuy tickets and see event information for Edinburgh Castle Concerts.Gigantic Tickets 🎸 Just announced: _**Peter Hook and The Light** (Interzone 2027)_ will play the Corn Exchange on 22 May next year, with support from The Wedding Present, Chameleons and Armory Show. - Tickets. 🎤 **Michael Ball** brings his 'Glow' tour to the Usher Hall tonight (Wednesday). - Tickets. 🎸 **John Bramwell** (_I Am Kloot_) is at The Voodoo Rooms tonight. - Tickets. 🎷 On Friday at the Queen's Hall: Marking 100 years since the birth of sax and jazz legend **John Coltrane** , the **_Scottish National Jazz Orchestra_** will be joined by acclaimed soloist **_Emma Rawicz_** for a night of Coltrane-inspired music. - Tickets. 🎸 Described as '_Scotland's finest and possibly only Weezer tribute act_ ', **Beezer** will perform the _Blue Album_ in full at People's Leisure Club on Saturday night. - Tickets here. 🎼 Sunday: Join the **National Youth Choir of Scotland** for a landmark 30th anniversary celebration alongside the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. - Usher Hall, tickets. 📙 Bestselling author **Rebecca F. Kuang** will be at the Assembly Rooms on Tuesday for the Edinburgh launch of her new novel _Taipei Story_. Chaired by Katie Goh. - Tickets available via The Portobello Bookshop. An Evening with Rebecca F. Kuang at Assembly RoomsPlease come and join us for An Evening with Rebecca F. Kuang on 15th September, at Assembly Rooms 🎹 Renowned fiddler, composer and producer **Aidan O’Rourke** of _**Lau**_ will be at Pianodrome Bruntsfield on Wednesday. He's performing with a trio performing as part of _Tree Song,_ an 18-month creative project centred on composing, performing, and sharing new music in an open and collaborative way. - Tickets here + more Pianodrome events here. Pianodrome - What’s On — PIANODROMEPIANODROME 🎸 **Death Cab for Cutie** play the Corn Exchange on Sunday 20 September, with support from _Pool Kids_. - Tickets here. 🎸 **Jacob Collier** will be supported by **Sam Amidon** at The Queen's Hall on Sunday 20 September. - Tickets. 📗 **Caitlin Moran** discusses her book '_How To Be Hopeful' (A Year of Attempting to Feel Less Awful About the World_) at The Queen's Hall on Tuesday 22 September. The special guest is Mhairi Black. - Tickets. The event organisers say: > _"How to be Hopeful is Caitlin’s story of how, over the course of a year, she realised that “waiting to feel hopeful again” just won’t work: being hopeful is a decision. It’s something - like laundry - you have to do. How To Be Hopeful is the diary of how one person started to do hopeful. To celebrate the release of her brand-new book, Sunday Times Bestselling author Caitlin Moran will be heading out on tour accompanied by special guest hosts."_ Caitlin Moran: How To Be Hopeful | Tue 22nd Sep 2026A Year of Attempting to Feel Less Awful About the WorldThe Queen's Hall 🥁 **_Queen_** songwriter, drummer and singer **Roger Taylor** is performing at the Usher Hall on Tuesday 22 September. - Tickets. 🎸 Two iconic voices of indie: **James Walsh (_Starsailor_) & Ben Ottewell (_Gomez_) **will be playing at The Voodoo Rooms on Wednesday 23 September. - Tickets. 🎤 There are about 30 tickets left for **Nish Kumar** : '_Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy_ ' at The Queen's Hall on Saturday 26 September. - Tickets. Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy | Sat 26th Sep 2026Actually the last thing this country needsThe Queen's Hall 🎸 _**Marillion**_ and _Haunt The Woods_ play the Usher Hall on Tuesday 29 September. - A handful of tickets remain. 🖼️ Artist **David Shrigley** will be at the Traverse Theatre for a special evening celebrating his new book, _Creative Writing_ , on Thursday 8 October. Tickets for **_An Evening with David Shrigley_** , in conversation with Michael Pedersen, are via The Portobello Bookshop. An Evening with David Shrigley at Traverse TheatrePlease come and join us for An Evening with David Shrigley on 8th October, at Traverse Theatre 🇯🇵 **Chris Broad** , author of the number one bestseller '_Abroad in Japan'_ , will be in Edinburgh to discuss his new book '_Journey Across Japan_ ' at the Tom Fleming Centre for Performing Arts, Stewart's Melville College) on Friday 25 September. - Tickets via Topping Books. Chris Broad for Journey Across Japan at Tom Fleming Centre for Performing ArtsJoin us this autumn for an exciting new release from Chris Broad, the author of the number one bestselling Abroad in Japan! Journey Across Japan takes us through the 47 unique prefectures of the Land of the Rising Sun. Japan is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, with millions flocking there every month to follow the same cookie-cutter itinerary. But beyond the well-trodden tourist trail lies a country made up of forty-seven unique prefectures. Each one has its own story to tell, shaped by centuries of squabbling lords, impenetrable topography and a fierce local pride. On his quest to show the world that there’s so much more to Japan than Tokyo and Kyoto, Chris Broad has visited all of forty-seven prefectures himself. Now, in Journey Across Japan, he takes us with him on an epic adventure that spans every corner of the country. A collection of embarrassing stories, practical recommendations and hard-learned lessons, this book show us just how much each region has to offer, whether it’s a signature dish, a festival or a mildly terrifying mascot. From flying a plane over Japan’s most active volcano to exploring perfectly preserved Samurai districts, this guide will encourage readers, whether you’re a Japan neophyte or a seasoned veteran, to carve out your own story in the Land of the Rising Sun. Chris Broad is a British filmmaker and founder of the Abroad in Japan Youtube channel, one of the largest foreign Youtube channels in Japan with over 2.5 million subscribers and 400 million views.Over 10 years and 200 videos, Chris has visited all of Japan’s 47 prefectures, focussing Abroad in Japan on travel, culture, food and covered contemporary issues through documentaries on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. His experiences have made him a sought after voice on life inside Japan, featured on the BBC, Tedx, NHK and the Japan Times.Topping & Company Booksellers 🇵🇭 Monty Python hero **Michael Palin** returns to Edinburgh to discuss his travels across the Philippines next month. - The Queen's Hall, 12 October. Michael Palin - In The Philippines | Mon 12th Oct 2026The story of one of his most ambitious journeys yetThe Queen's Hall * * * ## **🎭 What's on Edinburgh's stages this week?** ⭐️ Here's Thom Dibdin of All Edinburgh Theatre: **It's back into full theatre mode this week, as the LYAMC set their traditional start to the Autumn season up at the Church Hill Theatre, while there are three significant shows touring to town.** Best of all, of course, will be the young dreamers of the LYAMC at the Church Hill Theatre with ** _Bugsy Malone the Musical_** (Thur-Sat: tickets). A couple of adult amateur companies have tried it of late, but it really needs a young company to do it justice. Sticking with the musicals, ** _High Society_** flies into the Playhouse (ends Sat: tickets). With main romantic leads Helen George and Julian Ovenden stranded at the wrong end of the country due to yesterday's air traffic control glitch, Tuesday's press night was a bit underwhelming: A "★★★☆☆ Slow burner", says our reviewer. The Festival Theatre welcomes ** _Silence of the Lambs_** (ends Sat: tickets), certainly not a musical, but which, bizarrely, has Jodie Foster in common with _Bugsy_. The big reviews have been a bit meh about the production, but it has good word of mouth. Our Hugh is off to taste the flava beans tonight. For the wee ones there are a couple of long-running classics, but of very different ilks. The Lyceum has the 25th anniversary tour of ** _The Gruffalo_** (Thur - Sun: tickets), the musical adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's must-read children's picture book. The Gruffalo | LyceumTall Stories’ much-loved magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler returns by popular demand, celebratiLyceum While the Church Hill Theatre hosts ** _Artie's Singing Kettle_** (Sun: tickets). Artie has been the face of the Singing Kettle for ten years now, and what's not to love about that. Finally, for those planning next week's outings, ** _SIX The Musical_** arrives at the Festival Theatre (opens Tue: tickets), and ** _Annie_** is at the Playhouse (opens Tue: tickets). Full details of these and all future productions are on Æ's listings pages, all linked here. * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Culture Minute Community Noticeboard** Got something to share? Get in touch here 💌 **🎨 Opening Event: Pauly Pocket EVERYTHING MUST GO! Tomorrow, Thursday 10 September** - _'EVERYTHING MUST GO! is a solo show by Edinburgh-based artist Pauly Pocket, who has brought together a collection of objects, signs and fragments rescued from Edinburgh's more ordinary urban landscapes. Join us for a drink, this Thursday. All welcome.'_ 5pm to 7pm | Scott Lawrie Gallery · Tollcross | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🎸 Queer as Punk: Vexations, Affectionate Widows, Wassails Fri 11 September** - _'Queer as Punk presents local queer live music from Vexations, Affectionate Widows, Wassails. Post-psych, gothic folk rock, alt-rock.'_ 7pm to 10pm | Leith Depot · Leith | £12 otd, £9+bf adv - More details here, shared by Queer as Punk. Vexations, Affectionate Widows, WassailsVexations Sharing a name with Satie’s piano piece that was banned because it was deemed too unsettling, Vexations create frenetic and off-kilter post-psych, with dissonant layered guitars, unorthodox song structures, and vocals that oscillate between spoken word and emphatic screams, to give a punchy yet unearthly sonic experience Affectionate Widows The Affectionate Widows rise from their bleak slumber to reap a bloody revenge. Tidings of woe woe woe be upon ye Wassails Ever wondered what it would sound like if Paul McCartney and Mark Knopfler got really into Arab Strap? Your sleepless nights are over, my friend. An alt-rock band that thinks it’s a post-rock band.WeGotTickets **🎨 Art Walk Weekends week 2** **Sat 12 September** - _'Looking forward to the second weekend of ArtWalk Weekends in Portobello. Artist walks, Artist talks, Artist demos, Tapestry stitching workshop, Clothes Collection pop up and a Portrait photography workshop. Plus Art Houses and Art in Shops.'_ 10am to 6pm | Portobello - More details here, shared by Art Walk Weekends. Art Walk Weekends ‘Shift and Flow’ Art Walk Weekends PortobelloPortobello Art Walk Weekends (previously Art Walk Porty) is a curated artist-led event comprising a town-wide open exhibition of works by Portobello’s local creative community at Edinburgh’s seaside.Art Walk Projects **🎉 Port Of Leith Distillery - The Loft Party - Terry Hunter (Chicago) Sat 12 September** - _'Terry Hunter (Chicago) Local Business Payback Offer - 50% OFF! Local Edinburgh businesses, enjoy half-price tickets for yourself, your team, & friends. Join us at The Loft Party Leith for a special night of house, disco & boogie. LTD Availability'_ 7.30pm to 1am | Port of Leith Distillery · Leith | £14 - More details here, shared by Luvin'Leith Events. **📖 An Evening with Kyla Cobbler: 'Happy, Thank You. More, Please. Sun 13 September** - _'Join Kyla Cobbler for an in-conversation about her hilarious and honest memoir, Happy, Thank You. More, Please. You will receive a copy of Happy, Thank You. More, Please on the night.'_ 3pm to 4pm | Assembly Roxy · Old Town | £29.25 - More details here, shared by Roxy Theatre. **🏺 Forming Space, Handmade Vessels by Garvald Edinburgh Makers** [Until 07 Oct] **Sat 19 September** - _'A new, large exhibition by Garvald Edinburgh artists and makers exploring the vessel through craft and visual art. Across a range of disciplines the makers present the vessel as functional, sculptural and expressive form.'_ 11am to 5pm | Summerhall Arts · Southside | FREE - More details here, shared by Garvald Edinburgh. **🎹 Vienna and Beyond Sun 27 September** - _'Internationally acclaimed pianist Angela Hewitt joins Dunedin Consort in Edinburgh this month for a programme of music influenced by the cosmopolitan musical life of 18th century Vienna with music by Mozart, Haydn, CPE Bach and Martines.'_ 7.30pm to 9.30pm | The Queen's Hall · Southside | £20-£42; concessions - More details here, shared by Dunedin Consort. **📚 Publish Scotland's Silent Reading Group Mon 28 September** - _'Come along to our Silent Reading Group on 28 September! We'll provide an hour of solid reading - with no assigned book - and a chance to chat with fellow friendly readers. This month, our guest author is Olga Wojtas! Free drink with every ticket.'_ 6pm to 8pm | Fruitmarket Cafe · Old Town | 4 - More details here, shared by Chantelle Streete, Publishing Scotland. **🎶 Jubilo would love to welcome you to our open rehearsals** - _'Local choir, Jubilo, will be hosting open rehearsals on 20th and 27th September. Join us as we prepare for 2026/2027 concerts including Spring 2027's Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana alongside Brahms’s Song of Destiny.'_ - More details here, shared by Jubilo. **🎨 Free events at National Galleries of Scotland** - _'Our Autumn Events programme features dozens of talks, panel discussions & concerts that are free to access. Take a deeper dive into our Gwen John & Catherine Opie exhibitions. Join in person or online, watch back anytime 📺'_ - More details here, shared by National Galleries of Scotland. * * * Subscribe or upgrade here ### 🤝 Below the paywall are this week’s local creative jobs and opportunities, including new roles with: _**Edinburgh International Book Festival** , **National Galleries of Scotland** , **Traverse Theatre** , **Independent Arts Projects**_ _(x4)_ and many more. Find your future here... ### This post is for subscribers only Become a member to get access to all content Subscribe now

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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 9 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. The weekly Culture Minute newsletter will go out to paying subscribers later today. Here’s Wednesday's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : It _should_ be drier and less blustery today. Wetter tomorrow. Sunny intervals and a high of 17C around 4pm. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🚨 Three people were arrested yesterday in connection with a crash on the A8 near **Newbridge** on Monday, in which a 58-year-old woman died. - Police Scotland published this update, adding: '_Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances_ '. ✈️ Some flights to and from **Edinburgh Airport** were delayed by a UK-wide air traffic control computer problem yesterday. The airport said around 5pm that a fix had been found. - Alastair Dalton, Evening News. 🚔 Police are investigating at least two attempted break-ins at homes in **Joppa** last week. Residents say they feel 'unsafe' in their own homes and say the robbers wore masks and left on bikes. - Ross Chalmers, Deadline News. * Similar concerns have been raised in **Pennywell** , where motorbike thefts and antisocial behaviour prompted one local to say '**_we have an epidemic of bike crime_** '. - Cara Blackhall, Edinburgh Live. 🚉 Ahead of tomorrow's council vote on plans to extend the city's tram network, members of Granton and District Community Council are urging councillors not to shelf the **Granton tram plan**. - They've published an open letter here. Trams to/from Granton: open letter to the TEC – Granton and District Community CouncilGranton and District Community Council 🚎 The new number 67 bus service linking **Ratho** with Edinburgh city centre began this week, after years of campaigning. It stops at Ratho Village, the climbing and surf centres, Hermiston park & ride and Haymarket - More details in this report by Liam Eunson, Midlothian View. 🚦 Councillors are due to debate different options for the redevelopment of **Princes Street** at today's planning meeting. Designs have been described as '_ambitious pragmatism_ ' versus a '_radical rethink_ '. Council officers are recommending the less-radical option. - Read the council report here and find the Planning Committee agenda and webcast link here. * '_Future of Princes Street in the balance as councillors**deadlocked** over designs_' - Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco, The Herald. * '_Edinburgh World Heritage backs council's cautious approach to Princes Street revamp_ ' - Ian Swanson, Evening News. 💰 Businesses running suspected ‘ _**phoenixing**_ ’ schemes in Edinburgh could be named in a council investigation outlining a crackdown on non-payment of non-domestic rates. The move follows investigations by _The Herald_ and __ this newsletter. - Exclusive by Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco in The Herald. Calls for council chiefs to compile secret dossier on work to take down tax offendersThe briefing will outline how the council collects rates from businesses which are in debt or are participating in suspected ‘phoenixing’…The HeraldJosh Pizzuto-Pomaco ⮑ This Edinburgh Minute first published revelations about Princes Street shops one year ago, in collaboration with _London Centric_. The same shops went on fire in July this year. * **What is phoenixing?** The UK Government says: "_Phoenixing, or phoenixism, are terms used to describe when the same business or directors trade successively through a series of companies which liquidate or dissolve leaving debts unpaid. Abusive phoenixism is when individuals use companies repeatedly to evade debts or for fraudulent purposes_." The tax-evading Princes Street shops costing taxpayers thousandsDodgy dealings at former DebenhamsThe Edinburgh MinuteJim Waterson 💇‍♀️ Tributes have been paid to **Leith's** _Indigo Hair and Beauty_ salon owner, Sharon Simpson, who died at the weekend. - Isla Storie, Edinburgh Live. 🎮 Edinburgh-based firm **Rockstar Games** is due to appear at an employment tribunal on Thursday, accused of 'unlawfully' sacking 31 workers last year. The firm said it 'vigorously' denied the claims. - Ross Hempseed, STV News. 🗳️ An increasing number of **MPs are using AI** to help them write parliamentary motions without disclosing it, according to an Edinburgh Napier University study. 🚴‍♂️ The race headquarters of next year's **_Tour de France Grand Départ_** in July will be hosted by the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. - More details from the venue here. 🍽️ Having featured on the _Masterchef_ BBC TV show earlier this year, local chef Gemma Costa of the **_Planet G_** food market truck is opening a restaurant called **_Fivewake_** , which is on Instagram and has a website here with more details. 🥘 St Leonard’s Street's _**Macau Kitchen**_ won the 'Best Dining Experience' award at the national _Spice Awards_ in Glasgow on Monday night. _**Kebabish** _of Dalry Road won the 'Best Edinburgh Restaurant' award. - More details from Kevin Quinn in the Evening News + Sarah Campbell in The Herald. 🌱 **Granton Community Growers** feature on the latest episode of the **_Edinburgh Outdoors_** podcast hosted by Angela Casey. - Tune in here. Edinburgh Outdoors | angelacaseyEdinburgh Outdoors is a podcast exploring the city’s green spaces and the people in them. From community gardens to secret spaces, learning about the city’s history or just finding a space to breathe, getting outside brings benefit to everyone, and being…PodbeanPodBean Development Subscribe for free or upgrade here * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **🖊️ New Stationery Shop Opening In Marchmont** - _'Libraries & Archives Paper Company are opening their new stationery shop on Saturday 12th September at 10AM. _Full details on their Instagram_.'_ **🏛️ Days left to stop loss of iconic Leith building** - _'The Scottish Land Fund have told local charity, Leith St. Andrew's Trust, that they need to recruit hundreds of members by 22nd Sep to be eligible for the funds to purchase the old Leith St. Andrew's church building and keep it in community hands.'_ - More details here, shared by Nina Ballantyne, Leith St. Andrew's Trust. Can you help keep the doors open for future generations? - Leith St. Andrew’s TrustJoin the Leith St. Andrew’s Trust ‘The Heart of a Community’ exhibition. Explore its legacy, hear personal stories, and envision the future of this iconic landmark in Leith, Edinburgh.Leith St. Andrew's Trustadmin **🚸 Parent Council beg Edinburgh council for safety measures** - _'The council has missed its deadline for safer crossings outside of Craiglockhart Primary School again. This is after 2 serious accidents on the road in 2025 and almost a decade of asks from the parent council.'_ - More details here, shared by Craiglockhart Parent and Carer council. * ⮑ The council has a chance to respond to this deputation at tomorrow's Transport and Environment Committee, starting at 10am at the City Chambers. **🕊️ Online Zoom Conference: Watching With The Dying: Love in a Time of Transition** - _'There will be six talks, each of 25 minutes, followed by discussion among the speakers and the chair, followed by Q & A. Date: Sunday 13 September 2026. Time: 5pm-9pm (UK time).'_ - More details here, shared by Neill Walker, Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace. **💡 CareerBox** - _'Looking for your next step? Edinburgh's Denholm Associates have launched careerbox.net to help jobseekers in any stage of their career navigate the job market. Sign up free for learning tools, tips & tricks to help find the career you're looking for!'_ - More details here, shared by Daryl, Denholm Associates. **🍲 Win the Soup Ticket Money with your great community project!** - _'Have a mini project worth £350-400 that will benefit Edinburgh's community? Submit with a few lines about what, who and why (or send a recording) to edinburghsouppitch@gmail.com by 27th September for a chance to win. From the Edinburgh Can B team'_ - More details here, shared by Harriet Dodd, Edinburgh Can B. **🏃‍♂️ Run club for slow runners!** [Every Thursday] **Tomorrow, Thurs 10 September** - _'A slow movement social club focusing on moving our bodies, not chasing Strava times. Kicking off with a gentle 3km jog around the meadows. Inclusive and dog friendly. Find us on socials for more info!'_ 7pm to 8pm | The Meadows · Marchmont & Meadows | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader + catch @edinburgh_snailz on Instagram. First Snailz run!! 🐌 | Strava Club EventSnailz’s first event!! We’re kicking off with a 3km social run/walk around the meadows finishing at The Pear Tree for a drink (of your choosing) and a good chat. The front pace will be around 6:30 but most importantly, no one will be left behind. Can’t wait to see you there! 🎉Strava **🩺 Free Paediatric First Aid - including chocking and CPR Fri 11 September** - _'Are you a parent, grandparent or carer looking after children? Join local charity LifeCare for a friendly, practical session on infant first aid, CPR and choking. Fri 11th Sept, 3-5pm. Free to attend, no booking needed. Tea & coffee available.'_ 3pm to 5pm | LifeCare Edinburgh · Stockbridge | FREE - More details here, shared by Claire, LifeCare Edinburgh. @lifecare_edinburgh on Instagram. **👗 Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY x V &A Dundee: Scottish Fashion in Conversation Fri 11 September** - _'Explore Scotland's rich fashion history with designer Charles Jeffrey, Kirsty Hassard (Senior Curator) from V &A Dundee and Laura Weir from the British Fashion Council.'_ 5.30pm to 6.15pm | Westfield St James Quarter · New Town | £5 - More details here, shared by Westfield St James Quarter. Charles Jeffrey LOVERBOY x V&A Dundee: Scottish Fashion in ConversationJoin Charles Jeffrey for a special conversation exploring the role of research in creating collections inspired by ScotlandEventbrite **🏡 Feng Shui: A fresh perspective on your home Sat 12 September** - _'Join us for coffee and a pastry, where guests can enjoy a presentation on the energy and flow of the home alongside practical property advice. This relaxed session is designed to offer helpful ideas and inspiration for making the most of your space.'_ 11am to 1pm | ESPC · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by ESPC. Feng Shui: A fresh perspective on your homeJoin us for coffee and a pastry at our Feng Shui event, where guests can enjoy a Feng Shui presentation alongside practical property advice.ESPC **🎶 Come & Try Flute Session for children - THIS SATURDAY Sat 12 September** - _'If your child is in P2-P5 and has ever wondered what it's like to play the flute, we'd love them to join us for a special Come & Try Flute Session on Saturday 12 September from 1:15 to 2pm. This is a FREE Event and all are welcome.'_ 1.15pm to 2pm | St Mary's Music School · Haymarket & Dalry | FREE - More details here, shared by St Mary's Music School. **🧘 Sundays with Sammy: Yoga, Coffee + Connection** [Fortnightly Sun] **Sun 13 September** - _'Start your Sundays right with a flowy, feel-good yoga class at OMH Therapies✨ followed by coffee and friendly chats at a local cafe. All levels, equipment provided, guys and gals both welcome!'_ 10am to 12pm | OMH Therapies Yoga & Meditation Studio Edinburgh · West End | £12 - More details here, shared by Sammy K.. **🥒 Nukazuke - Japanese Fermented Pickles Workshop Sun 13 September** - _'Join me to learn about Nukazuke - Japanese Fermented Pickles. I learned all about them on my recent trip to Japan, it's an amazing process. The nukadoko (bran bed) transform the vegetables in only 24 hours creating a super tasty probiotic treat!'_ 1pm to 3pm | Leith Pilates · Leith - More details here, shared by Ruth Munro, edinburgh fermentarium. **🪄 Edinburgh Magic Circle Convention Showcase Sun 13 September** - _'World-class magicians and comedians coming to Edinburgh for one very special showcase. With national and international superstars like Jack Rhodes, MC Hammersmith, and Magician X, you don't want to miss out!'_ 8.30pm to 10pm | Village Hotel Edinburgh · Craigleith | £20 - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Magic Circle. EMC 80th Anniversary Convention - Show Only — Edinburgh Magic CircleJoin us in Edinburgh on Sunday 13th of September for our special 80th anniversary gala show, featuring some world-class performers for an unforgettable evening of entertainment. Venue: The Village Hotel,&nbsp; 140 Crewe Road South, Edinburgh, EH4 2NY Doors open at 20:00, show runs 20:30-Edinburgh Magic CircleSkip to Content **🥋 Winter Term Starts at Edinburgh City Jiu Jitsu Club** [Until 18 Dec] **Tue 15 September** - _'The club is a non-profit martial-arts and self-defence club, part of The Jiu Jitsu Foundation, specialising in Japanese Jiu-Jitsu. Classes run across the week at multiple locations across the city. Beginners welcome.'_ 5pm to 7pm | Morningside United Church · Bruntsfield | Free trial class. - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🍻 Dads, Babies, & Beers** [Every Wednesday] **Wed 16 September** - _'A brand-new community group, 'Dads, Babies, & Beers', has launched to help new fathers bond with their babies and meet like-minded Dads. The group's first event will take place on 16th September from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Campervan Brewery Taproom.'_ 6pm to 8pm | Campervan Brewery Tap Room · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🎥 Cinetopia present: FINIS TERRAE (1929) + LIVE SCORE Wed 16 September** - _'A unique cinema event, Jean Epstein's 1929 silent classic - in dazzling 4K restoration- with a bold, new original score performed live by Edinburgh-based composer/musician Dan Abrahams (Dowally) and French drummer Philippe Boudot.'_ 8.30pm to 10.30pm | Filmhouse · Tollcross | £5-£16 - More details here, shared by Cinetopia. **💃 (not)knowing the body Sat 19 September** - _'An invitation to take seriously and playfully what emerges when we let go of a normative understanding of the body and let the universe create its dance through us. To those with dance experience or not. Dive deep into mind-body-spirit connection.'_ 10am to 5pm | Madelvic House · Granton & Pilton | £35 - More details here, shared by juliet henderson. **👑 Mary Queen of Scots walking tour Sat 19 September** - _'Come and explore the life and times of Mary Queen of Scots on a walking tour of the Royal Mile - brand new tour with discount in September! Hear about the destruction of Edinburgh in the 1540s, a Sapphic poet, the 4 Marys and more.'_ 2pm to 4.30pm | Royal Mile · Old Town | £15 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🌍 Climate Cafe - all welcome Sat 19 September** - _'Join us for our next climate cafe to hear about and discuss projects giving hope of restoration by reducing carbon emissions and increasing biodiversity'_ 2.30pm to 4pm | St Ninian's Scottish Episcopal Church · Craigleith | FREE - More details here, shared by St Ninian's Episcopal Chruch. **☕ Too Young To Grieve: Walk and Coffee Club Sun 20 September** - _'Too Young to Grieve are hosting their first Edinburgh meet-up, for young adults (18+) who've experienced grief. It's a gentle walk and a coffee with no pressure to talk about grief, but knowing that the people around you will get it if you want to'_ 10am to 12pm | St Margaret’s Loch Car Park · Holyrood Park | FREE - More details here, shared by Eloise, Too Young To Grieve. Grief Walk, Talk & Coffee Club Edinburgh 🤍 Event in Edinburgh | CLIQWe’re not your typical run club at Too Young To Grieve.Cliq **🍣 The Hoxton, Edinburgh x Harajuku Kitchen Brunch Sun 27 September** - _'One collaboration. One day only. Harajuku Kitchen and DREAMSAKE® are coming The Hoxton, Edinburgh on Sunday 27th September for a Japanese inspired Hedonistic brunch, including a live sushi experience and sake cocktails.'_ 11.30am to 2pm | The Hoxton · Haymarket & Dalry | £45 - More details here, shared by Claire White, The Hoxton, Edinburgh + on Instagram here. **📸 Seasonal Mindful Photography** [Monthly] **Sat 03 October** - _'Join me for a seasonal journey in Mindful Photography: four seasons, one woodland, a year of looking. Explore the changing landscape-join for one season, or follow the woodland through all four to see the familiar with fresh eyes.'_ 10am to 12.30pm | Bridgend Inspiring Growth · Cameron Toll | £ 15 - More details here, shared by Seeing The Now. **✍️ Get it written with Women Who Write's 50-day challenge Sun 04 October** - _'Ready to make progress on your novel, thesis or journal? Join our challenge for weekly retreats, accountability and a friendly community of women and non-binary writers. Starts 4th October.'_ 3pm to 6pm | Greyfriars Charteris Centre · Southside - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🧶 Beginner's knitting class - join our small, friendly class and learn to knit your own mittens!** [Every Tuesday] **Tue 06 October** - _'Have you ever wanted to learn to knit or are you looking for a refresher course? Join our fun, friendly & inspiring classes to learn the knitting basics, and make a beautiful pair of fingerless mittens using high quality Scottish wool.'_ 5.45pm to 7.45pm | Scottish Textiles Showcase · Old Town | £65 (2 week course) - More details here, shared by Carrie. Beginner Knitting ClassesCome and learn to knit with us under the expert tuition of Samira Hill. Have you ever wanted to learn to knit or are you looking for a refresher course? Join us for a 2-week course of fun and inspiring classes to learn all the knitting basics, and make a pair of fingerless mittens using high quality Scottish wool! TheScottish Textiles ShowcaseScottish Textiles Showcase > Remember you can always see all **290** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things. 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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 8 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. It's a busy edition! Thanks to everyone who has sent something in or helped spread the word about the newsletter. Here’s today's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : Showers and occasional outbreaks of sunshine. Gusts of wind could peak at 41mph. A temperature high of **16C** around 1pm and a low of 9C overnight tonight. The first single-digit temperature for many weeks. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🚨 A 58-year-old driver was killed and four people were taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash on the **A8 near Edinburgh Airport** around 9.20am yesterday. Police closed the road in both directions between Newbridge and the airport for ten hours. - BBC Scotland News + Keiran Fleming, STV News. * In an 8pm appeal for help last night, police said they were still looking for two women and a man who **fled the scene** : "_Around 9.25am, we received a report of a crash involving a grey Mercedes A250, a black Renault Captur, a grey Skoda Karoq and a grey Hyundai i30. Emergency services attended, however, the 58-year-old driver of the Hyundai i30 was pronounced dead at the scene. Four others were taken to hospital for treatment and released. The two women and a man from the Mercedes left the scene on foot prior to officers arriving. Extensive enquiries, using specialist resources including air support and the dog unit, were deployed to help trace them and remain ongoing_." Manhunt launched after one dead and four injured in hit-and-run near Edinburgh AirportThe four-vehicle crash, involving a grey Mercedes A250, a black Renault Captur, a grey Skoda Karoq and a grey Hyundai i30, occurred at around 9.20amSTV NewsKeiran Fleming 🚉 Ahead of Thursday's council vote on **future routes for the trams** , the Edinburgh World Heritage body says it has '_strong concerns_ ' about trams using the category A-listed **South Bridge**. The group says: "_We are particularly concerned about South Bridge. A recent structural assessment carried out on behalf of the Council concluded “that the current structure is not suitable to carry tram loading.”_ " It also says: "_Other route options, such as Morrison Street or Lothian Road should be kept open._ " - More in this EWH post + wider context from Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco in The Herald. > Read our policy paper here: https://t.co/hlmpiAvA18 > > — Edinburgh World Heritage (@EdinburghWH) September 4, 2026 * ⮑ An online campaign called '_**Looking for Growth**_ ', which appeared online last week trying to block the '_Save the Roseburn Path_ ' campaign, has links to Boris Johnson’s Brexit advisor Dominic Cummings, reports The Edinburgh Inquirer. See Looking for Growth's Twitter account here. * The group is vaguely known for its short-term stunts attempting to go viral online, such as this London Tube train graffiti-cleaning effort which came and went without much impact. * "_Looking For Growth’s very active account appears to have only tweeted about Edinburgh once before last week_ ," writes Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco in The Herald. Inside the London-based think tank lobbying councillors to back Roseburn Path tramsThe self-described “fastest growing political movement in the UK” has entered the fray days before the future of trams on the Roseburn Path will…The HeraldJosh Pizzuto-PomacoThe curious case of Dominic Cummings and the Edinburgh trams campaignPlus: Is Burnhamism coming to Edinburgh? Not quiteThe Edinburgh InquirerEdinburgh Inquirer 🤝 Speculation surrounding jobs at Edinburgh offices of **Standard Life** and **Aegon UK** has been described as 'premature' by company bosses ahead of their merger. - Scott Wright, The Herald. 💰 A 'major' new fund to reinvest **tourist tax income** 'directly back into Edinburgh’s visitor economy' was launched yesterday. Grants between £1,000 - £15,000 are available via the **_Edinburgh Visitor Economy Improvement Fund_**. - More details on how to apply via the council here. > "_This is a great opportunity for visitor economy businesses to work together on practical improvements. We can support these organisations to invest in their businesses while protecting and improving their local neighbourhoods, and help to make our city a stronger and more welcoming destination for everyone in the process_." - Council leader Jane Meagher. * The council also highlighted what it called 'several early win' projects which have already started: * £132,000 towards Edinburgh’s Festival Carnival and Mardi Gras events in July, * Funding ten _festival city ambassadors_ to help visitors find their way around the capital, * The new City Centre Policing Unit. 🚨 Continued anti-social behaviour from some groups of teenagers has left some students **afraid to 'go near Princes Street',** after attacks including at least one with 'a clear racial motivation'. - Lee Dalgetty, Edinburgh Live. * The ongoing hostilities have been highlighted in some media reports and in much more depth on Reddit, where the discussion continues. ⚽️ A 22-year-old **Hibs** fan from Gilmerton has been banned from football matches at Easter Road after running on to the pitch to celebrate his team scoring a goal. - Alexander Lawrie, Evening News. 🏠 The average selling price of local property was **£299,586** during June - August 2026, up 2.1% year-on-year, according to the latest ESPC house price report. ESPC House Price ReportESPC House Price Report: June - August 2026: Explore property prices, sales trends and market activity across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders.ESPC 🤝 The new £40m **Edinburgh Innovation Hub** based at Queen Margaret University is officially open. It aims 'to drive economic growth and high-value employment' by supporting start-ups and firms working in life sciences, food and drink, technology and other sectors. - Jason Sergis Skiloyannis, East Lothian Courier. 🛍️ The **_Poundland_** shop on Lothian Road is closing on 25 October. - Cara Blackhall, Edinburgh Live. 🔊 Community radio station EHFM is planning a **record fair** on Saturday at Leith Depot. - Dig into the stallholder details here. 🛹 **_Focus_** skate shop on the Royal Mile is hosting the launch of a comic by ex-**_Franz Ferdinand_** band member Paul Thomson and his pal Malcy Duff on Saturday. - More details in this Instagram post. Subscribe for free or upgrade here * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **🐾 Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home's brand new Advice Hub!** - _'Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home have launched a hub for expert, practical advice from the team. Training, behaviour, health and settling in tips, for every dog and cat.'_ - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. AdviceSomething exciting is just around the corner! In the meantime, check out our current advice articles.Edinburgh Dog & Cat Home **🚶‍♂️ Walking group says no to return of 'A-boards'** - _'Living Streets Edinburgh has urged councillors to maintain the ban on advertising 'A-boards' to limit pavement clutter. A petition to the council calls for them to be allowed under licence, along with cheaper fees for outdoor seating.'_ - More details here, shared by Living Streets. LSEG deputation on A-boards, September 2026 | Living Streets EdinburghLiving Streets EdinburghLiving Streets Edinburgh **🎉 NEW AFTER-SCHOOL CLUB FOR BROUGHTON** - _'Broughton St Mary's Parish Church says a new after-school club will open there once it's registered as a charity – probably in Jan. 2027. This is great news for local people struggling to balance family life and careers.'_ - More details here, shared by Broughton Spurtle. NEW AFTER-SCHOOL CLUB FOR BROUGHTON | Broughton SpurtleThe Spurtle received a press release from Broughton St Marys Parish Church today. We reproduce it below unedited and in full. This welcome news follows the recent departure of Smart Cookies from the location (Issue 364).**********Broughton Spurtle **🤝 Volunteering Day @ St. Oswald's Community Centre** - _'Join us to stain the North Hall panelling + more. Can only spare a few hours? Come early afternoon, then stay for Colla Castellera, who will showcase their incredible human tower-building from 3pm. (Deadline: 20 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **📌 Freelance Accessibility Consultants needed** - _'Hi! We're looking to build a panel of paid freelance consultants to undertake accessibility user-testing of visitor attractions, hotels, and various hospitality venues (bars, restaurants and cafes) across Edinburgh. See the advert below: (Deadline: 25 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Unpacked. Freelance Accessibility Consultant – Edinburgh Guarantee<p>We are building a panel of paid freelance consultants to undertake accessibility user-testing of visitor attractions, hotels, and various hospitality venues (bars, restaurants and cafes) across Edinburgh, as well as user-testing of travel routes and travel itineraries.</p> <h3>Main tasks</h3> <ul> <li>planning site visits</li> <li>in-person assessment of different destinations in terms of specific accessibility criteria as well as the overall visitor experience. This will include photography and note-taking onsite, interaction with venue staff and the delivery of a templated (electronic) report after the visit</li> <li>collaboration on the design of visitor itineraries and the promotional activities of the business, including content creation</li> <li>opportunity to conduct consultations (via video call) with clients directly.</li> </ul> <p> </p>Edinburgh GuaranteeEdinburgh Guarantee **🌳 A litter-picking safari at Lochend Park Today, Tue 08 September** - _'Join us at 7pm tonight at the wooden duck viewing platform at Lochend Park for a one-hour litter-picking safari, then join us at the Safari Lounge for a friendly chat. Kit provided!'_ 7pm to 8pm | Lochend Park · Lochend & Restalrig | FREE - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Trash Club. @edinburghtrashclub on Instagram****.**** **🎉 Home-Start Edinburgh Celebrates 40 Years of Supporting Local Families Thurs 10 September** - _'Home-Start Edinburgh is inviting former families, volunteers, staff, trustees, donors and supporters to join them in a special event marking 40 years of supporting babies, children and families across Edinburgh. They would love to see you.'_ 6pm to 8pm | Lind and Lime Gin Distillery · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Home-Start Edinburgh. **🎶** Castle Chorus**Weekly Rehearsal** [Every Thursday] **Thurs 10 September** - _'We sing a wide range of songs from around the world and throughout the ages. We focus on folk / roots, but do a bit of everything! No Auditions. Attend when you can. Sign up for the weekly email on our website. Room G.21 this term. See you there!'_ 6.30pm to 8.30pm | Paterson's Land · Old Town | £3 / £5 / £7 - More details here, shared by Joe, Castle Chorus. **🎨 St Mark's Art Exhibition** [Until Sun] **Fri 11 September** - _'An exhibition of local artists, including the Craigmillar Tapestry. Refreshments available.'_ 12pm to 5pm | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church · Portobello | FREE - More details here, shared by St Mark's Episcopal Church. St Mark’s Art Exhibition: 11-13 September 2026Our Annual Art Exhibition promises to be a wonderful display of art from local artists. This year we are partnering with the Craigmillar Tapestry and with the Craigmillar Art Group as well – …St Mark's PortobelloStMarks152 **🎬 Local Cinema: Power Station community film screening Fri 11 September** - _'Free community cinema screening of Power Station - a fun documentary about two artists who try to take their street off grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution. Chat with Community Energy Scotland, food and drinks!'_ 4pm to 7pm | The Crannie Community Hub · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Old Town Development Trust. > _Minute editor's note: I can highly recommend this film! If you're looking for inspiration or practical steps on how to '**think global, start local** ', Power Station could help. It's deliberately hard to find online, as the makers encourage people to watch it together in the hope they'll be more likely to take action as communities. Once again, I highly recommend it. The film shows the real life struggles of community campaigning but also proves that people-power really can work and spark lasting change. _ **🍷 Discover Rotary Fri 11 September** - _'DISCOVER ROTARY! Many people have heard about Rotary but don't really know what we do! Why not come along to our free 'Discover Rotary' event and find out. Enjoy a glass of wine in the company of other like-minded individuals and have a chat!'_ 5.30pm to 6.30pm | The Scotsman Hotel · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Gordon Young, Rotary Club of Edinburgh + the FB event page is here. **🌳 Holyrood Park Creative Writing Walk Sat 12 September** - _'Find inspiration in nature on this guided creative writing walk. Let's slow down together and take some time to reflect and create while walking through beautiful Holyrood Park.'_ 10.30am to 12pm | Holyrood Park | £10 - More details here, shared by Cameo Marlatt. **🧵 Textured Tapestry Workshop Sat 12 September** - _'Sat 12th Sept 12-2pm - Textured Tapestry Workshop hosted by Marangerie Artists. All abilities welcome. All materials provided to create a small textured tapestry to take away. £10 to take part, spaces limited. Email gracemaran@hotmail.com to book'_ 12pm to 2pm | Rising Tide Cafe · Portobello | 10 - More details here, shared by Rising Tide Cafe. **🐧 Edinburgh Linux Cafe Sat 12 September** - _'With the end of official Windows 10 support, many will be forced to buy a new computer. Edinburgh Linux Café can help by showing you Linux Mint, a free and easy alternative that can add years to the life of your machine'_ 1pm to 4pm | Edinburgh Tool Library - Meadowbank Hub · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | FREE - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Linux Cafe. **🎶 Epitaph For a Green Lover: The Linarol Consort with Héloïse Bernard Sat 12 September** - _'Epitaph for a Green Lover tells the moving story of Margaret of Austria, a great patron of the arts, through music from her own manuscripts'_ 3pm to 4.30pm | St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum · Old Town | £0-23 - More details here, shared by Hannah. Epitaph For a Green Lover: The Linarol Consort with Héloïse BernardEpitaph for a Green Lover tells the moving story of Margaret of Austria, a great patron of the arts, through music from her own manuscriptsEventbrite **🍂 Late summer gathering: meditation, pranayama and therapeutic writing Sat 12 September** - _'Come and join us to wind down after the busy summer season - to connect with our breath, set intentions and reflect on the summer as well as begin to prepare for autumn through writing prompts, guided relaxations and breathing practices.'_ 3pm to 5pm | The Salisbury Centre · Southside | £12 - More details here, shared by Emily James. **✒️ Make your own pocket-sized good-luck charm workshop Sun 13 September** - _'Create your own Pocket Daruma! 🎎 Japanese calligraphy meets illustration in this creative workshop with Wayfarer Shodo Edinburgh & illustrator Stephanie Brown. Design a Daruma, write your wish and carry your goal with you. Beginners welcome!'_ 12pm to 2pm | Hampton by Hilton Edinburgh West End · Haymarket & Dalry | £35 - More details here, shared by Wayfarer Shodo Edinburgh. **🎶 Anchor Line Revue - live music Sun 13 September** - _'Original Scottish Americana and old favourites, from Jon Horne, East of Appalachia, Tribute to Venus Carmichael, and the Anchor Line house band. With special guest Saraphir Camille. NB Pub open 2pm-11pm today.'_ 2.30pm to 4.30pm | Steel Coulson Southside · Southside | FREE - More details here, shared by Glen Dawkins. **💰 Savings and Investments Workshop Mon 14 September** - _'A free course, run by The Money Charity, that will help you build your money confidence and cover fundamental skills, information and tools you need to better manage your savings and investments.'_ 2pm to 4pm | The Crannie Community Hub · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by The Crannie. Savings and Investments WorkshopA free course, run by The Money Charity, on savings and investmentsEventbrite **🍝 Pasta & Sugo Masterclass with Daniela Forbes Mon 14 September** - _'Join chef, food stylist and educator Daniela Forbes for a relaxed, hands-on workshop learning to make one of the simplest and most joyful combinations in Italian cooking: fresh pasta and sugo. Funds raised go directly to our Community Cook School.'_ 6.30pm to 8.30pm | Cyrenians Flavour and Haver Cook School · Leith | £35 - More details here, shared by Cyrenians. **🧘‍♀️ Yoga and Somatics a nourishing practice** [Every Thursday] **Thu 17 September** - _'We'll combine stabilising and centring movements with sequences to open, expand and express ourselves more fully. We'll explore: grounding, releasing our weight and finding support; sequencing movement; radiating and spiralling from centre.'_ 10.30am to 12pm | Pilates 4 All · Portobello | £15 per class - More details here, shared by movingwithease.co.uk. **🌟 Build Your Brand from the Inside Out Sat 19 September** - _'You've created something amazing, now build a brand that tells your story. Join us for a practical workshop to discover what makes you stand out, connect with the right people and create a confident, consistent brand that feels like you.'_ 9.30am to 11.30am | Leith Makers · Leith | 18.00 - More details here, shared by Carmen Chalmers, Support The Makers. Market Ready Masterclass - Build a brand from the inside out — Support The MakersA practical workshop for makers to build a brand that feels like you. With guest host Karen Bennett, you’ll get clearer on your brand story, values and visuals - and the confidence to bring them to life.Support The Makers **🍂 Autumn Equinox: Harvest Your Joy (Yoga + Live Handpan Soundbath) Sat 19 September** - _'Gentle yoga & guided visualisation with Melanie Frome, accompanied by live handpan sound bath by Fiona McNeill, journaling with tea + snack-fuelled sharing circle-gathering what nourishes as autumn settles in. 🏳️‍🌈 Safe space, all bodies welcome.'_ 3pm to 5pm | Tidal Yoga Ltd · Leith | £35 - More details here, shared by Melanie Frome + a video of what to expect here. **😂 Polish Comedy Shorts Sat 19 September** - _'An evening of inventive, witty and wonderfully off‐beat Polish short films, showcasing a wide range of comedic sensibilities - from dry observational humour to surreal, absurdist storytelling. From the team at Borscht Film.'_ 7.30pm to 9.30pm | The Out of the Blue Drill Hall · Leith | £6 - £10 - More details here, shared by Out of the Blue Arts and Education Trust. **📚 Ragged Uni: Teaching Palestine plus Everyday Resistance in Palestine plus book launch Tue 22 September** - _'A screening of a seminar on 'Teaching Palestine Past and Present' with a discussion with the lecturers followed by a book launch of Life and Labour: Contested Occupation and Meaningful Alienation' published by Bristol University Press'_ 7pm to 9.30pm | The Outhouse · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by Alex Dunedin, Ragged University. @tribeporty on Instagram. **💛 Tribe Talks: Get to Know Your Tribe - SEO Workshop Mon 28 September** - _'This community-facilitated series celebrates the vast knowledge, skills, and experiences at Tribe Porty.'_ 6pm to 7pm | Tribe Porty · Portobello | £5-£8 - More details here, shared by Sonny, Tribe Porty. > Remember you can always see all **280+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. 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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 7 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. Here’s Monday's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here 🌦️ **This week's weather forecast** : A dry start this morning with a chance of rain later this afternoon and into the evening. Wetter on Tuesday. Sunnier on Wednesday. Showers again on Thursday. This on-off sunny/rainy trend looks likely to continue throughout the weekend. A temperature high of **18C** today and a low of 10C on Wednesday morning. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🚦 **Princes Street** could get new paving, planters and some lifts down to its gardens, where there could also be new public toilets and new spaces for cafes. The plans '_are the less radical of two options being presented to councillors following a summit on the area's future_ ', reports Ian Swanson in the Evening News. * Councillors will vote on the options on Wednesday. None of the proposals are due to be finalised until next year, as the revised 'Princes Street and Waverley Strategy' is to be returned to the council's planning committee in 'early 2027'. - Read the council report here. * There's an interesting '**_Vision for Princes Street_** ' presentation from Richard Murphy Architects here. * See Wednesday's Planning Committee agenda here. 📆 It's a big week for city transport, with a **vote on the next direction for the tram network** due at Thursday's council Transport and Environment Committee. The full agenda is on the council website, and there's a helpful preview in this week's edi.bike newsletter here. 🚲 edi.bike | issue 161 | 7th Sep ’26your weekly edinburgh cycling digestedi.bike 🚨 Two girls, aged 13 and 14, have been charged by police after reports of vandalism and an assault in **St Andrew Square** at the weekend. - Lee Dalgetty, Edinburgh Live. 🌊 Work on repairing broken heating systems is due to begin today at **Portobello Swim Centre** , which is is still closed until further notice. - More details from Phyllis Stephen in The Edinburgh Reporter. * Edinburgh Leisure added: "_The current closure is due to an unexpected fault and is not related to the refurbishment project planned_." ✈️ **Edinburgh Airport** says it 'shares responsibility' with airlines, handling agents and the UK Border Force after more complaints from some passengers about delays on arrival. - Alastair Dalton, The Scotsman. 🚔 Cocaine and cannabis with an estimated street value of around £1.4m was found during a police raid of properties in **Granton and Leith** last week. - Ross Hempseed, STV News. 🚑 A 26-year-old man is in hospital with 'serious' injuries after being found outside Asda in **Chesser** on Friday night. - Heather Carrick, Evening News. 🍻 _**Lost in Leith**_ bar on Commercial Street at the Shore is closing down on Sunday 4 October. The bar's owners blamed the council's decision not to run trams for nearly two months after the Princes Street fire in July. "_The closure of the trams in August resulted in a 26% reduction in our sales. Facing those hurdles without immediate council support made the decision to consolidate our business much clearer_ ," said Paul Gibson Founder and Managing Director of Campervan Brewery. - Heather Carrick, Evening News + Lost in Leith on Instagram. * Trams were not the only reason given for the closure. Campervan Brewery reported a 20% increase in beer sales and a record year for the taproom, with the brewery 'almost operating at full capacity.' To meet the demand, the company says it will invest in new brewing technologies. * Owner Paul Gibson told the _Minute_ that he hopes locals can **support other local businesses at the Shore** , to help them bounce back from a tough summer. * Regarding **jobs** , a press release says: "_The owners are working closely with affected staff members to support their transition into alternative local hospitality roles across the city._ " It adds that farewell events are planned, and: "_The Campervan team invites the local community, loyal customers, and suppliers to pop in, raise one last glass, and say their farewells to the fantastic staff_." 🪩 A new cocktail bar called _The Shaker_ opened on **Shandwick Place** at the weekend, replacing _The Rat Pack Piano Bar_ which closed in April. The Rat Pack was famous for its live music sessions, however The Shaker's owners are promoting: 'Absolutely no live music. No guitars.' 🍻 The **Port O' Leith** bar's new owners have been confirmed as Tiny Cup Collective, who also own of the St Vincent, Nightcap and Crybaby bars. The Constitution Street bar changed hands in May. - Port O' Leith on Instagram. 🔥 Hotly anticipated tickets for this year's **Samhuinn Fire Festival**(on Saturday 31 October) go on sale tomorrow (Tuesday 8 September) at 7.30pm. The performance of stories and rituals usually sells out. - The ticket link is not live at the time of publishing just now, so keep an eye on the Beltane Fire Society website and social media pages. 🐣 The number of **puffins on the Isle of May** in the Forth has dropped by around 30% since the last count in 2024, reports the Scottish Seabird Centre. It said: > "_This population drop is a stark reminder of how vulnerable our seabirds are to the impacts of the climate crisis. Rising ocean temperatures, reduced food availability and increasingly extreme weather are putting additional pressure on puffins and other seabirds. Tackling climate change must be central to protecting these iconic species for the future. In addition, better management of our seas is urgently needed to reduce other pressures and give seabirds the best chance of recovery_." * There are more details in this press release from NatureScot. Concern over drop in puffin numbers on the Isle of MayNumbers of puffins at one of the UK’s largest colonies have decreased by around 30% since 2024.NatureScot Newsroom 🚲 **The Bike Station** charity has launched a £10,000 fundraising campaign following last month's flooding at its Tollcross shop. - It currently stands at £785 with 25 days to go. 🎯 The signage of the closed-down ** _Borlands darts and television_** shop on Leith Walk was removed at the weekend. - Original photos by Aldo Chob on Instagram (ironically also stolen by others online). The shop's £135k listing is now 'under offer'.**** Local historian Andy Arthur of Threadinburgh recently shared the family history of the shop, dating back more than 100 years. Darts and Television. The thread about Borlands of Croall PlaceThe closure and sale of Borlands of Croall Place marks the end of a 100 year chapter, but there’s much more to that story than just the sign above the door for Darts and Television.ThreadinburghAndy Arthur - Threadinburgh 🏥 A businessman linked to the construction 'scandal' of the new Edinburgh**Sick Children's Hospital** is to stand trial accused of fraud, which he denies. - John Ferguson, Sunday Mail. 💰 Five Edinburgh-based businesses have appeared on a UK Government list of firms accused of **underpaying** their staff. - Ross Chalmers in The Edinburgh Reporter. 🚀 William Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk in **_Star Trek_** , is due to appear at next month's Comic Con Scotland event at the Royal Highland Centre at Ingliston on 24 and 25 October. - More details on the event's website + from Jack Davies in the Evening News. 🛍️ The St James Quarter will host a series of fashion and music events including a market, workshops and talks. Designer Charles Jeffrey will be curating part of the _Westfield Days: The Sound of Style_ ten-day programme from this Friday until 20 September, in partnership with the British Fashion Council. - More details from the St James Quarter here. Westfield Days: The Sound of Style with Charles Jeffrey - St James QuarterCelebrate Westfield Days: The Sound of Style with Charles Jeffrey at Westfield St James Quarter, 11-20 Sept. Fashion, music and culture.St James Quarter Subscribe for free or upgrade here * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. < It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **🤝 Southside Community Centre is hiring a new weekend Community Centre Assistant** - _'We're looking for someone to join our team at weekends ensuring that our centre is safe and welcoming, and greeting and assisting our centre users. Excellent rate of hourly pay (£16.35 per hour minimum with full induction and training provided.'_ - More details here, shared by Southside Community Centre Association SCIO. **🎓 Boroughmuir Alumni Newsletter** - _'To all former pupils, staff or parents of Boroughmuir High School - the latest edition of our newsletter is nearly ready! If you haven’t already, please sign up here to receive the latest news and events alongside our memories and archives.'_ - More details here, shared by Boroughmuir Former Pupils Association. **🗂️ Part Time Project Manager role with Enjoy Marketing** - _'Award-winning, fast-growing marketing business, Enjoy Marketing® is looking for an energetic, highly organised, ambitious Project Manager. The contract is for an initial 20 hours per week, with the goal for this to grow into a full time role.'_ - More details here, shared by Niki Hutchison Limited T/A Enjoy Marketing. **🏢 Free Tool Lets Edinburgh Flat Owners Discover and Compare Property Factors** - _'CompareFactors.co.uk is a side project to help flat owners compare 300+ Scottish property factors using regulatory data, google reviews and service commitments. Free, independent, no factor pays to be featured. Hoping Edinburgh folk find it useful!'_ - More details here, shared by CompareFactors.co.uk. **🏡 Two New Laws Are Coming for Edinburgh Homeowners That Could Cost Thousands.** - _'With the Scottish Programme for Government hitting the headlines this week, it seems 2 of the 9 bills have gone rather unnoticed, yet could cost Edinburgh homeowners thousands. We've pulled together all the information to keep your readers informed.'_ - More details here, shared by Coulters Property. **🌍 Vicky Allan on “The Environment”** - _'Feature writer of the year, Vicky Allan has been reporting on the environment for The Herald newspaper for the last eight years. Join us for what promises to be a stimulating and inspiring conversation. (Deadline: 06 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Tim Maguire, Humankind. Vicky Allan on The Environment - HumankindWe’re very much looking forward to hearing Vicky Allan talk about her eight-year journey covering the complex and interconnected issues around the environmentHumankindenvironment correspondent for The Herald **🧙‍♀️ CRAFT WITCH: New DIY Crafting Studio at Wheel of Fate** - _'Wheel of Fate has opened CRAFT WITCH, a new DIY crafting studio offering folk the experience to craft free-form, self-led and at their own pace. Try your hand at leather etching, collage, or make your own spell bottles!'_ - More details here, shared by Wheel of Fate. **👻 Artists needed for fun, spooky, Halloween exhibition!** - _'Are you an artist? Have you seen a ghost? We are looking for artwork based on your ghostly experience for a free, two-day Halloween exhibition at The Undercroft (St Vincent’s Church). Visitors will explore the semi-dark gallery space in torchlight! (Deadline: 16 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Richard Wiseman. **♻️ 15% off at The Bethany Shop Today, Mon 07 September** - _'Let's start the semester right! With a valid Student ID, you can get 15% off everything in our Morningside shop for 14 days straight - the perfect way to restock before a busy term or find that niche piece to impress your flatmates. Until 20th Sept.'_ 10am to 4.30pm | Bethany Christian Trust · Morningside | FREE - More details here, shared by Bethany Christian Trust. **🚂 Railway enthusiasm through 35mm photography 1964-1972 (RCTS meeting, all welcome) Thu 10 September** - _'The Railway Observer Managing Editor Mike Robinson will tell us through his photography, about his railway enthusiast (gricing) days in the UK, plus a few visits to northern Europe, between 1964 and 1972. All welcome.'_ 2.30pm to 4.30pm | Scots Guards Club · Haymarket & Dalry | FREE - More details here, shared by Chris Hall, The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. **🌿 Houseplant Bingo Thu 10 September** - _'Spend your Thursday having fun and winning houseplants at Fir Espresso Bar. You will have the chance to take home one of the ten houseplants available. It will be our last Houseplant Bingo before the weather turns chilly. Tickets on Eventbrite & Fir.'_ 6pm to 8pm | Fir Espresso Bar · Tollcross | £5 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Houseplant Bingo SeptemberPlay bingo, win houseplants. What’s not to love?Eventbrite **🏛️ Edinburgh Architectural Association - VoiCES Circular Economy Series Thu 10 September** - _'Join the EAA for an evening exploring circular economy practices! Discover how resilient, biodiverse places, innovative materials and repurposed wind turbine blades are challenging conventional construction and shaping the built environment.'_ 6pm to 8pm | Pianodrome Bruntsfield Community Hub · Bruntsfield | £8 - £15 - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Architectural Association. VoiCES : Circular Economy SeriesJoin the Edinburgh Architectural Association for an evening exploring circular economy practices in architecture and design.Eventbrite **🧘‍♂️ Friday Night Lecture: Is Patience a Weakness or a Strength? Fri 11 September** - _'The evening begins with a short guided meditation to settle and focus the mind, followed by the lecture, then open discussion and Q &A - expect a bit of debate. We'll finish with refreshments, so there's time to keep the conversation going.'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | Kadampa Meditation Centre Edinburgh · Leith | £15/£5 members - More details here, shared by Jen Derwingson-Peacock, KMC Edinburgh. **🎹 Pop Piano for Beginners Sat 12 September** - _'Do you like popular music and pianists like Elton John, Norah Jones, Stevie Wonder, etc...? Would you like to accompany yourself or someone else singing, play in a band or jam to your favourite songs? This workshop is for you!'_ 10am to 12pm | 86 Causewayside · Southside | £40 - More details here, shared by Nicholas, nicholasfranck.com. **🍄 ⚘⁕ Medicinal Fungi & Celebrating the Equinox ⁕⚘ Sat 12 September** - _'Curious about medicinal fungi? Join us for a fungi foray for the Autumn Equinox on the beautiful Craiglockhart Hill. Together, we'll explore the fascinating world of fungi and discover ways to connect with and appreciate these incredible organisms.'_ 11.30am to 2pm | Easter Craiglockhart Hill reserve · Craiglockhart | £8-£30 - More details here, shared by Jim. **🎸 Beezer - Blue Album + Greatest Hits Sat 12 September** - _'Scotlands finest and possibly only Weezer tribute act. Playing the iconic blue album in full + greatest hits!'_ 7pm to 10pm | People's Leisure Club · Old Town | £10.60 - More details here, shared by Chris Herraghty. Beezer - Blue Album + Greatest Hits - Buy ticketsScotlands finest and possibly only Weezer tribute act. Playing the iconic blue album in full + greatest hits.Citizen Ticket **🎶 Siskin Green 'Living in the Echo' album launch Sat 12 September** - _'Acclaimed Scottish folk trio Siskin Green launch their new album Living in the Echo with an evening of close harmonies and thoughtful songs shaped by themes of hope, justice, faith and the natural world. For fans of Spell Songs and Rachel Sermanni.'_ 7.30pm to 9.30pm | St Brides Centre · Haymarket & Dalry | £20, concessions £15 - More details here, shared by Siskin Green. **🚺️ IWD-Edinburgh Community Picnic Sun 13 September** - _'Join us for the International Women's Day Edinburgh picnic on Sunday 13th September from 2-4pm. At Leith Links, near the Leith Community Croft Cafe. Potluck style, BYOB. It'll be a casual afternoon of community and resistance! Everyone welcome!'_ 2pm to 4pm | Leith Links · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by IWD-Edinburgh. @iwdedinburgh on Instagram****.**** **📚 Fantasy Bookclub Scotland Edinburgh presents: Into the Maasverse! Sun 13 September** - _'We're bringing together Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and Crescent City for one giant spoiler-filled evening of debates, theories, games, and unapologetic fangirling.'_ 2pm to 4pm | Slow Progress Records & Coffee · Old Town | £20 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. * Next week: **💖 The Compassion Salon Mon 14 September** - _'Join Sara Trevelyan and Kirsty MacGregor The Compassion Salon discussing all things compassion in their lives and work.'_ 7pm to 9pm | Steel Coulson Southside · Southside - More details here, shared by Glen Dawkins. **💬 Memories of working in the Leith Custom House during the 1960s - a talk by Alison Moodie OBE Tue 15 September** - _'Organised by Leith Local History Society as part of their annual programme of talks - Alison Moodie OBE shares her memories of working in the Leith Custom House during the 1960s. Tea and coffee served from 6:30pm.'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | Leith Community Centre · Leith | £2 - More details here, shared by Michael Traill. **🍂 Autumn Flower Arranging at Norah, Newhaven Wed 16 September** - _'Local author Rosie Steer is hosting an Autumn flower arranging workshop at Norah to celebrate the Autumn Equinox: local blooms from Ochre Botanical Studios, light bites and refreshments from Norah and a sneak peek inside Rosie's new book, 'Gloaming'.'_ 2pm to 4pm | Norah · Trinity & Newhaven | £55 - More details here, shared by Rosie Steer, author of Slow Season + on Instagram here. Seasonal Gatherings | Everything Looks Rosie by Rosie Steer — Everything Looks Rosie by Rosie SteerJoin Rosie Steer’s Everything Looks Rosie seasonal gatherings: intimate workshops inspired by the Celtic wheel of the year. Gentle, creative moments to reconnect with nature.Everything Looks Rosie by Rosie SteerSkip to Content **♻️ Make Your Own Upcycled Vest from a Quilt - Sewing Course Wed 16 September** - _'Make a unique and cosy vest from blankets in this 4 week sewing class! Suitable for beginners and improvers, we'll guide you through customising your pattern, cutting out your vest and take you through every stage of sewing it together.'_ 6.30pm to 8.30pm | Out of the Blue Abbeymount Studios · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | 115 - More details here, shared by Jen Byrne. Make Your Own Upcycled Vest from a Quilt - Sewing Course EdinburghCreate your own upcycled vest from a quilt in this cosy and sustainable class in Edinburgh. Join us for a unique experience.ClassBentoClassBento **🏃‍♂️ Runners of Leith x Williams & Johnson Sun 20 September** - _'A socially paced 10km followed by coffee on the shore. Bagdrop 10:30am Run 10:45 am'_ 10.30am to 1.30pm | Williams & Johnson Coffee Co. · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Runners of Leith. **📚 Short Courses from the University Of Edinburgh Mon 21 September** - _'Whether you're looking to learn a language, explore literature, dive into history, get creative with art and design, or discover something completely new, there's a course for you in the new Centre for Open Learning (COL) 2026/27 programme.'_ 7pm to 10pm | Paterson's Land · Old Town - More details here, shared by Jenny Deans, University of Edinburgh, Centre for Open Learning. CoursesShort courses at the University of EdinburghShort Courses **💼 Community Job Fair at Muirhouse Millennium Centre Wed 23 September** - _'Meet with a wide range of hiring employers as well as organisations to give advice on training, self-employment, CV's, applications and interviews. Jobseekers can register for a place using link https://tinyurl.com/bd8tu3zf !'_ 10am to 1pm | Muirhouse Millennium Centre · Muirhouse & Drylaw | FREE - More details here, shared by Capital City Partnership. Community Job Fair at Muirhouse Millennium Centre - Edinburgh Local Employability PartnershipEdinburgh Local Employability Partnership **🌍 The People's Emergency Briefing introduced by Chris Packham Thu 24 September** - _'This film presents the latest evidence on the climate and nature crisis, how it is affecting our daily lives and what the future might look like. After the film, there will be a facilitated discussion. Free coffee, tea and biscuits from 5.15pm.'_ 5.45pm to 7.30pm | Gilmerton Community Centre · Gilmerton | FREE - More details here, shared by Dr Joni Wilson. Peoples Emergency Briefing Film showing in GilmertonJoin us in Gilmerton for the Peoples Emergency Briefing Film – the truth about climate changeEventbrite **🏰 Human Towers Workshop & Open Rehearsal Sat 26 September** - _'Come along and discover the Catalan tradition of human towers! Have a go at building a castell with us, or simply watch the rehearsal. A family-friendly event for everyone - no experience needed!'_ 3pm to 5pm | St. Oswald's Centre · Bruntsfield | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **⚽ Spartans Alternative School Charity Football match Fri 02 October** - _'⚽ Students vs Staff! Join Spartans Alternative School young people for a family-friendly charity football match raising money for Therapet. 🐶❤️ Friday 2 Oct, 1:30pm. Football, therapy dogs, raffle, bake sale & more!'_ 1pm to 4pm | The Vanloq Community Stadium · Granton & Pilton | £5 - More details here, shared by Sarah-jane Henderson, Spartans Communnity foundation + on Instagram here. **🎨 Creating Inner Safety - Art Therapy Session @ Central Library Sat 03 October** - _'Join Art Therapist Jessica Kirkpatrick for a three-hour art therapy session designed to support nervous system regulation. The small group session combines guided art-making, reflection, and simple body-based awareness practices.'_ 1pm to 4pm | Art & Design Library · Old Town | £45 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🧗‍♂️ Forth Rail Bridge Abseil with Cyrenians Sun 04 October** - _'Abseil from the iconic Forth Rail Bridge with Cyrenians! Challenge yourself and pledge to raise at least £250, ensuring people get support before crisis strikes. Help tackle homelessness, brave the bridge and sign up now!'_ 2pm to 4pm | Forth Bridge · Currie & Balerno | £25 registration fee - More details here, shared by Cyrenians. **🛍️ Europe's Largest Thrift Festival Sun 18 October** - _'Europe's Biggest Thrift Festival/market : 100+ vintage sellers, free clothes swap, DJs, street food, free alterations, immersive activations & hidden surprises all under one roof'_ 11am to 5pm | Meadowbank Sports Centre · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | £2-£8.50 - More details here, shared by Clothes Cycle. Europe’s BIGGEST thrift festival: Edinburgh | Clothes Cycle🪩 Europe’s Biggest Thrift Festival/market : 100+ vintage sellers, free clothes swap, DJs, street food, free alterations, immersive activations & hidden surprises all under one roof ✨Clothes Cycle **🎤 Adventures in Marketing Thu 04 February** - _'Scotland's most (in)credible business and marketing event Adventures in Marketing is back for a fifth year! Keynote speakers, expert workshops, boardroom Q &A, Local Legends panel and more - give your business the thrill of its life!'_ 9am to 5pm | Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel - More details here, shared by Niki Hutchison, Niki Hutchison Limited T/A Enjoy Marketing. Remember you can always see all **260** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things. * * * ## **👀 The most-visited links from the last newsletter:** 1. 🇺🇸 The New Yorker's festival round-up featuring this illustration of Edinburgh. 2. 💰 Reddit discussion on Edinburgh Live's new paywall. 3. 🗳️ By-election results for Portobello/Craigmillar & Southside/Newington. 4. 📚 Archive records showing plans to demolish Calton Hill feature in BBC doc. 5. 🪧 Anti-AI data centre protest video from Deadline News. * * * ⏰ _Thanks for reading edition number**991.**_ 📬 _Free subscribers:**33,000+.**_ 📲 _Visits generated for local news sources:**5,000,000+**. _ 👍 The Edinburgh Minute only exists **thanks to voluntary subscribers**. Please consider chipping in for a fiver a month to ensure it continues. Subscribe for free or upgrade here

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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 4 - 6 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. We're ten editions away from the 1,000th Edinburgh Minute newsletter. How should I mark the occasion? A paywall, perhaps, to keep this thing going? Or a paywall that doesn't remove adverts? Don't worry, I would never do either of those things to you. Huge thanks to the folks who do chip in to keep the _Minute_ ticking over, though. It would not have made it to 1,000 editions without you. I'm so proud that this is a reader-supported publication. Thank you. Please share any ideas you have in the comments. I'd love to hear them! Here's your weekend **Edinburgh Minute**... Subscribe now 🌦️ **Weekend weather forecast** : Sunny intervals between the showers today. Drier tomorrow but still a 50% chance of rain between 11am and 4pm. Light showers on Sunday morning before a sunny afternoon with the temperature peaking at 22C on Sunday. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🗳️ The results from yesterday's Southside/Newington and Portobello/Craigmillar **by-elections** were announced around 1am last night. * The **Scottish Greens took Portobello/Craigmillar** from the SNP, as **Lorenzo Martinico** received 1,781 votes to become the 11th Green on the council. The SNP's Silas McGilvray was 250 votes behind in second on 1,531 votes. Turnout was 22.9%. - The full results for Portobello/Craigmillar are here. * The **Scottish Labour Party** held their seat in the **Southside/Newington** ward, with **Ruth Elliot** winning with 2,153 votes, while Isabella Gastel Alejandre of the Greens was 175 votes behind in second with 1,978 votes. Turnout was 27.3%. - The full results for Southside/Newington are here. ⮑ Coverage: * '**_Labour and Greens victorious over SNP in Edinburgh by-elections_** ' - Reporting from the council’s Waverley Court HQ, Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco in The Herald. * Portobello/Craigmillar result reaction, by Phyllis Stephen in The Edinburgh Reporter. * Southside/Newington result reaction, by Phyllis Stephen in The Edinburgh Reporter. The City of Edinburgh Council (@edinburghcouncil.bsky.social)Ruth Elliot (Scottish Labour Party) and Lorenzo Martinico (Scottish Greens) have been duly elected to serve in the City of Edinburgh Council for Southside/Newington (Ward 15) and Portobello/Craigmillar (Ward 17) respectively 🗳️Bluesky SocialThe City of Edinburgh Council * * * 💰 Nationally-owned local news website **_Edinburgh Live_** has started charging readers to access its news. For £4.99 per month the company promises 'unmissable journalism' and 'fewer ads', but not 'no ads'. The new paywall kicks in after an unspecified number of free stories every month. - The Reach PLC-owned website's editor Andy Shipley wrote about it here, and the subscription offering is here. * There's a discussion on all of this on Reddit at r/edinburgh. * There was controversy in Manchester earlier this year, when owner Reach put publicly-funded Local Democracy Reporter work behind the paywall on the Manchester Evening News. So in 'the pettiest stunt in UK media', independent title the _Manchester Mill_ republished that work for free. Which got me thinking: will Edinburgh Live put LDR content behind the paywall? I asked yesterday, and they didn't rule it out. * Having heard from a few readers, I asked Edinburgh Live these questions: > Will all (tax-funded) Local Democracy Reporter content remain free to access on Edinburgh Live, regardless of whether a reader has a Premium subscription? > How many stories can readers read for free each month before being asked to subscribe? > Regarding the number of stories readers will be able to access every month for free before being asked to subscribe, does this include LDR content? > To be clear, what is Edinburgh Live's stance on public access to LDR content? An _EdinburghLive_ spokesperson responded: "_The meter is something we experiment with for each title and often varies between app and website. Our goal is to keep serving up a good mix of free to air and paid content, while funding the journalism that has only become more important. Our active contribution to the LDR scheme is something we really value and we'll continue to meet all our obligations to the scheme as laid out by the BBC, in both our paid print and online products. The decision on whether an online story is behind the paywall or not depends on a range of factors including its origin, its subject and input from the wider team_." * So we currently don't know how many stories you'll get to read for free before the paywall starts. As your resident news curator, I’ve paid to get 'Premium' access to Edinburgh Live's output. I happily pay to subscribe to dozens of publications so I can keep on top of everything happening across the city. Rest assured, if there's a vital piece of local public reporting behind **any paywall** , I'll read it, share the key facts with you in your inbox every weekday at 7am, along with crediting the original reporter and a link to the source as always. * **A note on paywalls:** People often ask why the _Minute_ does not state where some links go to paywalled sites. It's because _there's not always a paywall_. Some people see paywalls and some don't. It's called dynamic paywalling (read about it here) and can depend on a lot of factors, including your browsing history or publisher strategies. So all I can do is remind that the purpose of this newsletter has always been twofold: to make it easier for locals to find out what's going on, and to **support local publishers** by urging readers to pay for original journalism if you can. Thanks to everyone who does. * Remember, you can access thousands of newspapers and magazines, including over 100 UK titles, for free via the PressReader resource via Edinburgh Libraries. * * * 🪧 **Anti-AI data centre protestors** from all over Scotland gathered outside the Scottish Parliament yesterday. - Reporting from the gathering, Phyllis Stephen, Deadline News + there's more coverage of the campaign on 'Stop AI Data Centres Scotland.' * Campaign leader Kat Jones of Action to Protect Rural Scotland, '**_may be the closest thing Scotland has to Erin Brockovich in 2026_** ', write Patrick Greenfield and Aisha Down in The Guardian. Hundreds gather to urge Scottish government to pause datacentre boomOpposition mounts as at least 20 projects proposed, including one in Fife billed as second largest in worldThe GuardianAisha Down and Patrick Greenfield 📚 Archive records showing **plans to demolish Calton Hill** are among material examined by Professor David Olusoga in the BBC's '_A House Through Time'_ documentary series. - Jody Harrison, The Herald. Scotland’s treasure trove of architectural records gets star treatment in documentaryA bowling alley on Calton Hill? The plan that nearly wasThe HeraldJody Harrison 🎭 City heritage group The Cockburn Association has entered the **festival funding debate** , backing calls for them to get more tourist tax support. Councillors will vote later this month on a proposed 25% boost for arts organisations. - Brian Ferguson reports in The Herald. 💰 Newly filed **financial accounts** show funding '_remains a challenge_ ' for the Fringe Society charity. The body could increase its registration fees next year, reports Jane Bradley in The Scotsman. 🇺🇸 The festivals are a fading memory, but they're still making global headlines here and there. **_The New Yorker_** critic Emily Nussbaum has published an annual round-up, which features a paywall but also includes a glorious illustration of Edinburgh by Javi Aznarez: Seeing It All Hang Out at the Fringe_._ * See that and more of the illustrator's work on Instagram. He is perhaps best known for his work for Wes Anderson's film _The French Dispatch_. Seeing It All Hang Out at the FringeTwenty-odd shows from Edinburgh’s annual avant-garde rumspringa.The New YorkerEmily Nussbaum 🚉 **Tram** services in the east of the city were halted again yesterday when an overhead pantograph was broken on Leith Walk. - British Trams Online News. * Thanks to Minute subscriber Rupert Glover sharing this photo of the problem. 🚔 There were dramatic scenes on **Queensferry Road** yesterday when a car ended up on its roof in a crash that resulted in three people being taken to hospital and one reported to police. - Calum Loudon, STV News. ⚽️ Last night's derby winners **Hearts** (BBC Scotland match report here) are also celebrating some charitable work for local school pupils. A new floodlit sports pitch has opened at **South Morningside Primary** school, thanks to the Big Hearts Community Trust, City of Edinburgh Council and Robertson Construction. - More details here. 🍻 Bruntsfield's _Black Ivy_ bar was named '**Dog Friendly Pub of the Year** ' at the Scottish Bar and Pub Awards. - Callum McCormack, Evening News. * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard -_news you can use_ : ** Get in touch with The Edinburgh Minute 💌 **💼 Space @ The Broomhouse Hub Hiring TWO Positions** - _'DIGITAL INCLUSION WORKER • 9 hours/week (Wednesdays) • £28,130 pro rata • Closes: 16 Sept. @ 5 p.m. YOUTH WORKER • 4.5 hours/week (Fridays) • £15.91/hour • Closes: 20 Sept.'_ - More details here, shared by Space @ The Broomhouse Hub. **🔬 Infants can do science! Participate in a fun experiment at Edinburgh Uni and get £10.** - _'Calling all parents with children aged 17-19 months! Join us for a 30 min study in our lab on Bristo Square and help us understand how children learn new words. Please fill out this form and our team at Edinburgh Uni will contact you with more info.'_ - More details here, shared by Annie Holtz, Edinburgh University. **🎷 The Joys of Swing at Edinburgh Jazz and Jive Club Today, Fri 04 September** - _'This Friday, 4th September, we have the well-loved Joys of Swing playing a hot set of popular Swing and Jazz. Great for listening and dancing, especially Lindy Hop, Jive, Shag - in fact, all the swing dances. See you on the dance floor!'_ 8pm to 11pm | Heriot's Rugby Club · Inverleith | £13.00 & £16.00 - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Jazz 'n Jive Club. **🌻 Grow and Show Together - Edinburghs biggest fruit, veg and flower show** [Until Sun] **Tomorrow, Sat 05 September** - _'Join us at the Saughton Park for a weekend celebrating growing, gardening and community. This joint show by the Caley and FEDAGA will have the best fruit, veg and flower displays, book and plant sales, gardening advice and fun activities for children'_ 1pm to 4pm | Saughton Park · Saughton | FREE - More details here, shared by Caroline, Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. **🐾 Community Day 2026 Sun 06 September** - _'You're invited to Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home's FREE Community Day Event- your dog's dream day out! Come pick up helpful tips and treats for your furry friends and join us for a pup-filled day of games, competitions and waggly-tailed fun.'_ 11am to 3pm | Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home · Portobello | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Community Day 2026Join Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home Community Day 2026 for a fun-filled dog-friendly event in Edinburgh, with family activities, competitions, expert tips and treats for pets.Edinburgh Dog & Cat Home **📸 Sunday Assembly Edinburgh: Truth To Nature Sun 06 September** - _'Sunday Assembly Edinburgh, the city's 'secular congregation' meets first Sunday of every month to celebrate life and Live Better, Help Often and Wonder More. This month photographer Alex Hamilton will share cyanotype images: Truth To Nature.'_ 11.30am to 12.30pm | LifeCare Edinburgh · Stockbridge | FREE - More details here, shared by Mark McKergow, Sunday Assembly Edinburgh. **🏆 Try bowls for families Sun 06 September** - _'You might have seen bowls at the Commonwealth Games and fancy giving it a go. Come along on Sunday and try it! We're friendly and it's fun. Please wear flat soled shoes.'_ 2pm to 4pm | Craigmillar Park Bowling Club · Cameron Toll | FREE - More details here, shared by Anna Fowlie, Craigmillar Park Bowling Club. **🌳 Granton Nature Map walk Sun 06 September** - _'Granton Nature Map first walk to gather material for stitching the wildlife of the Granton area and participants' past locations. This is a multi-cultural, inclusive, community project for creativity and skill-sharing. All welcome. Easy route.'_ 2pm to 3pm | Granton Community Gardeners · Granton & Pilton | FREE - More details here, shared by Tamsin Grainger. Nature WalksWalking in Granton together to watch the wildlife and collect ideas for the Granton Nature Map. Sunday 6th September 2-3pm Meeting at the Granton Community Garden gate, Wardieburn Rd, Edinburgh EH5…grantonnaturemaptamsing **🗣️ Free talk and valuation event Tue 08 September** - _'Bonhams welcomes you to hear guest speaker, Félix Zorzo, give special lecture, "Rocaille to Revolution: 18th-Century Sèvres Porcelain at the Forefront of Fashion" on Tuesday 8 Sep, 3pm. Refreshments and free expert valuations also available.'_ 3pm to 5pm | Bonhams · West End | FREE - More details here, shared by May Matthews. **📖 How to share your memoirs Tue 08 September** - _'Do you have boxes of family photos and mementos stored away? Would you love to find a way of capturing these memories as a story to share with family or others? If so this workshop run by local author and writing coach Emma Dhesi is for you.'_ 6pm to 9pm | The Arienas Collective - Creative Workshop Hub · New Town | £50 - More details here, shared by Lynn Powell, The Arienas Collective. **💃 Historical Dance Classes** [Every Tuesday] **Tue 08 September** - _'Step into Regency and Baroque Edinburgh. Learn dances such as quadrille and contredanse. Fun and gentle exercise- beginners welcome. Pay on the door, book a place through info@sonasmultimedia.co.uk'_ 7pm to 9pm | French Institute of Scotland · Old Town | £60 for 5, £15 for 1 - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Quadrille Society. **🎶 Open Rehearsals - Edinburgh Bach Choir Tue 08 September** - _'Would you like to join one of Edinburgh's leading amateur choirs? Fancy making music alongside professional soloists and orchestras? Come along to our upcoming Open Rehearsals on 8 and 15 September, join in the singing and see what you think!'_ 7.15pm to 9.30pm | St Cuthbert's Parish Church · Tollcross | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **📸 Mastering the Frame: Photography Course** **Wed 09 September** - _'This 4-session course is the perfect introduction to photography for anyone looking to improve their picture-taking skills. Tutor Sam will cover concepts such as how to master manual control on digital cameras and smartphones.'_ 6.30pm to 9pm | Birchwood Art Studio · Slateford - More details here, shared by Raphie. **🏡 First-time Buyers Event Thu 10 September** - _'Come along to our first-time buyer event for friendly, practical advice on every step of buying your first home from mortgages to the legal must-knows. You'll hear practical advice from solicitors, property experts and ESPC Mortgage Advisers.'_ 6pm to 8pm | ESPC · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by ESPC. **🎨 National Galleries of Scotland Tour Wed 16 September** - _'This private tour of the Scottish Galleries is a combination of Art History and drawing from works in the collection. Explore what stories the paintings hold and how can they inspire us whilst sketching it all!'_ 10am to 12.30pm | National Galleries of Scotland: National · New Town | £30 - More details here, shared by Raphie. Remember you can always see all **270+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks to everyone who shares their things! * * * 🛝 Plenty of **family-friendly things to do this weekend** and beyond in Gayle's Guide, including: The Collective Gala, Art Walk Porty, bat-themed family fun and more... Gayle’s Guide ✨ 3rd September 26Issue 113 - Collective Gala, Art Walk Porty, bat-themed family fun and much more!Gayle's GuideGayle’s Guide ## 📆 What else is on this weekend in town? The next bit is for paying subscribers only… ### This post is for subscribers only Become a member to get access to all content Subscribe now

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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 3 September 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. There are now 33,000 of you reading this newsletter. I can't comprehend how many people that is so I won't try otherwise I'll get stage-fright. Instead let's say I write it _just for you and a few pals_ like I did on day one. It's yours, so thank you if you support it. Here’s Thursday's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : A sunnier start today. The rain should hold off until lunchtime. A chance of more showers in the afternoon and right through to the weekend. Expect a temperature high of 19C in the afternoon. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🗳️ Voting has just opened for **by-elections** in **Southside/Newington** and **Portobello/Craigmillar** wards today. A full list of candidates standing in both wards is on the council website. The electronic count is planned at the council's Waverley Court HQ, starting at the close of polling at 10pm. ⛴️ The 18 **tall yellow wind farm structures** towering over Leith will soon be on the move. Each 83-metre-tall jacket foundations is due to be lifted by crane on to the Alfa Lift vessel. That work is due to begin at some point this week. They'll then be taken to the Inch Cape site 15km off the east coast of Montrose. The work will take 'several weeks', reports Mark Selby in New Energy Weekly. The last one is due to leave Leith '_in early 2027_ ', reports Kevin Quinn in the Evening News. You can track the heavy-lift Seaway Alfa Lift vessel here. 🚉 Those paying close attention to yesterday's news (that the trams to Granton plan could be paused) will have noticed a mention of a possible link to the **South Suburban Railway** , which is currently at the feasibility study stage. The alternative route Southside tram route (city centre to BioQuarter / Royal Infirmary) could include a 'potential connection at Cameron Toll', via tram-train technology. Welcoming the news, the Tram Trains for Edinburgh project said '_the schemes themselves are complementary and need to be taken forward together, as an ambitious plan to radically improve public transport across the Lothian region_ '. - Full details from Liam Eunson, Midlothian View. * The South Sub feasibility study is due to be completed by next spring, reports Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco in The Herald. Edinburgh Council highlights South Sub feasibility study’s links to tram proposal - Midlothian ViewEdinburgh Council has highlighted how the ‘South Sub’ feasibility study compliments the tram proposal with plans to recommend a Strategic Business case at a council meeting next week.Midlothian ViewLiam Eunson 🪫 **Anti-data centre** campaigners are planning a protest outside the Scottish Parliament today from 11.30am to 1pm. The protest is organised by 14 'grassroots groups from local communities across Scotland', writes Tom Anderson on Protect the Wild. Among them: 'No Gyle Data Centre' and 'No West Edinburgh AI', who are trying to stop plans for South Gyle and Wester Hermiston. - More details on the protest's page on Global Justice Now. ⮑ Scottish Government ministers are considering how to deal with a raft of controversial plans and could be '_inching towards moratorium_ ', reports Aisha Down in The Guardian. ‘Never seen this level of objection’: Scotland pushes back against datacentre boomHolyrood ‘inching towards moratorium’ amid concerns over massive proposed developments in Auchtertool and beyondThe GuardianAisha Down * '_Scotland is a prime location for an AI industry looking to expand_ ', reported Channel 4 News. 🥩 The _**Bar + Block steakhouse**_ restaurant on Princes Street (in the former _New Look_ unit) is closing down today, with owner Whitbread blaming 'significant cost increases in the form of business rates and national insurance'. - Kevin Quinn, Evening News. ⚽️ A former **Hutchison Vale** youth football team coach has been ordered by court to repay parents after he collected £22,644 from them for a team trip to Spain and instead spent it on gambling. - Alexander Lawrie in Edinburgh Live. 💻 Edinburgh-based tech firm PureLiFi, which spent more than a decade developing a light-based alternative to wi-fi, has collapsed due to 'no further investment forthcoming', forcing the loss of 42 jobs. - Scott Reid, Evening News. 🏰 Well Court Hall in **Dean Village** is for sale at £1.395m. It is described as '_One of Edinburgh's 'most iconic' homes'_ by Alexander Smail in the Daily Record. The listing on Savills is here. Well Court Hall, Dean Path, Edinburgh, EH4 3BE | Property for sale | SavillsProperty details for Well Court Hall. One of many properties for sale in Dean Path, Edinburgh, EH4 3BE from Savills, world leading estate agents.SavillsProperty agent 🛠️ More than 70 **tools** confiscated from passengers at **Edinburgh Airport** have been donated to the Leith Men’s Shed charity. - Jack Davies, Evening News. 👀 The August festivals are over but you'll find **plenty more festivals in Edinburgh** between now and Hogmanay. I've made this week's Culture Minute free for all to access. It's normally only available to paying subscribers. Enjoy! Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 2 - 8 September 2026Edinburgh’s festivals keep on going all year, get involved in creative community events, Collective Gala up Calton Hill on Saturday & Portobello Art Walk weekenderThe Edinburgh MinuteMichael MacLeod 🎄 From the _Culture Minute_ , an event for those who really like to **plan ahead** and book their winter festivities early: an announcement here from local literary legends **Hollie McNish & Michael Pedersen**: > '_A festive fandango of words & music with: Hollie McNish, Michael Pedersen, Withered Hand, Gemma Cairney & Ivo Graham. Cold Turkey is a scrumptious festive buffet of music, spoken word, and arty weirdness. This is the mouth-watering ninth serving. Pop up bookshop and charity bucket collection_.'**_- Cold Turkey's Joyboree_ @ Assembly Roxy, 03/12/26, 7-10pm: **tickets here**.** Cold Turkey’s JoyboreeA festive fandango of words & music with: Hollie McNish, Withered Hand, Michael Pedersen, Gemma Cairney & Ivo Graham.Eventbrite Subscribe for free or upgrade here * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. < It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. 💚 **Thanks for kindness - '**_I don't know if she'll see this, but I want to say a huge thanks to the lady in Waverley today when I felt on the edge of fainting. You were incredibly kind and deserve to be recognised_.' - Thanks to a Minute subscriber for sharing this yesterday morning. **🎬 Leith Kino September season announced!** - _'Leith Kino is back for a double dose of eclectic screenings in September:Sundays in Leith Depot & Saturdays at Argonaut Books! We kick off with Black feminist post-biopic The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire followed by cosmic horror comedy Buffet Infinity. (Deadline: 04 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Morvern Cunningham, Leith Kino team member. @leithkino on Instagram****.**** **📚 New book presents the story of Gaelic language and culture in Edinburgh** - _'A new book explores the role of Gaelic in the city from the Middle Ages to the current day. A’ Ghàidhlig ann an Dùn Èideann Tro na Linntean/Gaelic in Edinburgh Through the Centuries is published by local Gaelic charity Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann.'_ - More details here, shared by Wilson McLeod, Chair. New book – Gaelic in Edinburgh Through the Centuries[Tionndadh Gàidhlig] Our new bilingual book A’ Ghàidhlig ann an Dùn Èideann Tro na Linntean / Gaelic in Edinburgh Through the Centuries is now available. Challenging the common misconception that G…Ionad Gàidhlig Dhùn Èideann **🎉 Camera Obscura Celebrates 50 Years of Fun** - _'Camera Obscura & World of Illusions is celebrating 50 years of fun during 2027 and is inviting past visitors to share their favourite memories, stories and photos for its anniversary year. Email memories@camera-obscura.co.uk to join in.'_ - More details here, shared by Camera Obscura & World of Illusions. **🪑 SHAKER - an exhibition inspired by the American shaker movement** [Until 13 Sept] **Tomorrow, Fri 04 September** - _'Inspired by the Shaker movement we craft objects which are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. These pieces are designed to respect and preserve traditional woodworking crafts and produce heirlooms of the future.'_ 10am to 5pm | Dr Neil's Garden · Holyrood Park | FREE - More details here, shared by Phoebe Hutcheson, Grain and Groove. **🧵 Refashion: Free Sewing and Mending Circle** [Every Friday] **Tomorrow, Fri 04 September** - _'If you have clothes that need mended or want to do some upcycling, come along to our weekly free drop-in sessions! Learn some fun creative mending techniques and breathe new life into your clothes. Equipment provided - come pop in!'_ 10.30am to 12pm | The Crannie Community Hub · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Rowena, Edinburgh Old Town Development Trust. **🎬 Screening of Bel Tomorrow, Fri 04 September** - _'This moving documentary chronicles the legacy and talent of late Kenyan-Scottish musician Beldina Odenyo aka Heir of the Cursed, and the efforts to keep her memory and music alive. On at the Filmhouse until Thurs 10th Sept.'_ 5.50pm to 7.20pm | Filmhouse · Tollcross | £5 - More details here, shared by Magda Paduch. BelThe screening on Friday 4 September, 6pm&nbsp;will&nbsp;be followed by a Q&amp;A with director&nbsp;Louise Lockwood, producer Sarah Howitt and Bel’s sister Leah McAleer, hosted by Arusa Qureshi - visit here for tickets.In the summer of 2021, Kenyan-Scottish singer and songwriter Beldina Odenyo is on the cusp of stardom. Hailed as a fierce, uncompromising artist with a voice that can silence a room, she is working on her eagerly awaited debut album. In October, she headlines at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall. Barefoot and cloaked in black, Bel delivers a performance that leaves the audience spellbound. Promoters and musicians are convinced this will launch her career. “It was a big deal” shares Kathryn Joseph - “This is it, everyone is seeing the truth of her, I can’t wait for the rest of it”.&nbsp;Two weeks later, Bel takes her own life. She is 31.&nbsp;Bel tells the story of the artist behind that voice — and the sister determined to ensure Bel’s music will continue to live on after her death.&nbsp; Starring Beldina OdenyoFilmhouse Edinburgh **🍽️ Field-to-Fork Wild Gnocchi Masterclass Sat 05 September** - _'Join us for our first Field-to-Fork cooking class at the Cyrenians Farm: harvesting fresh ingredients grown at our Cyrenians Green Space Centre to create a vibrant Italian Meal with guidance from chef Lucia Ortisi. More event info on our website!'_ 10.30am to 2pm | Cyrenians Flavour and Haver Cook School · Leith | £50 - More details here, shared by Cyrenians. Field-to-Fork Wild Gnocchi MasterclassJoin us for our first Field-to-Fork cooking class: harvesting fresh ingredients grown at our Cyrenians Green Space Centre to create a fresh and vibrant Italian Meal. This event is taking place on Saturday 5th September from 10.30-2pm.Cyrenians Cyrenians Logo **🧘‍♂️ Mindful Peace Walk Sun 06 September** - _'Gather in front of the Bandstand for 11am. This silent walking meditation is an open event. It will be led by the lay members of the Edinburgh Sangha of the Community of Interbeing.'_ 11am to 12pm | Saughton Park & Gardens · Murrayfield | FREE - More details here, shared by Neill Walker, Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace. **🧘🏻‍♀️ Qigong at Alae - Autumn Taster in Leith, Edinburgh Mon 07 September** - _'Perhaps you've heard of Qigong but never quite known what it involves, or you've been curious to experience it for yourself. Or you are exploring different teachings, venues, styles. This session offers a relaxed introduction to Numinous Flow Qigong.'_ 6.30pm to 7.30pm | Alae · Leith | £5 (taster session) - More details here, shared by Evi Tsiligaridou, Numinous Flow. Qigong at Alae - Autumn Taster in Leith, EdinburghCurious about Qigong? Join us for a gentle, beginner-friendly introduction to movement, breath and awareness in the beautiful Alae studio in Leith.Humanitix logo **🎨 In a Zig Zag Way** [Until 17 Sept] **Tue 08 September** - _'New solo exhibition of tapestries, paintings, feltworks and sculptures by Dominik Zarzycki, engaging with the craft traditions of nomadic peoples (including 1 big structure welded from rebar).'_ 10am to 5pm | The Out of the Blue Drill Hall · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Out of the Blue Arts and Education Trust. **🤸‍♂️ New Capoeira classes for complete beginners** [Every Tuesday] **Tue 08 September** - _'New class for complete beginners start in the city centre of Edinburgh! 📍 Southside Community Centre 🗓 Every Tuesday ⏰ 6-7pm Visit our website to understand why Capoeira is so special! 👉www.capoeira-edinburgh.com'_ 6pm to 7pm | Southside Community Centre · Southside | £10 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Capoeira Edinburgh | Beginner Classes | Tucum CapoeiraCapoeira classes in Edinburgh for complete beginners and experienced students. Learn movement, acrobatics, martial arts and music with Tucum Capoeira.Tucum Capoeira Edinburgh **✍️ Edinburgh Writers' Forum Tue 08 September** - _'Join us as author Amanda Block discusses writing the books we want to read rather than writing to what we think the market wants. At The Edinburgh Bookshop; ticket includes a drink and writerly chat. From 7pm for a 7:30ish start.'_ 7pm to 9pm | The Edinburgh Bookshop · Bruntsfield | 5 - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Writers' Forum. **🧵 Dean Patchwork** [Every Wednesday] **Wed 09 September** - _'Informal meet up for crafting, patchwork, knitting and more'_ 10.30am to 12.30pm | Saint Stephen's Comely Bank Church · Stockbridge | £35 per term - More details here, shared by Ann Wright. **🛠️ Make A Planter Bench - Choose LIFE (Leith Improvements For Edinburgh) Wed 09 September** - _'Free, taught workshop session focusing on making items for green spaces around the city'_ 10.30am to 3.30pm | Edinburgh Tool Library - Leith Workshop · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Lorri Smyth, The Edinburgh Tool Library. Make a Planter Bench: Choose L.I.F.E (Leith Improvements For Edinburgh)Free, taught workshop session focusing on building items for greenspaces around the cityHumanitix logo **🎯 Your Pocket Daruma A wish you can carry with you. Japanese Calligraphy Workshop Wed 09 September** - _'Create Your Own Pocket Daruma A Japanese Calligraphy & Illustration Workshop with Stephanie Brown Create a Daruma. Write your wish. Carry your goal with you.'_ 3pm to 5pm | Hampton by Hilton Edinburgh West End · Haymarket & Dalry | ￡35 - More details here, shared by Marehuro Ito. **🤳 Pocket Film Workshop Thu 10 September** - _'We're inviting global majority folk interested in telling stories about a topic or activity close to your heart to join us for this special outdoor DIY workshop to create your own short film using just a smartphone!'_ 4pm to 6pm | The Meadows · Marchmont & Meadows | FREE - More details here, shared by Take One Action. Pocket Film Workshop - Take One Action!DIY workshop for global majority participants to create your own short film using just a smartphone.Take One Action! **🍷 Flight Night - Adventures in Drinks & Snacks: Spanish Edition Thu 10 September** - _'Thursday 10 Sept 7-11pm. Your ticket includes a flight of three Spanish wines (125ml each), paired with a selection of Spanish-inspired snacks chosen to complement and enhance the flavours of each wine.'_ 7pm to 11pm | Rising Tide Cafe · Portobello | 25 - More details here, shared by Rising Tide Cafe. **🍂 Autumn Forest Bathing Walk-Slowing with the Season Sun 13 September** - _'A guided Autumn Forest Bathing experience inviting you to slow down, awaken your senses and reconnect with nature. Immerse yourself in the colours and stillness of the season, ending with a warming tea gathering beneath the trees.'_ 10.30am to 1pm | Midmar Drive & Hermitage Drive · Morningside | £22.38 - More details here, shared by Creative Roots in Nature, creative roots in nature. **🌱 Earth Matters Meet the Makers workshop with Becky Little Thu 17 September** - _'Get creative at the Botanics! Attend a special workshop with artist Becky Little teaching you Dorodango: the Japanese practice of polished clay spheres. Meet the Makers is a series of opportunities to learn from artists exhibited in Earth Matters.'_ 2pm to 4pm | Inverleith House · Inverleith | 16.95 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Meet the Makers: Becky LittleMeet the creative minds behind artworks in the exhibition Earth Matters.Eventbrite **🛍️ Vintage and second hand clearance by YS Studio Fri 18 September** - _'Get ready for an unmissable day of vintage, pre-loved fashion & incredible clearance finds! Prices starts at £5'_ 11am to 5pm | Yellow Souls Studio · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Elena Citarella, YELLOW SOULS STUDIO. Vintage Clearance 3RD Edition — Yellow SoulsTHE BIGGEST CLEARANCE VINTAGE &amp; SECOND-HAND EVENT 📅 18th September | 11am–5pm Get ready for an unmissable day of vintage, pre-loved fashion &amp; incredible clearance finds ! We’re also excited to be collaborating with Edinburgh influencers @soursummerYellow Souls0 **📖 Introduction to Proofreading: A Practical One-Day Workshop Tue 22 September** - _'𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐭? Join our lovely tutor Denise Cowle for Introduction to Proofreading training, designed for complete beginners.'_ 9.30am to 4.30pm | Publishing Scotland · New Town | £250 - More details here, shared by Publishing Scotland. **🎶 Phoenix Kids & Youth Choirs!** [Fortnightly Tue] **Tue 22 September** - _'Up-beat, soulful choirs launching this term! Kids (ages 8-11yrs) and Youth (ages 12-18yrs) meeting bi-weekly to learn up-beat and soulful songs, all taught by ear, no sheet music and no experience needed. Come & join Edinburgh's most vibrant choirs!'_ 4pm to 6pm | Pianodrome Bruntsfield Community Hub · Bruntsfield | £5 Session / Free - More details here, shared by The Phoenix Choir. **😂 Suzi Ruffle: The Juggle Thu 24 September** - _'Multi-award winning, confessional comedian, Suzi Ruffell is back on the road in 2026 with her brand new show The Juggle. 'A fabulously funny show from a class act' - ★★★★ Evening Standard'_ 7.30pm to 9.30pm | Assembly Roxy · Old Town - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Suzi Ruffell: The Juggle<p> It’s hard to be good all the time. A good mother, a good daughter, a good partner, a good friend, a good person. To be ambitious but not ruthless; a success but not a sell-out. A gentle parent but not a pushover. To be smashing life and make it look easy. The juggle. Suzi is exhausted and she hasn’t even started. This is a stand-up show and a support group! </p> <p> The Juggle is a brand new tour from confessional multi-award winning comedian Suzi Ruffell. </p> <p> ‘A fabulously funny show from a class act’ - ★★★★ Evening Standard </p> <p> Suzi has appeared on Live at the Apollo, The Jonathan Ross Show, The Last Leg and QI. Suzi co-hosts smash-hit podcasts Big Kick Energy with Maisie Adam and Like Minded Friends with Tom Allen, as well as having her own podcast, OUT with Suzi Ruffell. She even finds time to host on Virgin Radio. Suzi’s debut book, Am I Having Fun Now? was released in June 2025 and became an instant Sunday Times Bestseller. </p>Assembly Roxy **🍣 The Hoxton Edinburgh teams up with Harajuku Kitchen for Japanese inspired brunch Sun 27 September** - _'The Hoxton, Edinburgh brings a taste of Japan to its Hedonistic Brunch on 27th September, partnering with Harajuku Kitchen for a sake-fuelled feast of nigiri, handrolls, sushi, cocktails and vegetarian dishes.'_ 11am to 2.30pm | The Hoxton · Haymarket & Dalry - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. 📮 **What's missing from the Minute?** Got an event to share? Nothing's too local! Please share your local news and events here. Remember you can always see all 250+ upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. 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Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 2 - 8 September 2026

👋 Welcome to the 140th weekly **Culture Minute** : a round-up of Edinburgh’s local creative news, events, jobs and opportunities. If I’ve missed anything please get in touch. Thanks to everyone who contributes! #### **👀 Most-viewed links from the previous Edinburgh Culture Minute:** 1. All of the last edition's most-viewed links were August festival links, which are now out of date! See the Festival Minute archive here. There is some good discussion on the 2027 festival dates in the final post, here. * * * ## 🗞️ News 🎭 The August festivals are over but you'll find **plenty more festivals in Edinburgh** between now and Hogmanay (_I nearly typed the 'C' word there_). Tickets for this year's **Scottish International Storytelling Festival** (21 - 31 October) will be available from Tuesday 15 September. The festival's family programme is live now. * Already announced: a key event in the programme titled '_**National Theatre of Scotland at 20: Culture, Democracy, and the Stateless Nation**_ '. Here's the description: '_As the National Theatre of Scotland and the Scottish Storytelling Centre both mark their twentieth anniversaries, this special event brings together artists, academics, cultural leaders, public figures and audiences to explore the relationship between theatre, storytelling, literature and democratic life in Scotland. The event opens with a panel discussion then an in-conversation event with**Nicola Sturgeon and Joyce McMillan**_.' - Tickets are here. ⛵️ Another festival: The first events on the programme for 12 - 15 November's annual **_Push the Boat Out_** international poetry festival at the Pleasance have been announced. Workshops include: 'Maintaining an online presence as a writer: how, what and why?' with Naomi Head and 'Overcoming imposter syndrome' with Emma Collins. - More details here. * The first wave of acts announced includes Jackie Kay, Henry Normal, Joelle Taylor, Luke Wright and Anthony Joseph, alongside a newly commissioned closing work. * The full festival programme is due to be announced on 1 October. A special opening event is planned on _The Fingal_ ship at the Shore on 31 October, reports Rose Moncur in The Herald. The 2025 Push The Boat Out FestivalEdinburgh’s International Poetry Festival | 20262026 Push The Boat Out Festival 🎭 While **Fringe** bosses have rejected calls to move 2027's festival to earlier dates in the calendar, there are still '**_seven ways to improve Edinburgh's festivals for their 80th birthday_** ,' writes Brian Ferguson in The Herald. Edinburgh’s festivals are turning 80. Here’s what must change by 2027The Scottish Government taking responsibility, more support for home-grown talent, starting the Fringe early and making the streets more…The HeraldBrian Ferguson * The debate over why the final week of the Fringe felt quieter for some performers continues. "_It’s great to have a record sales day, but let’s not use that as evidence that the Fringe is thriving. One enormous Saturday can coexist with a very different picture across the rest of the festival especially when we're seeing fewer tickets per performance, and week 3 worryingly empty_ ," says theatre producer Sam Bain on Instagram, with a lively debate ongoing in the comments section. * "_Edinburgh could craft its own civic promise, co-written with residents, artists and festival workers, setting out what the city asks of its guests – not just what it sells them_ ," writes Mike Small in Bella Caledonia. 📆 There's a vast range of **creative community events** already happening, as regular readers of the past 140 weekly editions of the Culture Minute know. Rounding up September's events, Naomi Head of The Good Egg Project has creative writing workshops, a guided creative writing walks in Holyrood & Victoria Parks, open mic gigs, film making masterclass, book clubs, a poetry club for new parents, the second 'Voices Beyond Borders' event, Poetry Slam champions and so much more. The Good Egg Project events and opportunities round-up 🐣 September 1-30A short summer recap, plus events & open calls for writers and writingThe Good Egg Project newsletterThe Good Egg Project 🗞️ September's issue of The List is out now and includes the always-handy student guide, Kevin Fullerton on 'How Scotland is shaping videogames' and broadcaster Vic Galloway's pick of the month's gigs. * You can read the issue online here. 🔮 And you don't have to be a student to read The Skinny's student guide either. It features Myrtle Boot's fun horoscope chart aligning each star sign with a different Scottish university. Which uni are you? - Read it online here, including September's clubbing and gig guides. 🔊 Random but totally worthy shout-out to EHFM for always providing an inspiring soundtrack to this weekly newsletter. EHFMEHFM is an Edinburgh-based online radio station, providing a platform for the capital’s local artists and broadcasting 24 hours a day.EHFMEHFM * * * ## **🎟️ Big tickets this week** **🎸 Stereolab** will headline this year's **Edinburgh Psych Fest** alongside Ty Segall, Angine De Poitine, Shame and Billy Nomates. The festival takes over venues including the Usher Hall, Queen's Hall, La Belle, Summerhall and Sneaky Pete's. It is sold out but you can join the waiting list for return tickets here. Edinburgh Psych FestEdinburgh Psych Fest 2026. Sunday 6th September 2026. Music & Arts Festival. Get your tickets now! 🎸 Having played Edinburgh Castle already this year, **Callum Beattie** is next playing the Playhouse on 26 November. - Tickets go on sale on Friday. Callum Beattie Tickets | Edinburgh Playhouse in Edinburgh | ATG TicketsCallum Beattie’s route is paved with empathy, a working class voice speaking with a profound truth and authenticity. It’s full of spirit. Honesty. What you see, is what you get. The songwriter started his journey more than a decade ago, and he’s done it the hard way – but, as he insists “It’s the only path worth a damn.”ATG Tickets **🎶 Adam Stafford & Meursault & M. John Henry - Live Sat 05 September** - _'An intimate evening with three singular Scottish voices of the DIY Underground.'_ 7.30pm to 10pm | Traverse Theatre · Tollcross | £14 - £17 - More details here, shared by Kaite Welsh, Traverse Theatre. 🎤 A star of stand-up on telly and social media, **Josh Pugh** is performing at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Sunday evening. Tickets are here. Josh Pugh: Ha Ha, Yeah SoundAfter 2 sell out tours, Josh Pugh is back performing stand up comedy to the best of his ability for an hour and a bit. ‘A must-see stand up’ ROLLING STONELIVE IT 🔊 The locals reclaim the Cowgate's **Bongo Club** this weekend after a seven week hiatus. - Tickets for Overground's Autumn Re-Opening Night Rave on Friday are here. 🔊 DJ and producer **Armand Van Helden** is at the Corn Exchange on Saturday. - Tickets are here. 🎤 **Jane McDonald** brings her '_Living The Dream_ ' tour to the Usher Hall on Saturday. - Tickets. 🎤 **Michael Ball** brings his 'Glow' tour to the Usher Hall on Wednesday next week. - Tickets. 🎶 **_The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain_** perform at The Queen's Hall on Monday night. - Tickets. 📕 **Sir Ian Rankin** will introduce his new novel _The Heights_ at the Assembly Rooms on Wednesday 14 October. He'll be in conversation with arts writer and broadcaster Nicola Meighan. - Tickets are here. 🎄 For those who really like to **plan ahead** and book their festive festivities early: an exclusive announcement here from local literary legends **Hollie McNish & Michael Pedersen**: > '_A festive fandango of words & music with: Hollie McNish, Michael Pedersen, Withered Hand, Gemma Cairney & Ivo Graham. Cold Turkey is a scrumptious festive buffet of music, spoken word, and arty weirdness. This is the mouth-watering ninth serving. Pop up bookshop and charity bucket collection_.' * **_Cold Turkey's Joyboree_ @ Assembly Roxy, 03/12/26, 7-10pm: **tickets here**.** 🎪 **_Leith Short Film Festival_** , The Soul Gathering Festival, Sociograss folk music night and Granton Sound Machine are among September's events listings at The Pitt. * * * ## **🎭 What's on Edinburgh's stages this week?** Here's Thom Dibdin of All Edinburgh Theatre: **Well, that was the Fringe that was... Hope you all had a wonderful time of it. At Æ Towers we were busy reviewing all the shows made by Edinburgh-based companies. We didn't quite make all 180 or so of them, but we do have a righteous 152 shows covered. You can wade** through them all here**, if you are interested.** So what of Edinburgh's stages this week? Not a theatrical sausage: unsurprisingly, everyone's gone for a little lie-down. All except our heroic Hugh, who was at Pitlochry for their "★★★★★ Devastating" ** _A History of Paper_**. If you want to see it, best leave now as there are a few briefs tonight, but the rest of the run is returns only. There are a couple of non-theatre shows. The Festival Theatre has the ** _Ocean Film Festival_** (Sat: tickets) and ** _Serena Terry: Therapy_** (Sun: tickets), while the Playhouse has ** _The Prat Pack’s Back_** (Wed: tickets) and ** _An Evening with Sir David Jason_** (Sat: tickets). Next week it's a return to normal, with ** _The Silence of the Lambs_** at the Festival Theatre (Tue 8-Sat 12: tickets) and the Cole Porter musical ** _High Society_** at the Playhouse (Tue 8-Sat 12: tickets) both opening before next week's Culture Minute drops. Local Heroes to look out for over the rest of the month include the LYAMC at the Church Hill Theatre with ** _Bugsy Malone_** (Th 10 - Sat 12: tickets) and Penpal Productions with six new script-in-hand works on the ** _Seven Deadly Sins_** at Leith Depot (Mon 21: tickets). Then ** _Showcase 2026_** the MacMillan Cancer Support benefit is ** _Dream As One_** at the Church Hill (Tue 22 - Sat 26: tickets) while the canny students at Bedlam have secured the rights for a rare non-official tour production of ** _Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show_** (Wed 23-Sat 26: tickets), including a pair of midnight shows. I'm off to try and create an orientation page for all those MiE reviews. As always, you can find news of future shows in Æ's listings pages, all linked here. * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Culture Minute Community Noticeboard** Got something to share? Get in touch here 💌 **🎉 The Edinburgh Shelfie celebrates its first birthday!** - _'The Edinburgh Shelfie has been going for a year, providing a weekly listing of all the amazing book launches and book events in the city. Sign up now to make sure you know what's coming up and when your favourite authors blow into town.'_ - More details here, shared by Alison Belsham. Happy birthday to us!The Edinburgh Shelfie is one year oldEdinburgh ShelfieEdinburgh Shelfie **🎶 The Voice House Community Choir Autumn Term starts 2 September - FREE taster session** - _'The Voice House Community Choir meets Wednesdays 7 - 8.45pm at 'Holy Corner'. We're a friendly, supportive choir of 40+ people, learning songs from around the world. No experience, no audition, just fun. New Musical Director this term. Join now!'_ - More details here, shared by The Voice House Community Choir. **🏆 Nominations for Creative Edinburgh Awards Launch - Open Monday 31st August** - _'Nominations for the 2026 Creative Edinburgh Awards, open NOW. Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Awards, Monday marks the start of the search for the city's most inspiring creative individuals, organisations and projects.'_ - Nominate here, shared by Rowan Campbell. (Deadline is 5 October) Creative EdinburghCreative Edinburgh unites creative thinkers across the city. Through events, career support and advocacy, we bring together and help grow the city’s creative community. **🌟 Get priority booking for Tilda Swinton in Man to Man at the Traverse** - _'Audiences who want to see Tilda Swinton in Man to Man at the Traverse can qualify for Priority Booking. A limited priority booking period will run from 3 - 8 September before tickets go on general sale on 9 September.'_ - More details here, shared by Traverse Theatre. **🌿 Palm Houses Printmaking Tomorrow, Thu 03 September** - _'This day-long experience combines sketching, design and printmaking. You will be guided through drawing activities in the Palm Houses and experiment with a range of natural printing inks, before creating a final hand-printed textile piece.'_ 10.30am to 4.30pm | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh · Inverleith | £95, Members £85.50 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Palm Houses PrintmakingRBGE **🎨 Portobello Art Walk Weekends** [Every Sat & Sun] **Sat 05 September** - _'Weekend 1 Friday 4th, 14.30 Beach Labyrinth creation, Kings Rd Sat 5th- 11.00 Artist Demo Felicity Inkpen Venue 6 14.00 Pottery Demo Michelle Lowe Venue 2 Sun 6 -11am Picture Book Workshop Kasia Matyjaszek at Venue 2'_ 10am to 6pm | Portobello | FREE - More details here, shared by Jan Benjamin, Art Walk Weekends. Home - Art Walk Projects - EdinburghPlace-centred collaborative art working with artists and communities at Edinburgh’s coast including Art Walk Weekends and the new Forecast biennial.Art Walk Projects **🎪 Collective Gala Sat 05 September** - _'A free, all-ages day of art, performance, heritage tours, play and local makers, inspired by Scottish Gala day traditions. Expect new work from Debjani Banerjee and local artists exploring Tarot, astrology and feminist collaboration.'_ 11am to 4.30pm | Collective · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Collective Gallery. Collective Gala - Collective GalleryJoin us on Calton Hill for Gala day celebrations with artists Debjani Banerjee and Kat Stanley, stalls from local makers, and more!Collective Gallery **🎥 Awakenings + discussion Sat 05 September** - _'Join us for a screening of "Awakenings" to mark 300 years of Edinburgh Medical School, followed by discussion with healthcare professionals, scientists, and people living with Parkinson's. Explore where science, healthcare and lived experience meet.'_ 3.15pm to 6.01pm | Filmhouse · Tollcross | Varied FREE, £5, £10 - More details here, shared by University of Edinburgh. Awakenings + discussionThis screening is part of the&nbsp;Science and Film&nbsp;series created to mark&nbsp;300 years of medical education in Edinburgh. The films invite us to think and explore science and health, and will have a 5-minute intro and 30-minute post-screening panel discussion with the below speakers:J. C. Santos, Critical Care Nurse at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, and year 4 student - Clinical HCP-Med (MBChB), University of EdinburghMaria Corretge, Consultant in General Medicine and Care of the Elderly, St John’s Hospital, NHS LothianStephen Brannan, Chair of Edinburgh’s branch of Parkinson’s UK and someone who’s been living with Parkinson’s DiseaseTilo Kunath, Professor of Regenerative Neurobiology, and Co-Director of the Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of EdinburghBased on Oliver Sack’s 1973 memoir of the same name, Awakenings stars Robin Williams as the Sacks counterpart, here named Dr. Malcolm Sayer. Sayer is a shy neurologist who lands a job at the New York Bainbridge Hospital looking after patients who are in a catatonic state as a result of a rare disease. Speculating that their condition may be akin to an extreme form of Parkinsonism, he seeks permission from his superiors to treat them with L-dopa, a drug that was used to treat Parkinson’s disease at the time. His first patient is Leonard Lowe (Robert De Niro), who has been comatose for 30 years, and the treatment produces astounding results.The screening will be followed by an inclusive discussion with healthcare professionals and neuroscientists from the University of Edinburgh, inspired by the film’s themes of disease, care and recovery. Explore the science behind neurological disorders and how research findings can translate into meaningful change for patients. Where do science, healthcare and lived experience meet? Join us to reflect on how the film illustrates real‑world challenges in medical research and practice. Starring Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John HeardFilmhouse EdinburghSteven Zaillian **🎨 From Land to Sea and Back** [Until Sun] **Mon 07 September** - _'A week-long exhibition bringing together two artist friends inspired by the French Alps and Scottish coast. Discover original paintings exploring landscape, light, weather, texture and colour. Meet the artists at informal events during the week.'_ 11am to 6pm | POP UP with stoodio. · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Wendy Sandeman. **🎤 Come Sing With Us | Free Choir Taster in the West End Mon 07 September** - _'Our Open Day had a fantastic turnout, with lots of new faces joining us for an evening of singing and meeting the choir. If you missed it, there's another chance to come along: our next free taster rehearsal is on Monday 7 September.'_ 7.30pm to 9pm | The Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre · West End | FREE - More details here, shared by Irina Brodskaya. **🎥 BSL Film Club x SQIFF Sun 20 September** - _'BSL Film Club are delighted to be collaborating with Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) on a partnership screening with Filmhouse, platforming Deaf and Disabled LGBTQ on-screen representation.'_ 2.30pm to 5pm | Filmhouse · Tollcross | £0 - £20 - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🎶 The Beatles Marathon UK Sat 14 November** - _'12-hour, family-friendly charity event featuring local bands performing the entire Beatles catalogue, from Please Please Me through to Abbey Road - all to raise funds for the My Name'5 Doddie foundation.'_ 12pm to 12am | Portobello Town Hall · Portobello | Various - More details here, shared by The Beatles Marathon UK. ### 🤝 This week’s local creative jobs and opportunities. Find your future here... 🟨 **Edinburgh International Festival** is looking for a new **_Senior Editor_**. Salary: £40,500 to £45,000. Deadline: 14 September. - Apply here. 🖼️ **Fruitmarket** gallery has two openings just now: * **_Communications Assistant_**. Salary: £28,000 (pro rata, 2 days per week). Deadline: Monday 7 September. - Apply here. * **_Duty Manager_**. Pay: £14.45 per hour. Deadline: Monday 7 September. - Apply here. 🎭 The **Royal Lyceum Theatre** is hiring a new **_Director of Producing_**. Salary: £55,000. Deadline: 22 September. - Apply here. Director of Producing | LyceumWorking in close partnership with the Executive Team, you will ensure that artistic ambitions are realised in ways that are operationally robust, financialLyceum 🎨 **Manipulate Arts** , based at Summerhall, is hiring an _**Illustrator / Animator (Freelance)**_ '_to help define the visual identity for our new new annual event Undercurrents through the creation of a selection of brand assets_ '. Fee: £1,000. Deadline: 14 September. - Apply here. 🖼️ **Museums Galleries Scotland** is recruiting a '_strong administrator and collaborator_ ' for its **_Operations and Compliance Assistant_** role. Salary: £26,115. Deadline: 9 September. - Apply here. 📚 The **Open Book** charity based in Morningside is looking for a part time **_Resources Assistant_** 'to support the provision of reading materials for use in Open Book groups'. Pay: £15/ph. Deadline: 21 September. - Apply here. Resources Assistant Role – Open BookOpen BookClaire Urquhart **👍 Find more local roles on the Creative Edinburgh** jobs & opps board**.** Creative EdinburghCreative Edinburgh unites creative thinkers across the city. Through events, career support and advocacy, we bring together and help grow the city’s creative community. * * * 💌 Thanks to everyone who contributed to the 140th edition of **The Edinburgh Culture Minute**. **Thank you for reading and subscribing**. 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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Wednesday 2 September 2026

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Today's entries from readers on the Community Noticeboard are, once again, incredible. It's full of things I had no idea about and which you simply cannot find on any other single place online. Big thanks to everyone who makes the noticeboard so vibrant and reflective of what a brilliant city this is. Here’s Wednesday's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : Showery again today but with added mist. A high of 15C. Sunnier tomorrow. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🚉 Plans to extend Edinburgh's **trams to Granton** via the Roseburn Path could be paused next week. Instead, officers will recommend councillors vote for the southern part of the extension, from **Princes Street to the Royal Infirmary** , using North Bridge, South Bridge and Nicholson Street. - Full details are in a newly published council report (PDF online here). * Public controversy and '_political challenges_ ' have been blamed for the **Roseburn Path** section being put on hold. - Ian Swanson has a video interview with council transport boss Stephen Jenkinson in the Evening News. * The new report, by Gareth Barwell, the council's _Corporate Director of Place,_ says the 'priority' is currently not the £2.5 billion line to Granton: "_One of the shortlisted options in the Strategic Business Case settled on an alignment for a southern section of route (between city centre to BioQuarter / Royal Infirmary) and that this section can complement the South Suburban Railway feasibility work currently being advanced by Transport Scotland and Network Rail."_ * The plan will be voted on by councillors on the Transport and Environment Committee **next Thursday** , 10 September, which you can find the agenda of here. * On last year's consultation results, the report says (on page 10/19): "_Many in the consultation were also very concerned about using the**Roseburn Path** as a tram route between Granton and the city centre, and many also raised concerns about the alternative candidate route option via Orchard Brae, raising issues about impacts on traffic and buses, on the historic Dean Bridge, and the environmental impacts on the area around and under the bridge. The consultation, though not the market research, has shown there are **public acceptability issues with both alternative routes** considered between Granton and the city centre. This suggests further work is needed on this section, as the Strategic Business Case is clear there is a case for a direct tram connection between Granton and the city centre_." * The report also outlines the estimated costs associated with each option: * Council transport leader Stephen Jenkinson said: "_For now we are**focusing on the southern route** in the short to medium term because I think that's more likely to receive the support from a regional transport perspective to enable it to be delivered_." - James Delaney, BBC Scotland News. * '_The shorter route could save the council more than a billion pounds_ ', writes Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco in The Herald. Capital’s northern tram extension pushed to back burner in favour of southern spurCouncil officers also said that building a tram line to the Royal Infirmary would “complement” plans to re-open the South Suburban rail…The HeraldJosh Pizzuto-Pomaco * * * 🏠 The council has hit out at what it called '_entirely false_ ' media reporting claiming that '_asylum seekers are being prioritised for council housing by a Labour-run council_.' Last week The Telegraph reported: '_locals frozen out by Edinburgh’s growing population of homeless refugees_ '. Yesterday the council issued a statement criticising '_inaccurately reported details about how we prioritise and allocate council housing_ '. Screenshots of the The Telegraph report and the council statement are below. Clicking the images takes you to each source. ‘Entirely false’ that people with leave to remain get priority on housing, says councilEdinburgh Council has hit out at ‘misinformation’ over its housing policy being shared onlineSTV NewsKeiran Fleming 🎭 Organisers of last month's **_Summer Sessions_** events at Ingliston have denied claims that their 150,000-strong audience harmed this summer's **_Festival Fringe_** audience numbers. - Brian Ferguson, The Herald. 🔪 **_The Knife Angel_** sculpture was unveiled at the Kirkgate yesterday. It will be on display until 27 September. - Events including theatre shows are planned to highlight the impact of knife crime. - More details from the council here. * '_Knife Angel sculpture described as 'powerful' by mum of man stabbed to death_ ' - Keiran Fleming, STV News. * There were emotional scenes esterday afternoon as Lisa Petrie addressed a crowd on the first anniversary of the death of her 22-year-old son, John Mcnab. She said: "_When that knife took John's life, it didn't just take John, it devastated our whole family. I lost my son, I lost my best pal, my dancing partner_ ". - Skye Donald, Evening News. 📚 The **_Stockbridge Little Free Library_** is back in action having been rebuilt following storm damage. - Dave Pickering, North Edinburgh News. Subscribe for free or upgrade here * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. < It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **📚️ 10% off at Armchair Books for shopping at independent Leith bookshops!** - _'The tram shutdown hurt so many Leith businesses. In solidarity with our bookshop pals, if you buy books from Argonaut Books, The Cookbook Shop, or Logan Malloch during September, Armchair Books will give you 10% off your purchase with us.'_ - More details here, shared by Armchair Books. @armchairbooksedinburgh on Instagram. **🏛️ New temporary Edinburgh venue to explore architecture, design and the built environment** - _'A &DS:SpACE, a new temporary venue in Edinburgh, opens on 15 September and offers free exhibitions, talks, and events on architecture, design, and sustainability. The pop-up venue will bring people together to explore Scotland’s built environment.'_ - More details here, shared by Architecture and Design Scotland. **🐾 Wildlife on the Water of Leith - AUGUST 2026** - _'August was a month of change for many creatures along the Water of Leith! The youngsters were becoming independent, the roe deer adults were rutting & the solar eclipse wasn’t the only eclipse this month... the male mallards had one of their own!'_ - More details here, shared by Tom Kelly, GoWildInEdinburgh.co.uk. **🎸 The Beatles Marathon UK - Fundraising for the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation** - _'Hello! I just submitted an event but wanted to explore the opportunity to be a feature? The show is a 12-hour, family-friendly charity event featuring local bands performing the entire Beatles catalogue to raise funds for My Name'5 Doddie foundation.'_ - More details here, shared by The Beatles Marathon UK. The Beatles Marathon UK - Saturday 14th November 2026, EdinburghSaturday 14th November 2026 - Portobello Town HallThe Beatles Marathon UKDan **🎶 Have you ever wanted to learn how to play the bagpipes?** - _'Highly recommend Ryan, alongside private hire he also provides private tuition for kids and adults. Just in case anyone is looking to learn how to play the bagpipes.'_ - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **👜 Win an Art Tote Bag!** - _'Look out for the Palestine Museum Scotland advert on Lothian buses. First person to photograph it, upload to Instagram and tag us wins one of our gorgeous tote bags!'_ - More details here, shared by Rayya Ghul. **🗣️ Leith Research Participants Needed!** - _'Leith has changed a lot over the last 10 years. We would like to know what this has meant for you. If you are a Leith resident, business owner, or even past community member, you are invited to participate in a focus group this Sunday, 6th of Sept. (Deadline: 06 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🧵 Two-week Sewing, Upcycling and Repair Course** - _'Ready to tackle that pile of clothes that aren't quite right or need a repair? Whether you want to fix a tear, take up trousers or make a dress into a skirt, join us in our new studio & we will teach you the skills to bring new life to your wardrobe. (Deadline: 07 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Jen, Studio Nine Edinburgh. @studio.nine.edinburgh on Instagram. **🏥 Prison Nursing Unlocked: A history of care and justice: exhibition** [Until 30 Sept] **Today, Wed 02 September** - _'This exhibition explores the fascinating history of healthcare in prisons, from the work of early reformers like Elizabeth Fry to the vital contribution that nurses make to prisoner health today. Open until 30 September.'_ 10am to 4pm | Royal College of Nursing · The Grange | FREE - More details here, shared by Royal College of Nursing Scotland. **🎨 Art Beyond Boundaries** [Until 11 Sept] **Today, Wed 02 September** - _'Heart for Art presents Art Beyond Boundaries, showcasing the art created by our wonderful artists living with dementia. We hope this super exhibition brings joy to our artists and all who visit. Contact susan.mitchell@crossreach.org.uk for details.'_ 10.30am to 2pm | Undercroft Cafe · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Heart for Art. **🥃 Whiskies Galore! Meet the Author: Ian Buxton Today, Wed 02 September** - _'Join author Ian Buxton at Whisky Quay Bar for a tasting, discussion, and book signing of Whiskies Galore, the new edition of his book on Scotland's island distilleries. Your ticket includes a copy of the book, a Glencairn glass, and a dram of Ardbeg'_ 3pm to 4pm | Whisky Quay Bar · Old Town | £20 - More details here, shared by Port of Leith Distillery. **🧡 Leith Singing Mamas** [Every Thursday] **Tomorrow, Thu 03 September** - _'Singing Mamas Leith welcomes women of all ages & stages, with or without children. We are a part of a global network of singing groups that help women feel good through the power of singing together. We sing for an hour, then enjoy tea, cake & chat.'_ 10.30am to 12pm | St James Scottish Episcopal Church · Leith | Sliding Scale - More details here, shared by Sammi Jones, Leith Singing Mamas. Leith Singing Mamas with Laura and Sammi - Booking by BookwhenSinging Mamas Leith welcomes women of all ages and stages, with or without children. We are a part of an international network of singing groups that help women improve their health and wellbeing through the power of singing together. Find us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/laura.sammi.singingmamas.leith/ More info about Singing Mamas here: https://www.singingmamas.org/find-a-group Get a taste of what it’s like in a session here: https://www.instagram.com/singingmamas_uk/ Email leith.singingmamas@gmail.com to be added to our list for updates!Booking by Bookwhen **🧠 Memory Matters Tomorrow, Thu 03 September** - _'To mark World Alzheimer's Month Dr Arina Toma and Simone McManus from Scottish Brain Sciences will be giving an informal talk about Alzheimer's, dementia, memory, and brain health...'_ 11am to 12pm | Wee Museum of Memory · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **📚 An evening with Suzy Aspley and Elisabeth Wolf Tomorrow, Thu 03 September** - _'Come and see Elisabeth Wolf and Suzy Aspley at Waterstones West End on Thursday, 3 September, at 7pm, as they chat about their equally haunting, ominous and chilling Gothic mysteries, Winterbourne and The Bone Mother.'_ 7pm to 8pm | Waterstones · New Town | £5 - More details here, shared by Alison Belsham. **🍂 What's growing in Edinburgh this September? Come find out with Nature School for Grownups! Fri 04 September** - _'Spend a Friday afternoon getting to know Edinburgh's autumn plants. Join us at Bridgend Farmhouse this Friday for hands-on foraging, making & time outdoors. No experience needed. More autumn sessions also running in Leith on Saturdays. link for info!'_ 2pm to 4pm | Bridgend Farmhouse Cafe · Cameron Toll | 15-56 - More details here, shared by Nash, Nature School for Grownups. **🎥 the Peoples Emergency Briefing - a film screening Fri 04 September** - _'a 45 minute version of the National Emergency Briefing on the impacts of climate change hosted by Chris Packham'_ 6.30pm to 8.30pm | Bruntsfield Evangelical Church · Bruntsfield | FREE - More details here, shared by Banzai Edinburgh. The Climate Emergency Film Screening for YOU! 6.30pm Fri 4 Sept BruntsfieldJoin a community screening of experts’ updates on Climate Disruption + what to do about it. Elected representatives invited. Refreshments!Eventbrite **🐙 Cressida Trail ( Art Walk Weekends)** [Every Sat & Sun] **Sat 05 September** - _'The Cressida Trail looks back to when artist @weldedrockets created Cressida, a tidal octopus on a Porty groyne. Anyone can be involved making octopus -inspired artwork and displaying it Share what you see or make on social media #cressidatrail'_ 10am to 6pm | Portobello | FREE - More details here, shared by Art Walk Weekends. Art Walk Weekends ‘Shift and Flow’ Art Walk Weekends PortobelloPortobello Art Walk Weekends (previously Art Walk Porty) is a curated artist-led event comprising a town-wide open exhibition of works by Portobello’s local creative community at Edinburgh’s seaside.Art Walk Projects **🎶 Alexander Technique for Musicians** [Every Saturday] **Sat 05 September** - _'An immersive, 7 week course on how to bring more freedom in practice & performance. New Saturday groups starting this term. (Max 3 participants per group)'_ 12pm to 1pm | Alexander Technique Music School - Piano Lessons | Alexander Technique Lessons · Leith | £17/session - More details here, shared by Eleni, Alexander Technique Music School. **🎨 Slow Art Club Sat 05 September** - _'Time to relax post festival! Come to the Slow Art Club for a couple of hours of collage, lino printing, badge making, chat and snacks. Loads of materials provided, no pressure to create a masterpiece just the chance to rediscover playtime!'_ 1pm to 3pm | The Open Door. · Morningside | £22 - More details here, shared by Ruth, Papercut Punk. Slow Art ClubCollage! Cut! Print! Disconnect from the everyday for a couple of hours and reconnect with creativity in this monthly self led art club!Eventbrite **🌼 Kids Club at Kadampa Meditation Centre Edinburgh -- Helping kids grow peaceful, kind, and confident.** [Every Saturday] **Sat 05 September** - _'Help your children grow calm, kind and confident through meditation, stories and creative play. We will use themes that help children understand how to grow their our happiness, and blossom into confident, happy children.'_ 2pm to 3.15pm | Kadampa Meditation Centre Edinburgh · Leith | £15/pp/3 weeks - More details here, shared by Jen Derwingson-Peacock, KMC Edinburgh. **🎶 Adam Stafford & Meursault & M. John Henry - Live Sat 05 September** - _'An intimate evening with three singular Scottish voices of the DIY Underground.'_ 7.30pm to 10pm | Traverse Theatre · Tollcross | £14 - £17 - More details here, shared by Kaite Welsh, Traverse Theatre. Adam Stafford/ Meursault/ M. John HenryScotland’s new writing theatre, the Traverse champions creative talent by placing powerful and contemporary theatre at the heart of cultural life.Traverse Theatre **🏡 Oxgangs Community Association - Annual General Meeting Mon 07 September** - _'Join the_ Oxgangs Community Association_AGM! All are welcome, whether long-term locals or new arrivals. We are seeking new committee members, particularly with communications or accounting skills, or anyone keen to support the community.'_ 7pm to 8pm | Oxgangs Neighbourhood Centre · Oxgangs - More details here, shared by Jenn, Oxgangs Community Association. **🛍️ Style Confidence Workshop** [Monthly] **Fri 11 September** - _'This isn't just a workshop about colours or "perfect" outfits. It's about self-love and self-expression, embracing who you are and shining with confidence. When you feel good, you naturally attract others, no matter what you're wearing.'_ 6pm to 8.30pm | Yellow Souls Studio · Leith | 40 - More details here, shared by Elena Citarella, YELLOW SOULS STUDIO. Style Confidence Workshop — Yellow SoulsDates Available: 12th September 6:00-8:30pm, 23rd October 5:30-8:00pm, 27th November 5:30-8:00pm Time: 5:30-8:00pm Location: Yellow Souls Studio, 40 Constitution Street EH6 6RSYellow Souls0 **🎬 Everybody To Kenmure Street | Film Screening Wed 16 September** - _'The Edinburgh Local Association of the EIS has organised a free screening of the documentary film Everybody To Kenmure Street, directed by Felipe Bustos Sierra.'_ 5.30pm to 7.30pm | James Gillespie's High School · Bruntsfield | FREE - More details here, shared by EIS Edinburgh Local Association. Everybody To Kenmure Street | Film ScreeningThe Edinburgh Local Association of the EIS has organised a free screening of the documentary film Everybody To Kenmure Street.Eventbrite **📚 Silent Book Club Wed 16 September** - _'Join other readers for an hour of quiet reading in the park (or if we're rained off, in a cafe). Before and after the reading hour, there'll be time to chat with other readers. Bring your own book - you can read anything you like, in any format!'_ 6.30pm to 8.30pm | The Meadows · Marchmont & Meadows | FREE - More details here, shared by Beth Anderson, Edinburgh Silent Book Club. **🌱 Could Edinburgh be the world's first regenerative festival city? Thu 17 September** - _'What if Edinburgh wasn't a product to be consumed but a living system to be strengthened? Join this netwalk with other changemakers to explore the idea of "regenerative tourism" and what it could mean for the city and its people.'_ 9am to 10.30am | The Meadows · Marchmont & Meadows - More details here, shared by Osbert Lancaster, Thrivable Scotland. Could Edinburgh be the world’s first regenerative festival city?A networking discussion for changemakers working for environmental and social change: exploring how we can respond in the climate, nature and human crisis.Humanitix logo **🧀 Mozzarella and burrata workshop and delicious lunch! Sat 19 September** - _'Make mozzarella, burrata and stracciatella from scratch, enjoy a delicious lunch and discover beautiful ways to use your cheese at home. Take home everything you make. A fun, slow day of cheese making, good food and plenty to eat. Come hungry!'_ 10am to 3pm | Elliott's · Marchmont & Meadows - More details here, shared by Kristen Allan. **💃 Rise & Rave 2 Fri 02 October** - _'Early morning high energy dance fitness event with live DJ'_ 7.30am to 9.30am | Leith Arches · Leith | £8.50 - More details here, shared by Lisa Eardley-Brown. Remember you can always see all **230+** upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. Thanks again to everyone who shares their things. * * * ## **👀 The most-visited links from the last newsletter:** 1. 🎭 Comedian Connor Burns on 'hell' vs 'human experience' of festivals. 2. 🇺🇸 NPR's pick of shows from Fringe heading to America. 3. 🎭 Brian Ferguson's 'best and worst moments from the festivals'. 4. 🗞️ The September issue of the Spurtle hyperlocal newspaper is out now. 5. 🏆 Top Fringe’s top prize winner Chris Cantrill says he owes it all to SNL. * * * ⏰ _Thanks for reading edition number**988.**_ 📬 _Free subscribers:**33,000+.**_ 📲 _Visits generated for local news sources:**5,000,000+**. _ 💚 This newsletter is people-powered! The Edinburgh Minute exists because of its community and relies on no advertising or private investment. For £5 a month, you help fund the (currently) tiny team of one person (👋) plus some occasional freelance support. In turn you’re supporting the promotion of local journalists’ vital work and keeping the newsletter 100% independent. 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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 1 September 2026

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Here’s today's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : More occasional rain showers, especially between 2pm and 6pm. A temperature high of 18C around midday. Similar tomorrow but clearing up by Thursday - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🎟️ This year's **Fringe** hit a post-pandemic record, with more than **2.8 million tickets** issued. That's up on last year's 2.6m, but still below the pre-pandemic record of more than 3m in 2019. - The festival published more statistics here, including its highest ever single-day attendance (164,000 tickets issued for performances on Saturday 15 August). * '_Fringe audience tops 2.8m despite fire disruption and final week slump_ ' - Brian Ferguson, The Herald. Includes lines from Sam Gough of Summerhall saying '_the final week of shows was the quietest he could remember_ '. Read more in Brian Ferguson's ticket sales report here. * William Burdett-Coutts, chief executive of **Assembly** , said: "_Having listened to feedback from participating companies and artists, Assembly is proposing that the dates of the Fringe move forward by a week in 2027, to allow more time before Scottish schools return in August. Companies and artists have consistently raised the current schedule as a pressure point, particularly in this last week, and Assembly believes an earlier start would ease that pressure without diminishing the festival_ ". - There's more on the reported final week drop off from Jane Bradley in The Scotsman. 📆 However, the **dates** for next year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe have already been confirmed: **6 – 30 August 2027**. - Fringe boss Tony Lankester refused to commit to earlier dates next year when speaking to BBC Scotland. * "_The schools will be returning in the second week of the festivals next year, but that will still mean the holidays will be over halfway through the run of thousands of shows_." - Brian Ferguson in his 'best and worst moments from the festivals' piece in The Herald. * '_Edinburgh Fringe '**needs to reflect on what it wants to be** ' in 80th year as ticket sales rise by 8%_' - Jane Bradley, The Scotsman. > "'As we look to the festival’s 80th anniversary, it’s appropriate that we reflect on what we want the Fringe to be, and how we preserve Edinburgh's reputation as a world-class festival city. That’s the challenge but also the opportunity – and we urge all stakeholders to make the most of it." **-** Tony Lankester, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. 📚 Early numbers for this year's **Edinburgh International Book Festival** were released this morning, showing a 20% increase in footfall and record book sales. Organisers said _fewer events delivered more ticket sales_ , with 62% of tickets sold to people in EH postcodes. Director Jenny Niven said: "_At a time when literacy rates are declining, book festivals have an important role in helping people discover the pleasure, confidence and connection that reading can bring. Our schools programme, free books for every child attending and year-round work with communities are all part of that commitment._ " - More details in the North Edinburgh News. 🗞️ While the festivals are over for another year, the global media coverage isn't quite finished yet. Here's a round-up of how Edinburgh looks in the national and international headlines: * 🇺🇸 '_Hit shows from Edinburgh's Fringe festival are coming to America. Here are our top picks_ ' - Rebecca Rosman, NPR. * 🏆 '_**Winner** of Edinburgh fringe’s top comedy prize Chris Cantrill says he owes it all to Saturday Night Live_' - John Simpson, The Observer. * 📆 '_Calls grow to move the Edinburgh Fringe**one week earlier**_ ' - Chortle. * 📺 '_Switching channels: will the**Edinburgh TV festival’s** magic survive the move south?_' - Robyn Vinter, The Guardian. * '_Exclusive:**Brian Cox** : The Fringe is in danger of 'imploding' without festivals 'unification'_ - Jane Bradley, The Scotsman. * 💰 "_More than simply being a place visited by tourists, this is a city where people live, go to school, go to work. The much-needed injection of cash from the**visitor levy** will not fix all the city’s problems overnight but just as in other places around the world with similar schemes, it will help share the benefits of tourism to those who live here all year round_." - Chris Marshall, Holyrood. * 🎭 "_Yeah it’s mental and driving a car in the city is hell, but how nice is it to see everybody having a laugh and a drink and socialising again? We’ve all moved on so quickly from the fact that we were government-mandated in our house for a couple of years. I’ll take this.**I’ll take it being a slight pain in the arse to get a bus if it means we can have some kind of human experience**_." - Connor Burns, interviewed by Teddy Jamieson in The Herald. * 'My best and worst moments from the Edinburgh festivals'. I spent August at the Fringe – and one question kept coming back to meIs the Edinburgh Fringe still relevant? After dozens of shows, countless coffees and conversations with performers from around the world, my answer…The HeraldTeddy Jamieson * * * 🎇 Details of a November 2024 gang **fireworks violence** spree have been revealed after four people pled guilty in court to 'violent, riotous and tumultuous' behaviour' around **Calder Road**. - Alexander Lawrie & Phyllis Stephen, Deadline News. 🏍️ A BMW motorbike was stolen from the **Cameron Toll** shopping centre carpark yesterday, reports Isla Storie in Edinburgh Live. 🌊 **Portobello Swim Centre** is still closed until further notice, with all activities and operations suspended. There are heating problems at the building, reports Phyllis Stephen in The Edinburgh Reporter. 🗳️ By-elections in the **Southside/Newington** (Ward 15) and **Portobello/Craigmillar** wards are due to take place this Thursday. A full list of the candidates standing in both wards is on the council website + there's a preview in the Edinburgh Inquirer. ☕️ The owner of family-run _DelishYoss Coffee Bar_ at **St Mark’s Path** says he may be forced to close its doors after learning that the busy cycle and walking route won't reopen until 2028, due to structural problems with Powderhall Bridge. - Jack Davies, Evening News. 🗞️ Print copies of the September issue of the **_Spurtle_** hyperlocal newspaper for the Broughton area are out. You can read it online here. Broughton Spurtle | Broughton SpurtleBroughton Spurtle 🍻 **_Kay’s Bar_** in the New Town has been added to The European Bar Guide's top-100 bars list. - Craig Williams, The Herald. 🎨 The search is on for the city's most inspiring creative individuals, organisations and projects. as **nominations are now open the 15th annual Creative Edinburgh Awards**. The winners will be announced at a celebration event on 13 November at Central Hall. - Full details on how to nominate here. 💚 The Edinburgh Minute relies on no advertising or private investment. For £5 a month, you help fund the (currently) tiny team of one person (👋) plus some occasional freelance support. > With your support, the Minute can continue sharing independent journalism that helps you to truly know your city. The Community Noticeboard (below) wouldn't exist either, so thanks to those who chip in a fiver to keep it going. If any of this is useful, please consider helping to keep it ad-free and people-powered. Subscribe for free or upgrade here * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. < It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **🎉 LOCAL EDINBURGH RADIO STATIONS OFFERING £1,000 PRIZES WITH A DIFFERENCE** - _'Edge Radio are offering listeners the chance to win £1000 each month until Christmas with a charitable twist. They must give half away to a local Edinburgh charity of their choice. Listeners are starting to nominate their causes now.'_ - With thanks to Jay Crawford, Edge Media Group for sharing this. **🌮 New Gringo Supperclub & Cooking Class Dates On Sale** - _'New Oct Supperclub dates are now on sale! A fabulous_ 8 course tasting menu_of Scottish seafood and the flavours of Mexico & Peru. We've also launched new Taco Tuesday Cooking Class dates until the end of the year! Book now to avoid disappointment!'_ - More details here, shared by Kevin, Gringo Supperclub. **🪣 Are you a domestic/home cleaner? Take part in a Uni of Edinburgh Interview Study (£20 voucher)** - _'Uni of Edinburgh Research: Inviting housecleaners(18+) for an 1-hour in-person interview to talk about what home design makes your job easier/harder. On UoE central campus. Free parking available. £20 gift voucher. See link for details & to sign up!'_ - More details here, shared by University of Edinburgh. **🌿 RSPB Youth Group currently taking on new members (12-18 yrs)** - _'1 x Sunday per month we meet up with other young people to learn about wildlife and take action for nature. We’re often at the Hermitage of Braid (EH10 6JF) but meet all over the Edinburgh area. £2.50 or less per session. See links for more info'_ - More details here, shared by RSPB Scotland. **🎭 Join Scottish Youth Theatre's Board!** - _'Scottish Youth Theatre is inviting expressions of interest to join our Board as we approach the significant milestone of the company’s 50th anniversary. Be part of shaping the creative landscape for Scotland’s young theatre-makers. (Deadline: 18 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Scottish Youth Theatre. **🎷 The Dequorum Sax Quartet plays the music of the 29th St Sax Quartet Thu 03 September** - _'Dequorum Sax Quartet performs a wide range of jazz and groove-based music, built around collective improvisation, ballads and well-known classics.'_ 7.30pm to 9.30pm | Baberton Golf Club · Juniper Green | £15 - More details here, shared by Juniper Green Note. **🎶 Album Launch - Unforeseen: Improvising Life and Music by Justyna Jablonska (cello and electronics) Thu 03 September** - _'Unforeseen draws on memories, field recordings, and conversations with Polish, Ukrainian, and Roma migrants living in Scotland. Rhythmic, ambient, and electronic music, with raw cello sound, accompanied by a beautiful film by Anna Leszczynska.'_ 7.30pm to 11pm | The Biscuit Factory · Leith | £5, kids go free - More details here, shared by Justyna Jablonska. **🎶 Edinburgh Ableton Users Group Mon 07 September** - _'We're back at the Leith Depot for more Ableton Live music and chat. If you want, please bring your laptop and a project to share if you're comfortable with that, no pressure at all. Relaxed, friendly, just Ableton users swapping ideas and workflows.'_ 6.30pm to 9pm | Leith Depot · Leith | FREE - More details here, shared by Ally. **👥 Edinburgh Guarantee Employability Event Tue 08 September** - _'We're bringing together key partners, employers and members of the public to support Employability Day. We are looking for employers who have upcoming opportunities and would like a free stand at our event. Join us to find how we can help you!'_ 10am to 3pm | Assembly Rooms · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by The City of Edinburgh Council. Employability Event – Edinburgh GuaranteeEdinburgh Guarantee Jobs FairEdinburgh GuaranteeEdinburgh Guarantee **🌸 The Cycle to Success - Bloom Scotland Panel 2027 Thu 10 September** - _'Join us to hear voices from communications, women's health and fitness explore how understanding the female hormone cycle can help women thrive and teams in the workplace collaborate more effectively. This event is open to men and women.'_ 10am to 12pm | YOTEL Edinburgh · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Claire Mathieson, Bloom Scotland. The Cycle to SuccessOur annual panel event is back for 2026, exploring how understanding the female hormone cycle can help women thrive in the workplace **🏡 Home Renovation Planning Evening - Expert Advice & Panel Discussion Thu 10 September** - _'An evening of practical advice from trusted local renovation experts. Join home designer Sarah Maguire, architect Erin McGuire, and developers Steven Connell & Sean McFadden for honest insights to help you plan your renovation with confidence.'_ 6pm to 8pm | The Caledonian Edinburgh · West End | £20 - More details here, shared by Sarah Maguire. **📚 Albertus Annual Lecture: Albert the Great on Becoming Fully Human Fri 11 September** - _'Learn more about Albert the Great, teacher of St Thomas Aquinas! Dr Tracy Wietecha gives the Albertus Annual Lecture in parternship with the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh. Join us for the reception in the historic Rainy Hall afterwards.'_ 4pm to 7pm | New College · Old Town | Donation/Free - More details here, shared by The Albertus Institute. **🏴‍☠️ Join Team Scran for the Edinburgh Kiltwalk Sun 13 September** - _'Whether it's your first Kiltwalk or you're a seasoned walker, we'd love to have you on the team and fundraising for_ Scran Academy_helping to create life-changing education and employment opportunities for young people.'_ 9am to 4pm | Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium · Murrayfield | FREE - More details here, shared by Jane Strutt, Scran Academy. **🎶 Magical Mozart Evening in aid of** Jessie's Fund **Sun 13 September** - _'An evening of Mozart, from the sparkling Symphony No. 29 and the much-loved Eine kleine Nachtmusik to Horn Concerto No. 4 - as immortalised by Flanders and Swann.'_ 7.30pm to 9pm | Stockbridge Parish Church · Stockbridge | Adult £16 Child FREE - More details here, shared by Andrew Lees. **🎶 The UoE Charity Recital Tue 15 September** - _'A lunchtime celebration of music, bringing together University of Edinburgh staff and friends to raise funds for FACE (Fighting Against Cancer Edinburgh).'_ 1pm to 2pm | St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum · Old Town | Donation - More details here, shared by Hannah. **🧶 Colourwork knitting class - join our small, friendly class & learn to knit your own Hot Water Bottle** [Every Tuesday] **Tue 15 September** - _'Learn how to knit a beautiful hot water bottle cover with Samira Hill. Perfect for knitters who know how to cast on, knit & purl - no prior experience of circular knitting or colourwork needed. Book now and be ready to cosy in on cold nights!'_ 5.45pm to 7.45pm | Scottish Textiles Showcase · Old Town | £65 (2 week course) - More details here, shared by Carrie. **🎨 Drawing in the Autumn: Evening Art Workshops at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, starting 17th September** [Every Thursday] **Thu 17 September** - _'Celebrate the Autumn and learn new art skills in this series of six Thursday evening art workshops. Learn techniques for drawing, painting and printmaking with a different Autumn theme every week. 6 workshops for the price of 5 when you block-book.'_ 6pm to 8.30pm | The Out of the Blue Drill Hall · Leith | £32 per workshop - More details here, shared by Felicity Inkpen. Drawing in the Autumn Art Workshop SeriesA seasonal series of drawing workshops at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG. 6 workshops, each 2 and a half hours Thursday 17th September to Thursday 22nd October Evening class: 6pm - 8.30pm All materials provided Pay as you go, or block-book for money off. These workshops will guide you…Felicity InkpenFelicity Inkpen **📚 An Opinionated Guide to Edinburgh X The Free Company at The Cookbook Shop Thu 17 September** - _'Pippa Perriam (@itspippa) will join us to celebrate the publication of her first book and chat with Charlie Buchanan-Smith, one of the founders of The Free Company--he's also bringing along handmade drinks and nibbles.'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | The Cookbook Shop · Canonmills & Broughton - More details here, shared by Liz Bryson, The Cookbook Shop. An Opinionated Guide to Edinburgh X The Free Company at The Cookbook ShopPippa Perriam celebrates her first book and chats with Charlie Buchanan-Smith of The Free Company--handmade drinks and nibbles includedEventbrite **🥳 Bubbles & Bingo for CHAS Sat 19 September** - _'Fancy a fun night of bubbles and bingo while supporting Children's Hospices Across Scotland? Enjoy a welcome drink, delicious buffet and full bingo entertainment - every ticket helps families across Scotland.'_ 6.30pm to 9.30pm | Norton House Hotel & Spa · Kirkliston | 45 - More details here, shared by CHAS. **🇺🇸 An Evening with James Naughtie : Insights into American Politics Sun 20 September** - _'A special evening with James Naughtie, one of Britain's best-known broadcasters. James has covered every US presidential election from 1988 to 2012! Includes a talk with Q and A and an opportunity for informal chat afterwards. Tea and baking.'_ 7pm to 9pm | Edinburgh Greenbank Parish Church of Scotland · Morningside | FREE - More details here, shared by Rachel, Greenbank Church. **🧵 Taster Workshop - Fabric Bead Making Sat 26 September** - _'Create chunky, tactile beads using simple strips of fabric, a needle, and thread in this relaxed, hands-on crafting session. At our new studio in Portobello! No sewing experience necessary. All materials are provided.'_ 2pm to 5pm | Action Station · Portobello | £40 - More details here, shared by Lucinda Walker, Portobello Art Therapy Collective. **🧶 Beginner Knitting Machine Course - Textile Techniques & Design a Vest** [Every Sunday] **Sun 27 September** - _'This course will take you through textile techniques on the knitting machine so you can learn and tap into your creativity! This will run for 5 weeks, followed by a full weekend in the studio to make an item designed by you!'_ 10am to 2pm | Paradigm Shift Open Studio Ltd · Leith | 250 - More details here, shared by Paradigm Shift Open Studio Ltd. **🧠 Cooking to Help Neurodivergent Kids Shine Fri 02 October** - _'Join leading child nutrition expert Lucinda Miller for a delicious, educational demonstration exploring how nutrition can support focus, sleep, mood and wellbeing in neurodivergent children. Brain-boosting recipes, expert advice and practical tips!'_ 4.30pm to 6.30pm | Edinburgh Food & Drink Academy · New Town | £30 - More details here, shared by Edinburgh Food & Drink Academy. Cooking to help Neurodivergent kids shine - Edinburgh Food and Drink AcademyWe are thrilled to have the brilliant Lucinda Miller, founder and clinical lead of NatureDoc, joining us to explain and explore the many interesting ways that diet and nutrition can help neurodivergent kids shineEdinburgh Food and Drink Academy 📮 What's missing from the Minute? Got an event to share? Nothing's too local. Please share your local news and events here. Remember you can always see all 200+ upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. 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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 31 August 2026

👋 Good morning Edinburgh. It's a busy one. I've read hundreds of local sources one by one to help you get straight to the stuff that matters. And the newsletter is always 100% AI-free and ad-free, thanks to a few kind supporters. To keep it going, please chip in here or gift a subscription to a friend here, now with smaller options including one month, three months and six months. Here’s today's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here 🌦️ **Today's weather forecast** : Overnight rain has mostly cleared up, leaving us with sunny intervals and a relatively warm day, peaking at **19C** around 3pm. There's a slight chance of showers around midday. Rain looks likely to return tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday before a drier weekend ahead. - The full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh is here. 🎭 It's the final day of the festivals. There are **493 shows** scheduled at the Fringe today. - See the listings here. 💰 Edinburgh’s festivals look set to secure a **25% funding boost** from the new tourist tax after the city’s Labour administration suffered a defeat in a crucial vote on Friday. - Brian Ferguson has the details in The Herald and Rachel Amery reports in The Scotsman. * The vote at Friday's emergency meeting means **£1.4m** of income from the tourist tax _could_ support festivals and other major events - if the council votes to support it at next month's full council meeting. * Meanwhile council culture convener Margaret Graham claims some local residents are '_**traumatised**_ ' by the festivals, adding: "_A large number of citizens really struggle to move around the city when we have this volume_ ". - Brian Ferguson, The Herald. Edinburgh culture chief: Local residents are ‘traumatised’ by the festivalsMargaret Graham has suggested a ‘more measure approach’ is needed to tackle the ‘enormous pressure’ on locals.The HeraldBrian FergusonA visualisation of _****The Knife Angel****_ sculpture, due to arrive in the Kirkgate tomorrow. (Image via planning portal). 🔪 A 27-feet-tall '**_Knife Angel_** ' sculpture made from 100,000 blades is planned to go on display in the **Kirkgate** in Leith tomorrow until Friday 25 September. It's touring more than 50 cities and towns across the UK in a bid to raise awareness of knife-crime. - More details from the council here. * Events are planned at the sculpture to promote an anti-violence message and mark the lives of people who lost their lives to knife crime. Among them is a **vigil** on Friday 25 September from 6pm. - Lisa Petrie, whose son John McNab died in Leith last year, shared this invitation to a '**_community moment of remembrance_** ' in the North Edinburgh News. Community Moment of RemembranceFRIDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 6 – 7.30pm at NEWKIRKGATE On 25th September, I would like to invite anyone who has been affected by knife crime to come along to the Knife Angel (writes LISA PETRIE). Th…The NEN - North Edinburgh NewsView all posts by davepickering * Read more about the Knife Angel's construction story via artist Alfie Bradley + see a video of it here. 🚉 **Trams** returned to Leith on Saturday, but one vehicle had a **window broken** while travelling between the Port of Leith and The Shore stops yesterday. - Isla Storie, Edinburgh Live. * Some Leith businesses say their **takings fell by 50%** during seven-week absence of trams, according to a survey by former planning consultant Robert Drysdale, shared on Instagram. 🔥 There was more political fall-out at last week's council meeting over whether leader Jane Meagher should **apologise** for the council's response to the Princes Street fire. - Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco in The Herald. * ⮑ Council transport convener Stephen Jenkinson admitted to a moment of '_Trumpian weakness'_ when he suggested '**_just knock the building down_** '. - Ross Chalmers, Deadline News. * ⮑ '**_Gift shops at site of Princes Street blaze liable for £300k in rates_** ' - Exclusive by Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco in The Herald. Gift shops at Princes Street fire site liable for £300k in non-domestic ratesAccording to the Scottish Government, the rateable value for 110 Princes Street, the former Debenhams department store, is £581,000.The HeraldJosh Pizzuto-Pomaco 💰 Local business leaders are demanding a meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham, asking him to '**_match England's city deals or cost Scotland £7bn a year_** '. - Press release from Edinburgh's Chambers of Commerce. 🏫 Temporary classrooms to tackle overcrowding at **Boroughmuir High School** are among options to be considered at tomorrow's city education meeting. - Nicholas Malizia, Edinburgh Live + the council education meeting agenda is here. 🌊 The swimming pool reopening at **Wester Hailes High School** has been delayed '_due to late unforeseen circumstances_ ', just hours after Edinburgh Leisure said it was due to reopen this week. - Heather Carrick, Evening News. ♿️ The council will investigate ways to make **Inverleith Park** more accessible to all, after pupils and staff from the local Oaklands School raised concerns. - Isla Storie, Edinburgh Live. ✈️ An old French **coin from 1859** worth around £550 was donated to a charity collection box at Edinburgh Airport. 🇮🇸 Atmospheric post-rock Icelandic act **_Sigur Rós_** are due to perform with the **_Scottish Chamber Orchestra_** at the Playhouse tonight. Tickets are sold out but there are plenty of returns available on Twickets just now. 📚 It's been a tough fortnight for **Blackwell's bookshop** on South Bridge. After losing stock to flooding during the heavy rain on 19 August, the shop has been plagued by power supply problems for a week now. - Find updates on the Blackwell's Instagram. Subscribe for free or upgrade here * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. < It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **❤️ The Heart is looking for a Caretaker to join our team.** - _'The Heart of Newhaven are looking for another member to join our team. No experience needed – full training will be given. This role would be perfect for a student, or someone looking for a weekend job alongside other commitments. 16 hours per week (Deadline: 31 Aug)'_ - More details here, shared by Roger, Heart of Newhaven Community. **🍻 New pub opening on Easter Road from the team behind Leith Bottle Shop** - _'Tamson’s Bar on Easter Road is reopening under new ownership this autumn!'_ - More details here, shared by Tamson’s Bar. **🚽 Murrayfield toilets a disgrace** - _'At Bon Jovi last night and was horrified by the loos at Murrayfield!! Women were in huge queues to find toilets that were overflowing/ didn’t flush/ without seats- worse than any outdoor festival I have ever been to- the loos at ingliston were better'_ - Shared anonymously by a Minute reader. **🎶 The Voice House Community Choir Autumn Term starts 2 September - FREE taster available** - _'Looking for something to do after the festivals? This could be for you. We're a friendly, supportive community choir, meeting in Bruntsfield, Wednesdays, 7 - 8.45pm. We sing songs from around the world. No experience required, no audition, just fun!'_ - More details here, shared by Jan McLardy, The Voice House Community Choir. **🏋️‍♂️ GoodGym Edinburgh: Free Fitness and Volunteering group. Do Good, Get Fit.** - _'GoodGym Edinburgh has launched last month and we'd love you to get involved. We mix volunteering tasks around Edinburgh keeping fit. Regular meetups are Tuesdays 5.50pm at Edinburgh Street Food. Inclusive for all abilities - run, walk or cycle :)'_ - More details here, shared by Dave Entwistle, GoodGym. @goodgymedinburgh on Instagram****.**** **🧘‍♀️ Hatha yoga class** - _'I am currently based in the club gym Leith and I have some daytime availability now I am looking to make my classes which include lots of breathwork practice as well as asana. Accessible to everyone and will be offering a pay what you can yoga class'_ - More details here, shared by laura ogilvie. **🚚 Help Andro to Drive and Deliver a Life-Saving Evacuation Vehicle to Ukrain** - _'In Nov 2026, Andro Mathewson, local Edinburgh resident, will drive 1,318 miles across Europe to deliver an evacuation truck to Ukraine, where it will be donated to save lives on the frontlines. He now needs your support to fund deliver this vehicle. (Deadline: 30 Oct)'_ - More details here, shared by Andro Mathewson. **📝 Crossing Tongues Poetry Residency – Open for applications** - _'Poets across Scotland who write in English, Scots and or Scottish Gaelic are invited to apply to take part in a fully funded 7-day residency in Nigeria, alongside the Hausa International Book & Arts Festival in December. Details at the link! (Deadline: 30 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Edinburgh City of Literature. Call for Applications: Crossing Tongues Poetry Residency - Edinburgh City of LiteratureThe Crossing Tongues Poetry Residency is now open for applications! Crossing Tongues is an international poetry exchange connecting poets from Scotland and Nigeria through translation, creative collaboration and cultural immersion.Edinburgh City of LiteratureCall for submissions **🎥 Morningside Film Club by Cinemaattic Tomorrow, Tue 01 September** - _'We're excited to share that we're restarting our Film Club at Morningside Library (Edinburgh) after our summer break. Join us for our new short film programme, September's Back: Young Hearts, Strange Worlds. Free event, tea and coffee on us!'_ 2pm to 4pm | Morningside Library · Morningside | FREE - More details here, shared by Cinemaattic. **🎟️ EH Residents Discount Offer at Camera Obscura** [Until 30 Sept] **Wed 02 September** - _'This September EH Residents can get one FREE child ticket with a full paying adult at Camera Obscura & World of Illusions. Online only use code EHREWARD26. Valid Sun-Fri. Experience five floors of fantastic fun and interactive exhibits, for all ages.'_ 9am to 8pm | Camera Obscura & World of Illusions · Old Town - More details here, shared by Camera Obscura & World of Illusions. **🌊 The Carrying Stream** [Every Wed-Sat] **Wed 02 September** - _'Caroline Finlay and Frances Law explore people, place and the enduring links between landscape and myth. Inspired by Hamish Henderson's 'carrying stream', the exhibition reveals layers of folklore flowing through the land.'_ 11am to 5pm | Upright Gallery · Bruntsfield | FREE - More details here, shared by Ian, Farmer. **🎬 DOCo#022: VIEHSCHAU Wed 02 September** - _'This month we are hosting a work-in-progress screening and feedback session of the film, "Viehschau" directed by Callum Boath. Come along, share your thoughts, and be part of the creative process.'_ 7pm to 10pm | The Outhouse · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by DOCo. **🎶 Edinburgh Southside Choir Autumn Session Wed 02 September** - _'Our friendly, welcoming choir has no auditions, and no experience needed - why not try two free taster rehearsals. We sing a wide range of music, modern and traditional. More details on our website.'_ 7.30pm to 8.45pm | Greyfriars Charteris Centre · Southside - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. Share your local news or events here **🧘‍♀️ Gentle Yoga** [Every Wednesday] **Wed 02 September** - _'A class designed for those seeking wellbeing, mobility, and strength. This is a welcoming and supportive space where you will explore movement slowly and mindfully. Come join in! Taster sessions half-price. Easy booking: www.yogawithveronica.co.uk'_ 10.30am to 11.30am | Edinburgh Greenbank Parish Church of Scotland · Morningside - More details here, shared by Veronica Lussier, Yoga with Veronica. **🧘‍♀️ Community Yoga Class** [Every Thursday] **Thu 03 September** - _'A friendly inclusive yoga class focusing on breathing and gentle flows, suitable for both beginners and those with some yoga experience. Please bring a mat.'_ 6.45pm to 7.45pm | St Martins Church - Dalry · Haymarket & Dalry | £7 per class - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🧺 Willow Weaving Workshop to make a Foraging Basket at The Edinburgh Cookerybook shop, Leith on Thurs Thu 03 September** - _'Spend a relaxing evening learning to weave a foraging basket ready for Autumn hedgerow harvests. Suitable for beginners and those with some experience, tuition, materials, tools, refreshments included, take home your item and new skills. 10% off books'_ 7pm to 9.30pm | The Cookbook Shop · Canonmills & Broughton | £65 (+booking fee) - More details here, shared by Koren, Away with Willow. **🎶 Fairest Isles - the Musical Centres of Paris and London around 1700 Fri 04 September** - _'Join us for an evening of music featuring a historic harpsichord from the keyboard collection at St Cecilia's Hall'_ 7.30pm to 8.30pm | St Cecilia’s Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum · Old Town | £10-15 - More details here, shared by Hannah. **🎶 THE SECRET LIBRARY** [Every Monday] **Sat 05 September** - _'The Secret Library brings free pop-up live music and poetry events featuring top Scottish artists to Edinburgh's public libraries this autumn. Featuring Mairi Campbell, Esther Swift.. and more!.. Book tickets now!'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | EDINBURGH LIBRARIES (VARIOUS) · Oxgangs | FREE - More details here, shared by Liam Baker. **🏋️‍♂️ Strength Training Class in Leith** [Every Sunday] **Sun 06 September** - _'Want to lift weights? This weekly class, suitable for all abilities, will give you a full body strength workout. The instructor is very knowledgeable about technique and managing injuries, and is passionate about body positivity and inclusivity.'_ 11am to 12pm | Run Strong Studio · Leith - More details here, shared by Emma McCready. The Camera - Portobello Photography SchoolDemystify the settings of your DSLR on this one-day intensive workshop with the support of photographer Alicia BruceEventbrite **📸 The Camera - Portobello Photography School Sat 19 September** - _'Demystify the settings of your digital camera and get off of auto on this one-day outdoor workshop with the support of photographer Alicia Bruce. Based in Portobello, Edinburgh's seaside. You even get a free hot drink courtesy of the Little Green Van'_ 10.30am to 3.30pm | Little Green Van · Portobello | £79.79 - More details here, shared by Portobello Photography School + they're on Instagram here. **🎶 High Fade Twice as Nice Tour Stramash 9th of October Fri 09 October** - _'High Fade are bringing the Twice as Nice tour back home to Edinburgh!'_ 7pm to 10.30pm | Stramash · Old Town | £20 - More details here, shared by Harry Valentino. Twice As Nice, by High Fade10 track albumHigh Fadebrainguy63 > 📮 What's missing from the Minute? Got news or an event to share? Nothing's too local. Please share your local news and events here. Remember you can always see all 210 upcoming local events on TownSpot calendars and maps. 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🎭 Edinburgh Festival Minute: the final weekend 29 - 31 August 2026

👋 Hello festival fans. The final big weekend is here. Town is still exceptionally busy but some shows are reporting a dramatic drop in ticket sales in this final festival week. It's sparked discussion as to whether the festivals began too late and should be more aligned with school holidays. Feel free to share your views in the comments section. **I've made this edition free to all. Please forward it to a friend.** * * * ### 📆 **Links to the programmes:** 🎭 Fringe 🟨 International Festival 📚 Book Fringe 🎬 Film Festival 🎨 Art Festival 📚 Edinburgh International Book Festival 👍 Free Fringe 👍 PBS Free Fringe. ## **🗞️ Talk of the town: Festival news** 📚 At the Book Festival this weekend: * Meet the Gruffalo (12.30pm, 1.30pm & 2.30pm in the Children's Tent). * The Front List: Ann Patchett - Sat, 1pm. * Sally Magnusson: The Shapeshifter’s Daughter - Sat, 1.45pm. * Queerly Beloved: a lively panel of queer writers – including author and activist Tareq Baconi (Fire in Every Direction), poet Joelle Taylor (Maryville), Lavender Menace co-Founder Sigrid Nielsen, politician Q Manivannan, and novelist Sara Torres (X is Where I Am) - Sat, 2pm. * Tim Wu: The Age of Extraction, Sat, 3.30pm. * The Secret Life of Books – Live in the Spiegeltent, Sat 3.45pm. * Fatima Bhutto: Gaza – The Story of a Genocide, Sat 5.15pm. * Michael Pedersen and Friends, Spiegeltent, Sat 8.30pm - 10pm. With special guests including authors **Douglas Stuart** (Booker Prize-winning author of _Shuggie Bain_ , _Young Mungo_ , and _John of John_), **Gordon Buchanan** (_In the Hide_) and poet and singer-songwriter **Iona Zajac** (who’ll bring us a few tunes). * Sunday: * The Front List: Douglas Stuart - Sun, 1pm. * Put Your Records on with Corinne Bailey Rae - Spiegeltent, Sun, 2pm. * End of Festival Kids Party with Sarah Bowie - Sun, 4.30pm. * Maggie O’Farrell: Land - Sun, 6.45pm. * Explore the full programme here. 🎤 Comedian Susie McCabe is leading calls for **next year's Fringe dates** to be shifted to begin at the start of August rather than the second week. "The last week of the Fringe has felt incredibly long. Starting at the tail end of the first week in August is absolutely ludicrous, no consideration of when Scottish schools go back, which is within days of the festival starting. It’s the last Friday of the Fringe and people are sitting with half full rooms." - More in Jane Bradley's report in The Scotsman. Artists ‘let down’ by Edinburgh Fringe forced to cancel shows“The arts would not happen without the artists, so those in their fancy office chairs need to help us out.”The ScotsmanJane Bradley 🪄 Cameron Gibson of the Edinburgh-based _Insane Magic_ global touring trio says their fourth year at the Fringe has seen them cancel a 'Headline Comedy' show for the first time ever. He told the Edinburgh Minute: "_Ticket sales across this last week of the festival are DIABOLICALLY LOW for almost all artists. It’s a real shame and will be the difference between a lot of people deciding whether or not to return to Edinburgh.**Ours are less than 1/3rd of what they were this time last year** across our company’s 6 shows! Anything you can do in the minute to really encourage locals to leave the house and go see as many shows as they can in the last week would make a HUGE difference. We had so many conversations with other producers over the last few days and it’s like this across the board. We’ve never seen anything like it. It’s SO low it’s not even funny_". - Tickets for 1 Hour of Insane Magic at Gilded Balloon Teviot (5.30pm daily until Monday) are available here. ⮑ Theatre programmer Sam Bain added: "_**Sales fell off a cliff this week.** Venue leaders across the festival are saying the same thing: strong first half, flat second half. So before you start doubting the show, know what's actually going on_." - Sam shared more tips for performers to have a strong final weekend here. 1 Hour of Insane MagicEd Fringe **🎵 Edinburgh International Festival** : Verdi’s **_A Masked Ball_** at the Festival Theatre gets **five stars** from Carol Main in The Scotsman, describing the show as 'heart-stoppingly compelling'. - Final tickets for 7pm Saturday and 2pm Sunday are available at the time of writing here. Verdi’s A Masked Ball | Edinburgh International FestivalLove and deception swirl at the center of Giuseppe Verdi’s stunning opera A Masked Ball (Un ballo in maschera) from Zurich Opera House. Riccardo, the GoverEdinburgh International Festival 🎤 The cast of the **_Edinburgh Society of Unapologetically Imperfect Mothers_** podcast have 2pm shows on Saturday and Sunday at Just The Tonic Nucleus. - Tickets are here. The Edinburgh Society of Unapologetically Imperfect MothersEd Fringe 🎭 "_**The AI-generated posters** , the vibe-coded planners, the search engines scraping publications for content and not paying them a penny? That can all get in the bin_," writes Fergus Morgan in The Crush Bar, who also shares his ten favourite Fringe shows 0f 2026 here. The ten best shows of the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe......out of the 67 this exhausted arts journalist has seen so far, and where to catch them next. Plus: news and views on the festival elsewhere. Also: scroll down for puppy pic.The Crush BarFergus Morgan 🏆 Lots of **award winners** have been announced. These are always a good way to pick what to see on the final weekend: ⮑ **_The List Festival Awards_** winners were announced yesterday, including Elf Lyons, Sarah Hester Ross, Marc Brew and more. - Full details here. * The first ever **McTavish Award** , given in memory of comedian Vladimir McTavish (aka Paul Sneddon) who sadly died earlier this year, was given to **Chris Forbes** for '_blending big laughs and beautiful storytelling_ ' in his show '_Father Christmas_ '. - Tickets for his 1.30pm show at Monkey Barrel Comedy (ends Sunday) are still available here. Winners announced for The List Festival Awards 2026Winners include Elf Lyons, Sarah Hester Ross, Marc Brew and more, covering the length and breadth of Festival seasonThe List ⮑ **_The Scotsman's Fringe First Awards_** winners are Adam Riches: The Captain, Kimberly Hart-Simpson: Amnesia, Bigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It and HAM by Hotter Project. - Full details here. Edinburgh Fringe: Here is the full list of winners from The Scotsman Fringe First Awards 2026The Scotsman Fringe Firsts recognise the best of new writing at the Edinburgh Fringe, with all 2026 winners now having been named.The ScotsmanLauren Jack ⮑ As predicted in this very newsletter, **Sam Eley** was among the **ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards** winners for his _Basil Crumbwick_ alter-ego show. - The full list of winners is on Chortle. Having sold out 18 nights so far this month, there are still some tickets left for Sam Eley's show tonight (11.25pm) at Monkey Barrel 2. Tomorrow's final performance is sold out. Sam Eley is Basil Crumbwick: Soul SewageEd Fringe ⮑ Gilded Balloon's '**_So You Think You're Funny?_** ' 2026 winner was Joshua Khoury, with Bobby Jethro in second and Sarah Lewis & Lucas Jones Ho in third. - More details from Gilded Balloon + Broadway World. Joshua Khoury wins ‘So You Think You’re Funny?’ 2026 - British Comedy GuideJoshua Khoury has won So You Think You’re Funny?, the Edinburgh Fringe-based new act competition. Bobby Jethro was runner-up, with Lucas Jones Ho and…British Comedy GuideBritish Comedy Guide ⮑ The fourth annual **_Somewhere: For Us Queer Fringe Awards_** winners include **Reuben Kaye, Darren Brownlie, Cheeyang Ng, Turan Ali** and**Eva Peroni**. - Full winners are listed here. ⮑ The winners of the **Comedians' Choice Awards** : * Best Show: **Kate Dolan** : _Trout_ , at Monkey Barrel Comedy until Sunday - tickets here. * Best Newcomer: **Marty Gleeson** : _Dog Ear_ , at the Pleasance until Sunday - tickets here. * Kate Dolan said: "_I'm the happiest I've ever been, I wasn't even this happy on my wedding day_." - More details on British Comedy Guide. Comedians’ Choice Awards 2026 winners - British Comedy GuideKate Dolan: Trout was named Best Show in the Comedians’ Choice Awards 2026. Marty Gleeson picked up the Best Newcomer award and Claire McCluskey, head of…British Comedy GuideBritish Comedy Guide 🎭 "**_The festivals are nearly over and I'm in mourning,_** " writes Jane Bradley in The Scotsman festivals diary. > "What makes the Fringe - and indeed all of the festivals - special is the sense of community. I hear from performers time after time that **there is no place like it in the world**. There are more than 300 other Fringe festivals around the world, all inspired by our Fringe and while I’m sure they each have their own particular identity, those who have travelled around other festivals always say their favourite is Edinburgh." - Jane Bradley. 🎭 Edinburgh Festival Minute: All the five-star reviews so farAll the five-star reviews from reliable sources, 100 locally-produced shows reviewed, get 50% off Assembly show tickets + Pieute’s birthday bash outside the museumThe Edinburgh MinuteMichael MacLeod ## 🎟️ _Minute_ readers’ ticket discounts Here are this weekend's exclusive **half-price** ticket deals for some of Gilded Balloon's biggest shows. To get the deal, you must use the code GBMINUTE26 at checkout. If the deal doesn't work, it means the allocation has sold out. So be quick! * Fred MacAulay In Conversation - until Sunday, 1:15pm. With Jack Docherty, Maisie Adam, Ed Byrne, Marjolein Robertson, Rosie Jones, Kim Blythe and more. * Jamie Kilstein: Can't Tie Knots - until Monday, 9:50pm. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐ - Entertainment Now_._ * SLAY - until Monday, 3pm ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - The List, One4Review, The Student_._ * Doris, Dolly and the Dressing Room Divas - until Monday, 8pm - "_Hilarious and heartbreaking with a soundtrack to die for_ " - Graham Norton. * Best of So You Think You're Funny? - until Monday, 7:40pm. * Comedy Night at the Museum - Saturday, 10:30pm. * Late'n'Live - Every night, midnight until 1.30am. Starring Harriet Dyer, Lou Wall, Ali Woods, Fatiha El-Ghorri and more * Reminder: use the code **GBMINUTE26** at checkout. If the deal doesn't work, it means the allocation has sold out. So be quick! 🎟️ _Assembly_ offers an **exclusive 50% off** deal for _Festival Minute_ readers on its final weekend performances of Dickens: The Reading. The show features new daily lineups. To help you plan ahead, here are the listings, followed by the discount details: Saturday: **Garrett Millerick** - _Night Walks_. Sunday: **Joelle Taylor** - _The Farewell Reading_.**Summary** : '_Charles Dickens’s celebrated readings are reborn on stage. In each performance, a different Dickens story, scene or character is brought vividly to life by one of the Festival’s favourite performers._ '**Discount details** : Save 50% off your tickets with code **EDMIN50** when you buy tickets at this link. ## **🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Local interest** **🎭 Get priority booking for Tilda Swinton in Man to Man at the Traverse** - _'Audiences who want to see**Tilda Swinton in Man to Man** at the Traverse can qualify for Priority Booking **until midnight on 30 August**. A limited priority booking period will run from 3 - 8 September before tickets go on general sale on 9 September.'_ - More details here, shared by Traverse Theatre. Man To Man - Priority Booking & TicketingAhead of general sale, we will open a limited priority booking period from Thursday 3 to Tuesday 8 September , giving early access to 50% of the available ticket inventory as a thank you to those who support the Traverse and our work. Existing annual Traverse Supporters will automatically receive…Traverse Theatre 🎨 Thankfully there's much more to Edinburgh's creative scenes than the August festivals. If you're keen to get a bit more involved, there's an event planned next weekend of interest: the **Edinburgh Art Map** launch on Sunday 6 September (4pm to 8pm) will include an open discussion reflecting on **artist-run activity** in Edinburgh, featuring Khadea Santi, Peter Amoore, Mina Heydari-Waite and Jenny Hogarth. Organisers say: > "With little visible history of grassroots spaces currently accessible in Edinburgh, we wished to focus on how artists have self-organised in the past. Rather than diminish the difficulties of running a space, especially as risk and precarity is unevenly balanced in the sector, we wanted to bring attention to the ways people have organised in various ways together before, and how we might adapt, continue and support all kinds of artist-run activity in Edinburgh in the future." * **The Edinburgh Art Map launch** will be at EMBASSY Gallery (7 Ferry Road, EH6 4AD) on Sunday 6 September from 4pm. @edinburgh_art_map on Instagram****.**** _💌 Thanks for reading edition**14** of the 2026_ **Edinburgh Festival Minute** _! See all the editions_ here_._ Please share this post with a friend 💌 ⭐️ Or give a GIFT subscription ⭐️

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Breaking news: Princes Street due to open on Saturday

Trams, buses, trams and pedestrians will be able to access all of **Princes Street** this weekend for the first time since the 9 July fire, if all goes to plan. If overnight tram test runs on Friday are successful, they will return to their full route from the airport to Newhaven on Saturday morning. **All city centre bus diversions will also end.** Work on the fire-damaged site will continue, meaning **the pavement on the north side of Princes Street will remain closed**. One lane of the eastbound carriageway will be used as a **temporary pedestrian walkway.** A council press release with more details is here. Princes Street to reopen on SaturdayPrinces Street to reopen on SaturdayThe City of Edinburgh CouncilThe City of Edinburgh Council Subscribe for free or upgrade here

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The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 27 August 2026

🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Here’s Thursday's**Edinburgh Minute**. Subscribe for free or upgrade here **🌦️ Today's weather forecast:** It's one of those mornings where some areas of the city have **haar** and some don't. The cloud is forecast to hang around all day, with a 50% chance of rain in the afternoon, rising to 70% by 10pm tonight. If you're going to the _Deftones_ gig at Ingliston, I'll see you down the front and hopefully not in mud. Tomorrow's forecast is similar but with added sunshine. - See the full Met Office forecast for Edinburgh here. 🅿️ Vehicle **parking restrictions** could be on the way for more of **Leith**. The council is consulting on charging to park on more sections of Easter Road, Albion Road and nearby streets. It would mean residents need parking permits and visitors would have to pay to park during certain times. Sally Millar of Leith Links Community Council says: "_I’m assured that the current map and plan is not carved in stone, and that changes to the plans can/will be implemented if local people ask pertinent questions, raise meaningful objections, make sensible suggestions._ " Future schemes are expected to open for consultation in Willowbrae, Lochend and Restalrig. - There are more details on the LLCC website + the council website. Controlled Parking Zones in the pipeline…The Council is currently consulting on proposed parking restrictions all around the Easter Road / Albion Road / St. Clair area. If approved, it means that permits will have to be bought by local re…Leith Links Community Council 🎭 Tensions are high ahead of tomorrow's council **culture funding** meeting. The _Festivals Edinburgh_ umbrella body has warned that the council’s handling of the visitor levy risks damaging the city. - Brian Ferguson, The Herald. The meeting begins at 10am tomorrow and reports are online here. Festivals brand new Edinburgh visitor levy spending plans ‘flawed’ and ‘inadequate’The city council has been warned it has not gone far enough to support events which have grappled with ‘a tsunami of rising costs’.The HeraldBrian Ferguson 🌊 The organisers of **Porty Festival** are pausing plans for next year's volunteer-run event, saying it will return in 2028. - They shared this message on Instagram. **🚰** Two burst water mains left some residents in **Blackhall** with low or no water pressure yesterday. Engineers were working into last night after first being alerted to the problems yesterday morning. _Minute_ subscriber Alex wrote in to say: "_Blackhall (EH4) residents report very low or no water since this morning. Upstairs almost dry, downstairs barely trickling; washing machines and electric showers not working. By 3pm some still have no water and say no updates or temporary supply._ " **Scottish Water** shared an update here, saying: "_We understand the inconvenience this causes and sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding while we work to resolve the issue._ " 🚎 The ongoing closure of **Princes Street** has disrupted an estimated 5,000,000 **bus and tram** journeys, according to travel campaigners. - Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco, The Herald. 💰 While the city's new **tourist tax** has reportedly generated £5m in its first month of operation, the council says it will not receive any levy funds until 1 October, reports Martyn McLaughlin in The Scotsman. 🏠 Nearly 1,500 affordable homes have been completed since the council's **_Housing Emergency Action Plan_** was agreed in 2024, along with 866 additional suitable temporary accommodation properties purchased. - More details on the council website here. 🎱 The family owners of _The Ball Room_ sports bar at **Jock's Lodge** have shared expansion plans, claiming they have refused a purchase bid from the neighbouring site's student flat developers. - Rachel Fergusson, Evening News. 🏗️ Plans for a new cafe and bakery in the former bingo hall and cinema building at **50 Nicolson Street** have been approved. - Kevin Quinn, Evening News. * The former _La Scala_ cinema / _Classic_ cinema / _Premier Bingo_ venue has a fascinating history, captured by Andy Arthur on Threadinburgh. 🍻 _Middletons Bar_ on **Easter Road** has been sold to 'experienced private operators' by _Belhaven_ owner _Greene King_ , reports Scott Reid in The Scotsman. 🐑 '_The risqué reason Dolly the sheep was named after**Dolly Parton** - and why the country star was 'flattered_'' - Rachel Fergusson, Evening News. * '_Remembering Dolly Parton’s night out in Edinburgh with brother as tributes paid_ ' - Lee Dalgetty, Edinburgh Live. * '_The show must go on_ ' - Performers of **_The Dolly Parton Story_** at the Fringe paid tribute to the late singer just two hours after her death was announced on Tuesday. - There's an emotional video from the Surgeons’ Hall show on Instagram here and a report by Danyel Vanreenen in The Standard. ⚽️ The Hearts men's team earned a place in the UEFA Conference League last night after winning a dramatic penalty shoot out over Rapid Vienna. The result will '**_bring in more than £5m in revenue_** ' for the Tynecastle side, reports Barry Anderson in the Evening News. @heartofmidlothianfc on Instagram****.**** Subscribe for free or upgrade here * * * ## 📌 **Edinburgh Minute Community Noticeboard** ⮑ Please get in touch using this form. < It’s the only way to get something featured in the newsletter. **🚌 Bus stop closure** - _'Hi, you've covered the tram situation a lot (thank you!) so thought you may be interested in the fact road works with closed bus stops are still going ahead even without trams. Fun fun. This is Leith St. No open stop from Elm Row until South Bridge.'_ - Photo here shared by a Minute reader. **🎭 JOB: Development Manager, Traverse Theatre** - _'The Traverse Theatre is looking for an experienced, creative and proactive Development Manager to lead the operational aspects of the Traverse fundraising activity. (Deadline: 02 Sep)'_ - More details here, shared by Traverse Theatre. Development ManagerThe Traverse Theatre is looking for an experienced, creative and proactive Development Manager to lead the operational aspects of the Traverse fundraising activity. Typical duties include: Lead day to day delivery and development of our income generation activity Contribute and reinforce integrated…Traverse Theatre **🏃‍♂️ (S)Miles for Seaview** - _'Walk 1 mile a day in September and make a real difference to children in Edinburgh. We are raising money for a Safe Space bed that will make a huge difference to to the lives of children with disabilities and their families. Walk, donate or share!'_ - More details here, shared by Friends of Seaview. **🎲 New hub for the Edinburgh wargaming community** - _'From 5 September, Thursdays to Sundays, Valour Games will host a wargaming community hub at The Bakery community space on Brunswick Street Lane. Whether you're into 40K, Age of Sigmar, Magic:The Gathering or more, come play, connect and find friends.'_ - More details here, shared by Valour Games. **🎶 An evening of Literature and Music. Book Launch "When I set out for Lyonnesse" + Classical Music Today, Thu 27 August** - _'Award Winning Edinburgh Author Chris Rush Launches his new book "When I set out for Lyonnesse" about the life of Poet and Author "Thomas Hardy". Chris will be accompanied by Pianist Alexander McNamee and Vocalist Larissa Lourenco.'_ 7pm to 9pm | Music Auditorium George Watson College 69 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5EG · Morningside | FREE - More details here, shared by Sparsile Books. Chris Rush Book LaunchThursday 27 AugustGeorge Watson's College Logo Wordmark **📚 Public Signing for Dogs & Bears with Max Porter Tomorrow, Fri 28 August** - _'Bestselling author Max Porter and illustrator Dorothée de Monfreid will be at The Portobello Bookshop for a public signing for their new picture book Dogs & Bears. Join them for a chat (and to get your book signed!) this Friday 28th Aug, 2.30-3.30pm.'_ 2.30pm to 3.30pm | The Portobello Bookshop · Portobello | FREE - More details here, shared by The Portobello Bookshop. Max Porter & Dorothée de Monfreid - Public Signing for Dogs and Bears...Please come and join us for Max Porter & Dorothée de Monfreid - Public Signing for Dogs and Bears on 28th August, at The Portobell…Public Signing for Dogs and Bears... **🍻 Edinburgh City v Forfar - fans evening Tomorrow, Fri 28 August** - _'The Edinburgh City Supporters Club have put some money behind the bar at The Hoppy and will be providing some pre-match food for anyone going to the Edinburgh City v Forfar match. great chance to support your local team and meet some fellow fans'_ 6pm to 10pm | The Hoppy · Abbeyhill & Meadowbank | £15 match ticket - More details here, shared by Ally Moncrieff, Edinburgh City Supporters Club. **🎤 FREE gig by Edinburgh alt-rock-folk-queer band Y.I.o.T.A Tomorrow, Fri 28 August** - _'Join us for drinks and an acoustic set by local band Your Illegal Operations on Transgender Aliens (Y.I.O.T.A). A 4-piece combining punk, metal, psych, and pop, that simultaneously hits (and misses) all four genres! Everyone welcome. No ticket req.'_ 6.30pm to 8pm | Scott Lawrie Gallery · Tollcross | FREE - More details here, shared by a Minute reader. **🧠 Leith Croft Quiz Night - Fri 28th Aug- 7pm start Tomorrow, Fri 28 August** - _'Join Earth in Common for a fun fundraising quiz at Leith Community Croft on Friday 28 August. Arrive from 6pm for 7pm start. Gather your team, test your knowledge and help support Croft projects! Drinks & snacks available to purchase from our bar'_ 7pm to 9.30pm | Populus Cafe (Leith Community Croft) · Leith | from £5 per person - More details here, shared by Earth in Common. Leith Community Croft fundraising quiz!Join us on the croft for another fun quiz night to test your knowledge and support a great cause!Eventbrite **🧘‍♀️ Scottish Kundalini Yoga Festival Sat 29 August** - _'Join us for a full day of connection and transformation at our Kundalini Yoga Festival. Immerse yourself in yoga, breathwork, meditation, gong bath and live music. Have a delicious vegan lunch and spend the day with a heart-centered community.'_ 9.30am to 6.30pm | Edinburgh Steiner School · Slateford | £111 - More details here, shared by Kundalini Yoga Scotland. Scottish Kundalini Yoga Festival | Kundalini Yoga ScotlandThe third year of the Scottish Kundalini Yoga Festival is coming to Edinburgh on Saturday, 29th of August, 2026.Kundalini Yoga **⚽ EH Retro Kits pop up Sat 29 August** - _'EH Retro Kits and Stoppage Time Winner Final Fringe Pop Up open both Saturday and Sunday (29/30th August). Rails will be full with new exclusive stock including vintage football shirts, memorabilia, football inspired clothing and prints.'_ 10.30am to 5pm | POP UP with stoodio. · New Town | FREE - More details here, shared by EH Retro Kits. **✉️ Collage for Snail Mail + Autumn Planting with the Queer Gardening Group Sat 29 August** - _'It's a lovely time to get in touch with the soil and give someone a nice surprise in the post! Come along for a chill collage session focused on stuff you can post (materials provided) and help us get our autumn seeds in the ground.'_ 11am to 3pm | Gracemount Community Garden · Gracemount | FREE - More details here, shared by Jim, Transition Edinburgh South. **🛠️ Digital Fix It Day, Musselburgh Mon 31 August** - _'Fix it Day is a focused working day for business owners and freelancers. Tackle digital niggles e.g. systems that don't talk, clunky booking forms, overly-manual workflows. You bring a task, and work on it alongside your peers with expert support.'_ 10am to 5.30pm | The Fisherrow Centre · Musselburgh | £49.0 - More details here, shared by Rory Gianni. **🎬 Grassmarket Community Picturehouse** [Every Wednesday] **Wed 02 September** - _'Grassmarket Community Picturehouse's September-October programme is now live! Affordable community film screenings, every Wednesday at 7pm in the heart of Edinburgh.'_ 7pm to 9pm | Grassmarket Community Project & Coffee Saints Cafe · Old Town | £3/5/7 - More details here, shared by Tom Wood, Grassmarket Community Picturehouse. **📖 Storytime at The Cookbook Shop** [Every Thursday] **Thu 03 September** - _'Starting 3 September, kids can join us for storytime every Thursday at 12:00. Just head to the children's room at the back of the Shop to listen to diverse stories about food and cooking.'_ 12pm to 12.30pm | The Cookbook Shop · Canonmills & Broughton | FREE - More details here, shared by Liz Bryson, The Cookbook Shop. **📖 BOOK LAUNCH EVENT -The Wild Fix Scotland Thu 03 September** - _'Join local author & photographer Anna Deacon in conversation with Toppings. Learn more about the powerful, science backed ways time in nature can benefit our wellbeing in an overwhelming world & come away feeling more calm, connected & creative!'_ 7pm to 10pm | Larch Leith Walk · Canonmills & Broughton | From £5 - More details here, shared by Anna Deacon. **📚 Ask Questions! Think Again! Thu 03 September** - _'Join author Joan Lennon in celebrating her fabulous new book, REVOLUTION! Publishing is a complex, demanding business and with 20 years experience, Joan is happy to share fascinating insights into the writing and publishing process.'_ 7pm to 8.30pm | The Edinburgh Bookshop · Bruntsfield | FREE - More details here, shared by Lindsey Fraser, Fraser Ross Associates. **🎼 Sing Porty - choir taster sessions for new members** [Every Thursday] **Thu 03 September** - _'We are a fun and friendly choir in Portobello, and we're looking for new singers! No auditions, no need to read music, all welcome. We're running free tasters for new members on 3 & 10 Sep. Sign up at the link below. Hope to sing with you soon!'_ 8pm to 9.15pm | St John the Evangelist Church · Portobello - More details here, shared by Sing Porty. How to join — Sing PortySign up for a free taster session, and find out more about term dates, how our membership works and how sessions are run.Sing Porty **🍂 Back to School for Grownups? Nature School for Grownups: Fall Foraging at 2 Edinburgh Venues** [Until 23 Oct] **Fri 04 September** - _'Go back to school-outside! Join Nature School for Grownups at Bridgend Farmhouse or Leith Community Croft for hands-on fall foraging, plant ID, wild preparations and a little play. Beginner-friendly, small-group sessions this autumn!'_ 2pm to 4pm | Leith Community Croft · Leith | 15-56 GBP - More details here, shared by Natasha Gabriella Lowery-Lewis, Nature School for Grownups. **🧀 Cheese and Wine tasting in aid of Ravelrig RDA Sat 05 September** - _'We are holding a cheese and wine night in our new arena to raise funds for Ravelrig RDA. Come and celebrate 40 years of Ravelrig RDA. Tickets are £20 and include 4 wines to taste and loads of cheese. Cash bar on the night.'_ 6pm to 9pm | Ravelrig Riding for the Disabled · Currie & Balerno | £20 - More details here, shared by Emma Urquhart, Ravelrig RDA (volunteer). **🌸 Caley workshop: Late Colour in the Garden Sat 12 September** - _'Colour in the garden shouldn't end in August! Find out what plants can brighten up your garden well into the autumn. We have lots of plant ideas to share with you and a walk around the beautiful planting in Saughton Park.'_ 10am to 12pm | Saughton Park · Saughton | £25/members £20 - More details here, shared by Caroline Kerr-Smith, The Caley. **🎉 Edinburgh People's Procession - last call registration closes 5 September 2026 Sun 13 September** - _'Final call for community groups and organisations to take part in the Edinburgh People's Procession, and spectacular Riding of the Marches on 13 September 2026 - space still available - register by 5 September 2026'_ 2pm to 4.30pm | Scottish Parliament Building · Old Town | FREE - More details here, shared by Edinburgh March Riding of the Association. Edinburgh People’s Procession 2026Join hundreds of people from Edinburgh’s community in the People’s Procession from Holyrood to St Giles CathedralEventbrite 📮 What's missing from the Minute? Got an event to share? Nothing's too local! Please share your local news and events here. 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