As part of Gardens and Health week, and Mental Health Awareness week, we welcomed visitors from Lauder Lodge Care Home and treated them to afternoon tea and cakes. The community plot was the perfect location to sit in the sunshine and chat.
We recently had a visit from a Craigentinny Primary School P3 class, who were learning about local produce and sustainability. The children were very enthusiastic and eager to learn. We really enjoyed having them and visits like theirs highlight what an amazing local r...
Festoon is a walk inspired by historical fairground illuminations and explores our experience of urban darkness. It will take place after dark in and around Portobello.
Walking slowly in a line, 12 participants will carry portable, lighted frames around the darke...
The plots were looking fantastic, the sun shone and people excelled themselves with some amazing creations for the yarn bombing. We had 233 paying visitors and around 40 children who all had a great time trying to find the knitted animals and vegetables on the Yarn Bom...
One more sleep till the highlight of the east Edinburgh calendar. Let the Big Toon keep their festival, we have the amazing Craigentinny Telferton Allotments Open Day, this year with some fantastic yarn bombing.
Come along on Sunday 5th August from 2pm - 5pm and see one...
We've had three great Knit Nights at the Dalriada in Portobello where plot holders, friends and supporters unleashed their creativity with needles and wool in preparation for yarn bombing the allotments. Some amazing veg and other surprises will help decorate the site...
Local Rainbows and Brownies came along to help plant flower seeds and veg in our brand new Community Plot. They loved learning how to plant things in our colourful tyre planters and beds. It was great to have them back again for a picnic and barbecue where they could s...
