Spring is in the air in this week’s round up as we report on various ways in which young people are getting out and about in the sunshine. Grab yourself a lemonade and enjoy…
Citrus Saturday is back
Photo from the Citrus Saturday website
Citrus Saturday is back in Edinburgh tomorrow (Saturday 20 April). Stalls will be located at 5 venues: Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Zoo, Royal Botanic Gardens, Cameron Toll Shopping Centre and Gyle Shopping Centre.
Pupils from Forrester High, Gorgie Mills, Gracemount High, Leith Academy and Woodlands will be participating and will have their stalls open for business from 10:00 – 14:00.
It would be great if you could pop along to one of the venues to provide support and perhaps buy a lemonade or two!
Find out more on the Citrus Saturday website. Also see this press release.
Golf opportunities swing into life again!
Photo from Edinburgh Leisure
Active Schools Coordinator Shona Clark has taken a lead on developing opportunities for children and young people to participate in golf throughout Edinburgh. As part of this she has reintroduced a high school golf league, not seen for many years, which runs throughout the year. The league is a result of an effective partnership between local clubs, Active Schools, Clubgolf, Edinburgh Leisure and High Schools who have supported the idea. The initiative was recently featured in this Scotsman article and the first round teed off last week. Fore!
Game, set and match at Liberton
Photo from Edinburgh Leisure
Liberton High School have received a £49,900 cash boost from the Scottish Government as part of Legacy 2014, and will use the money to help upgrade their tennis court and install a new bike trail and skills area.
The first grants from the £10 million Legacy 2014 Active Places Fund are being distributed to 24 community projects the length and breadth of the country.
We’ll be reporting more on this next week, so look out for that.
Success on skis for Ian from Boroughmuir
Well done to Boroughmuir High pupil Iain Innes who took first place in the “Super-G” race at the recent British National Alpine Ski Championships. Ian also came 6th in the slalom and 2nd in the giant slalom – a great performance! See the full results and more photos on the event’s website.
Photo by Neil McQuoid / Racer Ready
Giant chess to keep child obesity in check
Pupils from Sciennes Primary went along to the Meadows this week for the unveiling of a new giant outdoor chess board. As the Edinburgh Evening News reports, the aim of the board is to inspire and educate children. Former Edinburgh student and chess enthusiast Jason Kouchak told the Evening News: “We’re trying to get kids off their iPhones and their computers and outside where they can interact with each other face to face”.
Jason Kouchak enjoys a game of chess with Sciennes Primary pupils Tom and Abi Hossell. Picture: Greg Macvean, via the Edinburgh Evening News
Liberton Primary through to Soccer Sevens final
Good luck to Liberton Primary’s Junior Soccer Sevens team, who have made it through to the national finals, taking place next Monday in Glasgow. As the Evening News reports, the team have won six games so far without conceding a goal. Let’s hope they can continue the winning streak on Monday.
Rave reviews for WHEC performance of an old favourite
Finally, and back indoors, senior girls from Wester Hailes Education Centre performed the popular comedy-drama play The Steamie at the Council’s Studio to Stage event on Friday 12 April. Head Teacher Sheila Paton tells us that the girls received wow reviews – all saying how good they were and how they brought the place to life. Well done on an absolutely excellent performance.
An “absolutely excellent performance”
Have a great weekend!
