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DUMBIEDYKES MATTERS held their first event in
September, bringing back the popular gala day to the area.
Organisers say it was a huge success, and was very well
attended by local families. All of the volunteers worked hard
alongside city centre councillors, Jo Mowat and Finlay
McFarlane, who judged the children's fancy dress and
handed out raffle prizes, all donated by businesses.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service brought an appliance
along which was a big hit of course, and community police
officers were roped into helping with face painting. Other
attractions included the bouncy castle, a resident DJ, a craft
table, instruction from the Crags centre basketball coach
and the excellent Dick Vet’s dog show. A spokesperson said:
“All in all it was a fantastic day out. We must give special
thanks to Edinburgh University community department
and The Charteris Centre for supporting the gala and really
making it possible to go ahead.”Dumbiedykes
gala returns
Celebration matters for local residents
Wifi on board
Christian Aid
pics and books
Fun was had by young
and old at the newly
reinstated Gala DayTHE ANNUAL Christian Aid Sale of Pictures and
Scottish Books takes place from 18-22 October
at St Andrew’s and St George's West Church in
George Street.
Now in its 50th year, the October sale will
focus on artworks and Scottish books and is
looking to add to the £1 million plus raised over
the last 10 years which supports Christian Aid’s
work to improve the lives of those most in need
around the world.
The sale includes works by eminent artists
from across Scotland and the UK, past and
present. Of particular note are pictures by
Douglas Davies, Richard Demarco, Carola
Gordon, Sir John Leighton, Brent Millar,
and Ann Oram.
The wide range of artworks at the sale - from
oils and acrylics to etchings, drawing and prints- are sold at prices to suit everyone, from the
seasoned collector to the first-time buyer.
The Scottish Books section offers more than
3,000 volumes from the wealth of Scottish
literature, with signed first editions donated by
leading contemporary Scots writers, collectable
out-of-print titles and some particularly fine
art books.
Proceeds from the sale of pictures will
go to this year’s Christian Aid Harvest Appeal
which supports the East Africa Hunger
Crisis Appeal.
Opening hours are 10am-5pm Tuesday to Friday
and until 7pm Thursday. Saturday 10am-3pm
with a coffee morning and jewellery and gifts
until noon.EDINBURGH TRAMS has teamed up with
Edinburgh Napier University providing
seamless digital connectivity for their
students, researchers, and staff.
There is already free WiFi on the tram but
they will now carry the International service
eduroam on board so that students will be
able to use even faster wireless broadband as
they return to campus this month.
Eduroam is used by universities and colleges
worldwide as a secure, standard WiFi network
at institutions throughout the UK – meaning
that those from other universities and colleges
will also benefit.
The pilot scheme enables anyone with
eduroam to connect to the internet while
travelling by tram, by logging into a single wifi
profile using their educational ID.
Doug Curry, Edinburgh Trams IT Manager,
commented: “We’re delighted to be one of the
first public transport organisations to extend
the reach of eduroam in Edinburgh.
“The system has fantastic potential as it
allows students and academic staff who may
struggle with high data costs to get online and
work wherever and whenever they need to.”