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©2012
Stenhouse Community Council
Website maintained by Iain Donaldson
Last Updated: January 2012
Please let us know if you'd like your organisation included.
REPORTING FAULTS CLARENCE (street lighting faults etc) - Customer Lighting And Roads Enquiry Centre, a call centre set up to allow you to quickly and easily report any road and lighting defects and hazards. Tel: FREE 0800 232323 |
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Community Safety |
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Crimestoppers-uk - call anonymously on 0800 555 111 |
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Know the Score - Information and advice on drugs Tel: 0800 587 5879 |
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Personal Safety - advice and information available from the Home Office on how to keep you and your property safe from crime |
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Police Newsletter - find out the latest advice and area information |
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Scottish Helpline for Older Persons 0845 125 9732 |
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SecuredbyDesign - extremely useful information to help prevent crime |
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Victim Support Scotland Helpline 0845 603 9213 - voluntary organisation in Scotland helping people affected by crime |
Information and Advice |
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Careers Scotland - for excellent career advice |
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Choose Life - raise awareness of issues surrounding suicide |
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Citizens’ Advice Bureaux - offer advice on a range of issues including employment, housing, money and welfare benefits |
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City of Edinburgh Council - full details of everything the Council is responsible for, and what it can do for you |
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Community Empowerment Project - supporting local people in Broomhouse, Parkhead, Sighthill and surrounding areas of West Edinburgh to become more involved in their community |
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Edinburgh Outlook - official newspaper of the City of Edinburgh Council |
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EdinburghTrams - user-friendly source of information |
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EntitledTo - Entitledto can help make sure you get what is yours - just use this simple calculator to work out how much you could claim |
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Lothian Buses - for information on bus routes, times, etc |
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NetMums - helpful tips and advice for mums (or dads!) - get in touch with other mums (or dads) in your area |
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ParentlinePlus - national charity works for and with parents |
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ParentNetworkScotland - delivering courses and workshops in parenting skills. Courses are informal, practical and participative - No Exams! |
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ParentZoneScotland - information for parents and carers |
| Education and Learning | |
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Balgreen Primary School - within our area, it serves Whitson and Stenhouse |
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Balgreen Library - for books, films, dvds, internet access, scanner, photocopier |
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Edinburgh Napier University - full details of courses and help with paying fees |
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Explore Learning - Maths and English tuition for 5 - 14 year olds |
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Learndirect Scotland - can help you choose from thousands of courses throughout Scotland and give you advice on funding too. |
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Open University - full details and help with paying fees |
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Polish Cultural Festival 2009 - official website |
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Sighthill Library - for books, films, dvds, internet access, scanner, photocopier |
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Stenhouse Primary School - within our area, it serves Stenhouse and Saughton Mains |
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Stevenson College - full details of courses and help with paying fees |
| Edinburgh and Scotland information | |
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Edinburgh - resource for information about Edinburgh |
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Edinburgh Festival of Music Speech and Dance - Over 1500 performers annually take part in 150 separate classes. All classes are open to the public. |
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Edinburgh International Festival 2009 - the official website |
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Edinburgh Online - local guide for Edinburgh |
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EdinPhoto - photos and recollections |
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Edinburgh Room - for more information about Edinburgh |
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National Library of Scotland - for information on Scotland's knowledge, history and culture, with millions of books, manuscripts and maps covering every subject |
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ScotlandsPeople - one of the largest online sources of original genealogical information |
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Scran - Edinburgh and Scotland information with over 360,000 images & media from museums, galleries, archives and the media |
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Scottish Screen Academy - It's Scotland's national moving images collection; preserves over 100 years of Scottish history on film and video |
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Association of Scottish Community Councils - the national representative body of Scotland's Community Councils |
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British Cycling - excellent website full of useful information, news and events of all areas of cycling |
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Cockburn Association - Edinburgh Civic Forum is for community councils, local street associations, amenity and partnership bodies to discuss issues of common interest |
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Community Centres for West Edinburgh - list of local community centres |
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www.clubsportedinburgh.org - including details of Edinburgh's Festival of Sport, newly started this year (2009)! |
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Edinburgh Association of Community Councils - a forum to allow local community councils to meet to discuss issues |
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Help for Heroes - launched in October 2007 by a group of friends and service relations who wished to do something to help the British military forces wounded coming back from Afghanistan and Iraq |
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Hutchison Vale Community Sports Club - home to Hutchison Vale Football Club |
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Inclusion Scotland - consortium of organisations of disabled people and disabled individuals - draw attention to the physical, social, economic, cultural and attitudinal barriers that affect the everyday lives as disabled people in Scotland. |
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PartyLite - Candles, Frangrance & Accessories: Host a Party "It's Fun" |
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Saughton Sports Complex - grass, and 3G, football pitches, and outdoor Athletics Track. |
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Scottish Allotments and Gardening Society |
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SkateboardScotland - the home of Scottish Skateboarding |
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South West Neighbourhood Partnership - covers Sighthill / Gorgie and Fountainbridge / Craiglockhart Wards |
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SportsScotland - the national agency for sport, dedicated to increasing participation and improve performances in Scottish sport |
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Volunteers Centre Edinburgh - provides information, guidance and support for those involved in volunteering activities |
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Water of Leith Conservation Trust - works to conserve and enhance the river, its heritage and wildlife. |
| Health and Wellbeing | |
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Carrickvale Community Centre - 2 Saughton Mains Street, Edinburgh EH11 3HH Tel: 0131 443 6971 |
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Edinburgh Leisure - the biggest sport & leisure provider in Edinburgh |
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First Aid advice - Scotland’s leading First Aid charity and principal provider of First Aid training, services and supplies |
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Sighthill Health Centre, 380 Calder Road , Edinburgh EH11 4AU Tel: 0131 537 7001 |
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Whinpark Medical Centre, 6, Saughton Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH11 3RA Tel: 0131 455 7999 |
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