Pilton Community Health Project

24/08/2026

Fantastic opportunity to learn more about the wonderful world of mushrooms with MycoBee Mushrooms CIC at Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden.

Several dates available, booking essential.

𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 - 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗶 🍄

Join MycoBee Mushrooms CIC for an engaging talk exploring the fascinating world of wild fungi. You’ll learn to identify common edible and toxic mushrooms, along with essential principles for safe and responsible foraging.
Take your first steps towards becoming a confident and responsible forager.
This event is 14+.

Book your space: https://www.mycobee.org/product-page/wild-fungi-seminar-at-gcwg

24/08/2026

It's all happening this , hope to see you there.

Lots on at the garden this Wednesday! (26th) Including Scran Van and Dr Bike, -who'll be accompanied by someone from the Police doing bike marking (to deter theft and increase chances of reclaiming your bike if it's stolen).

11am-1pm Women's Outdoor Cooking Club (in partnership with Pilton Community Health Project)

1pm Free Community Lunch, Open to all!

1-5pm Gardening Club, Open drop-in session.

2-4pm Dr Bike and Police Scotland, bring your bike for a free safety check, with repairs where possible. Plus bike marking with the Police. (Thanks to R2 and North Edinburgh Arts)

5pm-6pm Free Community Meal with the Scran Van, thanks to Scran Academy!

Community garden address is 10 Wardieburn Road. Come join us!

24/08/2026

Family cooking returns for Autumn with four fresh dates across August and September!

Following our very lively summer sessions we are pleased to share our next batch of Family Cooking dates;

🍂 28 August
🍂 11 September
🍂 18 September
🍂 25 September

Family cooking is designed for you, the grown-ups, to cook alongside your young ones and make a meal together with support from a specialist nutritionist. Registrations are open now and you can contact us if you'd like more information using the details below.

Family cooking is open to families living in and around Pilton, Granton, Drylaw, and Muirhouse.
Sessions will have a max capacity of 3 families. To avoid disappointment we recommend registering as soon as you can.

Link in bio to register
Email: [email protected]
Call: 0131 551 1671

Can't join us for these dates?
Not to worry, we'll have more dates in late Autumn / early Winter. Follow us to keep up-to-date!🎃

20/08/2026

Stuart Dobbin, SNP Councillor for Forth Ward will be with us tomorrow from 9.15am ☕️

I will be at Pilton Community Health Project tomorrow (Friday 21st August) to meet with residents. Please come along - not appointment necessary.

14/08/2026

✨ Monday groups are back! ✨

Well, there you have it, the kids are settling back at school and with that, our community wellbeing programme re-emerges fresh from a summer siesta.

Did you miss us? We certainly missed you and we cannot wait to welcome you all back!

This Monday 17 August, we’ll get the on for Chat Café, 🥰☕🥰
Karen will be here delivering English classes, and our crafty women’s Make & Mingle group will be possibly playing with pom-poms… watch this space…

Fantastic groups for women of all cultures to come together, share stories, experiences, or crafts over a pot of

🫖 For Chat Café join us from 10am – 11:30am (women-only)
🧶 For Make & Mingle join us from 12noon – 1:30pm (women-only)
🗣️ For English classes, send us a message or pop in to say hello!

10/08/2026

Women's Cook Club returns on Wednesday 12 August!

As the school summer holidays draw to a close, we are happy to welcome our groups back starting with our popular Wednesday Cook Club. 🥣

If you would like to join us, drop-in volunteers are welcome from 11am onwards to help make a delicious and nutritious community meal from scratch.
The community meal is served from 1pm until done.

Want to get involved?
Our Women's Cook Club is a drop-in volunteering group open to all women. This means if you are available and you would like to help - you can turn up on the day and take part.
Help is needed with prepping, chopping, cooking, and planning for the week ahead. We especially need support in the early afternoons with clean up. 🍽️
If you'd like to get involved, come along and say hi and we'll find a place for you at our table. 😊

Women's Cook Club takes place outdoors at the amazing new outdoor kitchen (featured in photo) at Granton Community Garden, with group support from Nathalie and Sibar.

What: Women's Cook Club
When: Wednesdays, from 11am - 2pm (group volunteering), community meal from 1pm
Where: Granton Community Garden

23/07/2026

We are thrilled to have our Swift banner on display this weekend as part of Granton:hub's Nature Art Weekend with Katie from Granton Community Gardeners ! 🕊️

Our banner was made during one of our Make and Mingle group sessions and was a proper collaborative effort! We're happy to know it will be enjoyed by more people this weekend, and in a rather lovely and historic setting.

Do pop along to join in with your own creative nature-inspired response this Saturday, with a lovely exhibition taking place on Sunday 25 July

The BIG Drawathon is taking place at:
Granton Hub, Maldevic House, Granton Park Avenue, EH5 1HS (wheelchair accessible)

Get arty (Workshops) - Saturday 25 July, 10.30am to 3.30pm
Exhibition of work - Sunday 26 July, 2pm to 4pm