Community & Residents

A V on the right hand side on this list means that the organisation is actively seeking volunteers or members.

Befriending Network Scotland
Befriending Network Scotland is the leading information resource for befriending in Scotland.

Blackhall Community Association
Community association for Blackhall in west Edinburgh.

Braidwood Centre
"Braidwood Neighbourhood Centre is a community facility in the heart of Edinburgh. After a £250,000 facelift the Centre was reopened in April 2003 and is now available for hire from community and corporate groups, as well as individuals."

Broomhouse Centre
"The Broomhouse Centre supports education, recreation and welfare for citizens in and around Broomhouse."

Broxburn Family and Community Development Centre
Learning and community facilities in Broxburn, to the west of the City of Edinburgh.

Cameron House Community Education Centre
"The centre provides a varied programme of educational, leisure and social activities for both adults and young people living in Prestonfield, South Edinburgh, but people outside the area are also welcome."

Campaign for a Leith Museum
"Leith Museum Campaign - a community campaign for a Museum for Leith. The campaign was launched by Edinburgh North & Leith MP Mark Lazarowicz, with the support of numerous local community organisations."

Canongate Community Forum
Forum for residents of Canongate and those opposed to the Caltongate development.

Carrickvale Community Education Centre
Community education centre for Saughton, west Edinburgh.

Castlebrae Community Education Office
"The community school welcomes all local people to a wide range of educational and recreational opportunities. The Family Centre offers supports local under 5s and their carers. Facilities within the school are available for let to local people."

Castleview Community Centre
"The centre has a strong sporting history which includes football, table tennis, wrestling and boxing... The Centre programme is Youth Work focused with a comprehensive range of activities taking place for young people. It has links with the Boys Club Movement with an emphasis on sport. It is also home to various community groups addressing local issues and needs."

Colinton Amenity Association
"The Colinton Amenity Association is a voluntary organisation whose main aim is to preserve and enhance the amenity of Colinton."

Clovenstone Community Centre
"The aim of the Centre is to provide social, educational and recreational opportunities for the residents in the local area."

Colinton Connections
Connecting groups and organisations in Colinton, south west Edinburgh.

Columcille Centre
The Columcille Centre is an arts centre and theatre space on Newbattle Terrace, south Edinburgh.

Community Empowerment Project
"The Community Empowerment Project aims to develop community capacity and facilitate community empowerment by enabling local people to become more involved in the decision-making process in their area, by supporting local organisations to be organised, informed, representative and committed to equal opportunities and by encouraging collaborative working between existing organisations - thus strengthening the voice and capacity of the communities."

Community Help and Advice Initiative
"The Community Help & Advice Initiative (CHAI) delivers a broad range of social welfare and housing support services, operating from office bases in Wester Hailes, South Edinburgh and Oxgangs. Outreach services are also provided to the communities in North Edinburgh and Restalrig."

Costorphine Heritage Centre
"The Corstorphine Trust is a local community association... We are dedicated to the stimulation of public interest in the character and history of Corstorphine and encourage the preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historic interest. The Corstorphine Trust also plays an important role in safeguarding and forwarding local planning issues."

Craigmillar Community Council
"A representative body for the community and consults with [the council] on issues such as schools, planning permission, transport and cleansing ... to mention just a few things."

Craigmillar Partnership
"Made up of everyone who has an interest in the regeneration of the area, including local people, local government, economic and housing authorities, the private sector and health organisations."

Craigmount Community Wing
"Craigmount Community Wing is a new purpose built centre within Craigmount High School. The entrance is directly below the main entrance of the school. Accommodation comprises of outside children's play area (enclosed), office reception, crèche, lounge/kitchen, large practical room, small meeting room, reprographics/resources room and computing suite with internet access."

Dean Village Association
"The Dean Village Association (DVA) is a charity which was established in 1971 to represent the views and interests of residents of Edinburgh's Dean Village on the banks of the Water of Leith.  The aim of the Association is to make every effort to enhance the amenity of the Dean Conservation Area and thus improve the quality of life of village residents, whilst retaining the village's unique character."

Drylaw Telford Community Council
"Drylaw Telford Community Council was formed in 1981 and is one of Edinburgh's oldest CCs, meeting regularly for 25 years now. Our CC area boundaries stretch westwards from Crewe Toll along to Ferry Road at Silverknowes, along the cycle path and then from Telford Road back north to Crewe Toll in a triangle shape."

Dumbiedykes Newsletter
"Our aim is to try to keep the residents of Dumbiedykes up to date with events...writing, photographs, cojole people in to contributing their own articles of interest to the local residents. We are always on the look out for anyone who feels that they have a view to express or an opinion to air. We collect the material, edit it, do the graphics, print and then copy and finally staple together 1,000 copies for distribution in the local area, and left at various points to be picked up by members of the public."

Edinburgh Community Food Initiative
"Edinburgh Community Food Initiative (ECFI) is a citywide, community-based charity... We work to break down health inequalities in two ways, by supplying fresh healthy food and undertaking food and health promotion work with the communities we serve."

Edinburgh Community Safety Partnership
"The Edinburgh Community Safety Partnership is responsible for co-ordinating a joint agency response to community safety issues across the city."

Edinburgh Old Town Association
"Represents anyone interested in the historic heart of Edinburgh."

Edinburgh Tenants Association
"We are a voluntary organisation that seeks to represent tenants and residents across the city of Edinburgh, and to help tenants and residents associations throughout the city to work together with their landlords to ensure that they have a say in the running of their communities."

Friends of George V and Scotland Yard Parks
"We work to improve the park and organise events for the community."

GardyLoo
Campaigning organisation in the Old Town, with a broad interest in conservation and amenity in the city.

Gilmerton Community Centre
Hosting all kinds of events for the local community in Gilmerton.

Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre
"Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre offers state-of-the-art, purpose-built accommodation for a variety of educational, recreational and social activities for the local community."

Gorgie and Dalry Community Council
"Gorgie/Dalry Community Council is made up of local people, together with City of Edinburgh Councillors, Community Police, and other local organisations."

Gracemount Youth and Community Centre
"Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre offers state-of-the-art, purpose-built accommodation for a variety of educational, recreational and social activities for the local community."

Granton Information Centre
"We provide free, impartial advice and information on a range of issues and by a variety of methods. The result is a vital service that is greatly valued by local people and local agencies."

Inch Community Centre
"Inch Community Centre, on the south east side of the city was established in 1968... It is a large building, comprising of a variety of general purpose rooms, arts and craft area, photography room, kitchen and office."

Jack Kane Community Centre
"The Community Centre is a large building that offers educational, social, leisure and recreational facilities to a number of diverse groups within the wider community."

Leith Benevolent Association
"The Leith Benevolent Association exists to provide funding for projects or activities run by individuals or groups for the benefit of people in or linked to Leith."

Leith and North
"Our aim is to celebrate Leith and North Edinburgh - to highlight the positive and to eschew the negative."

Leith, Harbour and Newhaven Community Council
Community council for Leith and Newhaven, producing a regular newsletter.

Leith Open Space
"Creating an open space to introduce and promote the work of local people who are helping to make Leith a vibrant and welcoming community of many different minority groups."

Living Memory Association
"The Living Memory Association is an Edinburgh based group that aims to bring people together through reminiscence and oral history work. We encourage people to become actively involved in their community, share their memories, learn from one another, feel valued and respected, and give their knowledge of the past to younger generations."

Longstone Community Council
"Longstone Community Council was one of the first community councils established in Edinburgh."

Moredun Community Centre
"The programme provides a wide range of activities for older people, discos for children, community care groups, private parties and public meetings."

Neighbourhood Alliance
Promoting community engagement and communication in and around Craigmillar.

Nelson Hall Community Centre
"The legacy of Thomas Nelson junior built the hall in 1913 to be used as a place "to which persons of the working class and others can go to sit, read, write, converse and otherwise occupy themselves". With that in mind, the hall has been returned to community use as part of The City of Edinburgh Council's Community Learning and Development section."

North Edinburgh News
"We aim to produce a positive and informative community newspaper both in conjunction with, and for, the residents of North Edinburgh. We also aims to provide a supported, safe and educational environment to ensure the development and advancement of staff, Board, trainees and contributors throughout the life-span of the project."

North Edinburgh Trust
"Formerly the Pilton Partnership, the North Edinburgh Trust is a community development trust that aims to maximise community influence, address poverty and bring real economic and community benefits to the North Edinburgh area."

Northfield/Willowbrae Community Centre
"The centre operates a weekly programme offering a range of mainly social and recreational activities for local people. The centre offers diverse activities such as Highland Dancing, Tae Kwon Do, Indoor Bowling, Parent and Toddlers groups and both Senior and Junior Youth Clubs."

Oxgangs Community Health Project
"The Health Project was set up in April 2000 and is part of Oxgangs Care. It undertakes a programme of educational and health promotion events and activities, including healthy lifestyle, diet and exercise, complimentary therapies, smoking cessation, drug and alcohol use issues and advice."

Pilmeny Development Project
"The overall aim of the Pilmeny Development Project is to support local residents and groups and to encourage appropriate self-help initiatives towards the identification and resolution of their problems. This means we work with local people to identify and deliver actions which contribute to sustainable development of both individual and groups in this part of Edinburgh to improve their quality of life."

Pilton Community Health Project
"We run a number of services that support people to lead healthier lives."

Portobello Community Centre
"Portobello Community Centre is a base for local community groups and learning opportunities in the Portobello area of Edinburgh ."

Queensferry Churches Care in the Community
"Queensferry Churches' Care in the Community was established in 1993 as a registered charity dedicated to providing quality support services to older people and carers within the communities of rural north-west Edinburgh."

Ratho Community Centre
"It opened in 1982 and comprises a sports hall, a lounge with kitchen, a small office and two general purpose rooms. The school gym is also used for activities run by the Centre. There is a regular weekly programme offering a variety of activities for children, young people and adults."

Ripple Project
"From babies who want to create havoc together, local young people seeking a space to hang out or families seeking childcare, to individuals needing a bit of support or pensioners looking for a good meal, their aim is to be of assistance. With a fantastic team of dedicated local volunteers to help, they are delighted to be making ripples in their community."

Royston Wardieburn Community Centre
"It was built in 1965 and comprises of a number of meeting and activity rooms, coffee bar with servery, general purpose hall with stage and three offices. There is also a large sports hall and changing rooms... The centre also offers support to new migrants from Eastern Europe space for public meetings, community activity etc."

Scottish Community Development Centre
"The Scottish Community Development Centre is the designated National Development Centre for community development in Scotland."

Sighthill Community Centre
"The building was built in the late 1960s and comprises a Sports Hall, Main Hall with stage and state of the art cinema equipment, a Coffee Bar and Kitchen, an Arts room, a Computer Suite with internet access, three general purpose meeting rooms and a number of small offices."

Sighthill, Broomhouse and Parkhead Community Council
"We are one level below the City of Edinburgh Council and we represent anyone who lives or works within our area, which covers Broomhouse, Parkhead North & South Sightill and Bankhead. We exists to represents the interests of residents and businesses and to ensure that a local voice is heard by the Council.  Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend all of our meetings."

Southside Community Centre
" South Side Community Centre is a base for local community groups and learning opportunities in the South Side area of Edinburgh."

Southside Community Council
" Southside Community Council is a body of elected members representing the local community of the Southside, Edinburgh. Representatives from SCC serve on a variety of Council groups, including the Local Partnership."

St Bride's Centre
"St Bride's Centre is a diverse arts and education centre."

South Edinburgh Amenities Group
Providing accesibble transport for the community.

South Edinburgh Community Network
South Edinburgh community news and notices.

South Edinburgh Crime Prevention Project
Working with the police and the community to try to prevent crimes.

South Edinburgh Partnership
"It allows everyone who wants to see improvements in South Edinburgh contribute their ideas, time, effort and resources."

Talk Porty
"Talk Porty aims to be a virtual "High Street", a space to discuss and debate any matter of interest with relevance to the Portobello and larger (East Edinburgh, Musselburgh, Craigmillar, Duddingston, Craigentinny, etc) area at which people from a range of backgrounds can share views, build partnerships and ultimately bring lasting benefits to the community."

Tollcross Community Centre
"Tollcross Community Centre is part of a Community Wing attached to Tollcross Primary School. The Centre provides a base for numerous local and city wide groups to meet up socially and participate in a range of learning, recreational and creative activities."

Tollcross Online
Tollcross community online - news, events and notices.

West Edinburgh Support Team
" The West Edinburgh Support Team (WEST) is a prestigious community based charity providing non-medical services to the south west sector."

Your Edinburgh
"Your Edinburgh is a gateway to quality community information websites about Edinburgh for locals and visitors."