Online 1 to 1 clothing repair support and guidance (free)
Do you have clothes that need repairs but you’re unsure where to start? Join a one to one 30 minutes coaching session with Fahmida who will individually teach you new skills and guide you on what you need to do to get your clothes repaired or mended. You could:– learn how to use a sewing […]
ELREC supported 30 BME families in North Edinburgh with food parcels
Thank you to Edinburgh Community Food, FareShare and Port of Leith for making this possible and all our volunteers for delivering the much needed support. “Communities who help one another, strive together”. If you live in North Edinburgh, from a BME background and need food support let us know by Tuesday 4pm each week on […]
Free Children’s Clothes and Toys
Thanks to a partnership between the Shrub Coop and ELREC we will be able to give away free children’s clothes and toys. If you are interested register by sending an email to admin@elrec.org.uk. Some rules to maintain everyone’s safety:– It is compulsory to wear a face covering.– Only 4 people will be allowed in the […]
ELREC Online AGM
You are cordially invited to attend the forthcoming Annual General Meeting of ELREC to be held on Wednesday the 5th August 2020 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm on Zoom. I hope you will be able to join us to hear reports of another year of achievement for ELREC. To get the meeting’s link please […]
Equality charity says it warned of racism at St Augustine’s school last year but was ignored
Equality charity says it warned of racism at St Augustine’s school last year but was ignored – Foysol Choudhury MBE is chair of the Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council. The head of a high-profile equality charity has said it warned of racism allegations at St Augustine’s secondary school a year ago but was ignored. […]
Mrs GHAZALA FAROOQ – Obituary
Mrs GHAZALA FAROOQ – Obituary Friday 26July, 2019 was a day of great sadness for the Edinburgh-South Asian Community. Mrs Ghazala Peena Farooq, a stalwart of the community passed away. Ghazala was born in Murree, present day Pakistan on 14th August 1940. She arrived in Edinburgh from Lahore, Pakistan with her family, in 1968. In […]
Make your own falafel: Online sustainable cooking workshop.
Want to learn a new delicious vegan recipe of falafel? Want to learn how to make falafels in a sustainable way, from organic ingredients? Want to learn more about food waste and its impact on the environment? The small changes and tips you can follow to cut food waste at home? Book your space here […]
Fabrica tu propia mascarilla Taller Online – Sin coser – Fácil D
Fabrica tu propia mascarilla usando una vieja camiseta. Únete este Lunes 22 de Junio a las 2pm a un taller online donde aprenderás cómo hacer una mascarilla usando una vieja camiseta. Plazas limitadas. Resérvala ya y te enviaremos un enlace del evento online: https://mascarilla.eventbrite.co.uk Al final de la sesión tendrás dos mascarillas de algodón, reusables, aptas […]
Roots to Routes Book Lauch
We had a great turnout at the Routes to Roots book launch last 30th of May. Thank you to Cllr. Donald Wilson and Sir Prof. Geoff Palmer for two insightful speeches and to everyone for coming. If you would like a copy of the book please get in touch. Our exhibition of the project starts […]
The CEMVO Ethnic Minority Impact Awards 2017
Delighted to announce that we won the Impact in Education award at the Cemvo Ethnic Minority Impact Awards! Thanks to our dedicated volunteers for their hard work, our funders HLF Scotland, and the communities and people we are working with.
