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Join us for some musical fun this Thursday 20th Au

Join us for some musical fun this Thursday 20th August at our fortnightly Music Circle.

Starting at 7:30pm, this group meets for an hour and ends at 8:30pm.

The cost of the group is £3 *or* £5, which you can pay at reception when you arrive by cash or card, or on Eventbrite - just choose the option which best suits your income. No need to book a space, but we have an Eventbrite page if you'd like to, just go to our link in bio!

We will be using drums, percussion, easy to play melodic instruments and our voices. Come and sing, shake and rattle in a relaxed group for all experience levels!

These sessions are for adults, minimum age 16. All instruments provided!

Duncan Place is fully accessible and the session is held in a ground floor room with low mood lighting. Chairs are arranged in a circle. Carers are always welcome! You can check our Carer’s policy on our website.

#leithcommunitygroup #leithmusiccircle #edinburghcommunitygroup #communityactivities

Massive thank you to @allaboardedinburgh once agai

Massive thank you to @allaboardedinburgh once again for taking such good care of our Laughter for Health & Happiness group today. The other half of the class took a trip back in April, and we were lucky again to be gifted with lovely weather today. Floating on down the canal, chatting, sharing food, enjoying nature, and taking a break from the busy city streets. We would highly recommend any community groups to get in touch with @allaboardedinburgh They're fantastic! The volunteers made us feel at ease and at home. ❤️

We have a lot of love for our Laughter group who will turn 4 next month; one of our longest running groups! They're really a fantastic bunch, and there was much laughter shared this afternoon, as there is every Thursday morning in Duncan Place. Interested in joining the class? Get in touch with us for more information at events@duncanplace.org

👉 We're opening up a few spaces to join our Tuesda

👉 We're opening up a few spaces to join our Tuesday evening community choir. 😮🎶😮🎶😮🎶

Our upcoming 8-week choir block will run from Tuesday 18th August until Tuesday 6th October. The choir meet from 7pm til 8:45pm, and the block costs £45 which is paid in advance before the block starts.

If you'd like to join a friendly bunch of folks in your community to sing together, led by a fantastic, enthusiastic choir leader (Seraph Davidson), then this is the choir for you!

We welcome all singers aged 18 and over, whether you’re a complete beginner or seasoned singer. There are no auditions, and everything is learned by ear, you do not need to read music.

We sing acapella enjoying a range of material from folk, soul, pop, gospel and traditional songs in other languages. Songs that celebrate community, nature and humanity feature highly in the repertoire.

Singing in a choir can be a wonderful boost to your health and wellbeing. It’s a proven way to reduce stress levels and a great way to meet new people.

If you'd like to join, or find out more, please email Drew at events@duncanplace.org

There's only a couple of spaces left for our next

There's only a couple of spaces left for our next new member session at our Laughter for Health and Happiness Group, this Thursday 6th August!

It's hilarious, joyful and a good workout! If you're looking to laugh a bit more, to meet new people, or just to find a new activity that will help you feel healthy and happy, our laughter group is the perfect thing.

We have a new member session on the first session of each month, this month the session falls on this coming Thursday, 6th August. As this is a popular group, we're prioritising folks who live, work, or volunteer in or around Leith, and can attend regularly.

Our weekly Laughter classes run for an hour on Thursday mornings from 11am. Laughter Consultant and Ambassador Jo Bluett will guide the group through learning to use laughter as a tool to lift mood, manage pain & reduce stress. ❤️❤️❤️

The standard class cost is £6. If you'd like to come along and give it a try, please get in touch by emailing events@duncanplace.org to reserve a space (or you can book on Eventbrite!). Let's have a giggle together! 🤣❤️

#laughinginleith #leithcommunitygroup #edinburghcommunitygroup #communityhub #happyhealthy #sunshineonleith

Tai Chi Thursdays! Did you know we run THREE Tai

!!! NEW !!! Did you know that we are going to be

!!! NEW !!!

Did you know that we are going to be starting Qigong classes on Thursday 6th August? Facilitated by Emma, who also teaches our Tai Chi classes, these sessions will run for 50 minutes once a week, on Thursday afternoons 2pm - 2:50pm.

Qigong is the cultivation of energy through movement, breath, and intention. Movements are slow, smooth, and intentional, which helps to:
- reduce stress
- increase energy levels
- help focus

All the exercises can be done standing or seated. Expect to have some fun!

The classes are £6 a session. If you'd like to find out more, or reserve a space on the class, please send us an email at events@duncanplace.org and we will get back to you from Monday! There are only a few spaces left for this class, so be quick!

#qigongedinburgh #qigongleith #wellbeingleith #wellbeingactivitiesedinburgh #leithcommunitygroups

JUST TWO SPACES LEFT * Coming up on Saturday 1st A

JUST TWO SPACES LEFT
* Coming up on Saturday 1st August! *

Relief Tiles clay workshop for adults
Saturday 1st August
10:30am - 1pm
£20

Join artist Keisha Rowe in a 2.5-hour hand-building session exploring texture, pattern, and mark-making to develop a series of 4 clay tiles to take home with you — no experience necessary.

Working with slab and coil techniques, you’ll create a small series of relief tiles inspired by the surface patterns found in nature: bark, leaves, shells, ripples, whatever catches your eye.

We’ll also experiment with turning handwritten notes into relief coiled slab impressions, so your tiles carry a bit of your own hand alongside nature’s.

We'll explore our local area to gather images of textures and surfaces in nature and press, carve, and impress these textures to build relief tiles, alongside learning basic coil and slab hand-building techniques.

Refreshments will be provided, this workshop is for adults aged 18+.

Book your space now, only a few spaces remaining! 🍂 Link in bio!

#clayworkshopedinburgh #clayworkshopleith #claytileworkshop #playwithclay #leithcommunityworkshop #leithactivities #edinburghactivities

Our next Seasonal Stroll is coming up this Thursda

Our next Seasonal Stroll is coming up this Thursday 16th July!

Following this week's walk, our last Seasonal Stroll of July will be in two weeks, on Thursday 30th July, both running from 12noon to 1pm.

On each date we'll be strolling around a different location in the neighbourhood. In the past we've covered Leith Links, Leith Orchard, Restalrig Railway Path, Lochend Park and the Shore.

As the warm weather continues, we're really enjoying getting out and about on these gentle hour long walks, having the chance to chat and get some sunshine. There's so much greenery out in Leith now, and so many beautiful flowers! If you're looking for a way to get outside for some light exercise in a relaxed group, then come along!

This group is free to attend, and you don't need to book. We meet at 11:55 in the Duncan Place Community Hub carpark, and head off at 12pm. Our pace is gentle, walking on paths that are well paved and mostly flat. With the temperature continuing to be very warm, please bring a bottle of water to stay hydrated! There is a refill station on Leith Links, and we take regular breaks.

As this is a drop-in group please keep an eye on our socials, if the weather is bad (ie strong wind, very bad rain etc) the group will not go ahead!

#edinburghwalkinggroup #leithwalkinggroup #leithcommunitygroup #edinburghcommunitygoup #leithactivities #leithlocal #sunshineonleith

On Friday our Craft Group decided to try out some

On Friday our Craft Group decided to try out some cyanotype printing inspired by our new planters! They took flower heads, foliage and dried natural materials and overlaid them onto paper covered in a light-sensitive. They then exposed them under a UV light, resulting in these beautiful ghostly blue prints!

Aren't they gorgeous! 🫐

Our Friday Craft Group meets every week from 10am to 12pm in our Big Duncan room. This group is a self led craft group, where you can come and work on anything crafty that takes your fancy! We have lots of materials to use, but you can also bring along whatever you're working on.

If you'd like to join our Friday Craft Group, you can email us at events@duncanplace.org for more information.

#leithcommunitygroup #leithcraftgroup #edinburghcraftgroup #edinburghcommunitygroup #leithactivities

The MAGNIFICENT builds from our last monthly LEGO

The MAGNIFICENT builds from our last monthly LEGO Group for ages 7-11 as we break for the summer holidays. They'll be on display in our reception area throughout July. Very impressed with their creativity! 😍

#lego #leith #duncanplace

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Duncan Place is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO).
Scottish Charity No. SC048100.

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