Duncan Place

Calis Harun - Mosaic Workshop
2026-06-21 09:30 - 14:30 (Europe/London) | Duncan Place Community Hub, Duncan Place, Leith, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH6 8HW, United Kingdom
Big Duncan room

Private booking – please contact here for more info.

Dungeons and Dragons
2026-06-19 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-12 15:00 - 17:00
D&D at Duncan Place.

Our D&D group for S2-S6 aged folks (max age 17) returns April 24th. We run the group in partnership with Ancient Robot Games, with two of their staff members (Morgan and Brian) leading and supporting the sessions.
It costs £2 per session, paid by cash or card on arrival each week.
We first ran the group for eight weeks before the summer 2025 holidays and have a core group of around twelve young people, with games running on two/three tables. We’re expecting that number to grow in the next block and can accommodate a maximum of 20 people.
For anyone joining the group, we just need:
Their name, plus an emergency contact name and email/telephone number.
We also check in to see if anyone has any food allergies/dietary requirements in case we’re ever able to offer snacks.
What to expect:
Split into groups of around five, players will create their own adventurer and be guided through a fantasy world, fighting monsters and maybe saving the day! Each group will also include one Game Master who will control the monsters, townspeople, and cute (or not-so-cute) animals of the world. D&D is easier to do than to explain, though, and this will be a perfect place for both new and experienced players to come together and play D&D.

3 pm – 5 pm
£2, please book
Ages S2-S6
Contact events@duncanplace.org if you have any questions.

Queer Yoga
2026-06-19 14:45 - 16:00
Wee Links room

Private booking

Private Hire
2026-06-19 13:00 - 17:00
Wee Duncan room

Private booking

Duncan Place Craft Group (Friday morning) - Big Duncan room
2026-06-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-06-12 10:00 - 12:00
Craft Group

Our Friday morning craft group meet weekly from 10:15 am to 12:15 pm. It’s a self-led craft group where folks work on whatever they’d like to. We have a huge craft cupboard filled with crafty materials for you to delve into, or why don’t you bring in a project from home you’ve been trying to dedicate time and space to work on.

The craft group are a friendly bunch and welcome new members. They’re also happy to share tips and ideas on craft projects. Send us an email at events@duncanplace.org if you’d like to come along. The group is for adults aged 16 and over, and it costs £2 to come along each week.

Duncan Place AGM - Big and Wee Links rooms
2026-06-18 18:30 - 20:00
Private Meeting

Duncan Place Board of Trustees

Leith LEGO Group for ages 7 to 11 - Big Links room
2026-06-18 16:30 - 18:00
Are you aged 7 to 11 and looking for somewhere to put your LEGO skills to the test? Maybe you’re new to the world of LEGO and would like to give it a go? You are perfect for our Wee LUG (LEGO User Group)!
Put your imagination into action by using our stock of LEGO to free-build individually or as a group. Make new friends, get creative, and have fun. Why not take on a LEGO challenge?

IMPORTANT INFO – GROUP COSTS £1 TO ATTEND
There’s a small cost of £1 per person to be paid in person at each session. It would be great if you could bring exactly £1 to save having to make lots of change.

This group is strictly for ages 7 to 11.
Grownups can drop-off and collect kids for each session, however we require you to fill in an emergency contact and information form at the first session each child attends.
If you have any questions, please email events@duncanplace.org or call 0131 3644350.

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Upcoming Events

Aug

27

Featured

7:00 pm - 7:50 pm

Tai Chi – Intermediate/Advanced

Aug

27

Featured

8:00 pm - 8:50 pm

Tai Chi – Beginner friendly

Aug

28

Featured

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Duncan Place Craft Group (Friday morning) – Big Duncan room

Aug

28

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

YMCA

Aug

29

9:30 am - 1:00 pm

The Piping Center

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Private Booking
2026-06-18 15:00 - 16:30, 2026-06-15 13:30 - 14:30
Wee Duncan room

Private Hire

Chair Yoga (Thursdays)
2026-06-18 12:30 - 13:30
Spaces available for those who can attend weekly! Please contact events@duncanplace.org to join us. Spaces are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

This is a chair-modified yoga class which is suitable for all ages. This class gives chair-based variations on the classic poses – you will find your mountain and warrior poses here!
Whilst the focus is about maintaining strength and flexibility it’s still a very relaxing class. This hour long chair yoga class will include yoga poses, gentle yoga flows and stretching sequences, pranayama (breathing practices), some meditation and of course relaxation.
**Please arrive five minutes beforehand so classes can start on time.**

Classes led by Yoga Teacher Yonnie Fraser

Yonnie has worked with children and young people in creative projects all over Scotland for the last 25 years. She would often begin the day by guiding staff and children through a short yoga practice and her commitment to furthering her yoga training and teaching stemmed from this time. Yonnie completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training in a small yoga studio in Jaipur and has since gone on to train in yoga mudra, family yoga, yoga and autism and chair yoga. Her yoga teaching is rooted in inclusivity and (being older herself) she loves working with seniors as well as all the other ages! She has recently completed an advanced yoga teacher training in psychologically-sensitive Yoga.

Add your name to the waiting listevents@duncanplace.org

Laughter for Health and Happiness
2026-06-18 11:00 - 12:00
These classes are held weekly each Thursday.
Places available!
As spaces are limited, this class is suitable for people who would be able to attend the class regularly. After you have attended your first class, if you intend to come back (which we’re sure you will) and if we are able to offer you a place, you can let us know on the day to expect you at future weekly classes.
Additionally, as spaces are limited, this class is for people living locally in Leith and the surrounding areas, and for people who are able to attend the class regularly.
Please see our Eventbrite page for more information or contact us at events@duncanplace.org
To enquire about joining the class, please email us at events@duncanplace.org

What To Expect
Join our Laughter For Health & Happiness classes with Laughter Consultant and Health & Wellbeing coach Jo Bluett. We’re delighted to have Jo lead these sessions and share her knowledge, skills and passion in a fun, healthy and accessible way with our community. Jo says “Therapeutic laughter gives us a total wellbeing workout and helps us to feel amazing on all levels – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.”

Laugh yourself happier and healthier!
The benefits of laughter include:
lifts our mood
reduces pain and inflammation
boosts our immune system
improves our breathing
lowers blood pressure
improves our heart (or cardiovascular) health
boosts oxygen supply
reduces stress and tension
improves our social connection
builds resilience and positivity
builds confidence and self-esteem
boosts our creativity

You can get a taster of what our Laughter for Health & Happiness classes might look like by watching this short two-minute video on the BBC website, which features Jo talking about Edinburgh Laughter Club: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05lkp75

About Jo

Jo Bluett started Edinburgh Laughter Club in 2010 and then set up Laughter For Health in 2012 after discovering that laughter profoundly helped her to manage her own chronic health issues. Laughter for Jo became a daily tool to manage mood, reduce pain, build resilience and boost health and happiness which she then wanted to share with others.
Jo ran Edinburgh Laughter Club for 10 years totally voluntarily to become one of the most successful laughter clubs in the UK (the first club to run weekly sessions and the first to secure funding from the NHS). Together with her regular members, they raised over £25K for local charities – doing good and feeling good!

Payments – Please Read
Payments for these classes can be made here on Eventbrite, however, please be advised that Eventbrite add their own non-refundable fee to the ticket price which they collect. Alternatively, you can email us at events@duncanplace.org and we can send you a payment link without an additional fee. After your first class, payments can be made in person each week at Duncan Place via card or cash.
Choosing Your Payment Amount – Please Read
£6 = Our Standard Class Fee is for people who have a steady income (from any source) and are able to occasionally attend paid events or classes.
Alternative options
£4 = The Reduced Class Fee is an alternative option for people who have an unsteady or low income, are not often able to attend paid events or classes, and would really struggle to pay the standard class cost of £6.
£8 = Class Fee + is an alternative option for people who have more disposable income and are able to regularly attend paid events or classes. This option also helps us sustain the reduced priced option.
With these three options, it is also completely OK to pick different payment options at each class. You get to choose exactly what you pay according to what you can genuinely afford. We only ask that you do a little bit of self-reflection before choosing your price point. You may find yourself somewhere between price points and that is fine. You get to choose which price point fits most comfortably at any given time.
Participant Information
Please arrive five or ten minutes before the class starts – latecomers may not be admitted.
Please wear comfortable clothing allowing movement – light layers are best as we can warm up and cool down quickly between different stages of the class.
Part of the session includes laughter meditation where you have the option of lying down (or you can be seated in a chair). If you have a favourite yoga mat or blanket you’d like to bring along, please do, however we also have a limited supply of them here that you can use on the day.
These Laughter For Health & Happiness classes are totally inclusive and welcome everyone of all fitness levels and mobility; wheelchair users are welcome (as are Carers and Support Workers for those who need physical assistance) and people who find it difficult to stand or cope with moving around can do the whole class seated.
These classes will include elements of Laughter Yoga which is an aerobic exercise that may not be suitable for people suffering from uncontrolled blood pressure, heart disease, epilepsy, any kind of hernia, severe back pain, abdominal surgery within the last 3 months and major psychiatric conditions. If these conditions do not apply but during the class you experience pain, discomfort or breathlessness then take a break – have a seat and take some time out to rest – and perhaps then continue with restraint or more gently. If you have any doubt about continuing then simply stop. If you are unsure as to whether you should participate – please consult your GP before attending.

Tai Chi - Advanced
2026-06-18 09:15 - 10:15
Big Links room

This class is part of the Duncan Place Community Events Programme

Have you practiced Tai Chi before and are looking for a new class to join, or to return after a break away from learning? Our Tai Chi Chuan classes run in 8-week prepaid blocks (currently £40) and are taught by Emma Young who has over 30 years’ experience in the long yang form. We’ve had some really lovely feedback over the past three years, about Emma’s teaching style.
This block is currently in progress. If you would like information on joining the next 8-week block, please email events@duncanplace.org and we can let you know if there are spaces available.
At the moment, we do not offer any classes suitable for complete beginners. We are taking notes of interest, and if we ever have enough people interested to start a new class, we might consider this. Please email events@duncanplace.org if this applies to you.

Tai Chi - Advanced Beginners
2026-06-17 20:00 - 20:50

Tai Chi - Intermediate
2026-06-17 19:00 - 19:50

Pilates Scotland
2026-06-17 17:45 - 18:45
Big Duncan Room

Private booking. Contact the organiser for more information.
https://www.pilatesscotland.co.uk/group-pilates-classes/

Private Hire
2026-06-17 15:00 - 18:30

Homestart
2026-06-17 10:00 - 12:00
Big Links room

Private Hire

Duncan Place Community Choir
2026-06-16 19:00 - 20:45
Our Spring/Summer choir block will run from Tuesday 28th April to Tuesday 16th June.
At the moment, we are unsure if we will have spaces for new members to join. We have healthy choir numbers at the moment, with a growing list of people keen to join or return.
If you are interested in joining, please do email us on events@duncanplace.org and we can let you know if there’s space to join once we know more in April.

What to expect…
Duncan Place Community Choir (DPCC) started in October 2023. In early 2023 we reached out to community members to discover what they wanted from a community events programme. Top of the list was a community choir, and after an initial planning meeting with interested community members in July 2023, our choir first sang together a couple of months later.
We welcome all singers over the age of 18 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, pop, gospel, and traditional songs in other languages. Songs that celebrate community, nature, and humanity feature highly in the repertoire.
Choir leader Seraph Davidson is a member of the Natural Voice Network who believe that ‘singing is everybody’s birthright.’ At DPCC we aim to be inclusive and accessible to all so if you have any particular needs, please speak to us so that we can work out how the choir can work for you.
Singing in a choir can be a wonderful boost to your health and wellbeing. It’s a proven way to reduce stress levels and it is an effective way to build community. If you are looking for a warm, welcoming choir then this is the choir for you.
Times and dates
We meet on Tuesday evenings (check block dates) and sing from 7pm – 8.45pm, with a short break around 8pm. Arrival is from 6.45pm.
The choir usually meets in blocks of between seven to ten weeks and ideally choir members should aim to have an attendance of 75% or more for the benefit of the choir. We rarely issue homework or learning tracks which is an aspect that our singers really enjoy. This reduces additional demand on your time outside of the Tuesday night sessions.
Fees
Our choir generally runs in eight-week blocks, costing £40, which is to be paid in advance of the block starting.
Performances
To date, DPCC have performed in house for various events and at Leith Gala. We had a great time and the feedback was wonderful. It is likely that we will branch out and do more community gigs particularly around the Leith area and for causes that align with Duncan Place Community Hub.

A Duncan Place Event

email us

Upcoming Events

Aug

27

Featured

7:00 pm - 7:50 pm

Tai Chi – Intermediate/Advanced

Aug

27

Featured

8:00 pm - 8:50 pm

Tai Chi – Beginner friendly

Aug

28

Featured

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Duncan Place Craft Group (Friday morning) – Big Duncan room

Aug

28

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

YMCA

Aug

29

9:30 am - 1:00 pm

The Piping Center

View Calendar

Private Hire
2026-06-16 11:30 - 12:30

The Welcoming
2026-06-16 10:00 - 13:00
Big Links room

The Welcoming Association – Private Booking

Harbour
2026-06-16 09:00 - 17:00

Gurdjieff
2026-06-15 19:20 - 20:50
Big Duncan Room

Gurdjieff meeting.

Yoga with Megan
2026-06-15 18:00 - 19:00
Big Duncan Room

Private booking – Yoga Class

Upcoming Events

Aug

27

Featured

7:00 pm - 7:50 pm

Tai Chi – Intermediate/Advanced

Aug

27

Featured

8:00 pm - 8:50 pm

Tai Chi – Beginner friendly

Aug

28

Featured

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Duncan Place Craft Group (Friday morning) – Big Duncan room

Aug

28

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

YMCA

Aug

29

9:30 am - 1:00 pm

The Piping Center

View Calendar

Private Booking
2026-06-15 17:45 - 18:45

Academy Arts
2026-06-15 15:15 - 18:15
Wee Duncan

Academy Arts – Art group.

Please contact the course 0rganiser for more information.

Chair Yoga
2026-06-15 10:30 - 11:30
Our Monday class is currently full. Please email events@duncanplace.org to be added to the waiting list, and we will contact you if a place becomes available. Alternatively, we also run a Thursday 12:30 pm class, which currently has spaces. Please email us to enquire. (Spaces are for weekly attendance)
This is a chair-modified yoga class which is suitable for all ages. This class gives chair-based variations on the classic poses – you will find your mountain and warrior poses here!
Whilst the focus is about maintaining strength and flexibility it’s still a very relaxing class. This hour long chair yoga class will include yoga poses, gentle yoga flows and stretching sequences, pranayama (breathing practices), some meditation and of course relaxation.
**Please arrive five minutes beforehand so classes can start on time.**

Classes led by Yoga Teacher Yonnie Fraser

Yonnie has worked with children and young people in creative projects all over Scotland for the last 25 years. She would often begin the day by guiding staff and children through a short yoga practice and her commitment to furthering her yoga training and teaching stemmed from this time. Yonnie completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training in a small yoga studio in Jaipur and has since gone on to train in yoga mudra, family yoga, yoga and autism and chair yoga. Her yoga teaching is rooted in inclusivity and (being older herself) she loves working with seniors as well as all the other ages! She has recently completed an advanced yoga teacher training in psychologically-sensitive Yoga.

Add your name to the waiting list
events@duncanplace.org

Not A Phase / Queer Yoga
2026-06-11 19:15 - 20:45
Big Duncan room

Private room hire

Caitlin Heavey - Yogabirth
2026-06-11 17:45 - 19:00
Big Duncan Room

Caitlin Heavey – Yogabirth

A weekly Pregnancy yoga & antenatal education class.
Join from 14 weeks up to birth.
Suitable for yoga beginners.
Small friendly classes.

Website: http://www.caitlinheavey.co.uk/

Please visit Caitlin Heavey’s website for more information.
