Cyrenians

Didn't manage to get a ticket for the debut? No worries, we've added another!

Join us for an evening showcasing the rich flavours of Malay cuisine in the magical creations of Kasturi, a team of two friends from Malaysia and Singapore.

Book today: https://buff.ly/3MLudAz

Looking for space to host your team or an event? Our Community Hub in has various rooms for hire.

If you would like to arrange viewings, make enquires about availability or costs please email [email protected]

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In collaboration with Slow Food Edinburgh and Norton Park Conference Centre, a taster event exploring the rich traditions of sourdough and heritage grains, the benefits, unique flavours and more. 🍞

Enjoy artisan breads with locally sourced refreshments. It’s a perfect opportunity for food enthusiasts, bakers, and anyone interested in healthy, sustainable, traditional food practices.

Email [email protected] to RSVP.

If you're looking to connect with other people in the recovery community, our ERA Edinburgh Recovery Activities service provides a supportive and encouraging environment to try new fun activities.

Support like this can play a huge role in helping those facing difficult times in their recovery.

Edinburgh Recovery Activities is open to anyone on a self-referral basis.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/3NZKUtt

Can you volunteer at Cyrenians Golden Years Lunch Club in Newhaven? 🍽️

Our Lunch Club runs from The Heart of Newhaven community centre every Monday, serving up a free two course lunch who anyone who'd like to attend - giving older people in Edinburgh something to eat and someone to eat with!

We're looking for volunteers to serve up good food in good company and join us in building stronger communities through food and fun.

One of our volunteers says, "I’ve witnessed how much of a difference the lunch club makes to those who attend. For those that live alone, the chance to meet with others and have a chat with some friendly faces has an enormous impact on their lives. The current cost of living crisis is hitting everyone hard and the ability to have a freshly cooked meal and a cup of tea is a real help. I am grateful now to be able help my community. No matter how much time I can give it is always appreciated beyond words! It has been fantastic to have the opportunity to have a positive impact on someone’s life.”

📧 Email [email protected] if you'd like to volunteer or learn more!

📍4-6 Main Street, Newhaven, Edinburgh EH6 4HY
🗓️ Mondays
🕜 12.30pm

This weekend you're invited to visit our Community Garden at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for this year's Doors Open Day's Festival! 🌼

🗓️ From Saturday 28th - Sunday 29th September
📍 11am - 3pm

🌱 Join Woodland & Orchard walking tours
🌱 See demos of traditional gardening techniques
🌱 Shop for house and garden plants, as well as sustainable garden-grown produce
🌱 Hear music and poetry performed throughout the day
🌱 Enjoy hand-made cakes, biscuits and scones freshly baked in our cob oven!

All sales proceeds and donations will go to support Cyrenians work in the Royal Edinburgh Community Garden.

See you there!

Stretch a tight budget further at our Community Pantries.

Running this week at St Bride's Centre, Bonnyrigg Rose Community Football Club, Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre, Newton Parish Church Fresh Expressions , The Ripple, Hibernian Community Foundation, Valley Park Community Centre, Midlothian Community Hospital Garden - Cyrenians, The Crannie and Bonnyrigg Parish Church.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/4ep0ARt

Visit Arnotdale House this weekend to help celebrate 40 years of amazing volunteers! Our friends at CVS are hosting an incredible exhibition showcasing the value of community spirit, and their gratitude to all volunteers, many of whom often do not recognise the incredible impact they make.

⏰ 9am-5pm
📍 Arnotdale House, Dollar Park

We have a small tuck shop offering refreshments and seating available.

Come and visit us and share your own community stories!

At our Green Skills Centre, we practice organic and regenerative growing methods 🌱

Rory shares why our approach to growing is not only beneficial for the produce, but also the environment, society and more.

"Using rotation, companion planting and soil-building techniques we actively grow and enhance the soils fertility. By feeding the microbiome in this way our growing areas are actively being enriched year-on-year, leading to greater organic and mineral content in the ground. And therefore, happier plants and more nutritious food!

When you choose Cyrenians Organic Fruit and Veg Bags you not only support our mission to address the causes and consequences of homelessness. You also help us to build resilience in the food system by supporting small scale, local, regenerative farms - helping us capture carbon through building soil and preventing the harmful use of toxins in the food industry."

Try our fruit and veg bags: https://buff.ly/3wv30On

We're growing! 📢🌱 Cyrenians is hiring a senior Key Worker, based at our Green Skills Centre.

Are you able to lead groups and work one-to-one with young people, connecting them with the green space and supporting their skills development and next steps? If so, this may be the perfect opportunity for you!

Learn more about this role here: https://buff.ly/3z91x1q

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Our senior recovery services manager responds to the latest figures published on deaths caused by alcohol in Scotland.

Cyrenians ERA Edinburgh Recovery Activities service is open to anyone in active recovery on a self referral basis.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/3NZKUtt

Today is World Su***de Prevention Day - a day to start the conversation, raise awareness and end the stigma.

Keep in Touch (KIT) is Cyrenians unique pilot service offering alternative community-based, one-on-one support with the goal of ensuring that participants feel supported, have someone to talk to, feel more socially connected within their local community and that their mental health improves whilst they are waiting on secondary care appointments.

Designed to bridge the long time it can take to receive specialist support like psychology and psychiatry, KIT can provide people with ways to manage and reduce su***de ideation, take control and build resilience whilst also helping them to address wider issues, life events and inequalities like isolation, loneliness, financial hardship, grief and loss which have contributed to reaching a point of despair.

Starting the conversation is tough, but reaching out can make a real difference.

Click here to learn more about Health and Wellbeing at the Community Learning Hub, Arnotdale house: https://buff.ly/3TpNFGV

ICYMI: Last week, the Scottish Government announced the 2024 Programme for Government.

Read Cyrenians response to the announcement here: https://buff.ly/3TjdfgP

Access a variety of foods at a low cost at our Community Pantries.

Service at St Bride's Centre, Bonnyrigg Rose Community Football Club, Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre, Newton Parish Church Fresh Expressions, The Ripple, Hibernian Community Foundation, Valley Park Community Centre, Midlothian Community Hospital Garden - Cyrenians, The Crannie and Bonnyrigg Parish Church.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/4d4lUuu

📢 Cyrenians are hiring!

Are you an enthusiastic and inspiring Manager who would be excited to lead our FareShare team into its next phase? Are you looking for a role where every day is different and you lead a team who make a real difference to people’s lives? Would you like to work with others to create a thriving working environment that connects people to each other, good nutritional food and community?

If so, we might have the perfect opportunity for you!

Learn more and apply here:
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Thank you to all who joined us for a fantastic evening at our last Syrian Supper Club!

Another chance awaits in November to enjoy delicious Syrian cuisine cooked with love by award-winning chef, Noura.

Learn more and book your place today!
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We grow fruit and veg to Soil Association standards!

You can enjoy what we grow at our Green Skills Centre in Kirknewton, whilst also supporting our work tackling the causes and consequences of homelessness!

Give it a try: https://buff.ly/3wv30On

In parliament today Shona Robison said that ‘yet more austerity is not the answer’ but warned of cuts to come.

As we approach Scotland’s budget announcement, we call on the Government for reassurance that charities providing essential support to vulnerable people will not bear the brunt of radical cost saving measures.

Cyrenians is a Pit Stop Partner at this year's Edinburgh KiltWalk! 🥳 🚶‍♀️🚶

Sign up to join Team Cyrenians and help to tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness here! 👉https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/CyreniansEdinburgh/kiltwalk.html

The start of a new month, here are our Community Pantries running this week:

St Bride's Centre, Bonnyrigg Rose Community Football Club, Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre, Newton Parish Church Fresh Expressions, The Ripple, Hibernian Community Foundation, Valley Park Community Centre,Midlothian Community Hospital Garden - Cyrenians, The Crannie and Bonnyrigg Parish Church.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/3XstAlS

The start of a new month, here are our Community Pantries running this week:

St Bride's Centre, Bonnyrigg Rose Community Football Club, Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre, Newton Parish Church Fresh Expressions, The Ripple, Hibernian Community Foundation, Valley Park Community Centre, Midlothian Community Hospital Garden - Cyrenians, The Crannie and Bonnyrigg Parish Church.

Learn more: https://buff.ly/3XstAlS

In his latest column in the Edinburgh Evening News, our CEO Ewan Aitken shares his thoughts on the introduction of the tourist tax and the opportunities it may bring.

Click here to read the column: https://buff.ly/3T6Ci6A

Every third Wednesday, our Cyrenians OPAL - Opportunities for Active Lives Bathgate office hosts OPAL Voices, a lively singing group for men and women. Led by our talented volunteers, Izzy and Elaine, this group offers more than just music—it's a boost for both health and happiness.

Singing in a group like OPAL Voices is known to reduce stress, improve lung function, and foster a sense of community. It’s a fun, inclusive environment where everyone is encouraged to join in, regardless of experience. Everyone seems to have a good time and the group is expanding through positive word of mouth!

One of our group said after the group, delighted – “When I told my daughter I was going to a singing group she said “I hope you are not going to sing” but here I am, singing away!”

Learn more about OPAL West Lothian here:
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To find out more about our OPAL Scottish Borders service, click here:
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Did you know we host a number of community pantries across Edinburgh and further which offer a unique, low cost way to access a variety of food.

St Bride's Centre,Bonnyrigg Rose Community Football Club, Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre, Newton Parish Church Fresh Expressions, The Ripple, Hibernian Community Foundation, Valley Park Community Centre, Midlothian Community Hospital Garden - Cyrenians, The Crannie and Bonnyrigg Parish Church.

Learn more about the service: https://buff.ly/3T4Yr5r

Experience the rich flavours of authentic food while supporting our work tackling the causes and consequences of homelessness!

Enjoy dishes such as Kuih Tepung Pelita (a flavoured custard pudding) and more.

Don't delay, book today: https://buff.ly/3VUjYy4

📢 We're hiring!

- Trainee Development Worker (Lived Experience)
Use your own lived experience of recovery to make a real difference to people’s lives & influence system change. Based in ERA Edinburgh Recovery Activities.

- Fareshare Depot Operations Assistant
Are you a task-driven person with a background of working with a wide range of people? If so, this role in our FareShare depot might be the perfect opportunity for you. Be part of small team of staff that works with a team of 50 volunteers helping redistribute food to charities throughout Central & SE Scotland.

Read more about the roles and apply today: https://buff.ly/3bg4zSy

Yesterday we were delighted to welcome back Edinburgh author Alexander McCall Smith to our Community Hospital Garden to treat patients and volunteers to a special book reading.

Yesterday new statistics revealed a 12% rise in drug deaths in Scotland in the last year.

Ewan Aitken has expressed Cyrenians concerns over the recent statistics, emphasising the urgent need to take action to reverse these concerning trends.

Cyrenians know that everyone's path is different - that's why our team are sharing their own journeys to working and volunteering with Cyrenians to prove that there really is .

Today, Phillip shares his path to making a difference in his community and building his skills and confidence.

"As a young adult with autism, Phillip joined Cyrenians Young Adult Service (YAS) in the hope of developing his interpersonal skills & finding something meaningful to do with his time.

YAS offers a dynamic 10-week personal development programme that lets young people aged for 16-24 living in the Falkirk area set their own goals, become more active in their community, make friends and build up their skills, resilience and confidence in a safe, inclusive and fun environment.

Since joining YAS, Phillip has achieved this and more – he has secured 3 volunteering positions (one within Cyrenians!), his confidence and self-esteem has grown massively, and he hopes to use his newfound skills and confidence to facilitate his own art classes for individuals with disabilities."

Find out more about employability projects and services for young people here:
https://buff.ly/4afTRHJ