Tonight at 6pm
On Tuesday evening the Edinburgh and District branch of the NUJ are screening a shocking documentary about the murder of a young Ukrainian journalist at the University of Edinburgh at 40 George Square.
Viktoriia Grivina, who will give a short introduction to the documentary and stay for a discussion afterwards.
Viktoriia is a writer and cultural anthropologist from Kharkiv, Ukraine. She writes personalised essays and short stories in the genres of creative non-fiction, magical realism, and absurdist comedy.
Homebuilding and Renovating Show – at Ingliston this weekend
The Homebuilding & Renovating Show is at Royal Highland Centre from 4 – 5 October 2025 and readers can snap up two free tickets (worth £24) – by clicking here
The show, sponsored by self-build specialists Fleming Homes, provides a unique opportunity to see what 120 exhibitors have to offer when planning a renovation project or a new build.
Exhibitors will have information and ideas about extensions, conversions, home DIY, planning permission, interiors, lighting; doors, windows, renewable technologies, heating systems, project finance, insurance and building regulations.
There are more than 20 free live events throughout the two-day show including sessions covering how to slash your fuel bills, kitchen design trends and extension design ideas.
Must-see speakers include MarieAnne Messenger, the award-winning interior architect and garden designer, who runs Edinburgh-based Studio MA https://www.studio-ma.uk
MarieAnne will explain how to enhance an outdoor space with practical, stylish, and sustainable design solutions. Perfect for anyone looking to elevate their home renovation projects with beautiful landscaping.There will also be free one-to-one sessions with experts available at The Advice Centre, covering every project from first home alterations to a full-scale self-build. Experts will include architects, builders, finance, eco and planning professionals.
The Edinburgh show is taking place at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, on 4 – 5 October 2025. Opening hours: Saturday 10am – 5pm; Sunday 10am – 4.30pm.
Capella Edina
The first resident philharmonic orchestra in Edinburgh for 90 years will be closing its first annual season on 12 October at Usher Hall. But with the end of the season comes some big news that they have appointed His Grace the Duke of Hamilton as Patron.
His Grace said: ““Edinburgh is known for its cultural heritage and diversity, which is why I am delighted to see that it now also has found its own philharmonic orchestra in Capella Edina. I commend Luis’s mission of bringing people together through music and think it is needed nowadays more than ever before and thus, am glad to have been asked to be the patron of Capella Edina.”
The orchestra is also announcing its Honorary President Sir Thomas Allen – a star of opera houses worldwide. Sir Thomas said: “I am delighted to have been asked to become Honorary President of Capella Edina. I travelled as a schoolboy to Edinburgh from County Durham, to hear concerts in the Festival in the early ‘60s. There, I still remember, I heard, Carlo Maria Giulini in the Usher Hall. Heady days, and heady experiences. Imagine the thrill of working with Maestro Giulini less than ten years later in that same hall. You can imagine then the pleasure it gives me to be associated once more with the great city and with the arrival of a new orchestra.”
Book your tickets now for the orchestra’s final concert entitled Enigma when the orchestra will present Elgar’s famous Enigma Variations.
Riddles have fascinated humankind for centuries – and none more enduring than Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations. “The Enigma I will not explain,” he once wrote. Ever since, the world has been left guessing.
A piece portraying friendship, love, and deep personal reflection – from thunderous brass to intimate string textures, crowned by the majestic voice of the organ.
The programme also includes Arthur Bliss’s playful work A Knot of Riddles, performed by Scottish baritone Arthur Bruce, and Alexandre Desplat’s evocative Suite from The Imitation Game, a haunting musical tribute to the genius of Alan Turing.
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of intrigue, emotion, and revelation.
The enigma awaits. Will you dare to solve it?
Book launch
Miranda Kaufmann is author of Heiresses published by Lighthouse Books and the book will be officially launched on 2 October at the Georgian House.
Join acclaimed historian Miranda Kaufmann (Black Tudors: The Untold Story) and Lisa Williams, founder of the Edinburgh Caribbean Association and Black History Walks Edinburgh, for a powerful evening of conversation to celebrate the launch of Miranda’s new book.
Heiresses follows the lives of nine women whose fortunes were built on Caribbean sugar plantations, uncovering their scandalous stories and the enslaved people whose lives were bound to theirs.
Musselburgh Communities Day on Saturday
The Musselburgh Area Partnership is holding its seventh annual Communities Day at Fisherrrow Community Centre on Saturday 4 October 2025 between 11am and 3pm. Its purpose is to bring a large number of community groups and organisations together, this event boasts lots of fun acitivites for all the family. Even better – it is completely free to attend.
The aims and objectives are:
- provide the community with information about what you offer
- provide the opportunity to view and offer feedback on the Musselburgh Area Plan
- inform local people in one location of the multitude of groups and organisations in the Musselburgh area
- increase membership of these organisations and to encourage involvement and volunteering in their activities
- facilitate networking between the various groups and organisations
One of those groups In-Tandem Musselburgh will have tandem bikes to try out More information here and below
In Tandem is an inclusive tandem cycling club based at Queen Margaret University, welcoming adults (18+) who need support to enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits of cycling in a safe and social setting.
Are you an experienced cyclist, looking for a new challenge, ready to share your skills and support others on group rides? Could you be part of our team as a ‘pilot?’
Are you an individual living with a disability, keen to enjoy the benefits of cycling on a tandem and willing to provide some pedal power? Could you be part of our team as a ‘stoker?’
Join them for a taster session at the Musselburgh Communities Day where you can experience tandem cycling as:
A pilot – riding at the front, perfect for confident solo cyclists (no tandem experience needed)
A stoker – riding on the back, ideal for people living with a disability who find solo cycling difficult
This is a great chance to meet the team, find out more about what we do, and give tandem cycling a go with support from experienced club members. Training will be provided for anyone interested in continuing with cycling with the club on group rides.
Meet outside The Fisherrow Centre, they will be situated in the car park, map link:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/CCQqRL3rXxi4YiXF6
Wear comfortable clothing suitable for the weather
Let them know you’re coming Tell them whether you’d like to come as a pilot or stoker and share a few details about yourself, such as any support needs you have, using this link:
https://forms.gle/ETzBrWJ5hZr3wVE59
If you need any further information please message us or send an email: [email protected]
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