In The Spotlight

We’re ending the year saying a very fond farewell to our Co-Director Elaine Mowat. Read about Elaine’s reflections on her time with the Welcoming. She’ll be greatly missed. We wish her all the best for the exciting things that lie

My name is Barbara and I was a volunteer at the Welcoming Lunch. I hosted the lunch every Friday, welcoming people from all over the world who came together to share food. I have now moved on to different things,

Bianca has been one of our regular participants for nearly a year. She attended our English classes and social activities as well being a really keen and enthusiastic volunteer at our Sustainable Garden. It is thanks to volunteers like Bianca

Cycling for Newcomers helps Welcoming participants explore Edinburgh with bikes. We run an afternoon ride once a month, led by two volunteers, Graham Russell and Jenny Tizard, who are regular cyclists with Edinburgh cycle groups. Jenny says ‘I know that

Welcome to In the Spotlight – our monthly look at what some of our lovely volunteers do here and how they feel about it! ‘New Scots’ is a photography project looking at the identity of newcomers to Scotland, a collaboration between photographers Ciara Menzies,

Welcome to our second volunteer to find themselves In the Spotlight – our monthly look at what some of our lovely volunteers do here and how they feel about it! This month ESOL teacher Martha McCaul shares some of her

Welcome to our first ever ‘In the Spotlight’ feature. Each month we will shine a light on some of the amazing work carried out by our team of volunteers and staff, giving you a chance to meet some of the