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Our New Scots series introduces twenty individuals from around the world who now call Scotland home.  Around 10,000 foreign nationals come to live in Edinburgh every year, with more than 1000 people from over 70 different nationalities joining our classes and activities at the

Join us on Wednesday for a chance to explore the city and help publicise our upcoming New Scots Celebration event! We will split into teams, and each team will be given flyers to take to shops, bars and hostels in

We think The Welcoming is very much like Edinburgh: diverse, fun, full of things to do and with a great view! Both also have new people constantly arriving, and that can be both exciting and confusing. Because of this, we’ve

Visit our Annual Review to find out about what’s been happening at the Welcoming over the last year.  Huge thanks to our funders, partners, staff, volunteers and participants who have made it all possible!

Join us on Wednesday for a special visit to The National Library of Scotland where we’ll have a guided tour of the current photography exhibition about the Antarctic expedition a hundred years ago. After that, we’re going to have a

Join Scotland for Newcomers on Wednesday for a visit to the National Museum of Scotland. We will see lots of interesting displays and learn lots of new things! Meeting Point: 3pm at The Welcoming, or 3.45pm at the info desk

2016 has felt like an important time to be Welcoming and we are really glad to have been able to offer our programme of activities throughout the year. Huge thanks to all our funders for making this possible. We have

Our Annual General Meeting will take place on the 5th floor at the Welcoming, 20 Westfield Avenue, EH11 2TT on Wednesday 1 November from 6.30 – 8.30pm. The AGM will be a chance to: Hear about the work of The

Scotland for Newcomers are making the most of the autumn colours this week with a walk up Corstorphine Hill!