Welcoming participant & Your Edinburgh Blogger Ivanka has written a short piece on her experiences with Business Gateway, and how they helped her get set up as being self-employed. If you are interested in starting your own business you can
What’s on at The Welcoming 21st-27th July
A look ahead to what’s on at The Welcoming this week… Please note our full timetable of classes and activities will be running throughout August, however we will be closed all day on Wednesday 1st August for a staff training
Firenze ESOL Programme
ESOL Coordinator, David, and three ESOL Volunteers, Jackie, Jenny & Marysia, have recently returned from week in Florence representing The Welcoming’s ESOL programme and sharing experiences of using experiential teaching techniques with other European projects working with refugees and migrants.
What’s on at The Welcoming, 14th-20th July
A look ahead to what’s on at The Welcoming this week… Saturday 14 July, Cycling for Newcomers 10.30am-3pm, meet at Bike Trax on Lochrin Place – spaces must be booked We’re very excited to have teamed with the Big Bike
What’s on at The Welcoming 7th-13th July
A look ahead to what’s on at The Welcoming this week… Saturday 7 July, Capoeira at Creative Space 12-4pm, 5th floor at The Welcoming We have a special introduction to Capoeira at Creative Space this Saturday. Join us to try
Your Edinburgh – Ceilidh
Welcoming participant & regular blogger Gema has written about the joy of a Scottish ceilidh, and where you can try it for yourself! If you haven’t realised yet that the Scottish are mostly a bunch of friendly, open people who
In the Spotlight – Cycling for Newcomers
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
Our Welcoming Arts Summer Programme is out!
Summer in Edinburgh is a very special time of the year, and it’s not just because of the weather. The city receives over a million visitors from all over the world and street performers fill the streets with music and
Playlab Incubator Paris 2018
Befriending Coordinator, Caitlin and Welcoming Volunteer, Fran are back from an inspiring week in Paris representing the Welcoming’s Women Swim project. The Welcoming were selected to take part in Play International’s first ever Playlab incubator, bringing 7 projects from 7
What’s on at The Welcoming, 23rd-29th June
A look ahead to what’s on at The Welcoming this week… Saturday 23 June, Creative Space 12-4pm, 5th floor at The Welcoming Join our weekly Creative Space session, where you can try a variety of different creative arts and be