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Tom Kitchin Opens our new Kitchen today !

Grassmarket Community Project is delighted to announce that at 10am; today Wednesday 1st June award winning Chef Tom Kitchin will open our new kitchen. Tom is Scotland’s youngest Michelin starred chef proprietor having achieved a star aged only 29 and has become a well-known face on television having appeared on: BBC’s Saturday Kitchen, UKTV Food’s […]

Grassmarket Walking Wedding Fair

Edinburgh’s First Walking Wedding Fair will be held in local stores, boutiques, cafes and restaurants along Victoria Street and the Grassmarket over the weekend of the 11th and 12th of June. The Grassmarket Community Project is delighted to participate and be offering wonderful goodies to curious couples. The event will focus on visits to the […]

Final amount raised by Conpulsion (Underworld) Gaming Convention for GCP is £2,000!

Those amazing people at Conpulsion Underworld raised £2,000 for the Grassmarket Community Project. Tiggs Cunningham, Convention Co-Director (Director of External Affairs) and Cake Co-ordinator (picture here) presented the funds to Jonny Kinross, our CEO today. Gamers, Conplusion Guests & Volunteers. We salute you! Thank you. Your kind donation will make a huge difference to our […]

Matinee of the Month at our community cinema is Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Dont miss Star Wars part 5 – The Force Awakens screening at the Grassmarket Picture House community cinema absolutely FREE on Saturday 7th May at 2pm THIS IS TICKETED BUT STILL FREE: Book via this link (or call or email to reserve a place) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/matinee-of-the-month-star-wars-the-force-awakens-tickets-25016986480 Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, the […]

Hustings

Community Engagement & Third Sector Hustings – Tuesday 26th April 7pm With the Scottish Parliamentary Election in just over week. The Grassmarket Community Project are hosting a hustings which will very much be focused on the issues that concern vulnerable and marginalised people in Edinburgh. Most of the third sector and many social enterprises work […]

Conpulsion, Scotland’s Biggest Annual Gaming Convention Raises £1,700 for GCP

Conpulsion Underworld, Scotland’s largest gaming convention last weekend at Teviot Row House and Potterow in Edinburgh ran a highly successful weekend with exciting opportunities and experiences for everyone, no matter whether you preferred table top or live action role-playing games, war games, board games or collectible card games. The organising committee worked exceptionally hard to […]

The Rum Diaries Presents: Invisible [a Fundraiser]

Friday 13th May 7.30pm As a fundraiser for the Grassmarket Project the Rum Diaries Presents bring their hugely talented and critically acclaimed team of professional actors to perform rehearsed performances of new writings, poetry and spoken word to the Grassmarket, Edinburgh. It promises to be an fantastic night as the last two years of performances […]