Category Archives: grassmarket

UK Community Cinema Awards – we won !

We are delighted to announce that our community cinema – Grassmarket Community Picture House – which screens free films every week to our community won not one but two awards this year at the Cinema For All conference and UK Film Society and Community Cinema Awards 2021 Was for Film chat session we ran throughout […]

2021 for the Grassmarket Community Project in 3 minutes

What would this last 12 months look like if we reduced it to just 3 minutes? Thats what we asked ourselves. This is what we came up with… We had so much difficulty pulling together this video montage – what an incredible year. Thank you to all our Members, volunteers and staff for making the […]

we’re building (and moving out for a bit)

Following over 4 years of identifying the need, designing, fundraising and seeking planning we are very excited to announce that we are building a Pavilion on our courtyard area. This wil enable us to provide a cafe for local tour guides and companies as well as our Members, the local public and the many visitors […]

Highlighting our amazing woodwork social enterprise

Our woodwork social enterprise despite COVID and lock downs has remained a constant source of support. Support to our Members and trainees, many of them vulnerable young people furthest from the labour market and with complex support needs, as well as, thanks to our customers, support to our charity in terms of the financial contribution […]

A busy week for the Workshop Team

This week our workshop team under the leadership of Tommy Steele and in collaboration with Susan Harper Furniture, have been doing a tough, dirty but rewarding job. As you know, we make beautiful bespoke furniture using donated and recycled wood. Well this week we travelled to Perth to remove pews and furniture from a disused church, St […]