Reach Scotland Event 2023

Some of our Young Volunteers attended Reach Scotlands 2023 event on Saturday and had a great time, as well as gaining a national Hi5 qualification each. The event, by Generation CashBack and it’s consortium partners saw them have a fun and engaging day filled with workshops and entertainment which inspired them all to try something […]

“Our Spaces” Exhibition Feb 17th 2023!

              The girls on our recent six week Art Project in conjunction with City Arts Centre recently showcased all their work to friends, family, and the general public at an Exhibition in the Town Centre last Friday! A big thank you to them and artists Hannah Nugent for her […]

Mixtape Vol. 3 Underway!

Our Mixtape Music Club regulars were in the recording studio with producer Mark Morrow last week, making a start on their next batch of songs. Whilst the club is a safe space to learn, meet new people, and foster young peoples creativity – we also provide opportunities to record the music young people have worked […]

Ratho retreat visit

It was February break last week, so we had a group of young people out at Pilton retreat for two nights! The young people enjoyed relaxing together, karaoke, hiking, a midnight torch walk across the Forth Road Bridge, and Hot Chocolates and Shmores by the campfire. These trips allow young people to be themselves out […]

Our very own Basketball Club is now up and running!

Thanks to some very talented young people our newly formed Basketball Club has a name and logo! We are completely free and open to any and all 12-18 year olds with an interest in the sport. We meet for training every Friday (not this week, its Feb break and we’re knackered from a three day […]

“Our Spaces” – Art Project by Granton Youth and City Arts Centre

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  Granton Youth invites everyone to “Our Spaces” – an exhibition of art by thirteen young people from North Edinburgh. This event is the culmination of a six-week, Friday afternoon creative programme led by Hannah Nugent (Artist and Schools Engagement Officer, Museums and Galleries Edinburgh) and Ryan McGlone (Youth Work Team Leader, Granton Youth). The […]

New website – who dis?

Hello and welcome to our new website – have a look around and see what we offer young people in the North of Edinburgh!  Wether its one to one lessons in your chosen instrument, learning the basics of sound engineering, or just wanting to have a big spice girls singalong, we’ve got you covered at […]