Craigmillar Now
What’s happening?
Craigmillar Now is a new arts organisation. We recently secured the lease to St Andrew’s Church, previously Craigmillar Community Arts, and will be moving into the building in September 2020. The space will provide a home for Craigmillar’s archives and be the setting for an exciting new arts programme.
Can you help us develop our programme of work by completing this short survey?
Craigmillar Now & Then:
Creating a Community Archive
Craigmillar has an extraordinary history. It is home to some of the most radical social projects of the 20th century, including the ground-breaking Craigmillar Festival Society, founded by a group of local mothers who brought the community together through the arts, and the innovative Thistle Foundation, founded to support disabled veterans returning from WW2, and which continues to deliver ground-breaking health and wellbeing work in the area today.
However, a publicly accessible archive dedicated to Craigmillar’s pioneering history has never been created.
One of Craigmillar Now’s first projects is to work with the community to create a locally led, publicly accessible archive in Craigmillar.
Would you like to get involved? Sign up to our mailing list below for updates, or contact info@craigmillarnow.com directly. We’d love to hear from you.
(Images taken from the Craigmillar Festival Society)
Hire Our Space
Craigmillar
Now is based in an impressive 19th Century church next to Fort
Kinnaird Retail Park in East Edinburgh. It was recently renovated by Groves +
Raines Architects, creating a stylish and contemporary venue suited to a range
of events and activities.
We are now taking bookings for our Main Hall space from August 2020, which includes a large stage area perfect for performances and events.
Rates start from £30 p/h.
For more information or to make a booking please contact Rachael Cloughton at info@craigmillarnow.com.
Accessibility:
The Main Hall is completely accessible. There is disabled access via a ramp at the back of the church, entered through the car park, there is also a disabled toilet. Please note there is no disabled access to the mezzanine level or kitchen space.
We are now taking bookings for our Main Hall space from August 2020, which includes a large stage area perfect for performances and events.
Rates start from £30 p/h.
For more information or to make a booking please contact Rachael Cloughton at info@craigmillarnow.com.
Accessibility:
The Main Hall is completely accessible. There is disabled access via a ramp at the back of the church, entered through the car park, there is also a disabled toilet. Please note there is no disabled access to the mezzanine level or kitchen space.
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The Team -
Rachael Cloughton
Maureen Child
Andrew Crummy
Johnni Stanton
Muriel Wilkinson
Sophia Marriage
Kim Beasley
Lucy Wood
Susan Heron
Billy McKirdy
Rachael Cloughton
Maureen Child
Andrew Crummy
Johnni Stanton
Muriel Wilkinson
Sophia Marriage
Kim Beasley
Lucy Wood
Susan Heron
Billy McKirdy
Get In Touch
You can contact us on
info@craigmillarnow.com
58 Newcraighall Road
EH15 3HS
How to get there:
Car Parking is available on site.
Bus: Lothian Buses 30, 400, 106 and 49
Train: Newcraighall Train Station
Scottish Charity SC050027
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Images courtesy of Murdo McDermid/Groves-Raines Architects Studios Ltd
You can contact us on
info@craigmillarnow.com
58 Newcraighall Road
EH15 3HS
How to get there:
Car Parking is available on site.
Bus: Lothian Buses 30, 400, 106 and 49
Train: Newcraighall Train Station
Scottish Charity SC050027
(SCIO)
Images courtesy of Murdo McDermid/Groves-Raines Architects Studios Ltd