1. The objects for which the Association is formed are to carry on social, educational, and religious work in Edinburgh; to inquire into the conditions of the poor; to promote, particularly among graduates and students of the University, the study of social problems, and, to consider and advance plans calculated to further the welfare of the community.
2. The Association shall be strictly undenominational. Read more…
Come along to the community hall on the side of St John’s Church Edinburgh at 6.30pm for a talk and film screening by Virginia
Lost Horizon or Living Landscape? Place, Time and People in Gaelic Scotland
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Come along to the community hall on the side of St John’s Church Edinburgh at 6.30pm for a talk and film screening by Lin Li
Above Us, the Sky – a documentary by Lin Li
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Come along to the community hall on the side of St John’s Church Edinburgh at 6.30pm for some food, some drinks (BYOB) and a talk on psychology by Ray
Myths of Popular Psychology
No. 7 in the series “What has Psychology ever done for us?”
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Come along to the community hall on the side of St John’s Church Edinburgh at 6.30pm for some food, some drinks (BYOB) and a talk on physics by Gino
What is Condensed Matter Physics?
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Many many moons ago, around 8000 BC somebody collected berries in a bucket or some sort of container. Being busy at the time the container was discarded and forgotten for days or weeks. After a while the berries started to ferment and produced the first “accidental” wine. Then the amazing thing happened, someone was brave enough to taste it. Not only tasted the “juice” nice but it had also a surprising effect on your body. In fact, it had the power to make you strong, happy, relaxed and sleepy, all at the same time. Read more…
“One of the earliest charity shops in the UK was set up by the Edinburgh Settlement in 1937, when ‘Everybody’s Thrift Shop’ was opened at 79a Nicholson Street, Edinburgh. Red Cross charity shops became widespread in Britain during the Second World War, whilst Oxfam established it’s first charity shop in 1947. When the Settlement’s shop first opened in 1937, people queued for an hour beforehand in anticipation and police were on hand to ensure that stall-holders were not overwhelmed.” – Report from ‘The Scotsman’, 27 April 1937. Read more…