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Directory
Items in this Directory are listed in good faith, but are in no way endorsed by Spurtle or its staff. No responsibility is taken for any mistakes in the information displayed. If you have information you think should be added to the Directory, please contact us.
Items highlighted in bold are paid-for lineage advertisements.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS
Care and Repair Edinburgh
www.careandrepairedinburgh.org.uk
Scotland Yard Activity Centre
22 Eyre Place Lane Tel. 476 4506
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Art Amatoria
10 Bellevue Crescent
Axolotl
35 Dundas Street
Broughton Deli Art
Chapman Publishing
4 Broughton Place
Doggerfisher
11 Gayfield Square
Edinburgh Playhouse
18–22 Greenside Place
Edinburgh Printmakers Studio and Gallery
23 Union Street
www.edinburgh-printmakers.co.uk
Lady Haig's Poppy Factory Framing Shop
Logie Green Road
Omni Centre
28 Greenside Row
Out of the Blue
The Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street
Pilrig Fiddlers
fiddlesticks@PilrigFiddlers.org.uk
Tel. 554 7698 (evenings)
Union Gallery
45 Broughton Street
Yorg's Framing and Art Gallery
44 London Street
Tel. 556 4141
BUSES
Edinburgh Coach Lines (No. 13)
Lothian Regional Transport
CAMPAIGNS
Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh (ACE)
17 West Montgomery Place
Cockburn Association
www.cockburnassociation.org.uk
Edinburgh Stair Project (subsidised energy saving in flats and tenements)
Edinburgh World Heritage Trust
Keep Blenheim Place Open
Leith against the Biomass Plant
www.facebook.com/pages/Leith-against-the-Biomass-Plant-Campaign
LGBT Health (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender)
Save Glenogle Baths Campaign
Tel. 467 4765
Greener Leith
Victim Support Scotland
Tel. 0845 603 9213
CHEMISTS
Apple Pharmacy, 105 Broughton St: 556 1054
Apple Pharmacy, 6 Eyre Place: 556 1908
Lindsay & Gilmour, 11 Elm Row: 556 4316
Lloyds Pharmacy, 7 Crighton Place: 554 1373
Tesco's, Broughton Rd: 0845 6779245
CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
Anti-social behaviour: 529 7050
City Car Club: www.citycarclub.co.uk
Councillors - see Politicians
General: 200 2000 www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Fly-tipping: 0845 230 4090
HMO Helpline: 0800 085 4667
Inverleith Community Learning and Development Team
(Youth Club in the Parks: Callum McLeod, Tel. 332 6316)
Neighbourhood Partnerships:
Noise:
From domestic property: 311 3131 (office hours); 200 2000 (other times)
Other noise problems: 529 3030
Parents and carers newsletter (Face)
Planning applications: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/planning
Public health: 469 5641
Recycling (replacement bins etc.): www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Roads, litter and open space: 529 3030
Road defects: CLARENCE 0800 232323
Special uplift: 529 3030
Translation: 242 8181
CLUBS/ADULT EDUCATION/SOCIETIES
Broughton History Society
Pippy Tyler (Chair): 556 5036; pipnpat.tyler@blueyonder.co.uk
Alice Lauder (Secretary): 556 0423; maralau@btopenworld.com
Drummond Community High School Adult Education
Youth Club in the Parks
Callum McLeod Tel. 332 6316
COMMUNITY COUNCILS
Leith Central
New Town and Broughton
Ian Mowat (Chair): mowats@blueyonder.co.uk
Bill Dunlop (Secretary): www.ntbcc.org.uk
Stockbridge and Inverleith
c/o Stockbridge Library, Hamilton Place, Edinburgh EH3 5BA
contact@stockbridgeandinverleithcc.org.uk
www.stockbridgeandinverleithcc.org.uk
COMMUNITY GRANTS
www.marklazarowicz.org.uk/useful_contacts
DENTISTS/DOCTORS/OPTICIANS
Emergency: Tel. 999. (See also HOSPITALS)
Bellevue Dental Practice
556 3240
Bellevue Medical Centre, 26 Huntingdon Place
Drs Gray, Millar, Ventners, Gardiner & Whyte, Tel. 556 8196
Drs Tolley, Russell, Torres, Martin & McIlwraith, Tel. 556 2642
David Crystal (optometrist)
556 7836
City Chiropractic, 44 Rodney St, Edinburgh EH7 4DX
558 3535
www.edinburghcitychiropractic.co.uk
info@edinburghcitychiropractic.co.uk
Eyre Medical Practice
31 Eyre Crescent, Tel. 556 8842
Family Dental Practice
32 Leith Walk, Tel. 556 6048
Frazer Sim & Associates (dental practice)
28 Annandale St, Tel. 556 3704
NHS 24-hour advice
08454 242424
Pilrig Dental Practice
8 Pilrig Street, Tel. 554 1606
S.Y. Sayegh (orthodontist)
London Street, Tel. 556 2155
FIRE BRIGADE
Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service
Emergency, 999
Fire safety (free, confidential advice/home visit), 0800 169 0320
McDonald Rd Station, 228 2401
FRIENDS/GREEN
Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh (ACE)
17 West Montgomery Place
Broughton Project Group
Stephanie Scott 557 2762 (day)
Changeworks (energy conservation/waste prevention/recycling)
Edinburgh Community Backgreens Association
Friends of Hopetoun Crescent Gardens
www.hopetouncrescentgarden.org.uk
Friends of King George V Park and Scotland Yard
Greener Leith
www.thegreenerleithsocial.org ('the site for everyone who loves Leith')
GAY, LESIBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER
LGBT Health
HOME IMPROVEMENT
Care and Repair Edinburgh
www.careandrepairedinburgh.org.uk
Changeworks (Edinburgh Stair Project)
HOSPITALS
Emergency: Tel. 999
Emergency dental treatment
www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/emergencies/dentist.asp
Minor Injuries Clinic, Western General Hospital
www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/emergencies/minorinjury.asp
Royal Hospital for Sick Children ('Sick Kids' under 13)
www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/hospitals/rhsc.asp
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/hospitals/rie.asp
INTERNET ACCESS
McDonald Rd Library
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/Internet/Leisure/Libraries/
Tel. 529 5646
Moviebank
(Internet café + 24-hour DVD rental)
54 London Street Tel. 557 1011
Stockbridge Library
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/Internet/Leisure/Libraries
Tel. 529 5665
LIBRARIES
Edinburgh Libraries catalogue and e-resources
http://prism.talis.com/edinburgh/
COBRA (Complete Business Reference Advisor)
http://edinburgh.cobwebinfo.com/
McDonald Rd Library
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/Leisure/Libraries/
Tel. 529 5646
Stockbridge Library
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/Leisure/Libraries/
Tel. 529 5665
Help with homework (online resources – pre-schoolers to 16-year olds)
Email query to a Librarian
LOTHIAN REGIONAL TRANSPORT
MEDIA/WEBSITES/BLOGS
Spurtle
Spurtle, c/o Narcissus Flowers, 87 Broughton Street, Edinburgh EH1 3RJ
Tel. 558 8574
Broughton Deli Art
Edinburgh Spotlight
EH7 Community Noticeboard
www.spanglefish.com/EH7CommunityNoticeboard
Edinburgh University Students Association
David Grierson
The Guardian
Leith and North
Mondo Times [national and international media listings]
Redbraes Community Garden
www.dir.blogflux.com/posts/redbraes+community+garden
Scott Richards
Union Gallery
Fay Young
NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTNERSHIPS
NEIGHBOURS/LANDLORDS/TENANTS
Antisocial Behaviour Helpline
Tel. 0131 529 7050
Better Renting
Edinburgh University Students Association Community Guide
www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/accommodationfinder/howitworks
Houses in Multiple Occupation
Tel. 0131 469 5364
Landlord Registration (names of landlords/where to complain)
Tel. 0131 469 5293
www.landlordregistrationscotland.gov.uk
landlordregistration@edinburgh.gov.uk
See also 'Extras' online (5.5.10)
Noise
From domestic property: Tel. 311 3131 (office hours); 200 2000 (other times)
Other noise problems: Tel. 529 3030
PLAY SESSIONS
Scotland Yard Activity Centre
22 Eyre Place Lane Tel. 476 4506
POLICE
Emergency, Tel. 999
Lothian and Borders Police
Tel. 311 3131
www.lbp.police.uk/contact/index.asp
Community beat officers
PC Simon Daley (Broughton) simon.daley@lbp.pnn.police.uk
PC Dane Harrison (Central) dane.harrison@lbp.pnn.police.uk
PC Greig Stephen (Inverleith) greig.stephen@lbp.pnn.police.uk
Crimestoppers, Tel. 0800 555 111
Victim Support Scotland
Tel. 0845 603 9213
POLITICIANS
City Councillors (for all surgery times/venues visit www.edinburgh.gov.uk)
(LEITH WALK - WARD 12)
Angela Blacklock (Scottish Lab.)
angela.blacklock@edinburgh.gov.uk
Deirdre Brock (Scottish Nat.)
deirdre.brock@edinburgh.gov.uk
Maggie Chapman (Scottish Green)
maggie.chapman@edinburgh.gov.uk
Louise Lang (Scottish Lib-Dem.)
(CITY CENTRE - WARD 11)
David Beckett (Scottish Nat.)
david.beckett@edinburgh.gov.uk
Charles Dundas (Scottish Lib-Dem.)
charles.dundas@edinburgh.gov.uk
Joanna Mowat (Scottish Con.)
Members of the Scottish Parliament
CONSTITUENCY MSP
Malcolm Chisholm (Scottish Lab.): www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/malcolm_chisholm/contact.htm
REGIONAL MSPs
Gavin Brown (Scottish Con.): www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/memberspages/gavin_brown/contact.htm
George Foulkes (Scottish Lab.): www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/george_foulkes/contact.htm
Robin Harper (Scottish Green): www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/robin_harper/contact.htm
Fiona Hyslop (Scottish Nat.): www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/fiona_hyslop/contact.htm
Margo MacDonald (Indep.): www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/margo_macdonald/contact.htm
Ian McKee (Scottish Nat.): www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/ian_mckee/contact.htm
Shirley-Anne Somerville (Scottish Nat.): www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/shirley-anne_somervilles/contact.htm
Member of Parliament (Westminster)
Mark Lazarowicz (Scottish Lab.): www.marklazarowicz.org.uk
Member of European Parliament
David Martin (Socialist Group in the European Parliament): www.martinmep.com
POST OFFICES
General enquiries: www.postoffice.co.uk Tel. 08457 22 33 44
Elm Row: www.edinburghonline.co.uk/info/4633/
St James Centre: www.edinburghonline.co.uk/info/9829/
Warriston: (2 Brandon Terrace) www.edinburghonline.co.uk/info/13889/
RESIDENTS GROUPS
Bellevue Area
Robin Lippett: robin@bigadvert.com
Blandfield
blandfieldresidents.forumup.co.uk
Boat Green
Broughton Village
(hibernating)
Claremont Court
Jim McSharry 556 0655
Drummond Civic Association
EH7 Action Group
Gayfield
William McNair 478 0760
Hillside & Calton
Hopetoun
Northumberland Street
www.northumberland-street.co.uk
Pilrig
Heather Wilson 229 6494
Pilrig Heights
Powderhall
Redbraes
Sovereign Court
SCHOOLS
Broughton Primary School
www.hopeloveandconfidence.com/broughtonprimary/
Parent Council parentcouncil@broughtonprimary.org.uk
Drummond Community High School
Leith Walk Primary School
Parents and carers electronic newsletter (by City of Edinburgh Council)
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
St Thomas of Aquin's High School
229 8734
Trinity Academy
SPORTS
Drummond Tennis Club, Scotland Street Lane East
Glenogle Baths
(Closed for refurbishment until Spring 2010)
www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/list-81
Leith Victoria Swim Centre
www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/list-85
Tel. 555 4728
Leith Waterworld
www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/list-86
Tel. 555 6000
Northern Bowling Club, Warriston Crescent
Tel. 556 5575
Pilrig Bowling Club
21a Pilrig Gardens, Tel. 554 5873
Powderhall Bowling Green, Broughton Rd
www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/detail-127
Tel. 07766 774 534
Victoria Park Bowling Green
www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/detail-127
Tel. 08866 774 545
STUDENTS
Edinburgh University Students Association
Heriot-Watt Students Association
Napier University Students Association
Queen Margaret University Students Association
VETS
Braid Vets Leith
319 Leith Walk, Tel. 553 1366, www.braidvet.co.uk
Dundas Veterinary Group
99 Dundas Street, Tel. 557 1819, dundasvetgroup.co.uk
PLACES OF WORSHIP
Anwar-E-Madina Mosque (Pakistan Community & Cultural Centre)
556 1226
Bellevue Baptist Church
551 1987
Broughton St Mary's Parish Church (CoS)
556 7313 www.broughtonstmarys.org.uk/contact/
Minister's surgery hour, Church Office, Thursdays 6.30–7.30pm
Canonmills Baptist Church
556 5220
Christadelphian Church (Gayfield Place)
556 7958
Edinburgh City Church
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
558 1201/1522
St Andrew's and St George's West (CoS)
www.standrewsandstgeorges.org.uk
St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral (R. Cath)
St Paul's and St George's Church (Epis)
St Phillip's (Epis) (Logie Green Rd)
557 2497
Pilrig-St Paul's Church (CoS)
www.pilrigstpaul's.church.org.uk