Ceilidh: A Scottish Celebration for New Scots

A community event to celebrate new friends and old tradition. Hosted by the New Scots Edinburgh Steering Group, the family-friendly event will bring together New Scots (refugees, asylum seekers and migrants) and local volunteers for an afternoon of food, dancing, poems and songs that celebrate Edinburgh’s diversity and long history of…

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Event details

2pm - 5pm
31st May
Free, but booking is required. Booking details tbc, but for more information contact chiara@thewelcoming.org
A lift provides wheelchair access to the main hall

A community event to celebrate new friends and old tradition. Hosted by the New Scots Edinburgh Steering Group, the family-friendly event will bring together New Scots (refugees, asylum seekers and migrants) and local volunteers for an afternoon of food, dancing, poems and songs that celebrate Edinburgh’s diversity and long history of welcoming new people into the community.

Booking is not open yet. For more information contact chiara@thewelcoming.org

Organiser

The Welcoming Association

New Scots Edinburgh Steering Group
This event is being planned and delivered by the New Scots Edinburgh Steering Group, which is a partnership of third sector organisations (including The Welcoming), community groups and churches across the city that work to proactively support the integration of refugee and asylum communities, known collectively as New Scots.

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