People Know How has been based in Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, Leith, for some months now. In June, we opened ‘The Community Space’ – a FREE resource for the use of the public, community groups, charities, and organisations. We’ve hosted a wide range of exhibitions, events, information and training sessions, meetings, and workshops. Already, it has become an effective way to bring people together to network and build community.

Over the 27th and 28th January (10am to 5pm) we will be launching and promoting the Community Space by hosting over 40 organisations who will have stalls in our marketplace. The event will feature talks from Edinburgh University, SMART Recovery, and Leith Lives, as well as a wide range of exciting activities ranging from break dancing courtesy of The State, a drama workshop organised by Grandram and even bike building thanks to RUTS.

We look forward to welcoming:

• Book Binding and Community Arts with Cassandra Barron

• Community Renewal Team

• Days for Girls

• Leith Civic Trust

• Food Sharing Edinburgh

• Grace Church Leith

• Leith Neighbourhood Partnership

• Pilmeny Development Project

• Project Scotland

• Rotary Club of Leith

• Scottish Adoption

• Sudanese Community

• The Junction

• The Living Memory Association

• SMART Recovery

• YMCA Edinburgh

• Volunteer Edinburgh

• Edinburgh Tennants Federation

• ELREC

• Leith Tea Company (Murrayfield junior ice hockey club)

• Scottish Union of Supported Employment

• NHSLothian

• Sense Scotland

• Leith Community Police

• Positive Transitions

• Shared Heritage – Shared Future

• Research Briefings

• Social Innovation Academy

• Re:Connect

With talks by:

• University of Edinburgh

• Enabling Health

• FreshSight

• Leith Lives

• Workplace Chaplaincy Scotland

• SMART Recovery

And a wide range of exciting activities:

Collect a FREE Smart Meter and learn how to save energy with Home Energy Scotland

Bring science to life with Fun Palace, Leith Labs and Science Ceilidh

Have your say about Leith with Inspiring Leith

Come and help build a bike with RUTS (Rural and Urban Training Scheme)

Learn how to become a master break dancer with The State

Take part in a drama workshop with Grandram

Help decorate a piano courtesy of Glasgow Piano City