Lochside View Bank Holiday:
Please note that Lochside View will be closed on Monday 31st August for the bank holiday. We apologise for any inconvenience and look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Bank Holiday – 31st August
News Category: News
St Margaret’s House judoka carries King’s Baton: Glasgow 2026
Edinburgh Judo’s Sarah Adlington had the honour of carrying the King’s Baton during the Opening Ceremony of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Doors Open Day 2026: Kirk of St Nicholas
Visitors are invited to explore the Kirk’s remarkable architecture, beautiful stained glass and fascinating historic details. It’s a wonderful opportunity to experience this special Aberdeen building and see inside at your own pace.
Shop-ART
Dear all,
Hope you are well. We wanted to let you know that we have launched a crowdfunding project for ‘Shop-ART’ which aims to raise £10,000 for our ‘start-up’ capital. Our first purchase will be a comprehensive point of sale system which in itself costs around £2,000!
We would be very grateful if you could donate using the link below. Feel free to share the link with anyone who might be interested in donating to our project.
Any contribution large or small will be hugely appreciated.
Open an Arts & Crafts shop in St Margaret’s House:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/shopart
There is still lots of work to be done prior to opening and we will keep you posted on progress.
Many thanks
Jane & Jasmine
Shop-ART
@shopartedinburgh
A Poem about St Margarets Well
Attached is a poem about St Margaret’s Well, written by artist in residency Leilani Teneus-Miller. She recently had an exhibition in Gallery one as a part of Diversity and Inclusion Award from the Edinburgh Council.
Please enjoy!
Exploring Ceramics Exhibition
Exploring Ceramics
Curated by Alina Litvinova. At this exhibition, you will discover the variety of techniques and art forms that can be created using clay.
From delicate porcelain to rough,
natural forms.
The exhibition will also feature works created with the support of The
John Preston Trust.
In Gallery 1 from 26 June to 4 July.
Wanderlust Exhibition
Wanderlust
An Exhibition of Analogue Photography & Art Made in New York12-21 June 2026 at Scot-Art
By Mira Knoche
In this exhibition, Mira Knoche presents a selection of hand-developed
black and white photography, bringing together images from her recent
year-long stay in Spanish Harlem (El Barrio), New York, and processing
her journey between NYC and Edinburgh.
Wanderlust (a German Romantic term for the joy of wandering round the
world) also includes a selection of paintings and etchings, created during
her studies at the New York Academy of Art, often with a focus on
women’s transgressive kinship. At a time of accelerated global tension,
the show aims for a slowed down way of looking and for people of
different cultures connecting.
Mira Knoche (b.1984 in Germany) is an Edinburgh based Artist. She
graduated from the Glasgow School of Art (BFA in Painting & Printmaking)
and studied at the New York Academy of Art (MFA in Painting, Sculpture
and Printmaking programme) as a Fulbright scholar in 2024-25. She
currently has a project space at the Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop.
Ragged University Events
For the next 18 months, Ragged University will be doing free community education events in St Margaret’s House in the workshop space.
The events are free and open to everyone. They are informal and friendly where everyone is welcome to do a talk on what they are passionate about.
The next event will take place on Sunday, May 31st from 1pm – 4pm:
St Margaret’s House Workshop space 3rd Floor –
St Margaret’s House Workshop space 3rd Floor –
IT and Biscuits: A live demonstration of how to install Linux Mint on your laptop and a guided tour of the software, its features along as general personal computing questions answered.
For more information, click here!
Edinburgh Strength Achievement
Please see below achievement of one of our tenants!
Edinburgh Strength had a contingent of 7 athletes travel down to Wolverhampton to compete on the 11th of April. UK & Irelands is a qualifier for Natural Strongman’s World Championship in August which will be held in Scotland for the first time.
Former Natural Worlds Strongest Women, Rosslyn Cole, clinched the competition, closely followed by ESC Owner and close friend, Hope, finishing second after a gruelling 6 event fight. Ewan Colligan managed to bring home the Gold trophy in the Men’s under 80kg’s and Alysha Loomba brought home Silver in the Women’s under 73’s.
Across the other categories Eilidh Greig, Aileen Dewar and Max Niven all competed and gained invitations to national and European qualifier events in the next stage of the competition.
If you’re interested in getting strong and learning what your body can do, get in touch with us or sign up to our mailing list at https://www.edinburghstrength.co.uk/contact
Free Easter Holiday Activities – Base Camp for Kids
FREE EASTER HOLIDAYS ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
Edinburgh Strength Collective, alongside Strong4All, is launching Base Camp, a free strength and fitness course for young people, intending on running a pilot during the Easter Holidays 2026.
The course introduces the basics of strength training in a safe, supportive environment. It will be led by a qualified children’s coach, and supported by experienced strength coaches. We hope to provide two sessions per week over two weeks, for a total of up to four sessions, each lasting around 1.5–2 hours.
The main goals of Base Camp are to:
- Teach young people how to move well and train safely
- Introduce proper lifting techniques in an age-appropriate way
- Build confidence when exercising, training, or using a gym space
- Encourage a healthier outlook on exercise and body image, focusing on function rather than appearance
- Develop skills beyond sport and school, including teamwork, communication, leadership and problem-solving
The course is free to attend and suitable for beginners. No previous gym or strength training experience is needed.
If you’re interested, please complete the registration of interest form below. We’ll use responses to shape the final programme and welcome your feedback.
