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July, 2020

Musselburgh’s Hidden Treasures – Making Stories from Stones

30th July 2020

Discover a collection of stories in film, inspired by a game where families in Musselburgh hid and found ‘Story Stones’. Created by Eleanor Thom.

2020CitizenEleanor Thom

Teaching Children to Fail

15th July 2020

In this Guest Blog, Leyla Josephine reflects on her time as Schools Writer in Residence for Citizen.

2020CitizenGuest BlogLeyla Josephine

Book Bags for Citizen

8th July 2020

This week we have been packing and distributing book and activity packs to children and adults in Musselburgh and North Edinburgh.

CitizenEleanor ThomLeyla JosephineMusselburghNorth Edinburgh ArtsThe Brunton

The Keys to Our Lives – a Citizen Podcast

2nd July 2020

In this podcast, two Musselburgh-based groups join together through poetry and discussion. We invite you to be part of the conversation by submitting your poems, songs and pictures exploring what the theme means to you.

2020CitizenEleanor ThomMusselburgh

Summer 2020 – Communities Update

1st July 2020

An update on where we are with our Communities Programme: Citizen, Story Nation and our Online Festival, in Summer 2020

2020CitizenComing UpStory Nation
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