Since the beginning of October, poet Ken Cockburn has been running weekly poetry sessions at the Corstorphine Dementia Project: a warm, person-centred day centre for local people living with varying stages of dementia. With a focus on reminiscence and wellbeing, these sessions are part of our year-round Communities Programme and we recently stopped by the centre to listen in. It’s …
Communities at the August Book Festival
This year, we welcomed several groups to the Festival site, held special author visits with our community partners, and there were Communities Programme events throughout the Festival. Communities Programme activities were an integral part of the 2023 August Book Festival. Alongside showcase events featuring local people, a return to ‘Planet Citizen’, and 10 special ‘Our City Our Stories’ event to …