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Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 3h

We're getting in the spooky spirit, pairing #CoorieFood community meals with a family-friendly film for FREE:

🧙 'Hocus Pocus' (PG)
📅 Thursday, 30 Oct.
🕰️ 6-8 p.m.

This is a cinematic dining experience: Food is available for the FIRST 30 MINUTES; enjoy your dinner whilst watching the movie.

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 1d

Space's #YouthBefriending team invites budding volunteers to join us for coffee, cake, & a blether.

Come along to @SpaceBroomhouse.bsky.social on Wednesday, 22 Oct. to meet other helpers & learn how you can make a difference through befriending—over a hot drink & tasty treat.

Please RSVP!

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Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 2d

Everyone's welcome to drop in to the Coorie Cafe from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on Tuesday, 28 Oct. for support applying to college #ESOL courses.

Bring relevant documents, including previous course names & dates & SQA number.

No need to register.

#WorkClub #support #college #Space #BroomhouseHub

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Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 3d

There are *FOUR* places left for our Work Skills in the Wild programme!

Looking to build confidence & develop transferable work skills? Contact [email protected] for more details on our interactive eight-week project presented by @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social & @edinburghzoo.bsky.social.

Beige background with splashes of green and brown in the lower half.

Space, Edinburgh Zoo, Joined Up for Jobs, and The Edinburgh Guarantee logos in top right and left corners.

Text in centre reads:

'Space Learning and RZSS present

Work Skills in the Wild

Gain insight into variety of jobs and volunteer roles that keep Edinburgh Zoo running

Tuesdays at 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
21 Oct. to 25 Nov. at Edinburgh Zoo

Calling all adults (18+) looking to build confidence and develop transferable work skills: interactive eight-week project

Now recruiting! Places limited!

For more details, contact ceri.paterson@spacescot.org'

Images of animals—zebra, penguin, capybara, lion, and giraffe—surround text

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 6d

Space for Change is a FREE personal development programme aimed at helping people into employment.

📅 Mondays (20 Oct. to 8 Dec.)
🕤 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
🏢 The Broomhouse Hub (79-89 Broomhouse Crescent, EH11 3RH)

To sign up, contact [email protected] or 07821 640 515. Spaces are limited.

Text reads:

'Space for Change

Unemployed and trying to get back on track?
Need a confidence boost?
Keen to work toward a better future?
Want to develop job-seeking skills?

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub
79-89 Broomhouse Crescent, EH11 3RH
(Travel costs covered, if required)

To register, please contact Hazel Lyons
07821640515
hazel.lyons@spacescot.org'

Small map on left side highlights location of Broomhouse Hub.

Signpost on right side highlights nine weekly course topics.

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Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 7d

@spacebroomhouse.bsky.social is recruiting a Youth Befriending Project Manager.

⏳ Part-time (21 hours/week); flexible working over 3/4 days; occasional evening/weekend working
💷 £32,422 pro-rata (actual starting salary: £18,913)
📅 Monday, 20 Oct. 2025

Learn more and apply online: buff.ly/rkyrLkA

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 10d

Our popular #WOW! (#WellbeingOntoWork) Project is recruiting.

Learn how to boost wellbeing & resilience, build independence, & improve life & work skills at Space's taster session:

🏢: The Broomhouse Hub
📅: Thursday, 9 Nov.
🕰️: 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Or sign up by scanning QR code or via link in bio.

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 13d

Seven pairs of #YouthBefriending participants recently visited #TheChocolatarium.

Befriending can make a real difference to a young person’s life, helping them access opportunities they may not otherwise have had.

#befriending #chocolate #Space #BroomhouseHub

📷: Youth Befriending team

Twelve Space Youth Befriending participants sit and stand around a room decorated to look like a forest.

Young befriendee, wearing a black-and-orange top, leans on a silver table with two rows of chocolate toppings. Adult befriender stands behind, smiling and giving a thumbs up.

Young befriendee helps Chocolatarium staff member make a chocolate drink in a silver jug.

Adult befriender pours liquid chocolate into young befriendee's mouth.

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Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 14d

Join #WhaleArts this Saturday (1-3 p.m.) for a special event in their community garden.

🤪 Fun & creative activities
🍕 Pizza & sweet treats
🎶 Live music from #BigNoiseWesterHailes
🌱 Guided tour of community garden
💠 Henna stall
🌍 Eco activities with #ScoreScotland

No need to book. Just drop in!

Image of Whale Arts building with blue, green, red, and yellow graphic of bunting in top left corner.

Green background covers lower half with orange circle and white text reading 'Saturday, 4th October; 1-3 p.m.'.

Dark blue text below reads: 'Come along to the WHALE Arts Community Garden Day!

No need to book, just drop in!'

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 16d

After a productive staff away day on Monday, @SpaceBroomhouse.bsky.social is reopen today, welcoming community members for a tasty meal, fun activities, and a safe space to unwind.

#open #BroomhouseHub #Space

Teal background with hanging sign that reads, in pink lettering:

'Come in!

We're open'

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 17d

@spacebroomhouse.bsky.social is closed today:

• Mon., 29 Sept.: Space Staff Training Day

We reopen at 9 a.m. Tuesday, 30 Sept..

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Information & advice:

NHS 24 — 111
Samaritans — 116 123
Childline — 0800 1111
Shout — text 'SHOUT' to 85258
CALM — 0800 58 58 58

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 19d

Scotland's national tenants' union @livingrent.bsky.social is running a FREE #KnowYourRights Workshop for folks living in SW Edinburgh.

📅: Monday, 6 Oct. 2025
🕐: 1-2:30 p.m.
📍: The Broomhouse Hub (79-89 Broomhouse Crescent)

RSVP book your spot.

#TenantsRights #LivingRent #BroomhouseHub

Poster featuring white on black or green text reading:

'Tenants:

Know your rights!

Join our community sessions in Dalry and Broomhouse

Free session
Book free childcare by emailing edinburgh@livingrent.org'

Background image of Edinburgh tenement flats. Photo of seven people holding a fist in the air at the bottom.

Poster featuring green and black text reading:

'Broomhouse

Monday 6th October
1-2.30pm
Space @ Broomhouse Hub
79-89 Broomhouse Crescent
Edinburgh EH11 3RH

Childcare and refreshments provided.

Please email edinburgh@livingrent.org or call 07593128079 to book childcare or let us know of access requirements'

Photo of 14 people holding their fists in the air at the bottom.

Poster featuring green and black text reading:

'Workshop Covers

Introduction to living rent

What housing issues impact you
Speak about what issues impact you and others

What solutions do you want
What are the individual and wider solutions to these problems

What rights do we have as tenants
Covers all tenures private and social

How can I defend my rights
Learning about Living Rents Member Defence Process and what it means to join your union!

Leave with a Know Your Rights Guide!'

Photo of eight people holding colourful placards or holding their first in the air in the bottom right corner.

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Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 20d

@SpaceBroomhouse.bsky.social welcomes autumn with FREE #ESOL (#EnglishForSpeakersOfOtherLanguages) courses.

For more info & to register, contact Ceri via email ([email protected]) or phone (07749 496011).

(PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO COURSES on 13-16 OCT.)

#English #skills #Space

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Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 22d

#PHEW members enjoy the final days of summer at #JupiterArtland.

People's Health and Emotional Wellbeing (PHEW) offers 16- to 26-year-olds a safe and open space to connect with others and develop a better understanding of mental health and wellbeing.

#art #sculpture #Space #BroomhouseHub

Four PHEW members pose in front of a giant sculpture of a colourful flower.

Two PHEW members stand in front of a fence housing three different-coloured goats.

PHEW member looks back over their shoulder whilst walking up a gravel path between two sections of high yellow grass.

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Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · 24d

@spacebroomhouse.bsky.social will be closed for one day next week.

• Mon. 29: Space Staff Training Day

Apologies for any inconvenience.

Info & advice:

NHS 24: 111
Samaritans: 116 123
Childline: 0800 1111
Shout: text 'SHOUT' to 85258
CALM: 0800 58 58 58

Very pale pink background with teal text at top reading, 'Sorry, Broomhouse Hub will be closed'.

September calendar in centre with one date highlighted in a pink star: 29.

Pink text at bottom reads:
'• Monday, 29 Sept. (staff training day)'

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · Sep 15

@spacebroomhouse.bsky.social is closed:

• Mon.: Local holiday
• Tues.: Space Staff Wellness Day

We reopen at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

We apologise for inconvenience.

Information & advice:

NHS 24 — 111
Samaritans — 116 123
Childline — 0800 1111
Shout — text 'SHOUT' to 85258
CALM — 0800 58 58 58

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · Sep 14

PHEW's summer adventures continue with a trip to Aberfeldy for #SplashWhiteWaterRafting.

People's Health and Emotional Wellbeing (PHEW) offers 16- to 26-year-olds a safe and open space to connect with others and develop a better understanding of mental health and wellbeing.

#PHEW #Space

Six PHEW members, wearing red jackets and different coloured helmets, sit in a blue blow-up raft and hold one oar each. Water crashes up onto the front of the raft.

Six PHEW members, wearing red jackets and different coloured helmets, sit in a blue blow-up raft and hold one oar each. Someone in all black sits at the back of the raft with their oar in the churning water.

Overhead view of six PHEW members, wearing red jackets and different coloured helmets, sit in a blue blow-up raft and hold one oar each.

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · Sep 12

Big thanks to #NuffieldHealth Chesser manager Rona Bonynge for inviting @SpaceBroomhouse.bsky.social's #YouthBefriending team for a chat.

Project Manager Nicola & Project Worker Tanya had a wonderful time chatting with club members about Youth Befriending benefits & how to get involved.

#Space

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · Sep 11

Save the dates for festive film screenings at @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social!

We're pairing community meals w/ family-friendly movies for four FREE events in October & December.

(PLEASE NOTE: Food is available for FIRST 30 MINUTES; enjoy lunch/dinner whilst viewing.)

#Halloween #Christmas #Space

Grey background with white stripe at top and bottom, featuring logos for Edinburgh Film Guild, Space, and The City of Edinburgh Council (top) and Film Hub Scotland, BFI, The National Lottery, and Screen Scotland (bottom).

Text reads:

'Presented by Local Cinema and Space @ The Broomhouse Hub

Halloween and Christmas film screenings

Community meal included! (food available for first 30 minutes)'

In centre are four horizontal film strips, each with a faded black-and-white photo of the corresponding film in the background and coloured text overlaid.

Text reads:

'Hocus Pocus
30 Oct. at 6-8 p.m.

Coco
31 Oct. at 1-3 p.m.

Home Alone
9 Dec. at 5:30-7:30 p.m.

The Muppet Christmas Carol
10 Dec. at 5:30-7:30 p.m.'

Pink cinema ticket on right side says 'FREE!'.

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · Sep 10

Please note: Bookbug is joining the @SpaceBroomhouse.bsky.social staff in taking a Wellness Day on Tuesday, 15 Sept.

The fun & games will resume the following week, on Tuesday, 23 Sept.

#Bookbug #DayOff #Space #BroomhouseHub

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · Sep 9

Huge thanks to everyone who attended Saturday's #LocalResistance Community Film Screenings, hosted by WHALE Arts.

The day of short films featured the second public screening of #ScottishHandForUkrainians.

Missed the weekend's screening? Watch the film in full online: buff.ly/8JxBTum

#Space

Group of eight people stand in a row, smiling for the camera.

People sit on black chairs in a white room, with a black curtain behind them. They're looking at each other or off-camera.

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Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · Sep 8

#WOW! members marked the end of term with a pizza party, led by Coorie Pizza's Fin.

The #WellbeingOntoWork Project is currently recruiting locals aged 16-24 to design & produce programme of skills & training options.

Next cohort launches mid-October. More info on our website or [email protected].

WOW! member, wearing a light blue hoodie with the sleeves pulled up, looks down at the table, where they're pouring red sauce onto a pizza base.

WOW! member, wearing a blue hoodie with the sleeves pulled up, sits at a table, using their hands to shape a ball of pizza dough. A half-eaten pizza sits on a plate on a yellow cutting board nearby.

WOW! member gives two thumbs up whilst standing next to the Coorie Kitchen pizza oven.

Four WOW! members sit around a table, making pizzas. WOW! staff member Esther stands nearby, handing out balls of pizza dough. Another WOW! member stands in the background, looking at their phone.

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · Sep 5

Even the smallest act of compassion can create a ripple effect.

We join the world in celebrating #InternationalDayOfCharity.

💬 Raise awareness
💷 Donate money
💪 Volunteer time
🍽️ Consume products

Donate how you can & support @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social's mission to transform local lives.

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub @spacebroomhouse.bsky.social · Sep 4

@spacebroomhouse.bsky.social invites shareholders (that's you!) to our annual get-together of staff, trustees, & community members.

Enjoy networking opportunities, multimedia presentations, & free food.

Please RSVP: scan QR code or click link in bio.

More info: [email protected].

#AGM #Space

Light grey background with colourful border on left and right sides.

Text in centre reads:

'Space AGM 2025
Annual General Meeting

Find out:
What we've been up to over the past year
What's coming up in the next year

Savoury and sweet treats courtesy of Coorie Kitchen

Thursday, 25 Spet. at 6-7:30 p.m.

The Broomhouse Hub
79-89 Broomhouse Crescent
Edinburgh EH11 3RH

Places are limited!
RSVP to reserve a seat (link in bio)

For more information, contact admin@spacescot.org'

Arrow points from RSVP text to black-and-white QR code

Reposted by Space @ The Broomhouse Hub

Young Scot @youngscot.bsky.social · Sep 1

Delighted to join forces with @theferret.scot and @cilipscotland.bsky.social to help young people tackle disinformation online.

With support from the @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk, we’ll co-design training to spot misinformation & build digital confidence. More via The Ferret 👇

The Ferret @theferret.scot · Sep 1

📢 We're launching a new training project to help young people spot and challenge disinformation online.

In partnership with @cilipscotland.bsky.social, @youngscot.bsky.social, thanks to support from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.

Find out more more: theferret.scot/the-ferret-h...

The Ferret helps young people to tackle disinformation in new training project

Young people in Scotland will be empowered to challenge disinformation thanks to a new project from The Ferret, CILIPS and Young Scot.

theferret.scot

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