Tracy Griffen
@tracygriffen.bsky.social
Edinburgh-based Personal Trainer, cook & author who owns a fitness studio in Leith. Allotmenteer, runner, cyclist, tree hugger, porridge fan.
www.griffenfitness.com
www.griffenfitness.com
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Hello new followers & everyone in general! I'm a #Leith based #PT who loves #cycling, #running, #gardening, my #pug Coco, #cooking, #allotment life and #positivepsychology. Guardian of the Arthur Street planter...
Monday evening vibes.
Sofa snuggling 😍
Sofa snuggling 😍
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Monday evening vibes.
Sofa snuggling 😍
Sofa snuggling 😍
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The trees in St Andrew’s Sq and PSG are some of the most valuable in Edinburgh.
The Spurtle, me and many others have been pushing @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social to follow their own policies and properly protect them for over a decade.
Now they need to decompact the soil & repair some of the damage
The Spurtle, me and many others have been pushing @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social to follow their own policies and properly protect them for over a decade.
Now they need to decompact the soil & repair some of the damage
ISSUE 357 PUBLISHED TODAY.—Printed December Spurtles available in pubs, shops, cafes, libraries and other services across Broughton and beyond. Christmas-resistant colour pdfs downloadable from www.
broughtonspurtle.org.uk
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
broughtonspurtle.org.uk
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
December 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The trees in St Andrew’s Sq and PSG are some of the most valuable in Edinburgh.
The Spurtle, me and many others have been pushing @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social to follow their own policies and properly protect them for over a decade.
Now they need to decompact the soil & repair some of the damage
The Spurtle, me and many others have been pushing @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social to follow their own policies and properly protect them for over a decade.
Now they need to decompact the soil & repair some of the damage
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☔️ Good morning Edinburgh. Monday’s headlines: Tourist tax could pay for 'affordable homes', Granton Lighthouse saved by £3m grant, The List's Hot 100 list + Bruntsfield and Morningside festive lights switch-on event
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
December 1, 2025 at 7:04 AM
☔️ Good morning Edinburgh. Monday’s headlines: Tourist tax could pay for 'affordable homes', Granton Lighthouse saved by £3m grant, The List's Hot 100 list + Bruntsfield and Morningside festive lights switch-on event
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
⏰ Edinburgh’s ad-free local news: www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...
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ISSUE 357 PUBLISHED TODAY.—Printed December Spurtles available in pubs, shops, cafes, libraries and other services across Broughton and beyond. Christmas-resistant colour pdfs downloadable from www.
broughtonspurtle.org.uk
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
broughtonspurtle.org.uk
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
December 1, 2025 at 7:22 AM
ISSUE 357 PUBLISHED TODAY.—Printed December Spurtles available in pubs, shops, cafes, libraries and other services across Broughton and beyond. Christmas-resistant colour pdfs downloadable from www.
broughtonspurtle.org.uk
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
broughtonspurtle.org.uk
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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EDINBURGH SUNSET.—Hushed city awaits online publication of the December Spurtle (Issue 357) at midnight tonight here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
November 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
EDINBURGH SUNSET.—Hushed city awaits online publication of the December Spurtle (Issue 357) at midnight tonight here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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My NEW review: Brown's of Leith for Bite Magazine: www.bite-magazine.com/post/brown-s...
#review #Leith #Leithlife #Edinburgh #foodreview
#review #Leith #Leithlife #Edinburgh #foodreview
Brown's of Leith Now Open: Discover the New Culinary Hub at The Shore
Wow! It’s not a reaction I have often to new spaces, but the revitalisation of George Brown & Sons Engineers Ltd is really something. Leith is a hotbed of culinary, architectural and creative talent. ...
www.bite-magazine.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
My NEW review: Brown's of Leith for Bite Magazine: www.bite-magazine.com/post/brown-s...
#review #Leith #Leithlife #Edinburgh #foodreview
#review #Leith #Leithlife #Edinburgh #foodreview
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'Just a glass of water' linocut by contemporary Ukrainian printmaker Olesya Dzhurayeva #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
November 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
'Just a glass of water' linocut by contemporary Ukrainian printmaker Olesya Dzhurayeva #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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🛍 #SmallBusinessSaturday is next week, celebrating 100s of independent shops & artists across Leith, Abbeyhill, Broughton, Bonnington, Pilrig, Canonmills, & Hillside.
Very lucky we still have such diverse high streets in the area - let's keep them. smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com
Very lucky we still have such diverse high streets in the area - let's keep them. smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com
Small Business Saturday UK | Another year making a Big Difference!
Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to 'shop local' and support small businesses in their communities.
smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🛍 #SmallBusinessSaturday is next week, celebrating 100s of independent shops & artists across Leith, Abbeyhill, Broughton, Bonnington, Pilrig, Canonmills, & Hillside.
Very lucky we still have such diverse high streets in the area - let's keep them. smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com
Very lucky we still have such diverse high streets in the area - let's keep them. smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com
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How are you finding the Edinburgh Voi bike hire scheme ? Do you use it ? When you are a pedestrian are poorly parked bikes making it difficult for you to walk on pavements etc ?
Please share your thoughts, and photos, in the comments below or you can email us at:[email protected]
Please share your thoughts, and photos, in the comments below or you can email us at:[email protected]
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
How are you finding the Edinburgh Voi bike hire scheme ? Do you use it ? When you are a pedestrian are poorly parked bikes making it difficult for you to walk on pavements etc ?
Please share your thoughts, and photos, in the comments below or you can email us at:[email protected]
Please share your thoughts, and photos, in the comments below or you can email us at:[email protected]
Scottish women win European silver in a tight contest against Sweden. 🥈 #curling
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
European Curling Championships: Scotland take silver after defeat by Sweden
Scotland fall short in their quest for gold at the European Curling Championships as Rebecca Morrison's rink are beaten 7-5 in the final by Sweden.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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A5: I can personally recommend Pure Leith Mint Tea #EdinburghHOUR www.griffenfitness.com/pureleith
Pure Leith mint tea — Griffen Fitness Personal Training in Edinburgh
Homegrown mint tea from Leith, Edinburgh. Whole leaf and nothing but the leaf - no twigs. Refreshing, healthy and unique. Rehydrate well with this small batch herbal infusion. Limited edition.
www.griffenfitness.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A5: I can personally recommend Pure Leith Mint Tea #EdinburghHOUR www.griffenfitness.com/pureleith
My NEW review: Brown's of Leith for Bite Magazine: www.bite-magazine.com/post/brown-s...
#review #Leith #Leithlife #Edinburgh #foodreview
#review #Leith #Leithlife #Edinburgh #foodreview
Brown's of Leith Now Open: Discover the New Culinary Hub at The Shore
Wow! It’s not a reaction I have often to new spaces, but the revitalisation of George Brown & Sons Engineers Ltd is really something. Leith is a hotbed of culinary, architectural and creative talent. ...
www.bite-magazine.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
My NEW review: Brown's of Leith for Bite Magazine: www.bite-magazine.com/post/brown-s...
#review #Leith #Leithlife #Edinburgh #foodreview
#review #Leith #Leithlife #Edinburgh #foodreview
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A RECORDING of Angus Miller's @geowalks.scot online talk on 25 November, 'WHERE'S THE VOLCANO? The story of the making of Calton Hill' is now posted on Vimeo:
caltonhilltrust.org/recording-of...
caltonhilltrust.org/recording-of...
November 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A RECORDING of Angus Miller's @geowalks.scot online talk on 25 November, 'WHERE'S THE VOLCANO? The story of the making of Calton Hill' is now posted on Vimeo:
caltonhilltrust.org/recording-of...
caltonhilltrust.org/recording-of...
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Thank you!
We’re running a children’s bookshop pop-up on 8th - 11th December on Leith Walk.
Come along and support our budding business as we prepare to open a permanent shop in 2026.
#EdinburghHour
We’re running a children’s bookshop pop-up on 8th - 11th December on Leith Walk.
Come along and support our budding business as we prepare to open a permanent shop in 2026.
#EdinburghHour
November 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Thank you!
We’re running a children’s bookshop pop-up on 8th - 11th December on Leith Walk.
Come along and support our budding business as we prepare to open a permanent shop in 2026.
#EdinburghHour
We’re running a children’s bookshop pop-up on 8th - 11th December on Leith Walk.
Come along and support our budding business as we prepare to open a permanent shop in 2026.
#EdinburghHour
Thank you very much, delivered by bike too!
A5: I can personally recommend Pure Leith Mint Tea #EdinburghHOUR www.griffenfitness.com/pureleith
Pure Leith mint tea — Griffen Fitness Personal Training in Edinburgh
Homegrown mint tea from Leith, Edinburgh. Whole leaf and nothing but the leaf - no twigs. Refreshing, healthy and unique. Rehydrate well with this small batch herbal infusion. Limited edition.
www.griffenfitness.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Thank you very much, delivered by bike too!
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A4: A donation to Rock Trust will help young people in Scotland find warmth and safety #EdinburghHour
bsky.app/profile/rock...
bsky.app/profile/rock...
This winter, help us make us make a difference to the lives of young people facing loneliness, fear and financial hardship.
Your donation this Christmas, will help young people in Scotland find warmth and safety.
To find out more about the campaign head over to https://ow.ly/H9Kt50XvJb5
Your donation this Christmas, will help young people in Scotland find warmth and safety.
To find out more about the campaign head over to https://ow.ly/H9Kt50XvJb5
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A4: A donation to Rock Trust will help young people in Scotland find warmth and safety #EdinburghHour
bsky.app/profile/rock...
bsky.app/profile/rock...
A5 Local book!
For the 'reluctant' exerciser in your life - Learn to get fit without a gym, only £7.99 from www.griffenfitness.com/shop/p/get-f... and Logan & Malloch, foot of Leith Walk. #EdinburghHour #book
For the 'reluctant' exerciser in your life - Learn to get fit without a gym, only £7.99 from www.griffenfitness.com/shop/p/get-f... and Logan & Malloch, foot of Leith Walk. #EdinburghHour #book
Get Fit and Enjoy It: Learn Effective Exercise From Home book — Griffen Fitness Personal Training in Edinburgh
Have you ever wanted to get fit from home, but don’t know where to start? This is a simple and effective method to exercising without a gym with minimal equipment. It’s suitable for reluctant or lapse...
www.griffenfitness.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A5 Local book!
For the 'reluctant' exerciser in your life - Learn to get fit without a gym, only £7.99 from www.griffenfitness.com/shop/p/get-f... and Logan & Malloch, foot of Leith Walk. #EdinburghHour #book
For the 'reluctant' exerciser in your life - Learn to get fit without a gym, only £7.99 from www.griffenfitness.com/shop/p/get-f... and Logan & Malloch, foot of Leith Walk. #EdinburghHour #book
Beautiful!
As a small creating business, I'm joining in with @secretedinburgh.bsky.social for #EdinburghHour tonight.
My own little business is selling my original art:
folksy.com/find/shop/th...
#OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #SupportSmallBusiness
My own little business is selling my original art:
folksy.com/find/shop/th...
#OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #SupportSmallBusiness
November 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Beautiful!
Q4 Just Announced! 'Get Fit from Home' workshop at Griffen Fitness, 12 January. Boost your mojo for 2026, or a friend's. Come together! It's fun!
Suitable for all, free healthy nibbles and Q & A.
Only £20.26 from www.griffenfitness.com/shop/p/get-f...
#EdinburghHour #fitness #workshop
Suitable for all, free healthy nibbles and Q & A.
Only £20.26 from www.griffenfitness.com/shop/p/get-f...
#EdinburghHour #fitness #workshop
Get Fit from Home workshop — Griffen Fitness Personal Training in Edinburgh
Make 2026 the year that you start exercising from the comfort of home. All you need is to know how... Learn everything you need in this interactive 90 minute workshop to get you moving. W...
www.griffenfitness.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Q4 Just Announced! 'Get Fit from Home' workshop at Griffen Fitness, 12 January. Boost your mojo for 2026, or a friend's. Come together! It's fun!
Suitable for all, free healthy nibbles and Q & A.
Only £20.26 from www.griffenfitness.com/shop/p/get-f...
#EdinburghHour #fitness #workshop
Suitable for all, free healthy nibbles and Q & A.
Only £20.26 from www.griffenfitness.com/shop/p/get-f...
#EdinburghHour #fitness #workshop
A2 Super exclusive Pure Leith mint tea, now in our third year. Grown, dried and packaged in Leith - delivered by bike (EH only), free UK P&P. Only £5 from www.pureleith.com #EdinburghHour #uniquegift #Leithlife #herbaltea
Pure Leith mint tea — Griffen Fitness Personal Training in Edinburgh
Homegrown mint tea from Leith, Edinburgh. Whole leaf and nothing but the leaf - no twigs. Refreshing, healthy and unique. Rehydrate well with this small batch herbal infusion. Limited edition.
www.pureleith.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A2 Super exclusive Pure Leith mint tea, now in our third year. Grown, dried and packaged in Leith - delivered by bike (EH only), free UK P&P. Only £5 from www.pureleith.com #EdinburghHour #uniquegift #Leithlife #herbaltea
Evening #EdinburghHour, it's been awhile. I'm Tracy from Griffen Fitness, #Leith you'll be hearing more from me in a bit...
#fitness #books #minttea #giftvouchers
www.griffenfitness.com
#fitness #books #minttea #giftvouchers
www.griffenfitness.com
Griffen Fitness Personal Training in Edinburgh
Get fit without the gym, results guaranteed. Outdoors, online or in our private fitness studio, just off Leith Walk. Expert PT Tracy will personalise your workout and nutrition to your own goals. All ...
www.griffenfitness.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Evening #EdinburghHour, it's been awhile. I'm Tracy from Griffen Fitness, #Leith you'll be hearing more from me in a bit...
#fitness #books #minttea #giftvouchers
www.griffenfitness.com
#fitness #books #minttea #giftvouchers
www.griffenfitness.com
Dalmeny Street park looking stunning with new planting done today. I planted some of these, what fun! Thanks @jackrmcaldwell.bsky.social for heads up.
www.thrivinggreenspaces.scot
#Leithlife #Greensky #gardening #urbangarden #Leith
www.thrivinggreenspaces.scot
#Leithlife #Greensky #gardening #urbangarden #Leith
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Dalmeny Street park looking stunning with new planting done today. I planted some of these, what fun! Thanks @jackrmcaldwell.bsky.social for heads up.
www.thrivinggreenspaces.scot
#Leithlife #Greensky #gardening #urbangarden #Leith
www.thrivinggreenspaces.scot
#Leithlife #Greensky #gardening #urbangarden #Leith
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COMING SOON.—The next printed Spurtle (Issue 357) will be published after midnight on 1 December. Copies will start to appear across Broughton and beyond later today and tomorrow. Unhelpful preview here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/breaking
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
November 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
COMING SOON.—The next printed Spurtle (Issue 357) will be published after midnight on 1 December. Copies will start to appear across Broughton and beyond later today and tomorrow. Unhelpful preview here: www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/breaking
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
#Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
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We're curating our own street photography exhibition in Edinburgh early next year for Edinburgh-based photographers.
Submissions are now open! See website for full details.
streetphoto.social/open-call-2026
#photography #streetphotography #edinburgh #art #exhibition
Submissions are now open! See website for full details.
streetphoto.social/open-call-2026
#photography #streetphotography #edinburgh #art #exhibition
Street Photo Social Exhibiton 2026 – Open Call - Street Photo Social
Street Photo Social is curating a street photography exhibition celebrating Edinburgh through the eyes of local photographers. The exhibition will be held at...
streetphoto.social
November 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We're curating our own street photography exhibition in Edinburgh early next year for Edinburgh-based photographers.
Submissions are now open! See website for full details.
streetphoto.social/open-call-2026
#photography #streetphotography #edinburgh #art #exhibition
Submissions are now open! See website for full details.
streetphoto.social/open-call-2026
#photography #streetphotography #edinburgh #art #exhibition
Origano are firm fav (their tiramisu is good too) but there's much #pizza competition in #Leith nowadays. I enjoyed #Civerinos at newly opened Browns on The Shore today. Recommended.
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Origano are firm fav (their tiramisu is good too) but there's much #pizza competition in #Leith nowadays. I enjoyed #Civerinos at newly opened Browns on The Shore today. Recommended.