A Fresh Start - Meet Greg, the newest member of our team!!

Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike, said JFK, and at The Ripple we LOVE bikes so much that we are launching our new social cycling club Ripple Riders on Thursday 25th April. This will be a weekly social bike ride, on off road and quiet local routes from The Ripple, led by trained volunteers for social connection, fitness and fresh air. It will run every Thursday morning, meeting at 9.30 and arriving back by 11.15. The pace will be relaxed and inclusive, its free and open to anyone over 18 in the local area. We even have bikes for you to borrow if you don’t have your own yet, and we’ll provide drinks and snacks for a break at the half way point. Routes will be around 10k and reasonably flat so this is suitable for anyone competent on their bike who wants to improve their fitness, meet new people, increase their knowledge of excellent local routes, and spend more time outside. We’d love for you to join us so if you want to be fitter and happier please contact Cat to join or find out more on 07510 521759 

Late last year, The Ripple and 16 local people hosted a meeting with Edinburgh Council to discuss our concerns with the local roads and pavements. Fast forward 4 months, and the council have changed the way they prioritise improvements, and thanked us for our input!! A big congratulations to all of our members who attended this meeting.

Friday club had a visit from Russell from the Living Memory Association, who was talking about all the old shops that used to be in Edinburgh and Leith. It was a great session full of memories and discussions of the shops and what was there. 

Visit from Author Doug Johnstone, who talked about his books, including his new sci-fi book based in Edinburgh! Doug visit was thanks to our continued partnership with the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Valentines celebration with Heart piñatas