Portobello Town Hall

02/09/2024

🌟 **Important Announcement** 🌟

We regret to inform you that the Ceilidh fundraiser scheduled for 13th September has been cancelled. We appreciate all your support and understanding during this time.

For refunds, please email us at [email protected]

Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you at our future events! ❤️✨

31/08/2024

🎉 **Join Us for a Ceilidh Fundraiser for Gaza Relief!** 🎉

🗓️ **Date:** Saturday, September 14, 2024
🕖 **Time:** 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
📍 **Location:** Portobello Town Hall, EH15 1PB

Get ready for an unforgettable evening filled with music, dancing, and community spirit! Join us at the Portobello Town Hall for our ceilidh fundraiser in support of Gaza.

✨ **Event Highlights:**
- Live band & traditional dancing
- Delicious street food
- An art exhibition showcasing the work of talented Palestinian children
- Special musical performance by one of Scotland's finest bagpipers
- Exclusive live updates and insights from aid workers “live from Gaza”
- Opportunities to engage and learn how you can support relief efforts
- A silent auction featuring premium items

This is your chance to come together as a community and make a difference. Don't miss out!

🙌 **Let’s make a positive impact together!** Please share and spread the word!

Tickets 🎟 available here:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/aweecineatlas/1374803

29/08/2024

🎭 Get ready for an unforgettable night (Wednesday 18th September until Saturday 21st September) at Portobello Town Hall! Experience the magic of the world's most beloved musical, featuring iconic songs like "I Dreamed a Dream," "Bring Him Home," and "One Day More." 🌟

Join us for a special Stage Door Experience showcasing talented local young performers, backed by a professional production and technical team, plus a live orchestra! 🎶

Don’t miss out – grab your tickets now! 🎟️👉 Get Tickets Here https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/portobello/portobello-town-hall/les-miserables-school-edition/e-kdbjvr

23/08/2024

Sunday 1st September is the monthly Makers Market in .

Come along between 11:00am and 4:00pm to choose from a selection of gorgeous hand made products.

12/08/2024

Come along and ceilidh with Dr Reelgood Ceilidh band for a Portobello Town Hall Fundraiser.
Licenced bar and snacks available. All funds raised will support your Town Hall. More information and tickets

Friday 13th September
7.00pm - 10.30pm
Tickets - Adult £15.00pp Child £8.00pp
Book Your Ticket Here - https://stagestubs.com/portobello-central-scio/portobello-town-hall-fundraising-ceilidh-2024-09

05/08/2024

We’d just like to remind everyone that we are closed for three weeks from Monday 5th August.

We hope everyone enjoys their August and look forward to welcoming you back soon.
We are still open for enquiries and queries about any bookings.

Here are our contact details: [email protected]
07934911849
https://www.portobellotownhall.org/

03/08/2024

It’s almost time for the monthly Makers Market with an amazing selection of makers join us is exhibiting art, accessories, jewellery, clothing, ceramics, homewares, textiles, plants, coffee, cake, live music, a South African BBQ & FREE Massages this month too!

Sunday 4th August
11.00am - 4.00pm
Portobello Town Hall
Dog Friendly (on leads)
Fully Accessible
Free Entry

31/07/2024

Breakneck Comedy presents Karen Dunbar
Star of ‘Chewin the Fat’ brings her stand-up comedy show to Porty. Please note there is no supporting act.
Tickets - https://www.breakneckcomedy.co.uk/comedians/karen-dunbar
Friday 22nd November
Doors Open 7.30pm and show starts at 8.30pm
Portobello Town Hall

23/07/2024

We can't wait to bring our production of Matilda JR. to the stunning Portobello Town Hall this July.

Matilda JR. tells the story of a girl with a vivid imagination, who dreams of a better life. With her courage, intelligence, and perhaps some special powers, will Matilda be able to help her classmates escape the punishments of mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull? And will the “revolting children” finally teach the grown-ups a lesson?

This Stage Door Experience, produced in the summer holidays, will feature a cast of local young people led by a professional production & technical team!

Tickets can be purchased via the link:
https://shorturl.at/qoxPq

Matilda JR.

Portobello Town Hall

Wed 24th - Sat 27th July 2024

7.30pm / Fri & Sat Matinee, 2pm

Tickets are now available for Matilda JR. at Portobello Town Hall, Portobello between Wednesday 24th July 2024 and Saturday 27th July 2024. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

13/07/2024

Portobello. We NEED People Like You!
NHS Blood Donation
Thursday 18th July
2.00pm - 4.00pm & 5.30pm - 7.30pm
For more information - scotblood.co.uk

28/06/2024

Body Boosting Bingo - Age Scotland is the National Charity for Older People. We provide information, advice and friendship, support older people’s groups, promote age and dementia-friendly workplaces, deliver health and wellbeing programmes, and campaign on the issues that older people tell us are important.

Venue is wheelchair accessible.
This event is indoors.

Saturday 29th June
1.00pm - 2.00pm
Free Event

26/06/2024

Porty Pride Market with Support The Makers showcasing local handmade crafts from makers, including art, accessories, coffee, jewellery, house plants & textiles. Street food, ice- cream bicycle, knife sharpening, permanent jewellery, tooth gems, nail art, live music & creative workshops.

Sunday 30th June
11.00am - 4.00pm
Free entry
Dogs on lead welcome
For more info please contact Support the Makers - https://supportthemakersuk.com/ or email [email protected]

25/06/2024

Full Moon Festival
Ritual Sound Journey with Ruben and Eek, native Mesoamericans; Cacao ceremony with Erika, an indigenous ancestral cacao guardian from Peru.

Where to get more information or tickets - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/full-moon-festival-tickets-848151011507?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete

Sunday 21st July
Part One 9.30am
Part Two 7.30pm

24/06/2024

Its been a joy to host Stagedoor for some fabulous productions are we are excited that will be back for much more sell out shows this year bringing such fun with musicals and pantomimes.

23/06/2024

As we move from saving the building to becoming the group that runs a community business in business-like yet inclusive manner. We're now looking to expand our range of skills and expertise. Our Chair Wendy outlines the skills and expertise we’d like to bring in. Can you help us?

We opened our doors on 1st June 2023 and since that standing start we have gone
from strength to strength.
We have employed 4 staff: a venue manager for 30 hours a week, an admin worker
for 10 hours a week and 2 event staff, each for 10 hours a week.
We are part way through a £150,000 refurbishment and we have bookings well into
2025 and beyond.
Events have included musical theatre and pantomime, makers’ markets, boxing and
wrestling, ceilidhs, ballet shows, book readings, birthday parties and weddings and
more.
As a board we are now at the stage of moving from being the group that saved the
building to becoming the group that runs a community business in business-like yet
inclusive manner. We're now looking to expand our range of skills and expertise.

The Board
The role of the Board is -
To set and maintain the vision, mission and values of the organisation,
To set the strategic direction of the organisation, make plans for implementation
and monitor progress,
To ensure good governance including ensuring that the organisation has the
structure, capacity and resources for its work,
To make certain that the financial affairs of the organisation are conducted
properly and are accurately reported,
To support the Staff in the operational aspects of the running of the Town Hall.

What we are looking for
We are currently looking for some specific skills, although we welcome people with
other skills and enthusiasm who would like to be part of our next stages of
development.

The areas we have identified are -
Fundraising
Finance
Venue management
Legal
HR
Building/ property management

Ideally this would be as trustees, but we know that’s not a role for everyone. If being
a Trustee isn't your bag but you'd like to help in those areas above we'd love to have a conversation with you to look at how you could support and advise us on a
voluntary basis.

Alongside the specific skills, we are looking for more people to join our Board. You
don't have to have had previous experience of being a trustee, although an
understanding of the board role and governance would be a helpful backdrop. We
have an induction process to support everyone.

The formal process for becoming a trustee is by election at the AGM which will be at
the beginning of October, but our constitution allows up to co-opt people who
are not members if they have specialist skills or expertise, at any time.

Commitment
Our SCIO meetings are usually in person and we meet monthly, from 7.00- 9.00pm.
We have a number of subgroups who meet in between times to progress particular
aspects of the work.

Find out more - please get in touch with Wendy at [email protected]

21/06/2024

DO YOU WANT TO BE IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE OF A BBC TV PROGRAMME?

Debate Night is BBC Scotland’s political TV discussion show and we want the people of Scotland to have their say.

The programme is travelling across the country on Wednesday evenings, and we would love to meet locals at a location nearest to you:
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How do I apply for FREE studio tickets?

Visit BBC Scotland - Debate Night and click ‘Apply to the Audience’. Filling out the online application takes two minutes! It's also accessible via mobile or tablet. If you would like to attend with somebody, please ask them to apply too.

Why be part of the audience? Debate Night is the only television programme of its kind in Scotland. With a UK general election next month, there’s never been a better time to put your questions to the country’s decision-makers and public figures.

We want people from all walks of life. You might be a parent, a carer or a student? Perhaps you run a business or are a frontline worker? Retired, self-employed, unemployed or just starting out in the workplace - we need you.

‌It’s your questions, stories, experiences and opinions that lead our discussion - so we couldn’t do it without you! Our panels are a great mix of people. Recent guests to join our politicians include authors Val McDermid and Alex Gray, columnists Owen Jones, Hugo Rifkind and Ayesha Hazarika, comedians Karen Dunbar and Susie McCabe, musicians Ricky Ross and Fish, Lord Sugar's advisor Mike Soutar from BBC The Apprentice and former Dragons’ Den entrepreneur Piers Linney.

‌You can see previous episodes on the BBC iPlayer: BBC Scotland - Debate Night
Know someone else who might be interested?
Help us spread the word by sharing this message with friends, family and colleagues.

Wednesday 26th June
7.30pm - 11.00pm

20/06/2024

We are delighted to have the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival present Ali Affleck & the Travelling Janes + Tenement Jazz Band with Cili Marsall as part of their 2024 programme! Led by trombonist Patrick Kenny, and featuring some of Scotland’s finest brass, wind and percussion players, Saltire Street Band are Edinburgh’s own New Orleans inspired brass band. The eight-piece band create a mix of upbeat, feelgood tunes that will get you moving, giving new life to New Orleans classics and playing contemporary arrangements with a brass band twist.

For tickets - https://www.ejbf.co.uk/artist/ali-affleck-traveling-janes-tenement-jazz-band-cili-marsall

Tuesday 16th July 7.30pm - 9.30pm

19/06/2024

Portobello Community Choir: Singing For Our Lives

Come and learn some harmony songs with a focus on equality and rights for LGBTQ+ people, and to celebrate rights won.

All welcome – no singing experience needed.

Venue is wheelchair accessible.
This event is indoors.

Saturday 29th June
12.00pm - 1.00pm

18/06/2024

Q***r Social Justice Pop-Up
This workshop is open to all concerned with questions of q***r social justice and LGBTQ+ life. How do we remember, address and action questions of q***r social justice - what does this look like? Is this equality for all? A sense of place? Something else? What creative possibilities might we imagine and enact? How can resources be produced collectively, how can space at the table be shared?

This workshop will be run by Yvette Taylor, featuring zine making, postcard activities, timeline tasks, social justice prompts, creative writing… and more!

Yvette Taylor is author of Working-Class Q***rs (Pluto, 2023), University of Strathclyde.

11.12.30 Workshop 1
12.30-1.30 LUNCH (limited numbers please book)
1.30-3.30 Workshop 2
3.30-4pm (Feedback & Close)

There is no requirement to sign-up or stay all day but booking allows us to manage numbers and structure a plan.

Lunch provided by (vegetarian and vegan)

This is an indoor event which will will take place on the first floor with only access being stairs. Porty Town Hall is actively working to make their whole building fully accessible.

Mask wearing is supported and encouraged (and will not be challenged) and we will have masks available for anyone to use. We recommend all who attend Porty Pride to do a Lateral Flow Test before attending an event. We support anyone wishing to be seated at a safe distance during an event, please just ask.

Sunday 30th June
11.00am - 4.00pm
Tickets - https://www.outsavvy.com/event/20467/q***r-social-justice-pop-up
***rsocialjustice

17/06/2024

Public Consultation on Seafield Regeneration
Have your say on the future of Seafield. Come and see the emerging proposals for the Seafield Regeneration Masterplan and share your thoughts with 7N Architects and the City of Edinburgh Council.
Where to get more information or tickets ttps://app-eu1.hubspot.com/file-preview/25277866/file/106029242579/

Saturday 22nd June
10.30am - 1.30pm

16/06/2024

Join us for a night of poetry celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.

With four fabulous performers and open mic sessions, we’re delighted to introduce this spoken word event to the Porty Pride calendar.

BSL Interpreters.
Venue is wheelchair accessible.
This is an indoor event.
Sunday 30th June
6.30pm - 9.00pm
Tickets - https://www.outsavvy.com/event/20008/loud-poets-porty-pride-presents-speak-up-a-night-of-poetry-celebrating-the-lgbtq-community

15/06/2024

We love supporting small business and having Support The Makers join us each month for the makers markets. Its been lovely to watch the markets grow each month and become a popular monthly highlight in our calendar.

13/06/2024

Portobello Rugby Club - The Porty Party
Century Celebration
Dress - Smart/Casual Dress in Porty colours.
Arrival Drink
Food Truck token to use when hungry.
Three live sets with our House Band.
Party Disco.
Card Bar only

For more info email - [email protected]

Saturday 15th June at 6.00pm - 11.30pm

12/06/2024

What we have achieved in the year since we opened the doors.
186 Events
4 Staff Members
120 + Volunteers
28670 Visitors

We had no idea that we would reach these numbers and with a very full calendar of events we are excited to continue being a community hub in the heart of Portobello.

11/06/2024

Come work it out before you party

Musical Theatre Fitness is an all-levels 45-minute dance cardio workout that combines functional fitness, HIIT, and dance moves with musical tracks from stage and screen.

Tracks range from slow to fast and helps to develop stamina and strength, boost your heart health, help you destress, improve coordination and overall fitness, whilst having lots of fun and singing along!

This is an indoor event.
Saturday 29th June
10.00am - 11.00am
Tickets available from Porty Pride

09/06/2024

Celebrate Porty Pride with us at the annual Pride Ball
With DJ’s and performers - Loud and Proud Choir, DJ Blu, Mystika Glamoor, Chloe Roze and DJ Simon Hot Mess.

Saturday 29th June
7.00pm - 11.00pm
Fully accessible.
Tickets - own Porty Pride website - https://portypride.com/events

08/06/2024

We’re looking forward to having Porty Pride back in the Town Hall at the end of the month. Last year they were our opening hire and we are still grateful for all the learning we gained from working with them! Here are some lovely words from them.

06/06/2024

Come and see a friend (or foe) dance underneath the lights. This will be a night of brilliant boxing and an unbeatable atmosphere.

Friday 7th June
6.00pm - 10.30pm
Tickets from - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boxing-by-the-boardwalk-tickets- or contact [email protected]

05/06/2024

SOLD OUT The Cat Prince Paperback Launch tonight with Micahel Pedersen & Hollie McNish reading and in conversation with Nicola Sturgeon with Music by Rachel Sermanni.

Wednesday 5th June
7.00pm - 9.00pm (Doors open at 6.00pm)
SOLD OUT

03/06/2024

Happy Pride Month and excited to be hosting a events with a full weekend of celebrations including a Pride Film Night, Pride Ball & Pride Market.

Friday 28th - Sunday 30th June
For more info & tickets - https://portypride.com/