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Summer Garden Party - Sunday 8th August 2010

By webmaster • Jun 15th, 2010 • Category: Events

THE edmesh ANNUAL SUMMER GARDEN PARTY

Date: Sunday 8th August 2010
Time: Duddingston Kirk
Venue: Duddingston Kirk (see directions below)
Cost: Members £5, non-members £6.50

(There may be a small additional charge if you require sunshine!)



Union Canal Boat Trip - Friday 25th June 2010

By webmaster • Jun 15th, 2010 • Category: Events

Date: Friday 25th June 2010
Time: 1pm
Cost: £9 to members (includes buffet)
Venue: Meet at Edinburgh Quay

edmesh has organised a three hour boat trip gently gliding along the Union Canal, a unique wildlife corridor connecting the heart of the Edinburgh with the outlying countryside.

You’ll even get a chance to steer the boat if you wish!



Summer 2010 cafe meetings

By webmaster • May 28th, 2010 • Category: Events

Our café meetings, held on the first Wednesday of the month, will be as follows over the summer (note that all meetings are at Holyrood Palace café except the July meeting, when we will be meeting at the Debenhams café instead).



edmesh at Ocean Terminal 28 & 29 May 2010

By webmaster • May 28th, 2010 • Category: Events

As part of ME Awareness month, edmesh will have an information stand at Ocean Terminal on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 May. All are welcome to join us and say hello!
We will be there from 10-5 Saturday and 10-4 Sunday.
How to get to Ocean Terminal.



Open Meeting with Dr Perrin - Thursday 25th March 2010

By webmaster • Jan 21st, 2010 • Category: Events

edmesh Open Meeting
Speaker: Dr Raymond Perrin
Topic: The Perrin Technique
Date: Thursday 25 March 2010
Time: 2pm (doors open 1.30pm)
Venue: Lammermuir Hall, St Cuthbert’s Church,
5 Lothian Road, Edinburgh

Everyone welcome. Free talk. Refreshments.
Wheelchair access. Parking nearby.
Lifts available on request.
Dr Raymond Perrin is an osteopath who has been treating and conducting research in to M.E. for many years.
For more information [...]



Spring 2010 cafe meetings

By webmaster • Jan 21st, 2010 • Category: Events

Our cafe meetings continue at Debenhams fourth floor cafe, Princes Street, Edinburgh, on the first Wednesday of the month.
The next meetings will be held at:
February 3 at 2.30pm
March 3 at 2.30pm
April 7 at 2.30pm
See here for more information on how to find the cafe.



Christmas Season Social Events - Nov/Dec 2009

By webmaster • Oct 25th, 2009 • Category: Events

We have 3 exciting events lined up for the Christmas season:

Festival Theatre Guided Tour, Friday 13 November 2009

Christmas Panto at the King’s Theatre, Saturday 5th December 2009

Christmas Lunch at the Quay, Friday 18th December 2009



Therapies for ME Project - Volunteer Opportunity

By webmaster • Oct 20th, 2009 • Category: Featured Article, Therapies for ME

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN FREE TRAINING IN A COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY?

Please note that this training opportunity is exclusive to edmesh members who:

(a) are current members and have been members for at least 6 months
AND
(b) have a diagnosis of ME-CFS



edmesh awarded funding for ‘Therapies for ME’ Project

By webmaster • Oct 7th, 2009 • Category: News

Edinburgh M.E. Self-Help Group (edmesh) is delighted to announce that we have been successful in an application to secure funding from the Self Management Fund for Scotland which is jointly funded by the Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland (LTCAS) and the Scottish Government.
edmesh is one of only 16 successful applicants.
The grant will be [...]



Questionnaire on path accessibility - please send in your response asap!

By webmaster • Oct 4th, 2009 • Category: News

Paths for All and Scottish Natural Heritage have started work on a project to look at ‘Improving Website Approaches for Promoting and Marketing Paths’.
More and more people are turning to the Internet to get the information they need to access paths around Scotland. At the moment the provision is very disjointed and unco-ordinated. As part [...]