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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



Autumn/winter cafe meetings

By webmaster • Sep 8th, 2009 • Category: Events

For the autumn and winter, we revert to meeting at Debenhams fourth floor cafe, Princes Street, Edinburgh, on the first Wednesday of the month.

The next meetings will be held at:

October 7 at 2.30pm
November 4 at 2.30pm
December 2 at 2.30pm



AGM and Open Meeting - Saturday 3rd October

By webmaster • Sep 8th, 2009 • Category: Events

Speaker: Dr Vance Spence, ME Research UK
Topic: Biomedical Research in ME/CFS: where are we, and where do we want to go?
Date: Saturday 3rd October 2009
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.



Summer cafe meetings - note change of date to 8 July

By webmaster • Jun 3rd, 2009 • Category: Events

Our regular monthly get-togethers have resumed at the Holyrood Palace cafe for the summer months. The next few meetings will be:
June 3 2009 at 2.30pm
July 8 2009 at 2.30pm
August 5 2009 at 2.30pm
September 2 2009 at 2.30pm
Meetings are normally held on the first Wednesday of each month, so note the change of date in July [...]



Summer Garden Party - Saturday 15th August

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

THE edmesh ANNUAL SUMMER GARDEN PARTY

Saturday 15th August 2009 at 1pm

The ever popular get-together with buffet and refreshments will be held in the beautiful gardens at Duddingston Kirk.



IMPORTANT NOTICE: DR KERR TALK 9 MAY CANCELLED

By webmaster • May 8th, 2009 • Category: Events

Unfortunately, edmesh have learned today (Friday) that Dr Jonathan Kerr is ill with flu and will be unable to travel to Edinburgh to give his talk on Saturday 9 May.
We have therefore decided to cancel Saturday’s open meeting at 2pm at the Lammermuir Hall, St Cuthbert’s Church.
We apologise for the short notice of this announcement [...]



Falkirk Wheel visit - free to members - Thursday 21st May

By webmaster • Apr 13th, 2009 • Category: Events

This event is dedicated to the memory of our dear friend, Alan Lear. The outing will be free to edmesh members, thanks to a donation by Debbie Balsle



ME Awareness Week Events - 9th to 17th May 2009

By webmaster • Apr 13th, 2009 • Category: Events, Strategies and Therapies

ME Awareness Week in Edinburgh kicks off with Dr Jonathan Kerr’s talk to edmesh at St Cuthbert’s Church on Saturday 9th May.
On Tuesday 12th May (International ME Awareness Day) there will be a Reception at the Scottish Parliament at which it is hoped to launch the Good Practice Statement for GPs, as well as the [...]



Jonathan Kerr talk at Open Meeting - Saturday 9 May - now cancelled

By webmaster • Mar 17th, 2009 • Category: Events

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SEE HERE FOR FULL DETAILS.
Speaker: Dr Jonathan R Kerr, Sir Joseph Hotung Clinical Senior Lecturer in Inflammation, Hon. Consultant in Microbiology, St George’s University of London
Topic: “Genomic Subtypes of CFS/ME”
Date: Saturday 9th May 2009
Time: 2pm (doors open 1.30pm)
Venue: Lammermuir Hall, St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Road, Edinburgh

ALL WELCOME. Admission Free.
Buses [...]



Visit to National Museum of Flight - Thursday 23 April

By webmaster • Mar 17th, 2009 • Category: Events

Date: 23 April 2009
Time: 1pm
Venue: National Musuem of Flight, East Fortune Airfield, East Lothian, EH39 5LF
Cost: edmesh members £4.50, non-members £5.85
Join us for a visit to the National Musuem of Flight on 23 April, which includes The Concorde Experience exhibition. The Museum is situated 20 miles east of Edinburgh, off the B1347. We hope to [...]