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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 [...]



Cafe get togethers - new venue for April and May

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

For April and May, our regular monthly cafe get-togethers on the first Wednesday of the month will be held at a new venue. (Note that from June through the summer, we will revert to our usual venue of the Holyrood Palace cafe.)
Venue: Debenhams 4th floor cafe, Princes Street, Edinburgh
Time: 14:30-16:00,  1st April 2009 and 6 [...]



Jonathan Kerr to speak at edmesh meeting in May 2009

By webmaster • Feb 12th, 2009 • Category: Events

Dr Jonathan Kerr will be the guest speaker at edmesh’s Open Meeting on Saturday 9 May - this is just before the start of ME Awareness Week on 12 May 2009. This is free to members and non-members alike. Further details will be added to the Events page nearer the time.
Holding the title of Sir [...]



Christmas Events for Members - 7th & 19th December

By webmaster • Oct 15th, 2008 • Category: Events

There are two events for edmesh members in December - a pantomime visit and lunch, both at subsidised prices.

Christmas Pantomime - Aladdin (description here)



Union Canal Boat Trip - Friday 17 October

By webmaster • Sep 22nd, 2008 • Category: Events

Date: 17 October 2008
Time: 1pm
Trip Duration: 3 hours
Venue: The trip begins and ends at Edinburgh Quay, Fountainbridge (see directions below)
Cost: £8 for edmesh members, including buffet
edmesh has organised a three hour boat trip gently gliding along the Union Canal, a unique wildlife corridor connecting the heart of Edinburgh with the outlying countryside. You’ll even get [...]