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=== Speciality ===
 
=== Speciality ===
 
* [http://edinburghmenus.com/ EdinburghMenus.com] - [http://twitter.com/edinburghmenus Twitter]
 
* [http://edinburghmenus.com/ EdinburghMenus.com] - [http://twitter.com/edinburghmenus Twitter]
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* http://opentechcalendar.co.uk/
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== Recycling & reuse ==
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* [http://www.sort-it.org.uk/index.asp?AuthID=12 Sort It] Useful information on how you can Reduce, Reuse and Recycle your household waste.
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** [http://www.sort-it.org.uk/cap.asp?AuthID=99&CatID=24 Recycling Centres & Points]
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* [http://www.recyclelocal.co.uk/ recyclelocal] If you don't want it, recycle it, locally
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* [http://junkk.blogspot.com/2007/10/reuse-exchange-sites.html Re:use 'Exchange' Sites]
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* [http://www.crns.org.uk Community Recycling Network for Scotland]
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* [http://www.changeworks.org.uk/content.php?linkid=347 Edinburgh Charity Shop Map]
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* [http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/1055/recycling/433/community_recycling_centres Community recycling centres]
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* Old Dalkeith Road CRC, Craigmillar EH16 4TB
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** 8am - 7.30pm Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm Saturday & Sunday
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* Fillyside Road CRC, Seafield EH7 6RD
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** 8am - 7.30pm Monday - Friday. 8am - 6pm Saturday & Sunday. Due to staffing difficulties, the commercial side of Seafield Community Recycling Centre will be closed from noon - 1pm until further no...
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* Bankhead Avenue CRC, Sighthill EH11 4EA
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** 8am - 7.30pm Monday - Friday. 8am - 6pm Saturday & Sunday
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== Services ==
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* [http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/Leisure/Libraries Edinburgh Libraries]
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* [http://www.fixmystreet.com/ FixMyStreet] Report, view, or discuss local problems (like graffiti, fly tipping, broken paving slabs, or street lighting)
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* [http://www.fillthathole.org.uk/authority/edinburgh FillThatHole.org.uk: The City of Edinburgh Council]
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* [http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/Council/Council_Business/Council_forms/Stair_lighting.html Problems with stair lighting form] (edinburgh.gov.uk)
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* [http://www.dracos.co.uk/play/locating-postboxes/?pc1=EH1 Locating postboxes: EH1]
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== Power ==
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* [http://www.electricityinfo.org/ electricityinfo.org] an independent website providing consumers with environmental information on the UK electricity supply industry
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== Gift economy ==
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* [http://www.freecycle.org/group/UK/Scotland/Edinburgh The Frecycle Network] Edinburgh
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EdinburghFreegle/ Edinburgh Freegle] Like Freecycle, but [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2009/sep/10/uk-freecycle-us-network freer].
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* [http://forum.justfortheloveofit.org/viewforum.php?f=51 Freeconomy Edinburgh]
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== Mutual credit ==
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* [http://www.edinburghlets.org.uk Edinburgh LETS] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Exchange_Trading_SystemsLocal Exchange Trading System])
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== News ==
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=== Local/Scotland ===
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/default.stm BBC News] Edinburgh, East and Fife
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/default.stm BBC News] Scotland
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* [http://www.edinburghoutlook.co.uk/ Edinburgh Outlook] News from your Local Council
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* [http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/ Edinburgh Evening News], [http://facebook.com/group.php?gid=210005635486 Facebook], [http://twitter.com/edinburghpaper Twitter]
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* [http://www.northedinburghnews.co.uk/ North Edinburgh News]
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* [http://www.scotsman.com/ scotsman.com] [http://twitter.com/Scotsman Twitter]
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* [http://www.heraldscotland.com/ The Herald]
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* [http://scotland.indymedia.org/ Indymedia Scotland]
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** [http://www.indymediascotland.org/event Events]
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=== UK/Europe/World ===
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/ BBC News] Front page
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** [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7459669.stm BBC News] Video stream
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* [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/ The Independent]
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* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk The Guardian]
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* [http://www.euractiv.com/en/HomePage EurActiv.com]
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* [http://www.euronews.net/europa/europe/ euronews | europa]
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* [http://www.euronews.net/news/world/ euronews | world]
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/timeswire/index.html?pagewanted=all New York Times] Wire
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* [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikinews]
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* [http://theregister.co.uk El Reg] Biting the hand that feeds IT
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* [http://boingboing.net Boing Boing] A Directory Of Wonderful Things
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* [http://www.thebigproject.co.uk/news/ The Big Project] News
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* [http://www.chipwrapper.co.uk/ Chipwrapper] Search UK newspapers
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/ BBC News: The Editors] [http://delicious.com/bbceditorsblog del.icio.us]
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== Weather ==
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/24hr.shtml?id=1808 BBC Weather: Edinburgh]
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* [http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/dg/edinburgh_forecast_weather.html Met Office: Edinburgh]
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* [http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/abs/Weathercam/station/ School of GeoSciences weather station summary]
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== Maps ==
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=== [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap] based ===
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* [http://maps.cloudmade.com/?lat=55.942856&lng=-3.198738&zoom=12&styleId=1 CloudMade]
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* [http://www.opencyclemap.org/?zoom=13&lat=55.95694&lon=-3.20046&layers=B000 OpenCycleMap]
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* [http://edinburgh.cyclestreets.net/ Edinburgh CycleStreets]
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* [http://www.öpnvkarte.de/?zoom=12&lat=55.94319&lon=-3.20482&layers=BT Öpnvkarte] - public transport map
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=== General maps ===
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* [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Edinburgh,+UK&ie=UTF8&split=0&ei=wBpBSqvNKobMjAeWsPiZCQ&ll=55.957849,-3.199425&spn=0.082259,0.2211&t=h&z=12&iwloc=A Google Maps]
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* [http://www.multimap.com/maps/?lat=55.949444&lon=-3.160278&zoom=12 multimap]
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* [http://www.multimap.com/maps/?lat=55.949444&lon=-3.160278&zoom=15&dp=os#map=55.95209,-3.15951|15|4&dp=os&bd=useful_information multimap] (OS data)
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* [http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=327639&y=673542&z=0&sv=55.949444,-3.160278&st=7&searchp=ids.srf Streetmap.co.uk]
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=== Extra info ===
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* [http://www.shaded-relief.com/?gt=55.949444&gl=-3.160278&z=9&t=4 Shaded Relief]
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* [http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=55.9449704&lon=-3.2093811&z=12&l=0&m=w Wikimapia]
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* [http://loc.alize.us/#/geo:55.939202,-3.293839,11,m/sort:date/ loc.alize.us]
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* [http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=55.946124&ln=-3.208694&z=6&k=0&a=1&tab=2 Panoramio]
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* [http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ll/55.949444,-3.160278 Virtual Globetrotting]
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* [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Edinburgh,+UK&ie=UTF8&split=0&ei=wBpBSqvNKobMjAeWsPiZCQ&ll=55.957849,-3.199425&spn=0.082259,0.2211&t=h&z=12&iwloc=A Google Maps w/ annotations]
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* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/mapbrowse.php?t=tolJ5oOXXJ0oOJFoOXXJfoMXbJqobXXJL5405owNwhuwbajahajuua&i=0&j=0&zoomin=1?93,95 geograph] - photographs for every OS grid square
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* [http://sun.exnatura.org/?longitude=-3.160278&latitude=55.949444&resulting=1 Dusk / Dawn :: Sunrise / Sunset :: Calendar and Calculator]
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* [http://www.sunrisesunset.com/calendar.asp?comb_city_info=Long:3.160278,Lat:55.949444;3.160278;55.949444;0;0&month=09&year=2009&time_type=1&use_dst=0&want_twi_civ=1&want_twi_naut=1&want_twi_astro=1&want_mrms=1&want_mphase=1 Monthly Sunrise Sunset Times]
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* [http://www.sustrans.org.uk/map?searchtype=search&searchkey=Edinburgh Sustrans] Transport routes
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* [http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/Trafic/United-Kingdom/Edinburgh Edinburgh Traffic ViaMichelin]
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* [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?long=-3.160278&lat=55.949444 The Megalithic Portal] and Map
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* [http://www.heavens-above.com/allsats.asp?Mag=4.5&lat=55.949444&lng=-3.160278&loc=Newark&alt=14&tz=CET Heavens Above] Daily predictions for brighter satellites
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* [http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?origin_lat=55.949444&origin_long=-3.160278&dist=20&submit3=Search Geocaching] - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site
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* [http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/near.cgi?lat=55.949444&lon=-3.160278 Automatic Packet Reporting System Stations Near Edinburgh]
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* [http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Edinburgh&params=55_56_58_N_3_9_37_W_type:city_region:GB GeoHack - Edinburgh] - Meta, many map links, most already listed above.
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==

Revision as of 23:24, 12 July 2013

Things and Stuff in Edinburgh was what spawned this wiki, the aim being to document for info on free, low-cost, worthy and notable groups, institutions, spaces and other things and stuff in and around or relating to Edinburgh.

The site was born on 22/6/09. Old: Facebook and Twitter.

Update: this is the old front page of the Edinburgh focused wiki, and is old

Guides

General

Speciality

Recycling & reuse

  • Old Dalkeith Road CRC, Craigmillar EH16 4TB
    • 8am - 7.30pm Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm Saturday & Sunday
  • Fillyside Road CRC, Seafield EH7 6RD
    • 8am - 7.30pm Monday - Friday. 8am - 6pm Saturday & Sunday. Due to staffing difficulties, the commercial side of Seafield Community Recycling Centre will be closed from noon - 1pm until further no...
  • Bankhead Avenue CRC, Sighthill EH11 4EA
    • 8am - 7.30pm Monday - Friday. 8am - 6pm Saturday & Sunday

Services

Power

  • electricityinfo.org an independent website providing consumers with environmental information on the UK electricity supply industry

Gift economy

Mutual credit

News

Local/Scotland

UK/Europe/World

Weather

Maps

OpenStreetMap based

General maps

Extra info

  • Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site

Media

Blogs

Edinburgh

Scotland

Photography

Publications

Radio & podcasts

Video & TV

Events

Misc

Music

Weather

Spaces & Places

Outdoors

Parks

Other

  • Cyrenians Farm A small community enterprise located just outside Edinburgh.

Community venues

  • Out of the Blue Provides studio and production space for Edinburgh's cultural community.
  • Venchie Children and young people's project, situated in Craigmillar

Cafes

Forest Café as above and elsewhere, in Tollcross.

  • Café Renroc - 91 Montgomery Street, New Town. Neighbour of Nevo Complementary Health Studio, Café Renroc is a detoxifying refresher of a café. Expect herbal teas, freshly squeezed or blended fruit juices and plenty of tasty filled ciabatta or foccaccia breads, quiches and - somewhat unexpectedly, but yummy nonetheless - stromboli. And if the detox really isn't for you, Renroc is fully licensed. Why's it called Renroc? Cos it's on the corner! Geddit?
  • Caffe Lucano is a real family affair. The values of brother and sister proprietors, Antonello and Elisa Esposito, are reflected in everything from the care of our cooking to the warmth of our welcome.

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Libraries

Arts & culture

Hostels, hotels, etc

Cinema

Other

Groups

Meta

  • LiveJournal - more LJ community links on the community info page
  • Edinburgh Beltane - Resources and event listings for Edinburgh educational organisations.

Arts

  • Imaginate Promoting and developing performing arts for children and young people in Scotland

Sci-tech

  • MoMoEdinburgh Mobile Monday Edinburgh! An informal gathering of folks interested in anything and everything to do with mobile technology and services

Nature

Literature, etc

Activities & sport

Paganism

Esoteric

History & culture

Misc

  • British Council: Scotland Works with organisations in Scotland, the UK and internationally to connect Scotland and the world through arts, education, science and governance.

Volunteering

Education

Business

for new and growing businesses in Scotland

Social enterprise

  • Firstport We work to identify, advise, connect, encourage and seed fund new start social entrepreneurs.
  • Senscot For social entrepreneurs in Scotland
  • Scotland UnLtd supports inspirational social entrepreneurs

Spaces

Shopping

Other

  • 5pm restaurant search - gah, post rather than get >:[

Travel

Cycling

  • Spokes The Lothian Cycle Campaign
  • CyclingEdinburgh.info A personal site to highlight cycling activities and possibilities in and around Edinburgh
  • ChangingPace Promoting cycling, walking and public transport use in Edinburgh Scotland.

Cycling groups & clubs

Cycle routes

  • edinburghpaths.info This site has information about a few of the many walking and cycling routes in Edinburgh.
  • CycleStreets Cycling intelligence for Edinburgh
  • EveryTrail Cycling trails in and around Edinburgh

Cycle service

  • Cycle Scotland Scottish Cycle Safaris, Wilderness Tours & Bike Rentals

Train

Car

Other

Twitter

Classifieds

To sort

Community websites

Other

Things and Stuff online

The Forest

Beltane

Techy

Pipedreams

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