WALKING WITH OTHERS – a local accessible historical walk (1hr), aimed at adults but all welcome, with tea/coffee and cake served in the church hall afterwards. ‘Loanhead’s churches past and present: communion of the saints’. We will meet at the Memorial Park car park beside the pavilion at 2pm for Read more
WALKING WITH FRIENDS – a local accessible all age walk (1hr), aimed at all generations. We will meet behind Logy Gym at 2pm for this walk along the railway path with some fun activities along the way. All are welcome to join us. Why not invite a friend or neighbour Read more
WALKING WITH OTHERS – a local accessible historical walk (1hr), aimed at adults but all welcome, with tea/coffee and cake served in the church hall afterwards. ‘Loanhead’s churches past and present: communion of the saints’. We will meet at the Memorial Park car park beside the pavilion at 2pm for Read more
WALKING THROUGH LENT – all age ‘wonder walk’ (1hr) marking the beginning of Lent, exploring what Lent is and why it is an important time. We would love to have all generations represented, invite friends, family, neighbours. We will meet behind Logy Gym at 2.15pm and return there approximately an Read more
WALKING IN PRAYER – a short (30mins) reflective and accessible walk, beginning at Loanhead Parish Church, to mark the beginning of Lent. Aimed at adults but all welcome. Please join us today on this first day of lent and feel free to bring a friend.
During Lent this year we will be hosting a series of local walks. Most will be suitable for all with some aimed more towards adults and some more multi-generational aimed at all ages. Please join us and feel free to invite a friend or neighbour, all are welcome. More details Read more
I first wrote about Zoom fatigue almost exactly a year ago. Back then, in the halcyon days of the early pandemic, we had no idea what was to come. We thought we’d potter along on Teams for a bit and then head back into the office. But time passed, and by the Read more
For me, it’s the red joggers. I bought a pair in August, when I returned to Edinburgh after five months in Oxford for lockdown 1.0. They were Marks and Spencers, brushed cotton inside, extra long. After a week, I bought a second pair. Soon I was wearing them all the Read more
A year into lockdown, we hear of people reporting digital exhaustion of a kind that goes beyond fatigue. They describe finding it hard to look at faces on the screen, or feeling the urge to sit on the floor rather than a chair. Some struggle to sit still, or get Read more
People tell me that this third lockdown has been the worst. Even though it’s spring, and even though we’re getting vaccinated, and even though there are dates for unlocking, we are worn down. At a certain point, the knowledge that things are moving just feels abstract. We’ve heard this before, Read more