Edinburgh Silver Surfers
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Age Concern Edinburgh
42 Caledonian Crescent,
Dalry, Edinburgh. EH11 2AG
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Surfers Articles
& Photo Galleries
- Click on title or image to view
article
This is an index of
various articles which have appeared on our website since our launch in 2003.
These articles are our own ideas and thoughts on then-current topics of interest
and compiled at our Tuesday afternoon web club.
Post Office Broadband Information
Days at ACE IT
Edinburgh Silver Surfers Join ACE IT
Tutors and Volunteers To Welcome Representatives from the Post
Office at the First Post Office Broadband Information Days at
Caledonian House on the 23rd & 24th April 2008
For information on the new
Post Office Broadband Service Visit
www.postoffice.co.uk
Pupils from Sciennes Primary School visit Surfers
Following
an email sent to our web site , we had a visit on 10th June from
3 pupils and their teacher from Sciennes Primary School – they
were doing a project on what older people would like in the
community. For Further Information: Click Here
Strategic Development Group For Older People
The
Silver Surfers attended a Seminar covering strategic development
for older people in Edinburgh hosted in the City Chambers on
13th May 2008. For Further Information: Click Here
Launch of COPA
(Centre for the Older Person’s Agenda)
On 8th April 2008, the Edinburgh Silver Surfers took part in the
launch of The Hub project at Queen Margaret University
The Hub is a partnership of organisations set up by The Royal
Bank of Scotland to form a Centre for the Older Person’s
Agenda (COPA). For Further Information: Click Here
'Surfers Day Oot!' 31st March 2008
Special Guided Tour of Lauriston Castle
On
the 31st March, the Edinburgh Silver Surfers and members of the
ACE IT Digital Photography Class had our first 'Surfers Day Oot'
of the Spring by way of a special guided tour of Lauriston
Castle.
For Further Information: Click Here
"Roll up for the Magical Memory Tour!"
Beatles test link between memory and music in new psychology
study
Scientists at the University of Leeds
are asking people to blog their memories of the Beatles
to create the biggest database of “autobiographical
memories” ever attempted. The online survey aims to enhance
our understanding of human memory by uncovering the role
The Beatles and their music play in our personal
histories. For further information: Click Here
‘Surfers Day Oot!’ 12th February 2008
Visit to the City of Edinburgh Council’s New Offices at Waverley
Court
A
cold but bright Tuesday morning in early February saw the
Edinburgh Silver Surfers head down for a guided tour around the
new Edinburgh Council offices at Waverley Court in the city’s
old town area.For Further Information: Click Here
Celebration of the
Moose in the Hoose Project.
In
November we were invited to join other groups involved in The
Moose in the Hoose Project at the launch of its evaluation
report at the Scottish Parliament on 21st November. For Further
Information:
Click Here
Silver Surfers Week -
Silver Surfers Information Day!
A
special event was held in Edinburgh on Tuesday 11th September to
help older generations make the most of technology. The Silver
Surfers info day was staged by BT's Age &
Disabled Action Team & Age Concern Edinburgh Information
Technology (ACE IT) at BT's Edinburgh Park headquarters.
For
further information:
Click Here
MSP
Launches E-Surgery
On Thursday 2nd August 2007, Lothians Labour MSP George Foulkes
launched his ground-breaking new website with the help of the
Edinburgh’s Silver Surfers and friends and former clients of
ACE IT.
For further information Click Here
Get
Up +Go Awards 2007
ACE IT – Winners of the 'Promoting
Intergenerational Projects within the City of Edinburgh' Section at
Get Up +Go Awards 2007. For further information Click Here
Mark Scott Leadership for Life Awards
- Intergenerational Project We
were recently invited by ACE IT to participate in ‘The Intergenerational
Technology Project’ of the Mark Scott Leadership for Life Awards - For
Further Details
Click Here
Surfers Visit To Gorgie Farm One chilly morning in January the surfers headed down to Gorgie City
Farm for a special guided tour at the invitation of the farm's education
officer. Full article and picture gallery is now online Here
'Hogmanay' - Scotland's New
Year Celebrations
So what does Hogmanay mean to the Scot's - What does it involve and what
does it mean? ...Do people still go first-footing?
Click Here for full surfers' article.
BBC Scotland on Film visit the
Surfers
The
BBC Scotland on Film team came to visit the Surfers and friends at the ACE
IT computer suite at Caledonian House. Click the image to view the Surfers
article on the event and links to the BBC Scotland on Film website.Click Here
Gorgie Dalry Older People's Forum
Have your say! Gorgie/Dalry survey of local Older People’s opinion
on setting up a local forum for Older People to help make changes
you think are important to you!
Click image to visit the survey or
Click Here
Veteran's Tea Dance The Surfers spend the afternoon with auld and new friends at
a special tea dance and gathering organised by CSV Scotland.
Click image or title for
further information
The Edinburgh Silver Surfers
& The Get Up +Go Awards 2005 The Surfers were invited to the City Chambers on the
17th July to attend the annual Get Up +Go Awards were they had been
nominated for an award. Click image or title for further information
Surfers Day Oot:- Scottish Parliament On the 17th March the
Edinburgh Silver Surfers visited the new Scottish Parliament building at the
invitation of MSP Sarah Boyack. Click on the title or image of the Scottish
coat of arms to find out what the surfers thought of the new building.
