WHALE Arts

03/06/2026

Mums and Babies Group at WHALE Arts

Looking for a friendly, welcoming space to be creative, meet other local mums and do something different with your little one? Come along to our Mums and Babies Group, take part in an optional creative activity and enjoy a cuppa and a chat. Your little one can join in with the activity, or play and explore.

📆 Sunday 5th July, 1pm - 3pm (for children 0 - 2 years)
📆 Monday 20th July, 10am - 12pm (for children 0 - 5 years)
📆 Monday 3rd August, 10am - 12pm (for children 0 - 5 years)

Email [email protected] to book your place.

We'd love to see you here!

02/06/2026

Here at WHALE Arts, we've been incredibly lucky to have some wonderful volunteers over the years. From helping in our café and garden to supporting our events and everything in between, volunteers play such an important role here and in our community.

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered with us, past and present.

01/06/2026

☀️ WHALE Arts 2026 Summer Youth Programme - Registration is Open! 🎉

Check out the full programme and register your place. We've got heaps going on this summer - junk robots 🤖, miniature worlds 🌍️, trash textiles 🪡, trashion👕, papermaking ✂️, a trip to the circus 🎪, and more!

Spaces are limited, so register your interest early 👉️ whalearts.co.uk/2026-summer-youth-programme

28/05/2026

🏃‍➡️ Wester Hailes Fun Run 2026 🚶‍♀️‍➡️

There is still time to sign up for this years Fun Run! Whether you want to run, jog or walk, the Wester Hailes Fun Run is for everyone!

Starting and finishing at Clovenstone Community Centre, the route is approximately 5k round Wester Hailes. Bring your friends and family, and enjoy a fantastic community event!

📆 Saturday 6th June
🕤️ Registration opens: 9:30am
🕚️ Race starts: 11am
📍 Route starts and finishes at Clovenstone Community Centre
➡️ Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wester-hailes-fun-run-2026-tickets-1986332595263

Paper registration forms are also available at: Clovenstone Community Centre, WHALE Arts, the Health Agency, and Prospect Community Housing

The Wester Hailes Fun Run is for everyone whether you want to run, jog or walk the 5k route!

27/05/2026

A huge thank you to Balfour Beatty for their support as part of the The City of Edinburgh Council West Edinburgh Link project. This support has allowed us to make some much-needed improvements to the front of our building, including dropping the kerb and creating additional accessible parking spaces.

We are delighted that this work is now complete.

Thank you as well to everyone for your patience and understanding while the work was taking place.

19/05/2026

🌻 We're Hiring: Community Gardener 🌷

We're seeking a friendly, practical and community-minded Gardener to help develop and maintain our vibrant community garden in Wester Hailes.

This exciting role will support local people to connect with nature, creativity and each other through gardening, food growing, outdoor activities and seasonal events.

We are looking for someone with experience in gardening or horticulture, strong people skills, and a passion for community-led green spaces. This is a hands-on role involving practical garden maintenance, supporting participants and helping deliver creative and nature-based activities.

🌷 Community Gardener
🕙️ Part-time: 14 hours per week
💷 Salary 25,599 pro rata
📝 Fixed-term contract until April 2029
📍 WHALE Arts, 30 Westburn Grove, Edinburgh EH14 2SA

⏳️ Apply by 9am, Monday 1st June
🔗 whalearts.co.uk/vacancies/

This post is funded through The National Lottery Community Fund.

15/05/2026

☀️ WHALE Arts 2026 Summer Youth Programme ☀️

Get ready for 4 EPIC weeks of FREE summer activities for young people aged 6 - 16.

Our fantastic Summer Youth Programme is back, and this year we've got a brilliant recycling theme running through it! ♻️

Get creative making junk robots 🤖, explore trashion fashion👗, make amazing masks, build miniature worlds, try paper making, join our teen sewing café 🧵 and head out to the Edinburgh Festival … and more, so much more!

🌞 WHALE Arts 2026 Summer Youth Programme
📆 13th July - 7th August
⭐️ For young people aged 6 - 16. All activities are free. Register your interest from Monday 1st June.

The full line-up of activities will be announced soon … so keep your eyes peeled 👀

14/05/2026

Our new workbench is taking shape 🔨

Our Makers Club participants have been busy these last couple of weeks, learning some new woodworking skills and helping to create a workbench.

Makers Club is our weekly group for men who want to meet new people and be creative. It a relaxed group - bring along your own project to work on or join in with the group activity, it's up to you! Absolutely no creative experience is required. Every session ends with a shared meal provided by us.

There's no need to book, just come along, and if you know someone who may enjoy this group, let them know about us!

🪚 Makers Club
📅 Every Wednesday
🕥 10:30am - 1:45pm
ℹ Creative group for men - we might be drawing, painting, woodworking, upcycling, or just enjoying a board game and a chat
📍 WHALE Arts, 30 Westburn Grove, Edinburgh EH14 2SA

📷️ Photography by Oliver Benton

13/05/2026

We are absolutely delighted to share that we have been awarded 3 years of funding from the The National Lottery Community Fund 🎉

This support means we can keep doing what we do (and more)!

🎨 Arts and wellbeing programme 💚
Deliver a fantastic community-led programme that brings together creativity, nature, food and wellbeing, for people of all ages, through our regular programme, one-off events and activities.

🌻Community garden🍓
We can continue to grow and develop our amazing outdoor space for programme participants, families, local residents and the wider community to enjoy. From outdoor arts and nature-inspired crafts to seasonal celebrations, wellbeing sessions, and more – we have big plans for our garden!

🍽 Community meal 🥕
Our free community meal takes place every Friday, offering a delicious vegetarian meal for anyone who wants it. Thanks to this funding we can keep this warm, welcoming space open. Plus, our popular Foraging Fridays and garden-to-table workshops will be back!

We have so many exciting plans, keep your eyes peeled for what's coming up!

A huge thank you to the National Lottery Community Fund for your support 💚