Banners and street art, showing Heart of Newhaven Community HONC, near Leith, city of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH6 4UD

read more at https://heartofnewhaven.co.uk/whats-it-all-about.php It all started when it was realised that Victoria Primary School in Newhaven on the northern outskirts of Edinburgh needed to expand and the decision was taken to build a new school. Now we’re almost three years down the line and the dream of converting the site containing the Victorian building into a brand new intergenerational centre for the whole community to enjoy, is nearing completion. We’ve consulted with the community to find out what they want. We’ve set up a SCIO, The Heart of Newhaven Community SCIO SCO49919 a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Constitution is here. We have a board of trustees. We have members who will take the decisions moving into the future. See your board and consultants here. We’ve passed the Community Asset Transfer test with Edinburgh City Council and been given permission to purchase the site. The Scottish Land fund have given us the Funds to buy the building. NEWHAVEN IS A COMMUNITY WITH A HEART Pulsating with energy is Victoria Primary School, full of children who in 2022 moved across Lindsay Road to a new site to pursue dreams for the future. This iconic building and its annexe deserve be an asset for the whole community of Newhaven –young and old, long-time residents and those newly moved here: everybody who wants to have a place to enjoy activities that can't yet find a space in Newhaven. Newhaven has a distinct identity. Its rapidly increasing population and range of activities is crying out for a focal point to express our sense of community life, especially to help those in greatest need of care and well-being. The Heart of Newhaven was chosen as a name for the proposed centre, and the campaign to keep this building for the community, because: it is in the centre of 'Greater Newhaven' (old and new combined) because a community space for everyone is what keeps the community heart in Newhaven for the future.