Porty Podcast
The Porty Podcast is a community project, highlighting events in and around Edinburgh's seaside - Portobello! It's a very active area with sailing, rowing and kayaking on the Forth, a vibrant artistic community and a strong sense of identity which makes it slightly separate from the other parts of Edinburgh. Image credit Nicola Dunlop
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 346
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
166 Supportobello and Body Beautiful
Walking or cycling along the High Street, it's unnaturally quiet. a lot of shops are closed - and those that are open are enforcing, rightly, a one person at a time policy. We know that…
165 Jed and Jo - Dalriada Sunday Sessions Online
The Dalriada has been a fundamental part of life in Portobello for many years. Music has played a large part of that with both organised and impromptu sessions regularly taking place in…
164 Porty Coronavirus Action
What has emerged from the current near-lock-down is even more evidence of the strength of community spirit in Portobello. Individual streets have been forming WhatsApp groups to keep in…
163 Declaration of Arbroath
The coronavirus is getting in the way of so many things. Events all over the world are being closed down and international travel restricted or banned. Last month, Dr Bruce Durie, histo…
162 Living with Lockdown
Being in a locked down country is pretty hard; but the current pandemic may be in the process of changing all our lives in ways we don’t expect and can’t predict. Over the coming weeks,…
161 Warm Efficient Homes
160 The Boat House etc
The problems surrounding The Boat House at the western end of Portobello Prom are well known. It opened to great fanfare last year, just in time for the lucrative summer trade, It was a…
159 Save Porty Town Hall
The future of Portobello Town Hall is in the balance. It’s been neglected for years and it’s showing! It was forced to close its doors last year – we spoke then to Morag Phillips of the…
158 The Decorators - Part 2
Back in the autumn, we heard about a project – a residence – which came out of the annual Porty Art Walk. For many years, Portobello had a thriving pottery industry. Portobello ware was…
157 Portobello Older People's Project
For some older people, there can be a problem of loneliness and isolation. They may live alone, their families may have moved away, and there are many other reasons why they don’t feel …
156 Crackers
It’s one thing to dream about writing a play and seeing it on a stage. It’s a completely different game to write play and actually book a venue at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe! However,…
155 Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home Campaign
Some of you may have had people knocking on your door asking you to sign up to make regular donations to the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home. We have heard that some Porty residents have bee…
154 Portobello Bookshop
153 Craigmillar Now
This week, we’re moving a little outside our Portobello boundaries because, this year, our near neighbours in Craigmillar celebrate the centenary of their incorporation into the growing…
152 GoGo Beets
Portobello seems quite well served for places to eat. However, this past week we’ve seen quite a buzz on social media – mainly Twitter – about a new vegetarian and vegan takeaway on the…
151 Spokes Porty
Happy New Year! May 2020 be good to the people of Portobello!
Let's start with a good, heart-warming story. As some of you may have seen, Spokes Porty has this week produced the first in…
150 Merry Christmas - a Reflection
This weekend’s episode of the Porty Podcast is a little different. This is the last one of 2019 – and it’s also the 150th, which, looking back, is something of an achievement. Everyone …
149 Power to the People of Porty
Portobello has looked in some detail at the idea of producing its own energy – or at least earning some money for the community by doing so. The project to have a wind turbine on a coas…
148 Spoondrift
You may have seen their work during the Porty Art Walk. You may have seen them in their own exhibitions at the arts complex in St Margaret’s House near Meadowbank, where they have their…
147 Portobello - Greatest Neighbourhood
Well! Now we know. Portobello is OFFICIALLY the best neighbourhood in the UK! A delegation was presented with the award on Wednesday evening in London by the Academy of Urbanism. This w…