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
86 Portobello Tool Library
When Earthy closed its doors in Portobello, many people wondered what would happen with the space. Well, now we know. It's currently under a pretty major refurbishment by Tribe Porty wh…
00:09:16 |
Sat 28 Jul 2018
85 Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home
Driving in towards Portobello from the West, you can't help but notice the bright green signs advertising the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home. It's a large, triangular site between the main …
00:09:06 |
Sat 21 Jul 2018
84 Bellfield and Development Trusts
The growth of Development Trusts across Scotland has been an undoubted success story. Over 40,000 people have been involved in buying land or property since the Community Right to Buy L…
00:10:30 |
Sat 14 Jul 2018
83 Defying Sameness at the Velvet Easel
The summer sun brings out the vibrancy in the colours we see around us. And vibrant colours are very much on display at the latest exhibition at the Velvet Easel Gallery which opens tod…
00:07:25 |
Sat 07 Jul 2018
82 Summer Fun in the Library
You may have noticed that most of the schools are now on holiday! On the good days (and we have had a few recently), the beach is bustling with families, the children splashing around i…
00:09:28 |
Sat 30 Jun 2018
81 Porty Regatta and Bellfield Reopens
It’s going to be very busy in Portobello this weekend. On the beach, crews from around the country will gather for the Porty Regatta, a day of fun and frolics on the water plus some ser…
00:09:39 |
Fri 22 Jun 2018
80 Julia Barton - Environmental Artist
Last month, we reported on the Edinburgh Shoreline Project and how, over the coming year, scientists and conservationists will work with local people to search for little-known species,…
00:10:35 |
Sat 16 Jun 2018
79 Bath Street Collective
A block of flats in Portobello has become an international talking point. The building at 26 Bath Street was unique in the way, not that it was constructed though that was unusual enoug…
00:09:54 |
Sat 09 Jun 2018
78 Eyeball and Bellfield Breweries
Portobello seems to produce its fair share of brewers – and not just ordinary brewers! 18 months ago, we heard about the Bellfield Brewery which was making gluten-free beers. Since then…
00:08:46 |
Sat 02 Jun 2018
77 The Wild Ones
One of the lovely things about living in Portobello is just how many things there are to do on the sea. There’s sailing and kayaking, rowing and paddle-boarding. But perhaps the hardies…
00:08:44 |
Sat 26 May 2018
76 Edinburgh Shoreline Project
Edinburgh has 27km of coastline from Port Edgar to Joppa. Other cities around the world have made the most of having such a sea front – Edinburgh, for the most part, hasn’t. You can’t w…
00:09:42 |
Sat 19 May 2018
75 Eastern Amateur Rowing Club
There are two rowing clubs in Portobello – RowPorty, founded seven years ago, and Eastern Amateur Rowing Club, founded just two years ago. Until now, Eastern has managed with one boat, …
00:06:16 |
Sat 12 May 2018
74 Fork in the Road
Some of you may have noticed work going on in the shop that used to house Earthy. Two things are happening there – the first is an expansion of Tribe Porty which was getting a little cr…
00:07:18 |
Sat 05 May 2018
73 Peter Jones - Portobello Artist
Get your credit cards out for the chance to get your hands on an unique portrait of Portobello. The painter, Peter Jones, has been encouraged to publish a book of his watercolours featu…
00:06:28 |
Sat 28 Apr 2018
72 Mairi Campbell
The singer, Mairi Campbell, is preparing a new show for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It's called "Mairi Campbell - Auld Lang Syne" and explores her relationship with one of Sc…
00:08:58 |
Sat 21 Apr 2018
71 Portobello on Wikipedia
Today could be a milestone in the history of Portobello – or at least in the recording of that history! If you look for information about the area on Wikipedia, you’ll find there are hu…
00:08:23 |
Sat 14 Apr 2018
70 Karl Stern
Karl Stern's apartment on the Prom is stuffed with works of art - mainly from artists he admires. They include some works of massive proportion, taking up much of the space on one whole…
00:09:58 |
Sat 07 Apr 2018
69 Sing in the City
Sing in the City, founded eight years ago, now has over a dozen choirs in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife. Its founder, Kirsty Baird, is organising another - this time in Porty! Find o…
00:06:04 |
Sat 31 Mar 2018
68 RVS.mp3
Many older people suffer social isolation. The Royal Voluntary Service, which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, is setting up a group in Portobello which may help. This first g…
00:05:55 |
Tue 27 Mar 2018
67 Velvet Easel
Former social worker Roz Walker took a leap of faith when she decided to set up the Velvet Easel Gallery in Portobello High Street. Today, she runs a successful operation, part business…
00:08:51 |
Sat 24 Mar 2018
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