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
255 Malvarosa's Alvaro: Reusables Champion
Spurred on by the Ditching Disposables campaign Alvaro has gone further than other traders to try and create a culture change in how we create so much preventable waste. He's brought in…
254 The Portobello Macular Society Group
Nearly 1.5m people in the UK have macular disease. Every day, some 300 more are diagnosed. At the moment, not enough is known about why the condition occurs and, as yet, there is no cur…
253 Porty Community Cargo Bike
The Porty Community Cargo Bike has arrived in town. It’s one of the many projects which come under the banner of Porty Community Energy – there will be more about those later. When she’…
252 Local Council Elections Hustings
This episode is unusual in that it is simply a matter of record. On Tuesday the 26th of April '22, Portobello Community Council invited all of the candidates to take part in an online h…
251 Porty Community Fridge
Hazel has made a documentary capturing her personal perspective on the early months of setting up the Porty Community Fridge. She reflects on creating a project that mustn't rely on jus…
250 Cahoots - the Artists' Collective
Portobello has a vibrant arts scene. From painting to photography, silverware to ceramics, design to dance, music, theatre and film, there is so much going on. For many budding artists …
249 Local Election: Candidate Voice Notes
The council elections are just four weeks away and we now know who the candidates will be here in Portobello. It's almost going to be all change this time, as three of the four serving …
248 Portobello Central - become a member!
Applications are now open to become a member of Portobello Central, the charity which will run the Town Hall when it re-opens. Around a hundred people have already signed up and the tru…
247 Music Broth - the instrument library
Did you know that the Tool Library in Portobello has joined forces with an organisation called ‘Music Broth’? It’s a library for musical instruments which was founded in Glasgow about 4…
246 Portobello Storytelling Group
When was the last time you sat down with friends and listened to a story? Have you ever told such a story? Storytelling was once the only way we found out about life, the universe and e…
245: Portobello Market (Bees, Tiger nuts and Chocolate!)
Hazel takes you on a tour of the Portobello Market on the 5th March 2022. We meet Gino Jabbo to talk about honey. We also speak with Amaury Auvray and Piroska Édes from Planet A about …
244 Breadshare from the Mill
We first met Geoff Crowe, one of the founders of Breadshare, back in 2016 in one of the first episodes of the podcast. This community business was badly affected by the pandemic and has…
243 Cal MacAninch and the Atlantic Challenge
In December of this year, five members of the Eastern Amateur Rowing Club from here in Portobello will head off on the adventure of a lifetime - the Atlantic Challenge, a 3,000 mile tr…
242: Seeking and Speaking Love in Porty
In this episode insect expert Nathan is looking for love in Porty. Could you be the one? Please get in touch!
We also hear from Maxine and Ian about singing together and from Margaret a…
241: Swans and Spills
Rosie McGlynn, friend of the swans, speaks out for the local birds in the wake of a pollution event on the river Esk. She has been particularly involved with the dramatic tale of Bonnie…
240: Trader's Recipes from Porty High Street
Hazel finds out about the making of a new recipe book called Porty Foodmap, the Traders Stories. We hear from local foodie Jo Turbitt, about how she came up with the idea in the first …
239: The Porty Comedy Night - what makes Porty laugh?
We chat with the man behind the Porty Comedy night, Steven Davidson about how comedy is changing and what makes the People of Porty laugh.
238: Could Christmas trees protect us from floods?
The Musselborough Flood Protection Action Group organised an event to encourage natural flood defences by digging Christmas Trees into the sand.
In this episode Grant Buchanan, Shona Mc…
237: What lights up your Christmas?
Sound captured at the switching on of the Christmas Lights in Portobello 2021.
Music byShunpike Social Club and Brass Blast.
A community poem and a special 'scoop' by a very young buddi…
236: Are we ready to ditch our disposables?
From the 1st of June 2022 the Scottish government is banning single use plastic cutlery, plates, straws, stirrers, balloon sticks as well as polystyrene cups and food containers. If you…