Custom House Leith

Custom House Leith is a Georgian building being brought back to life by Scottish Historic Buildings Trust @SHBT after 30 years of under use. #Persevere

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As part of Leith’s Creative Trail we will open Leith Custom House for a fantastic storytelling session. Come along, make yourself comfortable & join acclaimed Storyteller Ron Fairweather for some festive fun stories & songs on Sat 7th Dec, 11.15-12.30pm
https://t.co/0UvTUdAZuM

[Custom House Leith @customhsleith]

As part of Leith’s Creative Trail we will be opening for a fantastic storytelling session on Sat 7th Dec. Come along, make yourself comfortable & join acclaimed Scottish Storyteller Ron Fairweather for some festive fun stories & songs. Family audience.
https://t.co/0UvTUdAZuM

[Custom House Leith @customhsleith]

As part of Leith’s Creative Trail we will be opening up for Christmas crafts. Come along & design your own Christmas card & gift wrap using simple printing techniques. 10 – 11am on Sat 7th Dec. Family audience (children must be supervised at all times).
https://t.co/tRPp4II7tP

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Lovely to be featured in the first ever Leith Annual from the team behind @leithdistillery! Alongside lots of Leith friends including @CitadelYCLeith and @SS_Explorer 👏

It's a beautifully produced chronicle of a year in Leith - on sale from tomorrow.

https://t.co/S2ceQsIVM0

[Custom House Leith @customhsleith]

We are delighted to be involved in this fantastic project! Leith Creative Trail is a trail of Leith's Festive Market's & Open Studio's running between 30th Nov to 8th Dec. Keep your eyes peeled for more information to come.

#leithcreativetrail #whatsoninleith #leithcommunity

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We had a fantastic time on Saturday opening Custom House Leith as part of @doorsopendays 2024, with a whopping 858 visitors to the building! Thanks to the team and Property Manager Antonia for running the day with their usual enthusiasm. Thanks to all who came along.

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Thanks to @HeartofNewhaven for the visit and tour! Great to see around this community space and explore how we can work together to tell the interconnected stories of Leith and Newhaven.

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It's the final day to catch local artist John Finlay's thought-provoking exhibition 'Leith Observed' at the Custom House Gallery - open until 3pm today.
#Edinburgh900

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We've released a limited amount of extra tickets for this storytelling session. Join acclaimed storyteller & musician Marion Kenny as she weaves together words & music with spellbinding, magical & mysterious tales of the sea. Thurs 5th Sept 7.30pm
https://t.co/5reYqUbOgL

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We’re having fun making Marvellous Sea Birds at Leith Custom House today!

Still a few spots on our 1-3pm session. FREE, drop in via the Gallery on Custom Wharf.

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There are still a few spots on our #Edinburgh900 family-friendly craft workshops at Leith Custom House on Saturday, 10am and 1pm!

Come along and make your own Marvellous Sea Birds out of upcycled materials 🪶🦅

Free, booking required: https://t.co/AwnNWCcyPM

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SHBT has unveiled proposals for the regeneration of Leith Custom House that include a landmark hybrid-use space incorporating Scotland’s first fully digital museum.
The plans go on display at Leith Custom House from Fri 23 Aug - Fri 6 Sept https://t.co/x3EDJYHZAi

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As part of #Edinburgh900 we want to hear your feedback on our plans for Leith Custom House!

Join us on Saturday, 11am-1pm for an informal café-style workshop to hear the proposals and share your thoughts.

More details and sign-up here:

https://t.co/sph0QYkamd

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As part of the Edinburgh 900 celebrations local artist John Finlay, whose exhibition will explore Leith identity and social history through day-to-day scenes, will be running 22nd August to 6th September in the Gallery.
https://t.co/x3EDJYHZAi

[Custom House Leith @customhsleith]

Join acclaimed storyteller and musician Marion Kenny as she weaves together words & music with spellbinding, magical & mysterious tales of the sea. Thurs 5th Sept https://t.co/5reYqUbOgL

[Custom House Leith @customhsleith]

As part of Open House: Leith Custom House Festival, visitors can take part in family-friendly art workshops to create a fantastical sea bird puppet or use the maritime flag alphabet to design a flag with a secret coded message. Sat 31 Aug & Sat 7 Sept. https://t.co/AwnNWCc10e