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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
Yes
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Edinburgh
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
Yes
DisabledAccess
Yes
Activities
<p>At 15:00 there will be a talk on the community right to buy process and how Bellfield has developed over two years of community ownership.</p><p>At 16:00 a heritage walk led by Portobello Heritage Trust will depart from Bellfield.</p><p>We will also be hosting a café by donation and information tables for the various classes, workshops and activities offered at Bellfield. </p>
OpeningTime1
13:00 - 17:00
OpeningDate1
29/9/2019
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
19060
Refreshments
No
Street
The street address
16B Bellfield Street
AddressLine2
Portobello
Postcode
EH15 2BP
Parking
No
DisabledWC
Yes
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Bellfield (Old Portobello Parish Church)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
edinburgh
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
1517
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,55.86362,-4.261207;
Description
An account of the resource
<p>After the first successful urban community right to buy campaign, Action Porty reopened the former Portobello Old Parish Church in June 2018 as Bellfield, a new community hub for Portobello just steps from the sea. Constructed in 1809 to designs by William Sibbald, the former church has been a special site of community activity for over two centuries, as a place to celebrate and mourn, and to meet, dance and play.</p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong>GLOBAL CONNECTIONS</strong></p><p>As a former church, Bellfield has gravestones tied to the Scottish diaspora and memorials dedicated to local residents who fought and fell in wars abroad.</p><p> </p><p><strong>ACTIVITIES</strong></p><p>At 15:00 there will be a talk on the community right to buy process and how Bellfield has developed over two years of community ownership.</p><p>At 16:00 a heritage walk led by Portobello Heritage Trust will depart from Bellfield.</p><p>We will also be hosting a café by donation and information tables for the various classes, workshops and activities offered at Bellfield. </p><p><a href="https://www.bellfield.scot/">https://www.bellfield.scot/</a></p>