Join us for a jog on Mondays 6pm – 7pm (meet at the Welcoming). Registration required for all joggers. Read more here.
Royal Scottish Academy – Wed 22 Nov
Do you like art? Join us on Wednesday for a trip to see “Ages of Wonder” at The Royal Scottish Academy. It’s an exhibition of paintings of different styles from different times over the last hundred years.
Blackford Hill – Wed 15 Nov
Join us on Wednesday for a walk around Blackford Hill to the Hermitage of Braid – it’s a beautiful area with a river and lots of trees! Meet at the Welcoming at 2pm (EARLIER THAN USUAL!) If
Our Participants
Our New Scots series introduces twenty individuals from around the world who now call Scotland home. Around 10,000 foreign nationals come to live in Edinburgh every year, with more than 1000 people from over 70 different nationalities joining our classes and activities at the
New Scots Flyer-athon – Wed 8 Nov
Join us on Wednesday for a chance to explore the city and help publicise our upcoming New Scots Celebration event! We will split into teams, and each team will be given flyers to take to shops, bars and hostels in
Welcome to Edinburgh – Tues 7 Nov
We think The Welcoming is very much like Edinburgh: diverse, fun, full of things to do and with a great view! Both also have new people constantly arriving, and that can be both exciting and confusing. Because of this, we’ve
Acting classes with the Lyceum Theatre
We have the pleasure to announce that the Lyceum Theatre and The Welcoming have teamed up to deliver a series of acting classes for non-English speakers. Welcoming participants have been invited to attend 4 free acting classes Thursdays from 2-4pm, running
Annual Review 16/17
Visit our Annual Review to find out about what’s been happening at the Welcoming over the last year. Huge thanks to our funders, partners, staff, volunteers and participants who have made it all possible!
National Library of Scotland – Wed 1 Nov
Join us on Wednesday for a special visit to The National Library of Scotland where we’ll have a guided tour of the current photography exhibition about the Antarctic expedition a hundred years ago. After that, we’re going to have a
National Museum of Scotland – Wed 25 Oct
Join Scotland for Newcomers on Wednesday for a visit to the National Museum of Scotland. We will see lots of interesting displays and learn lots of new things! Meeting Point: 3pm at The Welcoming, or 3.45pm at the info desk