About
ABOUT THE PILMENY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT:
Pilmeny Development Project (PDP) has been operating in the Lorne Area of Leith since 1979. It is managed by local residents and is funded by the City of Edinburgh Council and through its own fundraising efforts. It employs two community workers, a part time administrator and a part-time bookkeeper. In addition, PDP employs a part-time worker for the North East Edinburgh Older Men’s Health and Well-being Project (funded by Health Scotland until October 2006) and provides office accommodation for a North East Edinburgh Ageing Well Project part-time support assistant.
The overall aim of the Pilmeny Development Project is to support local residents and groups and to encourage appropriate self-help initiatives towards the identification and resolution of their problems. This means we work with local people to identify and deliver actions which contribute to sustainable development of both individual and groups in this part of Edinburgh to improve their quality of life.
In our work with older people and carers we seek to encourage their active engagement with a wider range of Community Planning, Health and Community Care service providers to ensure quality ‘Joint Future’ and joined up arrangements are in place for older people in NE Edinburgh.
Our work with adults seeks to encourage their ability to meet their own needs and to participate in all aspects of community life.
The overall aims of the Pilmeny Development Project are:
To support local residents and groups and to encourage appropriate self-help initiatives towards the identification and resolution of their problems.
(a) Children and Young People – overall aim is: To improve the range and provision of services with children and young people which enables them to meet their social, educational and recreational needs and to develop their capabilities.
(b) Older people – overall aim is: To improve the range and provision of services with the older people which maintains and improves the quality of their lives and enables them to remain independent and active for as long as possible.
(c) Adults – the overall aim is: To improve the range and provision of services which enables them to meet their social, educational and recreational needs and improves the quality of their lives.
STAFF & BOARD
Pilmeny Development Project Management Committee 2024/25
Chairperson: Phil Attridge
Vice Chair: Sophie Marshall
Secretary: Joan MacLellan
Treasurer: Bruce Heil
Ex officio: Councillor Jack Caldwell, Councillor James Dalgleish, Councillor Amy McNeese-Mechan, Councillor Susan Rae
Staff Members
Anne Munro: Project Manager and Community Worker – Older People
Gita Filipova: Administrator
Nicola Hutchison: Children and Young People community worker
Margaretann Farquharson: Older People community worker and NEECAG Portobello Project Worker
Mary O’Connell: Older People community worker, NEECAG Leith Project Worker and Leith Timebank Project worker
REPORTS
The following reports are published in Adobe PDF format. IF you do not have Adobe Acrobat you will need to download it by clicking here.
Annual Reports & Accounts 2022/23 -
Click here to view PDP Annual Report & Accounts 2022 23
Click here to view Leith Timebank Report 2022 23
Click here to view PDP Positive Health Group for Women Report 2022 23
Click here to view PDP Older Men’s Group Report 2022 23
Click here to view New Spin Intergenerational Report 2022 23
Click here to view NEECAG (Leith & Portobello) Report 2022 23
Annual Reports & Accounts 2021/22
Click here to view PDP Annual Report & Accounts 2021 22
Click here to view PDP Youth Work Report 2021 22
Click here to view PDP Older People Services Report 2021 22
Click here to view Leith Timebank Report 2021 22
Click here to view PDP Older Men’s Group Report 2021 22
Click here to view PDP Positive Health Group for Women Report 2021 22
Click here to view Leith NEECAG Report 2021 22
Click here to view Portobello NEECAG Report 2021 22
Annual Reports & Accounts 2020/21
Click here to view PDP Annual Report & Accounts 2020 21
Click here to view PDP Older People Services Report 2020/21
Click here to view PDP Youth Work Services Report 2020/21
Click here to view PDP Girls Mental Health and Wellbeing Project Report 2020/2021
Click here to view Leith Timebank Report 2020/21
Annual Report & Accounts 2019/20
Click here to view the Annual Report & Accounts of 2019/20
Annual Accounts 2018/19
Click here to view the Annual Report & Accounts 2018/19
Annual Report 2017/18
Click here to view the Annual Report & Accounts 2017/18
Annual Accounts 2016/17
Click here to view the Annual Report & Accounts of 2016/17
Annual Accounts 2016/17
Click here to view the Annual Report & Accounts of 2016/17
Other Reports
Anti Sectarian Pilot Project Report
Click here to view this Report
Also full report and Toolkit for this Project are available – please look at Anti Sect heading
Food Services for Older People Case Study
Click here to view Report and see below for Appendix 1 Map
Map Appendix 1
Click here to view Map Appendix 1
Age Friendly cities Report PDP May 2010
Click here to view Age Friendly Cities Report
Older Men’s Health and Well-being Group
Click here to view the annual report of the Older Men’s Health and Well-being Group for 2007/08
Connecting Communities Feasibility Study
Click here to view Connecting Communities Feasibility Study Feb 2010
PDP Womens Research Report
Click here to view Report
Intergenerational Trip to the Healthier Scotland Cooking Bus June 2010
Click here to view Cooking Bus Report
Leith Walk Primary School and Pilmeny Development project Junior After School Club Report and Evaluation
Click here to view Report and Evaluation on 6 week Pilot Project
Project Heat
Click here to view the Project Heat Report
Intergenerational Project 2008
Click here to view the Intergenerational Project that we ran in conjunction with The Citadel.
FUNDERS
City of Edinburgh Council
CEC Leith Sports Hub
Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership (NHS Lothian)/ Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board
Edinburgh Community Food
Ponton House Trust
Scottish Government – Social Isolation & Loneliness Fund
Leith Benevolent Association
Leith Gives
Radio Forth Cash for Kids
ASDA
Harbour Homes
Police Scotland
TESCO
Trefoil Trust
Age Scotland
Colin Lumsden
Lindsay’s Charitable trust
Harry Richardson Creswick Charitable Trust
Hilda & Johnny Gibb Charitable Trust