Wonderful Willowbrae!

There are a host of activities for the whole community to try at Willowbrae Northfield Community Centre.

Anyone is welcome to the centre and classes are affordable to all budgets, ranging from 50p to £1.

On Thursday nights there is a free choir class for people who can’t sing but want to, and through the week there is line dancing, street dance and keep fit for over 50s.

“We’ve many different classes for kids, and we also cater for adults and people with special needs,” said Brenda Devlin, support worker at the centre.

“We place a lot of emphasis on healthy living through our exercise classes and support groups, including our dementia group, chest, heart and stroke support group and a fairly unique MS Pilates group.

“The Ladies Monday group has been going since the 1970s and there are still some original members. But we’d also like to encourage a few more men to come along to our classes, in particular line dancing and our senior citizens’ class on Thursday afternoon.”

Need to know

Staff at Willowbrae are open to requests for classes, so if you have an idea for something you want to start up or try out, drop in to the centre on Northfield Road, or call them on 0131 661 5723.