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Steven Metcalf, whose was in the internment camp with Eric Liddell as a boy has written a book called "In Japan the Crickets Cry".

To find out more or order a copy from Amazon click here.

From the book jacket:

As the Japanese advanced through China in 1942, many westerners were interned.
In their prisoner of war camp the dying Olympic sprinter, Eric Liddell, gave a young Steve Metcalf his running shoes, and challenged him to pray for the Japanese. But how could he?

We are planning to make some alterations to our building to improve accessibility. This includes moving the reception desk, fitting electrically operated doors and building a new wheelchair ramp. We are also planning to make a window where the big door to Holy Corner is located and make a room behind it. The planning application has been fast tracked by the council because it is disability related.

To see the full planning application click here.

Reference numbers:
10/01999/FUL
10/02000/LBC

The Eric Liddell Centre annual report and accounts for year ended 31st March 2010 was approved at our AGM on Saturday. As well as a full statament of our financial accounts it also includes a detailed report on our work during the year. A copy can be downloaded by clicking here (pdf file, 183kb).

The Eric Liddell Centre has a range of halls available for hire at our centre in the Morningside, Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh. For further information see this web page:

Hall Hire Edinburgh

They are popular with local community groups, charities, fitness classes and voluntary organisations.

Our Ca(I)re Programme for carers in edinburgh has a new information leaflet which can be downloaded from this link (pdf file). Printed copies are available on request.

For further information about our Ca(I)re programme please click here to visit the Ca(I)re web page.

The Annual General Meeting of the Eric Liddell Centre will be held on the 26th of June.
For further details click here.

Our Day Care Service was inspected by the Care Commission in March and the report has just been published. We scored 5 (very good) for both areas checked: quality of care & support and quality of staffing.

The full report can be downloaded here (pdf document).

Some quotes from the report:

"The manager and staff displayed a strong commitment to and practical skills
in involving service users and consulting them on the way care and activities
were provided."

"It was evident during the inspection that the service had continued to
develop and build on methods of consulting with and involving service users
and carers in the way care and support is provided."

As well as running our own services we rent out some of our rooms to other groups who provide activities for the local community. We maintain a list of all these groups and their contact details. To view the list please click here.

Behind the Eric Liddell Centre there is a disused garden that very few people know about. We are currently approaching local companies to see if they would redevelop it as a community project. This photograph gives an idea of the scale of the project. You can click on the photo to see a larger version.