LeithCommunity Centre SCIO

Daily, 9am–9pm

Space hire
About us

Here since 1969.

A community centre on the first floor of the New Kirkgate, run by a local charity in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council. Home to more than 50 groups and classes every week.

Our story

  1. 1969

    Doors open

    On 10 March 1969 the Lord Provost opened a new centre that rose out of the Kirkgate clearances. It filled two floors then, and even had a “beauty culture room”.

  2. 2004

    A new look

    A full refurbishment gave us the spaces we use today: the Sports Hall, a smaller hall, four general rooms, a crèche room and more.

  3. 2019

    Fifty years

    We turned 50 with taster sessions, football, dancing and singing, a family party in the Sports Hall and a do in the Kinnaird Hall into the evening.

  4. Today

    All of Leith

    More than 50 groups and classes use it every week: English classes and a Polish school, a pipe band and roller derby, youth clubs, recovery groups, churches and the Leith Local History Society.

We exist to advance education and to provide and assist in the provision of recreational facilities for the community of Leith.

Our charitable purpose

Who runs the centre

  • Leith Community Centre Association SCIO

    The charity that runs the centre (Scottish charity SC047512). Its trustees manage its day-to-day affairs alongside the centre’s staff.

  • City of Edinburgh Council

    Our partner in running the centre.

  • Our members

    Anyone aged 16 or over who supports our purpose can join. Members meet at least once every fifteen months and elect up to nine trustees.

Who uses the centre

Not everyone
does the same thing.
That’s the good bit.

Graffiti mural: “Vibrant, culturally diverse, different races, creeds, colours, genders… everyone gets along together”

Leith Community Centre is shaped by the people who use it, and run by a local charity in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council.

  • Sundays

    Auld Reekie Roller Derby

    Roller derby in the Sports Hall, every Sunday.

  • Twice a week

    Street Soccer Scotland

    Football in the Sports Hall on Thursdays and Fridays, including an adult session with Crisis.

  • Monthly

    Leith Local History Society

    Formed in September 1999 offering a programme of monthly talks for all.

More about the centre Want to get in touch? Talk to us

groups and classes every week
50+
hours of activity a week
200+
spaces, all on one floor
8
open every day
9am–9pm
Visit

How to find us

Take the stairs opposite Lidl to the first floor of the Kirkgate to find us.

Where we are

First floor
New Kirkgate Shopping Centre
12a Newkirkgate
Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 6AD
0131 554 4750 Get directions

Opening hours

Daily, 9am–9pm

Daily
9am–9pm

Getting here

By tram
The Foot of the Walk stop is a couple of minutes’ walk away.
By bus
Buses 7, 14, 16, 25 and 49 all stop at the Foot of the Walk, a couple of minutes’ walk away.
By car
There is public parking nearby.

Access

  • Lift to the first floor
  • Stair-free throughout
  • Accessible toilets & free WiFi

Finding the door

  1. Head for the foot of Leith Walk

  2. Go into the New Kirkgate shopping centre

  3. Take the lift or the stairs opposite Lidl to the first floor

  4. Say hello at reception