Colinton Village Enterprise SCIO was established
in 2019 and aims to establish a Community
Heritage Hub on the banks of the Water of
Leith Walkway. We are working to create a
community meeting place which inspires practical
participation, creative projects, and social
exchange, between all age groups in Colinton and
visitors to the area.
This group has been formed by amalgamating two
of Colinton’s community organisations – Colinton
Village Events (CVE) Group and Colinton Village
Ventures (CVV) into a Scottish Incorporated
Charitable Organisation, with common purpose
to advance the development of the Colinton
community’s rich heritage by promoting social,
artistic, recreational, and commercial interaction.
The story of Colinton Village Events Group started
with a small exhibition of artists’ work on the stone
wall opposite Spylaw House in 2005 and became
a constituted community group in 2011. In 2016
Colinton Village Ventures was formed by local
residents with the aim of providing the foundations
that enable the development of a vibrant centre for
interaction in Colinton.