Pass The Book at Duncan Place

Our welcoming group shares stories, poems, and other literature in a relaxed and supportive space. We pass the texts around and take turns to read aloud, or pass it on if you’d rather just listen. Join us to discover contemporary and classic Scottish and international writing, with six themed nights over the year:

• Monday 23rd October - Haunting Tales for Hallowe'en
• Monday 4th December - Season's Readings
• Monday 19th February - Songstress to Makar: 300 Years of Scottish Poetry
• Monday 15th April - Selkies, Kelpies & Bogles: Scottish Myth and Folklore
• Monday 17th June - Literary Leith
• Monday 19th August - Edinburgh: Festival City
  

The group will be led by local community member Jack Tarlton, who will prepare texts for the group to share.

This group is for adults aged 18+.

If you have any questions, please email Drew on [email protected]

The group will be led by local resident Jack Tarlton. As an actor his screen credits include Outlander, Traces, The Imitation Game, 8 Days to the Moon and Back and Doctor Who. He has played lead roles at the Lyceum Theatre, Traverse, National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and Presence Theatre, for whom he ran their Reading Group for several years.

There is ramped access into the building. The event will be held on the ground floor of Duncan Place Community Hub and is wheelchair accessible.

There are two individual toilets on the ground floor with one being wheelchair accessible.

We will be based around tables at this group. There are seats with and without arm rests. Seats are hard plastic. We have some padded chair cushions available on request.

There is foyer space and outdoor space for those that might need to break away to a quieter area during the session.

If there is anything we can do to help you attend these workshops, please get in touch with Drew by emailing [email protected] or telephoning 0131 364 4350.

We can be found on Google Maps here > https://goo.gl/maps/qNZeEKWL1uhdQRBd7

Duncan Place is a few minutes’ walk from Leith Walk, Duke Street, Great Junction Street and Easter Road. This area is very well served with buses, including 1, 7, 14, 16, 21, 25, 34, 35 & 49.

www.lothianbuses.com has a journey planner.

Bike racks are available in our outdoor space. Please bring a secure lock. We do not have any to loan out & bikes and scooters are not allowed in the building. Bikes and scooters are left at your own risk and Duncan Place will not accept any responsibility for any damage or theft. CCTV does cover the bike racks.

Duncan Place has 1 disabled parking space and 1 further space alongside the exterior fencing, both available on a first come basis.

Parking bays have been painted on the road outside the building and on-street (card only) pay and display meters have been installed by City of Edinburgh Council, at a rate of £3.10 per hour, Monday to Friday 8:30am until 5:30pm.

There are also yellow zig zags on the street. Again, please check signage but at the time of writing it is free to park on the zigs zags after 4pm Mon to Fri and all day on the weekends.

Duke Place, is just behind the building and it is currently free all day, every day. This is very busy though so spaces may not be available.

Again, please check signage at the nearby Tesco. At the time of writing parking is available for up to 3 hours.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Duncan Place Community Hub & Enterprise, 4 Duncan Place, Leith, United Kingdom