If you find our shops a bit short staffed this week, I’m sorry. We have a colleague benefit where you get an extra day off when your kids have their first day at school, so a number of colleagues are doing a very special job away from their shops!

Our friend Jan Bee Brown is performing Scuttlebutt Stories featuring SS Explorer amongst others... please consider supporting this project if you can.

Our ever-popular Mural Tours are back as part of our #Leith100 events this autumn! Due to limited capacity to allow for social distancing, one tour is already SOLD OUT. Tickets for 27th Sep and 4th Oct are on a pay what you can basis/free: citizenticket.co.uk/events/leithla… #Leith

A reminder that you need to book your free time slot for the #LightUpLeithHistoryMural event that kicks off in two weeks time. The short animation plays on a loop and 20min time slots can be booked via @Citizen_Ticket here: citizenticket.co.uk/events/leithla… #Leith #Leith100

Lovely to catch beautiful human Victor, the sidewalk artist from Toronto, finish his latest work for the people of #Leith at the head of Balfour Street this afternoon. Welcome back Victor! Follow his insta account here: instagram.com/p/CFrHOoDA26y/… 👀🚶🎨❤️

Please join us on 15 Nov at 5pm UK time to celebrate Diwali with us online. Facebook events details: fb.me/e/33Y511pQd The City of Edinburgh Council The OneCity Trust @CultureCmmunity LordProvostEdinburgh Rajnish Singh India In Scotland #Diwali2020 #DigitalDiwali #DiwaliEdinburgh #OnlineDiwali

The Maid and Rainbows go hand in hand. Have a wonderful winter.

@LeithDocksHQ Leith Maritime Museum, especially with the SS Explorer right next to it. Shame this area is closed to the public.

We are delighted to have received this award. Many thanks to Build Magazine and National Historic Ships UK for their support.

National Historic Ships UK SS Explorer Build Magazine Must be something in Scotlands' sea air! Perhaps Maritime Executive The Maritime Executive and John Paul DeJoria ⁦John Paul DeJoria would be interested in helping SS Explorer SS Explorer, docked in Leith Forth Ports and registered National Historic Ships UK?⁩ scotsman.com/heritage-and-r…

Dreich midwinter in pandemic #Edinburgh - some fun is still to be found.

Check out this link from our friends at Citadel Arts Group... facebook.com/groups/ss.expl…

Our #januarysale is now on but only until the end of the month! 🙌 Visit our website maidoftheloch.org/maid-shop to see what's on offer. While you are browsing why not become a supporter? You get early access to any sales plus exclusive rates! What's not to love? ❤️

Here is another picture of the Grain Elevator together with the SS Explorer

We don't know who originally made this but it made us chuckle on a dreary Saturday evening!

It’s our turn to be featured in the Leith For Ever 100 days strand. See what SS Explorer did back in the days when she was the FRS Explorer (Fisheries Research Ship) in this cine-film from the time.

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Some sad news for us at SS Explorer today... facebook.com/groups/ss.expl…

This beautiful short film really captures the art of #traditional #boatbuilding. It is essential we pass on these skills to the next generation to ensure the survival of our much loved craft #ShipshapeNetwork #HubLauch #ShipshapeScotlandHub

Opportunity to work on Waverley Catering stewards are required to serve passengers and operate the onboard catering outlets. Catering crew are required to hold the basic STCWs & ENG 1 medical. Applications should be made to [email protected] with a covering letter.