Vision Day

The management team of Edinburgh Street Pastors under the lead of our new chairman, John Bathgate is keen to move the initiative forward in a measured, resourced and timely manner. The team met on Saturday 20th August to discuss how far we have come since starting up,...

ESP Commissioning Service 2016

28th May 2016 saw a very well attended and inspirational evening for the commissioning of 25 new Street Pastors from Edinburgh, Bathgate and Dunfermline. The highlight of the night was an enlightening talk by the Rev Les Isaacs, founder of Street Pastors. Bailie...

Royal Highland Show 2016

Edinburgh Street Pastors was invited to patrol at the Royal Highland Show at the end of June this year. The bars and clubs are open to the young farmers and members until about 10pm. The Saturday team witnessed boisterous and mischievous groups of young ladies and...

Edinburgh Street Pastors Out For Hogmanay 2015!

Once again, the Edinburgh Street Pastors have been featured in the local newspaper, The Edinburgh Evening News. Here is an excerpt from the article: Flip Flops will be handed out to revellers with sore feet at New Year celebrations. Sandy Scrimgeour, chief executive...

Edinburgh Street Pastors Christmas Meal 2015

This week, the Edinburgh Street Pastors enjoyed celebrating Christmas together, with a potluck meal. We played a game of “Who am I?” and congratulated ourselves on a successful year of serving the people of Edinburgh and the arrival of the Saturday team.

Winter 2015 Training Completed!

December saw another round of training completed for the next wave of Edinburgh Street Pastors. We extend our gratitude to Cav Edinburgh for allowing us the use of their building and a congratulations to those who have completed the training and will be joining our...