In a recent blog post Shaping a resilient future for Edinburgh, Daisy Narayanan has raised questions on what might be Edinburgh’s “new normal” in the wake of Covid-19: As we look ahead to the next few months, Edinburgh’s citizens will need to build individual and collective resilience to deal with significant challenges. How we continue …
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Fountainbridge Canalside Initiative (FCI) are holding their AGM at 6.30 pm on 12th March 2020 at King’s Church Hall, 104 Gilmore Place, EH3 9PL. Do come along and find out what we have been up to this year. Projects that we have been working on include: producing the Green Plan for Fountainbridge; Green Cruises on …
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On Saturday 4th January a large group of us, led by local councillor Gavin Corbett, grabbed litter pickers, bin bags, rakes and shovels and moved out along the path of the old Caledonian Railway, which runs from Harrison Palace to Dundee Terrace. We made use of the litter pickers supplied by Merchiston Community Council, which …
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Peter Brett, a member of the public, presented his views on the Union Canal towpath at the Merchiston Community Council meeting of 18 June 2019. He has kindly provided a written version of his verbal contribution, as shown below. The opinions expressed in the post do not represent Merchiston Community Council policy, but we are …
Citizen is a new initiative, building “a network of people working to re-imagine the city as a sustainable place for people to live in, one of social justice and equality, not just a space for consumption and profit”. The network embraces the activities of a number of existing groups, including Living Rent, the Fair Fringe …
Edinburgh Local describes initiatives at the University of Edinburgh to work with local communities. Perhaps of particular interest, the Community Grants scheme helps the development of projects, community activities and sustainable local action through funding and collaboration.