Lockdown has been tough for everyone – there’s no hiding it! A local schoolboy decided to spend his lockdown making an environmental difference to Harrison Park, while in the midst of completing his Bronze level Duke of Edinburgh Award. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a young peoples awards programme founded in Windsor in 1956 …
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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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 …
The sculpture known as Tree of Knowledge, created by Svetlana Kondakova and Maja Quille, was removed from Fountainbridge Green on 6 March 2019, after views were sought from Merchiston Community Council, Fountainbridge Canalside Initiative and Fountainbridge Sounding Board. It was commissioned by Edinburgh Napier University to form part of their new Fountainbridge halls of residence …
The Fountainbridge Canalside Initiative 2019 AGM will take place on on Thursday 4th April at 6.30pm in the King’s Church 104 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh EH3 9PL. All welcome including children. There will be refreshments and cake. We are very pleased that Réne Sommer Lindsay, who managed the ‘greening’ of Copenhagen, has agreed to be our key speaker this year. Réne is …
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