Category: Goldenacre

On Foot By Bike: Inverleith Festival of Walking & Cycling

Sunday 24th September, 1.30 – 4.30pm – Inverleith Park

The Inverleith Festival of Walking & Cycling 2017 takes place on Sunday 24th September 2017 from 1.30 to 4.30pm in Inverleith Park.

There will be lots of FREE activities, tasters and information on how to take up or increase your walking and cycling.

  • Walking football
  • Bike obstacle course
  • Guided walks
  • basic bike checks
  • security marking
  • etc, etc, etc!

Some activiites can be signed up in advance. See below:

1pm –  Family and buggy friendly walk, with Ramblers, in advance of the Festival start

Meetup point will be the monument in the center of the park. From here we’ll follow the path towards the botanic garden (John Hope entrance) where we will follow the path that crosses the garden and get out through the east gate door. Here we’ll head to the Rocheid path (water of leith walkway) that will take us to the Inverleith Pond, before we go back to where we started.

It’s all easy paths, buggy friendly, and the walk will be around 1 hour. We will have plenty of time to enjoy the botanics and the pond. In the end everybody is invited to stay and visit what the festival has to offer. There will be 3 road crossings and we’ll need to be careful with the younger children.*

Sign up here! Walk meets at 1pm –   https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inverleith-festival-of-walking-and-cycling-2017-tickets-37239431141

1.30 – 2.30pm – Inverleith Allotments are about to celebrate their centenary. The site was created in 1918 to grow food for ex-servicemen after WW1. It reverted to park land between the wars but is now a haven for wildlife and vegetable growing.

The site has uneven paths and quite a few hazards so we can’t allow wandering but hope you’ll enjoy a guided tour finished off with a cup of tea/coffee. We will also have surplus vegetables for you. Donations always welcome!Please wear good footwear as all our paths are grass. No dogs allowed, no buggies, sadly we are NOT disabled-friendly but may manage a wheelchair along the main path depending on the weather.We do not have any toilet facilities.

Sign up here! Tours every 15 mins from 1.30pm –   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inverleith-allotments-tours-as-part-of-the-festival-of-walking-cycling-tickets-37939092848?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_event_email&utm_term=viewmyevent_button

3.00pm – Join a Nature Walk in the company of members of Friends of Inverleith Park! Just meet at their information stall in the marquee.

Contact elaine.lennon@edinburgh.gov.uk for more information

 

 

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Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership meets on Monday

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August round of Neighbourhood Partnership meetings

Neighbourhood Partnership meetings are taking place in August

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With the ongoing rollout of new Localities community planning structures across the city, the future of Neighbourhood Partnerships has been in some doubt but they are back for now – at least until a suitable replacement can be agreed.

Neighbourhood Partnership meetings are open to the public, so take the opportunity to hear discussions and decisions about Local Community Grant Fund applications, North West Locality Improvement Planning, participate in the popular ‘question time’ session and more.

There are four Neighbourhood Partnerships within the new North West Locality and each of these will meet in August. Dates are:

Forth Neighbourhood Partnership

Tuesday 15 August at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre, 6.30-8.30pm

Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership

Monday 21 August at Stockbridge Library, 6.30-8.30pm.

Almond Neighbourhood Partnership

Wed 23 August at Rosebery Hall, South Queensferry, 6.30-8.30pm.

Western Neighbourhood Partnership

Thursday 31 August Drumbrae Hub, 6.30-8.30pm.

Full agendas for all meetings will be available here