THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 5.45pm from DRYLAW NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
Join a women-led night ride through North Edinburgh starting at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre and exploring local highlights before finishing with a hot drink at West Pilton Park.
REGISTER HERE:
https://bbr.cyclinguk.org/?drylaw-nc-and-elgt-womens-cycling-group
Local Friends group West Pilton Parklife have been working with Edinburgh and Lothian Greenspace Trust on the upgrading of West Pilton Park and they are excited about the latest news.
They said on Facebook: ‘Hello everyone, the works in the park begin next week!
‘Our engagement program will continue. Look out for ways to get involved in some of the park improvements over the summer.
‘We’ll be advertising opportunities around West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre‘
However concerns have been expressed that the park will now be closed during the school summer holidays, which begin next weekend.
The year-long closure also causes a major crisis for North Edinburgh Community Festival.
Original plans would have seen all works completed by May next year, meaning the festival could go ahead as normal. Delays have seen timescales slip back, however, and this could mean the popular community event seeking a new home.
The hugely-popular annual community event takes place on West Pilton Park every year, attracting thousands of visitors, and organisers need urgent answers as they begin planning 2027’s event: – will West Pilton Park be the venue or will the Festival be uprooted and relocated?
Local collective organisation R2 has raised these concern and others, including poor consultation with the local coummunity, with the Park’s Project Development team and it’s understood local councillors will meet with contractors and local stakeholders in an attempt to resolve concerns.
Free family event at West Pilton Park
Friday 2nd November 12.30 – 2.00pm
Come and join in a family-friendly afternoon of bulb planting. Planting bulbs is fun and easy, so all are welcome as we prepare the park for a beautiful Spring! Continue reading Family bulb planting at West Pilton Park
Hi Everyone,
Please follow this link to the survey monkey for West Pilton Park:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/5HB2DF2
Lots of new exciting things in the pipeline for the park over the coming year that should see it grow into a thriving space for the whole community!
We are very interested in hearing what local people think and feel it is important people have a say! If you could share far and wide it would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Lianne
Lianne Pipskyj
Development Worker- Physical Activity
Pilton Community Health Project
73 Boswall parkway
Edinburgh EH5 2PW
Tel. 0131 551 1671
Work Mobile. 07391202529
The ongoing development of West Pilton Park is a collaboration between PCHP, ELGT, C.E.C, Friends of West Pilton Park (Parklife) and other local partners.
Have your say on West Pilton Park transformation
Have you seen the proposals to give West Pilton Park a new lease of life? See the report (below) – what do you think? Send your comments to Pilton Community Health Project at admin@pchp.org.uk
Have your say on Drylaw Skatepark
Wednesday 9 September, 5 – 6.30pm
Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre
Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust are hosting an afternoon of summer activities in Easter Drylaw Park on Monday 20th July ( 2 – 4pm), alongside the council’s summer programme of outdoor events.
You can try out and enjoy some biking with the Bangholm Outdoor Centre or some hula hooping with the Hula Honeys. At 2.30, a guided nature walk sets off to help you explore and discover who and what lives in the park, its hedges and trees (you’ll be amazed!)
There’s a parkour workshop to take part in or just watch. Or else join the treasure hunt for some prizes. And you can make your own skateboard design (materials provided).
This is all on top of all the other events in the park that day as part of ‘Fun in the Park’ with the CEC Community Learning Team – football, golf, juggling circus skills, slackline, bats and balls, frisbees and much more …
The event is being run by ELGT with support from the Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership – follow us on Twitter and Facebook
Last chance to have your say on Drylaw Skatepark
Drylaw Community Association and Edinburgh and Lothian Greenspace Trust will be holding a final consultation event on the new skatepark this Wednesday (15 April) from 5.30 – 6.30pm in Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre.
Go along, have a look at what’s being planned and have your say – the organisers are particularly keen to hear the views of young people.
