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Tag: Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden
Forth Neighbourhood Partnership to meet on 3 February
Forth Neighbourhood Partnership Public Meeting
Wednesday 3 February, 2pm
West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre
Come along and hear about:
Plans for the improvement of West Pilton Park
- Increasing the use of the park for physical activity
- Improving the park environment
- Improving people’s perception of the park
The Neighbourhood Environment Programme Fund (NEPs)
- A presentation on some of the projects carried out locally to improve our open spaces.
- How you can get involved in identifying future projects.
Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden Group
- A presentation on Granton’s ‘forgotten’ walled garden – dating from Jacobean times.
- Proposals from local people to safeguard and restore the garden.
There will also be a short period at the start of the meeting for Neighbourhood Partnership business. For further information contact Jim Pattison, 529 5082 – jim.pattison@edinburgh.gov.uk
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December update from Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden
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Friends AGM tonight
Friends to hold first AGM
A year of growth for Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden
- Latest news, chance to discuss ideas and ask questions, and find out about events upcoming with our Scotland’s Urban Past project being supported by Historic Environment Scotland.
- Apples and a few other surprises from Eve’s Apple Shack!
Working together to save Walled Garden
Walled Garden: day of action
- GPS mapping techniques will be shown to a group of the members.
- A gazebo with a display of our sustainable gardening ideas , fliers, old pictures of the garden and grounds (depending on the wind!)
- Meet some of the Friends Group members who have been actively campaigning to Save Granton’s ‘forgotten’ Walled Garden.
- Find out where the new door and steps could go in.
- Ask questions, add ideas!
Walled garden group takes steps (and may just build some too!)
Last week seven of the ‘Action Group’ got together outside the walled garden for some serious discussions, following on from the recent positive meeting with developers EDI Ltd (writes KIRSTY SUTHERLAND).
How to get steps up this steep slope & understanding where the castle used to be!
Many trees have covered the quarry site where Granton Castle stood until 1926, and the ground level is a lot lower than it used to be.
- Possible temporary access point to the walled garden back door, still in working order but at the top of a wooded embankment.
- Access and horticultural use proposal, ‘Heads of terms’, is to be put forward to EDI on behalf of the Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden.
- We hope to begin work in earnest with the RCAHMS through ‘Scotland’s Urban Past’ by the end of October at the latest. Scotland’s Lost Gardens
Royston Wardieburn Community Centre, Pilton Drive North
- Stairway to the garden door! When could we start, initial funding?
- Community Shares Scotland guest speaker – presentation & questions answered on how this could work. A short film was forwarded to explain the basics Community Shares animation
- Ideas for the first couple of years, if we get in! Archaeological digs? CSA? Heritage Orchard project?