GET INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING EXCITING NEW PLANS FOR LOCAL GREEN SPACE
West Pilton Park Development Meeting
Tuesday 13th June, 5.30 – 7pm at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre
West Pilton Park has received significant funding for development. We need your help to guide issues such as paths & access, play & leisure, nature & wildlife, and security.
Come along, get involved, and help guide the development of your local greenspace.
PARK LIFE
West Pilton Park
Free activities and food for young people aged P7 – S3
Sports/ parkour/ circus skills/ bike obstacle course/ drumming/ graffiti art & more
Tuesdays 12th, 19th & 26th July, 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Email for more information: booking.youth.talk@gmail.com
A new play park and outdoor gym was opened in West Pilton last week. Councillor Susan Rae cut the tape with Friends of West Pilton Park’s Sara Martin, ELGT’s Charlie Cummings and Scotland Manager of Fields in Trust, Colin Rennie.
Children from Pirniehall and Forthview Primary schools also braved the weather to check out the new facilities.
You can learn more about the development and watch an interview with Susan, Sara and Colin who talk about the importance of developing greenspaces and supporting local communities in urban areas here.
Founder Member of Friends of West Pilton Park, Parklife, Sara Martin said: “The local residents are delighted with the new junior play park and outdoor gym facilities.
“The old play parks were disjointed, very limited and definitely past their sell-by-date. The newly upgraded play park and outdoor gym are so much more interesting, with lots of exciting new equipment to try out and enjoy.
“Thank you Edinburgh & Lothian Greenspace Trust for delivering it.”
Tuesday 20th November
5.30pm at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre
All welcome
Free family event at West Pilton Park
Friday 2nd November 12.30 – 2.00pm
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.
We have been working with the West Pilton Parklife Friends of the Park group to develop a number of activities this summer. These include family fitness activities starting Thursday27th July which involve hula hopping, fun bootcamp and family yoga sessions.
There will also be a Herbal Garden tidy up and a Herbal Medicine workshop which will involve local families working around the footprint area on Sunday 30th July. A regular bootcamp will be starting on Thursday 17th August and will continue until the October holidays and then run for a further 6 sessions. For more information contact info@elgt.org.uk
Previous planting workshops at the footprint
For more information about West Pilton Park click here
Spring into action at West Pilton Park!
ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH? Continue reading Spooktacular fun at West Pilton Park
If you are interested in learning more about the West Pilton Park Action Group (WPPAG), the next meeting will take place on:
WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER from 5 – 6.30pm
in West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre
Guest Speaker Chris Rankin from Friends of Montgomery Street Park is coming to chat about the kinds of things their group do.
There have been loads of exciting developments happening on the park that we are looking forward to sharing with local people.
WPPAG
