Tag: Stockbridge

Visit Stockbridge for a real super market!

With Spring almost upon us, thoughts turn to weekend strolls in the sunshine (sometimes!) and there’s a delightful local venue where you can not only enjoy a pleasant wander but stock up on special treats too!

Stockbridge Sunday Market first opened for business last September, and the wee local enterprise has gone from strength to strength.  Situated at the junction of Kerr Street and Saunders Street, stalls offer a wide variety of home produced goodies – from fresh meats and cheeses to jams, pies and chutneys, speciality breads and sweeties – the list goes on and on.  For the fashion conscious there are vintage clothes, bathtime treats and hand-crafted jewellery stalls too and it seems that every stall has something new and different to offer.

The market is open from 10am – 5pm every Sunday.  If you’ve never been before, get down to Stockbridge to browse, maybe bag a bargain or just soak up that special market atmosphere.  If you’re tired of trudging round supermarkets there really is a fun and different shopping experience awaiting you by the Water of Leith!

 For more information on Stockbridge Sunday Market visit www.Stockbridgemarket.com or visit the Stockbridge Market Facebook page.

Leapers and Creepers! Craigroyston's art exhibition is moving!

Craigroyston Primary School’s annual art exhibition is one of the highlights of the school calendar, and this year the childrens’ remarkable artwork will be seen by an even wider audience – it’s being displayed in a Stockbridge art gallery!

Craigroyston Head Teacher Lorna Stewart explained: “Every year we celebrate our pupils’ work with an Art Exhibition where every child has work exhibited.  We invite parents and carers, other professionals and visitors who have worked with the children as well as prominent local people. This year, thanks to the support of Joyce Gunn Cairns MBE, we are fortunate to be able to exhibit in the WASPS Gallery where Joyce has her studio.  We are also grateful to Joyce for arranging for musician John Sampson to open the exhibition for us.”

She continued: “We are very pleased and excited at the prospect of using this space and it will be an excellent opportunity for the children to have their achievements celebrated and recognised beyond their immediate community.”

This year’s theme is ‘Leapers and Creepers’ and the exhibition opens at the WASPS Studios in Hamilton Place on Friday 23 March at 4pm.  Don’t miss it!

Leapers and Creepers! Craigroyston’s art exhibition is moving!

Craigroyston Primary School’s annual art exhibition is one of the highlights of the school calendar, and this year the childrens’ remarkable artwork will be seen by an even wider audience – it’s being displayed in a Stockbridge art gallery!

Craigroyston Head Teacher Lorna Stewart explained: “Every year we celebrate our pupils’ work with an Art Exhibition where every child has work exhibited.  We invite parents and carers, other professionals and visitors who have worked with the children as well as prominent local people. This year, thanks to the support of Joyce Gunn Cairns MBE, we are fortunate to be able to exhibit in the WASPS Gallery where Joyce has her studio.  We are also grateful to Joyce for arranging for musician John Sampson to open the exhibition for us.”

She continued: “We are very pleased and excited at the prospect of using this space and it will be an excellent opportunity for the children to have their achievements celebrated and recognised beyond their immediate community.”

This year’s theme is ‘Leapers and Creepers’ and the exhibition opens at the WASPS Studios in Hamilton Place on Friday 23 March at 4pm.  Don’t miss it!

Accie's stars raise Stockbridge cheers …

…as they ‘try’ out the new Domino’s store in Stockbridge!  It was all work and no play for the boys from Edinburgh Accies Rugby team sponsored by Domino’s Pizza, as they showed their support at the opening of the new Domino’s store launch in Stockbridge on 15 February.  Tom Drennan (22) and Jamie Sole (22) volunteered their bodies and painted themselves in the trademark colours to represent the brand.

The new Raeburn Place store comes as a welcome local employment boost with the creation of 30 jobs.   Franchisee for the new store, Sean Geddes, has recruited within the community for trainee managers, trainee pizza makers, customer service representatives and delivery experts. He said: “We like everyone who works with Domino’s to demonstrate a sense of fun while working under pressure and we’re delighted the boys from Edinburgh Accies were able to help us ‘try’ out the new store offering for the local community in Stockbridge!”

Accie’s stars raise Stockbridge cheers …

…as they ‘try’ out the new Domino’s store in Stockbridge!  It was all work and no play for the boys from Edinburgh Accies Rugby team sponsored by Domino’s Pizza, as they showed their support at the opening of the new Domino’s store launch in Stockbridge on 15 February.  Tom Drennan (22) and Jamie Sole (22) volunteered their bodies and painted themselves in the trademark colours to represent the brand.

The new Raeburn Place store comes as a welcome local employment boost with the creation of 30 jobs.   Franchisee for the new store, Sean Geddes, has recruited within the community for trainee managers, trainee pizza makers, customer service representatives and delivery experts. He said: “We like everyone who works with Domino’s to demonstrate a sense of fun while working under pressure and we’re delighted the boys from Edinburgh Accies were able to help us ‘try’ out the new store offering for the local community in Stockbridge!”

Support for Stockbridge hotel restoration

It’s been an eyesore for Stockbridge residents for too long, but The Raeburn House Hotel could be brought back to life if new owner Archie MacLean gets planning permission to restore the run-down building into a boutique hotel.

A public meeting held in Lifecare House last week heard that council officials do not support Mr MacLean’s plans to add two storeys to the existing B-listed building, creating an up-market ten bedroom hotel.  The new owner – who paid £1.2 million for the hotel last November – organised the public meeting to gauge local feeling and to harness support for the plans.

Mr MacLean said: “Council officials have suggested a single storey extension that becomes two stories further back, but that wouldn’t work for us. Guests would have to go through the restaurant to use the lift and from an operational point of view that is implausible. We feel that with local support we have a chance of getting planning permission”.

Mr MacLean estimates that restoration work would cost from £1.5 – £2 million.

There was widespread support from the 150 people who attended the 16 February meeting – a show of hands was unanimous.

Architects Aitken Turnbull Architects Limited will submit a planning application later this month, and if permission is granted it’s thought that the revamped Raeburn House Hotel could open in August 2013.