This Thursday sees the last in a successful series of local walks. Join PCHP’s band of walkers for an evening stroll and an opportunity to discover the hidden history of West Pilton …
Walk leaves The Prentice Centre at 7pm
Tag: Walking
A meander through Muirhouse?
Join Pilton Community Health Project’s walkers for a summer stroll through Muirhouse and Silverknowes this Thursday evening. All welcome – walk leaves Muirhouse Community Shop on Pennywell Road at 7pm.
Discover the hidden gems of Granton
Discovering North Edinburgh’s Hidden Gems evening walks
This week’s walk: Granton – Sea views and Lighthouse
All welcome! For more info call 551 1671 or email admin@pchp.org.uk
Step out and discover Drylaw’s hidden gems
Discovering the Orient in Drylaw!
An Evening Walk discovering Drylaw’s hidden gems!
Thursday 30 July
Meet at Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre, 7pm
Come and join Pilton Community Health Project’s experienced, award-winning volunteer guides who will lead the short walk in Drylaw, part of a programme of walks across North Edinburgh.
For more information call 551 1671 or email admin@pchp.org.uk
Talking walking (and cycling) in Inverleith
Walking, cycling and sustainable transport were the themes of Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership’s annual community conference held at Broughton High School last night.
Active travel, in particular encouraging walking and cycling to school, features high on the list of community priorities in Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership’s hot-off-the-press local community plan for 2014 – 2107, so the conference theme was well chosen.
Around fifty delegates attended the event which was hosted by Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership convener Councillor Nigel Bagshaw, who spoke enthusiastically of the considerable health and environmental benefits of choosing to walk or cycle rather than take the car.
Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Convener Cllr Lesley Hinds outlined the city council’s current transport systems, ongoing initiatives and future plans before delegates broke into workshop groups to discuss: ‘What are the challenges to making walking and cycling better in Inverleith?‘ and ‘What are potential solutions to improve and increase walking and cycling, including how can we make best use of local greenspace?’
A full conference report will follow, meanwhile here are some images taken during the event:
Inverleith Community Conference: still time to book your place
Inverleith’s annual community conference takes place on Thursday 30 October from 6 – 9pm in Broughton High School. The theme of this year’s event is ‘increasing walking and cycling in Inverleith‘ – and there’s still time to book your place …
Come join us on Thursday 30th October from 6-9pm at Broughton High School to find out about tips, advice and support available to help you get started, to share your thoughts on how we can get people in Inverleith walking and cycling more, and what the Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership can do to make this happen!
The evening will include marketplace where organisations and businesses will be on hand to showcase their work and services and offer tips and advice to take up or increase your walking and cycling. Then we will have a chance to share views, discuss issues and consider solutions to increasing physical activity in Inverleith. Teas, coffees and biscuits will be provided.
Email Anne Brown to book your place here
or book quickly and easily here through eventbrite
Email Elaine Lennon for more information.
Lazarowicz: take the brakes off cycling funding
Mark Lazarowicz MP has highlighted progress in Edinburgh to make cycling safer and more attractive but stressed much needs to be done if the UK is to emulate countries like the Netherlands or Denmark.
The North & Leith MP spoke in a Westminster debate on cycling policy yesterday. He said: “The Pedal on Parliament each year shows just how much enthusiasm there is here in Edinburgh for cycling and the City Council deserves praise for its commitment through funding and other initiatives.
“There is still a long way to go however with cycling only making up 2% of all journeys in the UK each year compared to 27% of those in the Netherlands and 19% of journeys in Denmark.
“Cycling has real benefits to offer, it’s healthy, cuts the number of cars on the roads and with it pollution and accidents but we need to integrate it fully into transport infrastructure and make sure funding is there to do it.”
In 2012 City of Edinburgh Council made a commitment to increase cycling’s share of the transport budget by 1% each year and it has stuck to it: from 5% two years ago it now stands at 7%. The city council is also consulting on the extension of 20mph zones in Edinburgh.
Mark Lazarowicz’s speech can be found in full here.
NOTE: If you’re interested in cycling, walking and sustainable transport issues don’t miss Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership’s community conference on Thursday 30 October. Details below:
Inverleith Community Conference
The theme for this year is ‘increasing walking and cycling in Inverleith’ and we’d like to invite everyone living, working or travelling in Inverleith to have a say on how we can make walking and cycling easier, safer and more welcoming for all
Please come along and share your thoughts on how we can get people in Inverleith walking and cycling more, to pick up tips, advice and support and also to help us identify what the Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership can do to make it happen.
Come join us on Thursday 30 October
from 6-9pm at Broughton High School
We’d also welcome local organisations to come along and display information on how you can help us achieve this!
Contact elaine.lennon@edinburgh.gov.uk for more info. or to book your place, email anne.brown@ea.edin.sch.uk
New walk/jog club starts tomorrow
Has the growing excitement in the build-up to the Commonwealth Games whetted your appetite for exercise? Don’t answer that!
A new free local walk/jog club starts tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7pm at East Pilton Park – just in time for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth games!
It’s open to all and is particularly suited to those who would like to try jogging for the first time. It’s a fun, friendly volunteer-led activity and free of charge.
Go on – turn the TV off and go join Dave and Phil!
‘Many hundreds’ take the Postcode Challenge
Despite distinctly changeable weather ‘many hundreds’ of local cyclists and walkers of all ages and abilities took part in the annual Postcode Challenge on Sunday, embracing the opportunity to explore some of Edinburgh’s 75km of off-road paths and cycleways and pick up some prizes too!
Building on the success of the Postcode Challenge, Edinburgh and Lothians Greeenspace Trust (ELGT) now plans to deliver a programme of activities along the route, designed to raise awareness of this fantastic resource and to help improve the network for all users, including walkers and cyclists, as well as the local wildlife.
Activities will include conservation opportunities, environmental education, and guided walks to explore the local habitats and biodiversity along the routes.
To find out more about the programme and get regular updates, contact the Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust:
Telephone 0131 445 4025
Email info@elgt.org.uk and sign up for email updates
Or follow ELGT on Twitter @greenspacetrust or @innertubemap
