A Leith community affected by ongoing tram works will transform their windows into magical outdoor galleries this weekend.
Tomorrow (Saturday 25 January) from 5pm to 8pm, Constitution Street will become a Window Wanderland – a spectacular walking trail that gives people a chance to show off their creative talents.
The event, now in its second year, invites businesses and residents to decorate their windows with bright lights and touch of artistic flair. This year’s event is part of wider efforts to boost trade in a neighbourhood which has been hit by ongoing tram works.
On Saturday evening, Constitution Street will be transformed, with everyone invited to come and take a look.
Last year, businesses in the area formed a collective to support one other through the tram project which they fear could disrupt trade. Constitution Street has been closed to traffic since November and the project is expected to continue in the street for THREE YEARS.
As the street’s prominent statue of Robert Burns has been removed for cleaning during the tram work, the group decided to host Window Wanderland on the Bard’s birthday.
Local firm George Brown & Sons, established in Leith in 1828, has kindly offered to sponsor the event. The engineering firm will also be providing a piper to kick-start the wander down Constitution Street.
The Window Wanderland concept was developed in Bristol by set designer, Lucy Reeves Khan in 2015 and has since been held throughout the UK and internationally.
Inspired by her imagination, her community spirit and her personal experiences of isolation due to years of chronic illness, Lucy imagined her local streets alive with people viewing eye-catching scenes in the windows around her neighbourhood. She wondered if, in the dark of winter, these displays would cheer up others too.
She put on her first event in her own area. It was a huge success and the idea has since been taken up by many other communities.
To download a Constitution Street Winter Wanderland event map visit: https://www.windowwanderland.
