Tough conditions out there in Hailes Quarry Park this morning. Resilient young folks shrugging it off. 👌

Edinburgh Singers gig this evening at the parish church of St Cuthbert on Lothian Rd. Always great singing and music.

Hanging with the young folk again. Gunna at AO Arena. #Manchester #Gunna

Manchester: old, new, and evolving.

Kingsknowe Road North up for some carriageway resurfacing in proposed Capital Delivery Programme, 26/27 list going to the Transport & Environment committee next week. Expect this will focus on the awful bottom section.

Coming to TEC next week, additional safety improvements for local pedestrians with some junctions to be improved, shortening the distance they have to cross, dropped kerbs, and slower driver speeds while doing so. Good to see this on busy routes to schools, church, parks, and local shops. 👍

Odeal done 👌 Gunna next in Manchester. #odeal

O2 institute in Birmingham waiting for Odeal to come on.

Very pleased to see this on the planning portal. The Greenway adventure playground once through planning is expected to be constructed this year. This will be right next to the Greenway Garden Learn more and comment 👇 citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/a...

Birmingham bound with the youngest to see Odeal at the O2 Institute 2.

Sainsbury have claimed this step was being fixed as a priority @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social The evidence after months like this suggests otherwise. Raised at our latest meeting.

86 young runners, joggers, & walkers completed the Hailes Quarry Junior Parkrun on Sunday. A new male course record of 7.14 minutes set too. ⚡️⚡️ Stenhouse Primary joining this Sunday to launch their ‘Health Week’. That’ll swell the ranks. 👍

Julie Ann/Maryanne from Communitywellbeingcollective bringing seed sowing, music, art, facepainting. Good to have @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social & Cllr Fiona Glasgow along to join in. We are lucky to have great volunteers like Ricky, Taff, Max, Darren, Dawn & support from many to make it happen.

Great BBQ from Rungano & Ruvimba, amazing curry and sides from Neelam, WHALE Arts engaging with residents on art & culture in WH, Jillian from Grass Roots Remedies with super tasty herbal teas, Starcatchers team putting play at the centre of the Greenway where the new playgorund will be.

Ellie organised a great early season community event in the Greenway Garden on Sunday. So many things going on! Loved the games with Edinburgh Disc Golf - look out for the new course in Hailes Quarry Park.

Good to see @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social out making good on keeping the Burnside Path in good condition early in the season. Good result from previous TEC meetings. @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social @dastonsnp.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social

@spokes.org.uk and we know this will greatly please Peter Hawkins. He can take it easier now. 😁

Lots of Greenway garden members busy getting their beds ready this morning. Max, Ricky, & Taff cleaning the polytunnel, sorting composts heaps, building stuff and Islam and Sultana brought us all some delicious sweet treats to celebrate Eid. 🙏🏻much appreciated.

Stunning weather out in the Calders Greenshoots garden this afternoon. Good to see folk out starting to get seeds in the ground and tidying. Garden looking 👍

Down at Ocean Terminal today with the crew visiting The Wee Museum of Memory for reminiscence & recording skills training from Living Memory Association with John. We’re going to be capturing people’s memories of living and working in Longstone as part of a new project this year.

Our community parks and the Water of Leith are bursting into life at the moment. Get out and start enjoying them. So many things to spot, identify, and learn about. 😍

Next week works are expected to commence on replacing the lighting columns along Lanark Road. Works will start at the Inglis Green end and progress up to Dovecot Park area. Likely a couple of weeks. Hopefully disruption will be minimal.

Stunning day. ☀️☀️☀️ perfect for the @theorchardproject.bsky.social & WHHS students who were really engaged & great ambassadors for the school. Learning all about orchard care. Ricky, Max, & Taff sorted out the compost heaps,

First couple of peacock butterflies 🦋 enjoying the sun and daffodils in Hailes Quarry Park. Friends of Hailes Quarry Park and lost count of the number of ladybirds 🐞🐞🐞on hedge at the top of Redhall Drive.

In case anyone is wondering what all the red markings are for running along the length of the Union Canal tow path, there is a survey of underground services being carried out by Mackenzie Construction on behalf of Scottish Canals in relation to the towpath widening project.

We’ve waited long enough for Scottish Canals to come finish the job after they installed a new wayfinding pole, put the new signage up, and left the old pole in situ, somewhat detracting from the new signage. Work Request no. WR2611192 and passed to our Maintenance Team

Ever wondered what it feels like to run the Hailes Quarry Junior Parkrun course on a Sunday? Young runner Jacob Cooper made his own video and shared it. Super cool! Get ready to onboard with Jacob 🤘 youtu.be/u3o1y9wR7Sg?...

Socking it to those rich elites on behalf of ordinary people. That’s how you do it!

He want us to join Epic Fail.

Also ‘Epic Fury!’

Over winter our fantastic volunteers have been making improvements in the Calders Greenshoots garden. We’ve installed solar harvesting system with potting bench and storage included, made many improvements in the community shed, installed a second water harvesting…

I will say one thing: nothing demonstrates the value of military history, the staff and war colleges, and reading military theory like watching a war conducted by a bunch of guys who skipped all of that in favor of 'manliness' and push-ups.

Luckily we have just indicated pedestrian priority at our busy vehicle entrance to two primary schools by compressing red stone chips into the tarmac between the tactile crossing points. Spot the missing ingredient! CEC must follow Wales [email protected] @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social

Good to see Scottish Power Networks have resolved this quickly now after we chased them up. 👍

Not just a weed 😎 - A very edible and very nutritious plant! Nettle leaves have an old reputation as a pot herb and can be included in many dishes as a spinach substitute. They were often part of traditional kail in Scotland – a vegetable soup eaten as the main meal of the day.

Confirmation from Scottish Power Networks the high voltage cables will be properly buried again in the next few weeks. An engineer visited today to check what we reported. It seems they likely just forgot about them. The cables are waterproofed, but of course should not be left exposed like that. 👍

Finished off the water harvesting system this morning and Ricky got started on a picnic bench for the Calders Greenshoots garden. We’ll finish that next Saturday. Cleared out bits and pieces from the main shed too.

Greenway Garden grassy area cleared of rubbish this morning. 4 bins bags full picked by Kevin & Ellie. 🙌 we’ll be back at 10am next Saturday to pick more. Come and join us. 👌

Fresh and beautiful in the Calders Greenshoots garden this morning. Lovely in the warm sun. ☀️

5. Continues footway is required on all the existing access junctions. All dropped kerbs must be replaced as full height kerb; 6. Applicant to provide 134 cycle parking spaces 7. A minimum of 5 motorcycle parking spaces is required. 8. Any gate or doors must open inwards onto the property;

Non material variation has been granted. Informatives of interest: 4. In support of the Council's LTS Cars1 policy, the applicant should contribute the sum of £18,000 (£1,500 per order plus £5,500 per car) towards the provision of 3 car club vehicles in the area.

And looking very relaxed, John Settle on vibes. Nice! Victor Estevez on trumpet and the Green Note trio of John Elliot, Andy Mitchell & Tom Gordon absolutely killing it last night. Top notch playing. That amazing vibraphone is a Deagan and was made in Chicago. Stunning.

Tonight was all vibes 👌

Growing everywhere, this early season favourite, 'Cleavers'/'Sticky Wille' as most folk know it, is a great lymphatic cleanser. Fresh spring growth is perfect to add to smoothies, soups, infuse in cold water overnight for a cucumbers flavoured drink, or in hot water for an asparagus soup stock hit.👌

I think this sums up our session this morning in the Greenway Garden. Out with the frost hardy crew and joined by some of our perennial crew who prefer the extra warmth and light. Very happy to see Tom back for a visit, even with broken leg. A joyful morning. ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

Oxgangs Primary swelling the ranks at yesterday’s Hailes Quarry Junior Parkrun. 95 children completed the 2k circuit. Fabulous! Good habits start early. 👍👍

Out with the crew giving the park some springtime love and attention. A good number of bags of rubbish removed. Thanks folks.

Busy making things, apple tree pruning, fruit shrub love, tying in Loganberries, weeding and then hanging out with Wester Hailes High School students, who helped care for the wormery, tried to navigate the garden with their eyes shut using a stick, and tried out some fitness challenges.

A welcome sight for any early season pollinators venturing out with it being a bit milder. Crocuses starting to shift up a gear now as the snowdrops peak. Daffodils next 😁

Lovely rainbow over the park earlier today 🌈🌈