Run number 36 in the ☀️ this morning. An amazing 69 young folk with parents, grandparents, carers, and friends ran, jogged, and walked around the course. - a fantastic 10 doing their first ever Parkrun. 🫶🫶🫶🫶 - 5 running our course for the first time 👊

Wow - has to be the smoothest path installed in Edinburgh for a long time. An incredible difference. What a boon for the area. Safe and excellent. More please @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @spokes.org.uk @edi.bike @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social

Wow - has to be the smoothest path installed in Edinburgh for a long time. An incredible difference. What a boon for the area. Safe and excellent. More please @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @spokes.org.uk @edi.bike @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social

Beautiful morning to welcome Canal View Primary, joining us for run #35. Great to see many familiar & happy faces from Wester Hailes. An amazing 107 young folk with parents, grandparents, carers, and pals, ran, jogged, & walked around the course. - a fantastic 25 doing their first ever Parkrun. 🫶

12 affordable units located in Block B accessed from one stairwell allowing a Registered Social Landlord (RSL) to administer them. Appeal was made to the Scot Gov Reporter - dismissed 17/09/24. They remain un-let despite Section 75 legal agreement, & given the housing emergency, disgracefully so.

For anyone interested in learning more about viability of developments, commuted sums, and how councillors assessed this unusual request at DM Sub Planning i.e pleading poverty having already completed a development, this is an educational watch Source: Public-i share.google/KRMeDnMI5bqo...

We are regularly asked about this empty housing block, have raised with local councillors, and yet it seems the developer remains reluctant to abide by the legal agreement they signed to deliver an element of affordable housing as part of their planning permission.

Cold and wet for the 57 tough, young superstars and their families this morning for run number 34. - 14 doing their first ever Parkrun. 🫶🫶🫶🫶 - 2 running our course for the first time 😍 - 12 runners who achieved new Personal Bests! 👏💪 Sign up - www.parkrun.org.uk/hailesquarry...

Agenda for the May meeting. All welcome.

Late flowing daffodils making their appearance down near the pavilion now.

Muirwood field path between Currie and Juni Green tantalising close to being navigable. Barriers still in place for now at both ends. @spokes.org.uk @edi.bike

Massive bell. A not so subtle royal roast.

Love the smell of fresh tarmac in the morning. The Muirwood field path install is going well. Good progress being made. A very welcome addition to the local network. 👍 @spokes.org.uk @edi.bike

Looks like fresh cycle lane in South Queenferry. Nice to see what Lanark Rd could look like when the temp infra made permanent. @spokes.org.uk

This was eye popping, and correctly diagnoses what has gone very, very wrong, dispels myths, and provides the medicine needed. Almost certainly a read across from this to the UK and other countries. There are way more of us 'salary suckers' than these crooks, so why are our politics so crap on this.

The weather gods were smiling upon our 75 young superstars and their families this morning for run number 32. ☀️🌞 - 7 doing their first ever Parkrun. 🫶🫶🫶🫶 - 2 running our course for the first time 😍 - 18 incredible runners who achieved new Personal Bests! 👏💪

Many thanks to Andrew Corrigan who did a great job warming the troops up and being our tailwalker this morning. "Jogging on the spot, Jogging on the spot, Parkrun is good for you, and laziness is not!" 🙌🙌🙌

Perfect start to the weekend - Hypnotic, joyful, and inspiring playing from Paul Harrison with Ewan Hastie and Stephen Henderson at ‘The Koln Concert Revisited’ this evening. Beautiful venue as well. Really, really, enjoyed! #kölnconcert #livemusic

Getting the bed up by the canal ready to welcome people to our community. Looking much better already. Lots of plants and flowers to come. 🌸🌺

We welcomed 65 resilient young superstars this morning to run number 31. 😁 - 8 doing their first ever Parkrun. 🫶🫶🫶🫶 - 8 running our course for the first time 😍 A huge well done to everyone who ran, jogged, or walked and especially the 9 runners who achieved new Personal Bests! 👏💪

Andrew's Easter Eggman warm up was great and we even learned how to say thank you using sign language. We also very much appreciated the Easter treats that we received from a young participant 🙏🙏

We shrugged off storm Dave 😎 this morning for Hailes Quarry Junior Parkrun #30 and finished in the sunshine as a reward. 🌞 We welcomed 43 resilient young superstars this morning. 😁 - 6 doing their first ever Parkrun. 🫶🫶🫶🫶 - 6 running our course for the first time 😍

This episode was quite the journey. Worth a listen.

Killer sets at the Juniper Green Note last night. High quality playing all round. A real treat again! Played their socks off. 👌#junipergreennote #livemusic #jazz

A better Sheriffhall Roundabout. Today, I had the absolute pleasure of catching up with some of my former Civil Engineering students at Heriot-Watt University, and what they’ve achieved genuinely blew me away. 1/3 @edinreporter.bsky.social @edinburghminute.com

Confirmation from Scottish Canals that the first section of a new tow path project was floated into place this morning helping to alleviate pressure on the tow path.

Such a great conversation I had to order the book. open.spotify.com/episode/4Jcb...

Can we expect to hear more on the draft being prepared on expediting the Longstone Link bridge at TEC on Thursday? The business bulletin suggests so? Been a while since we had a meaningful update 🙏 @stephenjenkinson.bsky.social @cllrconorsavage.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social @kate-c.bsky.social

Trump / Iran "Downfall" parody credit: Fintwit Capital x.com/fan_fintwit

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. 😍