Location
JG Farmers Market … Sat 25 Jan, 9am-1pm, dental surgery Lanark Road.
It’s a new year and we’re looking forward to welcoming some old faces at this Saturday’s market. Hopetoun Farm Shop will be there with game, meat and vegetables.. Cedar Cottage, The Herb Garden, the German stall are amongst the stalls committing to attend and Nick is hoping to introduce new stalls too.
Youngsters from Currie Community High School are preparing to finance a visit to Kenya and have a free stall to sell some of their home baking, it’s a good cause, ask them about what they will be doing in Kenya.
In addition, the CEC Environment Service have a free community stall to tell you about their work, do have a word with them. Councillor Ricky Henderson will be at the market from 11am-12 noon if you have any general issues to discuss.
Finally, the Blue Moon ensemble will again play the tunes of yesteryear, worth the free entrance money before you start on any of the bargains!
It’s a New Year so let’s re-new this community event with your input, the JGCC committee members will be on duty as usual so please tell us how to improve things.
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2 The Garden District Public meeting …
You might want to hear about the Garden District proposals at a public meeting on 4th February at 7pm in the Gibson-Craig Hall in Currie organised by Currie Community Council. Look out for posters for more details.
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3. Curriemuirend Park feasibility study unveiled … Tue 11 Feb, at 7.30pm
Where? Tanners, Lanark Road
The possible loss of Curriemuirend Park to housing development has been exercising those of us on Juniper Green CC and the Friends of Curriemuirend Park for many months. CEC has earmarked it as a site that could meet the Scottish Government’s housing target for se Scotland, while JGCC and the recently formed Friends of Curriemuirend Park are strongly opposed to the potential sacrifice of another valuable green space while brownfield sites in the city remain undeveloped. The site has several drawbacks as a residential area, not least difficulty of access, with the slip road to the by-pass on one side and the dual carriageway of Wester Hailes Road on the other, plus the traffic hazards facing young children attending Juniper Green Primary School. The Scottish Government requirement that some 5,000 more houses than proposed in the original SESplan should be built in the Edinburgh area, of which 2,500 would have to be built on new sites increases the pressure on planners. With these considerations in mind, CEC has commissioned a feasibility study into the suitability of the site for housing. Come and join us at a public meeting, where the results of the study will be revealed.
Keep an eye on the websites
www.junipergreencc.org.uk or www.curriemuirend.co.uk
in the days running up to the event.