Events on the Links in 2024? YOUR views, please!
The Community Council has been informed of some applications to hold events on the Links this spring / summer, and we are seeking local residents’ views on these.
We have to respond to these proposals asap, as far as possible representing the views of the local community. At the moment, we are minded to object to one and approve of three others, as follows, but this is not ‘cast in stone’ and we could perhaps change our responses if local people feel strongly.
City of Edinburgh Council ‘Music Encounters’ – Saturday 16 March 2024 – LLCC currently minded to approve
FLY – Summer of Love ‘92 – 2 day weekend, May 2024 – LLCC currently minded to object
Leith Festival Gala Day – Saturday 8th June 2024 – LLCC currently minded to approve
World Orienteering Championships (WOC) 2024 – Friday 12 July 2024 – LLCC currently minded to approve
Please can you use the comments below, or email us on contact@leithlinkscc.org.uk to make YOUR views known on each of these.
The FLY festival is too big, too long and potentially too noisy. We don’t want these sort of events, otherwise the Links will end up being a full-scale music venue and none of the residents will ever get a decent night’s sleep! The others are fine.
On what grounds are you objecting to FLY. As a public space it should cater to all age groups and tastes. It feels like a reflection of the age demographic of the LLCC who should be representative of the whole community. Let the young people have their fun also.
we had a great time during the proclaimers, but that was because folk could sit outside the tent and enjoy the music. If the whole place was cordoned off then that wouldn’t be good. Looking forward to more events this summer
I would fully support all of these. The Proclaimers were amazing.
I agree with LLCC’s recommendations.