On this page you can view our blog posts relating to Leith Links Plus.
You may remember a community picnic we ran in July 2021 to ask local people what they would like to see developed on the Links, and in particular in the derelict building and the bowling greens area. Since then, a Working Group has been developing a 10yr concept Masterplan for Leith Links. The group is composed of
Leith Links is a great park and we all love it – BUT it could certainly be EVEN BETTER! In recent months, a new 10 year ‘concept MasterPlan’ for improving the Links has been developed, by a team led by the City of Edinburgh Council’s ‘Thriving Greenspaces Project’ and including representatives from a number of local organisations; ourselves i.e. Leith
Report on a consultation with the local community on possible future development at the former bowling greens area (and building) on Leith Links Spring / Summer 2021 Between May and September 2021 Leith Links Community Council led a consultation exercise with the local community about possible future development of the currently derelict ‘Former Bowling Greens area’ on Leith Links. We
Seems everybody enjoyed our community picnic on Leith Links on Saturday (hurrah!). Yes, we were very lucky with the weather (phew!), but what actually made it possible was the public toilets. You simply couldn’t organise any public event without toilets – but only big commercial events can afford to buy in ‘portaloos’, not small community groups. So public toilets are not
Reminder – Please join a meeting about the possible future of the ‘former bowling green area and building’ on Leith Links, at a Zoom meeting, 7pm, Monday 17th May. Sign up to attend via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leith-links-plus-community-meeting-2-tickets-154754618229 You need to sign up by 4pm on Monday 17th and will receive the link at 5pm. If it’s not there by 6pm,
Please join the next stage of discussions about the possible future of the ‘former bowling green area and building’ on Leith Links, at a Zoom meeting, 7pm, Monday 17th May. Sign up to attend via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leith-links-plus-community-meeting-2-tickets-154754618229 You need to sign up by 4pm on Monday and will receive the link at 5pm. If it’s not there by 6pm,
Leith Links Plus is a community dialogue process facilitated by Leith Links Community Council.