Saturday 14th September2024 1pm to 4pm You are invited by North Merchiston Club And Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust for a Foraging Discovery Day Saturday 14th September2024 1pm-4pm in North Merchiston Club and Harrison Park 1-4pm Foraging Discovery Space (drop in) 1.15-2.15 pm Nature Discovery Walk (free booking) 2.30-3.30pm. Creative Foraging Walk (free booking) […]
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Saturday 16th March, Harrison Park East near North Merchiston Club, some photos from the day. 11am – 1pm drop in Join our Canalside Greenspace Group for all-age outdoor activities in Harrison Park, connecting us to our local greenspaces and those who love and care for them. All-age treasure hunt in […]
We are planning to meet weekly on Tuesday mornings 10-12 and also on Saturdays approximately monthly. Our first group time in 2024 will be Tuesday 16th January 10-12.30 to connect/reconnect and plan ahead. This will be a lovely time for new folk to join as it is a new beginning for […]
Following our Festive Break we intend to begin our weekly walks again on Thursday 11th January 2024. Details and our flier can be found here We usually walk for about and hour, setting off from the swans in Fountainbridge Square at 10am, new walkers are always welcome and January is […]
Festive Tree Decorating Harrison Park West Saturday 9th Dec 11am – 1pm Meet by the diagonal path at Harrison Park West Tree decorating (drop in) Everyone is invited to decorate the tree together. You can make some decorations on the day or bring your own natural tree decoration (dried apples, […]
Flotilla of Lights Saturday 4th November This is a wonderful spectacle on the water, in addition the residents overlooking the Canal between Harrison Park and the Lochrin Basin are invited to put lights in their window at nightfall (around 6pm) to support the event. Our boats Lochrin Belle, Waterwitch and Kingfisher […]
Our Canalside walking group is celebrating its first birthday in October 2023. One year of walking, enjoying getting exercise, making new friends, getting to know our local area, community and wildlife better. We walk each Thursday setting off from the swans at 10am for about an hour and new walkers […]
Fountainbridge Green, 11am-2pm, Sat 23rd Sept Many thanks to Scott, one of the council rangers who supported us and to City of Edinburgh for supplying plants from our list the had compiled in the previous weeks. We enjoyed planting them together with other friends who joined us on the Saturday. […]
We are a new group and everyone is welcome to come along. For the next get together of the Canalside Greenspace Group… October gatherings we have the use of the Student Common Room at Bainfield as a wet weather location, it is a lovely warm space right beside where we […]
Our Canalside Greenspace Group will be starting from 1st August with an initial get together at 10.30am Explore and improve our local greenspaces e.g Fountainbridge Green and Harrison Park, for the benefit of people and nature. You are invited to join a new group to connect with others in these greenspaces […]