The future of Cultural facilities and the well-being of Edinburgh – It’s Up to All of Us

POSTED ON September 11, 2023

We know the impact that cultural activity and social interaction has on our wellbeing.  We are blessed in this city with parks, museums, galleries and theatres that educate and enrich our lives but only if we all support them with our presence. How many of us take advantage of it and support it?  As the Filmhouse showed, if we don’t we are at risk of losing them and in doing so our city would be the poorer for it. (Barbara Cummins, Chair of the Association).

We know the impact that cultural activity and social interaction has on our wellbeing.  We are blessed in this city with parks, museums, galleries and theatres that educate and enrich our lives but only if we all support them with our presence. How many of us take advantage of it and support it?  As the Filmhouse showed, if we don’t we are at risk of losing them and in doing so our city would be the poorer for it. (Barbara Cummins, Chair of the Association).

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The Cockburn Association and the Green Belt: A history and case study of civic action

POSTED ON August 30, 2023

The Cockburn Association has a long history of support for Edinburgh’s Green Belt.

The Cockburn Association has a long history of support for Edinburgh’s Green Belt.

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Playfair Steps reopen

POSTED ON July 28, 2023

The move comes ahead of the new Scottish galleries at the National opening to the public this September

The move comes ahead of the new Scottish galleries at the National opening to the public this September

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Record breaking 2022 indicative of future UK climate

POSTED ON  BY James Garry

Met Office studies found both the record warm year and July heatwave were made more likely by human induced climate change

Met Office studies found both the record warm year and July heatwave were made more likely by human induced climate change

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Our Past, Our Future: The Strategy for Scotland’s Historic Environment

POSTED ON June 28, 2023 BY James Garry

Our Past, Our Future has been developed collaboratively and is collectively owned

Our Past, Our Future has been developed collaboratively and is collectively owned

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National Litter and Flytipping Strategy

POSTED ON  BY James Garry

The strategy sets out how to “drive behaviour change, improve infrastructure and strengthen enforcement”

The strategy sets out how to “drive behaviour change, improve infrastructure and strengthen enforcement”

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Revisiting Donald Appleyard’s study

POSTED ON June 27, 2023

When we talk about ‘Livable Streets’, this phrase was originally coined by Donald Appleyard

When we talk about ‘Livable Streets’, this phrase was originally coined by Donald Appleyard

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Student Housing: Crisis and Opportunity? – A Cockburn Association ‘Open Edinburgh’ event

POSTED ON June 22, 2023 BY James Garry

There was no disagreement that Edinburgh has a housing crisis, and that student housing forms a part
of that crisis

There was no disagreement that Edinburgh has a housing crisis, and that student housing forms a part
of that crisis

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Fireworks warning as new law bans them from certain areas in Scotland

POSTED ON  BY James Garry

Councils will be able to ban the use of fireworks in designated areas as a new law comes into force

Councils will be able to ban the use of fireworks in designated areas as a new law comes into force

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Is Edinburgh’s short-term let licensing policy really ‘unlawful’? Some thoughts on the impact of the Judicial Review decision of June 2023.

POSTED ON June 16, 2023 BY Terry Levinthal

The review did not consider the planning regime per se, so it remains unchanged

The review did not consider the planning regime per se, so it remains unchanged

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