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Poetic licence in the city chambers

Poetic licence in the city chambers

By fay.young on June 28, 2010

Sometimes I know I am bigger inside than I am outside.
We need more poetry in politics.  For a few wonderful moments at the monthly full council meeting Ron Butlin lifted the tone inside Edidnburgh’s city chambers.  The Makar, or poet laureate, of Edinburgh opened the session with a poem in place of the usual prayer.   [...]

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Meet Jo (or Joe) the active citizen

Meet Jo (or Joe) the active citizen

By fay.young on February 19, 2010

Racing for life: picture by Nick Gardner
What is an active citizen?  If I was being very flippant I would say it is the kind of person who comes out on a Saturday morning to talk about the big news stories of the day.  No, not just talk.  Active citizenship in the ACTive Inquiry sense means [...]

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Hold the Fort: world premiere

By fay.young on November 29, 2008

At 9.30 am there is only one film showing at the Vue cinema in Ocean Terminal. Sunshine beams across Leith while people stream into the warm dark for the first screening. Parents, teachers, community leaders and local politicians have turned out in force to see an extraordinary celebration of local life. But the red [...]

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Buried treasure unearthed in the garden

By fay.young on October 16, 2008

Harvest time in Persevere Community Garden
The sun was shining through the window and there was a pot of tea on the go. To be honest, I could have been tempted to stay at home last Saturday but I am very glad I didn’t. The open day at Persevere Community Garden was a great [...]

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Return of the soul

By fay.young on August 14, 2008

“This isn’t political, it’s humanitarian.” Jane Frere.
Each one is different. You can’t be sure of course, it would take a long time to study each of the 3,000 figures suspended from the ceiling of Patriothall Gallery. But although it’s the mass of humanity that you notice when you first walk into the gallery, [...]

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All the fun of the fair

By fay.young on May 5, 2008

Sandwiched between Young Scot and Safe Sex, will Leith Open Space attract any interest at Telford’s Student Festival of Learning? Click ‘more’ to find out.

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Ground breaking help wanted

By fay.young on April 7, 2008

Caught on CCTV: volunteers from Leith Open Space in Persevere Community Garden. “You’ve been working hard,” commented the concierge when we went to return the key to the walled garden. He’d been watching us on the screen.

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Leith: twinned with Havana?

By fay.young on February 15, 2008

Fay Young from Leith Open Space Group went looking for a new community garden in deepest Leith: this is what she found…
It took me a while to find the right place tucked away between high rise flats. By the time I got there the rest of the team were inside having coffee and my [...]

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