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We have been sent in this fine set of posters by an 11 year old member of the Friends. Thanks so much. I think she has captured really well what she knows as “Craighouse hill” – means to the kids … Continue reading →

Today we smashed last week’s record of 589 signed in one day. Today 622 signatures were added to our petition! Bringing us to a current total of 1211 signatures and counting. A terrific result! Thank you so much to our … Continue reading →

We will be out again tomorrow (Saturday) outside Waitrose (corner of Morningside Road/ Falcon Ave) with a petition to sign from 10am-4pm. Last time we got nearly 600 signatures. Please help us to beat that tomorrow! The petition really helps … Continue reading →

Please do check out our recent post on our letter of complaint about the developers’ handling of the consultation process. But now, I promised to write a post about Sunday and the protest and photoshoot. The day started off with … Continue reading →

Friends of Craighouse have received numerous questions about the questionnaire, the consultation process and the planning process. Obviously, we are not the developers or the planning department, but we have tried our best to find out more for our members … Continue reading →

Several Councillors, MPs and MSPs joined us in our protest yesterday. Here is a photo of us on the orchard (where the developers want to build 3-storey housing). With us here are Paul Godzik, Labour Councillor for Meadows and Morningside; … Continue reading →

On Friday, the Craighouse Partnership put up a new website with a page described as FAQ, (or Frequently Asked Questions) which had been pre-announced by email to large numbers of people as being their response to questions from the public … Continue reading →

Thanks to everyone who turned up today. We estimate about 300 people turned up. Here are a couple of the great photos we got today. Special thanks to all the children with the amazing signs. They looked fabulous.

At 2pm, Craighouse lawn. Do come along and bring anyone you can. I am looking out at the weather, nervously, but so far the forecast seems clear for 2 and should get brighter through the day, but you might want … Continue reading →