On a dreich day we assembled at the Bruntsfield Pianodrome, first to enjoy the mesmerizing voices from the Northern Light Singers, then to embark next door at the St Oswald’s community centre for our first People’s Assembly. Around 40 members of the public flocked in to make their voices heard around what makes our neighbourhood – Bruntsfield, Tollcross, Merchiston, Marchmont and Sciennes – great. What could be done to make it even better?
The event was structured and facilitated by Kate Nevens and broadly tackled three key questions:
- What we like about the place we live and work,
- What we’d like to see for our neighbourhood in the future
- Ideas for improvements to achieve that vision
Councillor Joan Griffiths joined our People’s Assembly and stressed that the residents know their area best, which is why it is crucial that their views feed into the Edinburgh City Plan 2040. What is life like in your area? Who lives here? What are ideas for improvement and planning? One aspect she stressed is to try and engage with children and youth groups. They are the ones who will be around in 2040 and live through the changes we create!
We will congregate again at the end of February for the second of our People’s Assemblies where we particularly encourage under-represented groups to attend. To book a place, click here.
Join us to bring it all together at the end of March to consolidate and develop our local place plan feeding into the Edinburgh City Plan 2040. Book here to save your space!
