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The Friends of Montgomery St Park teamed up with Leith Walk Primary Parents Council to hold a third Spring community fun day to raise funds towards the park renovation project and bring local people together. The event took place in all weathers on Saturday May 28th. The event raised over a £1,000 which was donated to Leith Walk Primary, who are in turn sending investing a fifth of that in funds for Montgomery St Park.
Read about Montogomery St Park Spring Fun 2009 on Leith & North >>>
More photos Montogomery St Park Spring Fun 2011 on the Friends' facebook page >>>
Left <<<: Lothian & Borders Fire and Rescue Service
Right :>>> Chris Rankin pouring the last of the summer apple juice from a manual juicer The Montgomery St Park area is split into two areas which stretch between Elgin St (off Brunswick Rd) and Montgomery St - a tarmacadammed childrens' play area and a lower large grassy area rimmed by areas for flower beds and mature trees; these areas are split by a small brick wall and an an aluminium fence. Residents have a vision to replace the brick wall with terraced steps which will lead down from the play area opening out into the park, and have won a funding application for £40k to construct a new set of steps in place of the security fence that divides the park.
This will be the first large project to be implemented from the masterplan to improve the park and work started on Monday May 30th. The award is from WREN, (Waste Recycling Environmental Limited,) a not-for-profit business that "helps benefit the lives of people who live close to landfill sites by awarding grants for community, conservation and heritage projects".
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^^^ Above: Community Beat Officers provide a challenge in the Neighbourhood Action Unit five-a-side pitch
Left <<<: Sunflower seed planting with the man behind Dads' Dinner - a help site for house Dads
Right :>>> Officer 1118 with Rev Sigrid Marten of London Road Church.
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Attractions included the regular cake competition, this year judged by Mr. Crabb of Leith Walk Primary, a purple bouncy castle, 5 a side football with Lothian & Borders Community Beat Officers, advice from Lothian & Borders Fire and Rescue Service, a Pulse of the Place team of drummers from Leith Walk Primary, and several performances by the Morningside Dance Academy, to advertise the classes on offer at the newly reopened Calton Centre (pictured below). There was also a fantastic prize draw prize, donated by Magdalena Vives of Happy Mallorca - a week's accommodation in Mallorca.
^^^ Above: Pirates fighting over a woman - the outcome can be seen below, as Pirate Justice is meted out
The prize for the cake competition was an Eero Riley cake stand presented by Mr. Crabb of Leith Walk Primary School. You can see pictures of this and all the other activities on the Friends' facebook page. Upcoming events include the Summer Fun Day on Saturday August 20th and the Halloween Parade and PlantIT Day on Sunday October 30th.
Eero & Riley web site >>>
Left, Right & Below <<<: Morningside Dance Academy.
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Left <<<: Tasca Shadix and Magdalena Vives call the missing prize draw winner, who had gone home! Right :>>> Magdalena Vives of Happy Mallorca presents the Grand First Prize at last!.
Happy Mallorca - holidays and short stay rentals web site >>>
Read more Montogomery St Park Spring Fun 2009 on Leith & North >>>
More photos Montogomery St Park Spring Fun 2011 on the Friends' facebook page >>>
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