An open session for collaborative art group. Come along and have a go at some open book art, contributing to a piece of drawing and writing. No experience required!

Tea and cakes will be provided and all ages are welcome.

Pop in and catch up/contribute to plans for this year's SOOT community art exhibitions and workshops.

TIME: 2pm, 12 March.

LOCATION: Blackfriars Residents Community Rooms.

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Come along and meet up with friends to plan events, actions and projects for this year.

Do you have ideas or skills to share? We are always looking for new volunteers who would like to help with fundraising, publicity and projects. 

Find out more - just pop in (for tea and cakes!) and see the completed SOOT banner which was 1st displayed at the Guide Cause march in Oct 2009 and view the improvements that local residents have achieved at their garden in Coinyie House Close (behind St Annes Community Centre, Cowgate)

From October 2005, Canongate Community Forum (better known as SOOT - Save Our Old Town) campaigned to protect listed buildings and people's homes on the Canongate, the lower part of The Royal Mile in the World Heritage Site . Caltongate was the name given to the controversial £300million project, which could have cost Edinburgh her World Heritage Status.Caltongate was to be built on the site of the former New Street Bus Station which London Developer Mountgrange owned.. But they also wanted to build on Council owned land and Common Good Land. Historical buildings, 18 homes and 2 local businesses were earmarked for demolition. The Council approved the whole scheme on the 6th February 2008. Then in March 2009 Caltongate developers Mountgrange went into administration   Now there is a big empty gap site, what does the future hold?