On Sunday 18th May, we lost a friend and neighbour here in The Canongate. Ken Skeel was active in The Save Our Old Town Campaign. Painting banners, attending campaign awareness raising events and so on. He even completed a painting he was doing for the campaign while he was in hospital in the last few days of his spectacular life. He was one of the founders and stalwarts of the historic vigil for a Scottish Parliament that set up camp on Calton Hill for five years between 1992 and 1997. This helped paved the way for the creation of a Scottish Parliament, keeping the issue in the forefront of Scots' minds 365 days a year. Funeral at Corstorphine Hill Cemetery, Edinburgh, Today  Monday, 26th May, at 2.30pm, to which all friends are respectfully invited.

See more here on  blog If you would like to donate to the campaign as Nell, Ken`s partner would like you to,  insead of flowers then email canongatecommunityforumATyahoo.co.uk and we will get back to you.  If not,  do plant a tree in Ken`s memory.