Past Campaign Events
Campaign Events 2008
A drop in day is to be held this Sunday 16th March from 12.30pm to 5pm in the shop at 8 St Mary's Street. People are free to drop in at any time throughout the day and enjoy a bowl of homemade soup. Come along, share your ideas and get involved. The shop is no. 8 St Mary's Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SU ...which is just off the Canongate.The Soot campaigns` parent organisation the Canongate Community Forum (CCF) was successful in receiving an award from the Scottish Community Action Research Fund SCARF at the end of last year. Premises have now been secured to run the project from in St Mary's St. The Action Research - -will run for 4-6weeks from April
People of all ages are encouraged to get involved and you don't have to live or work in the Canongate, if you care about the capital's historic heart do join in.
An initial planning meeting was held to decide the details of what will be included in the research was held on Tuesday the 4th March 7- 9pm in the shop. Information dates and events will be posted in the windows of the shop as well as around town and on www.eh8.org.uk.
To get involved just pop along to the shop, or email canongatecommunityforum@yahoo.co.uk
Its your opportunity to put your ideas forward, its all about getting actively involved in decisions and things can happen, be improved.
So come along, tell others and share your ideas on what you would like to see forming part of the research, the outcome of the project?
You are welcome to do what it is you are interested in and comfortable doing, although it is an excellent opportunity to learn new skills and discover talents you didn't know you had.
All input is voluntary although expenses will be covered where appropriate.
The following are merely things to get you thinking,-
- The shop itself will need staffed, welcoming folk, helping with displays, teas, coffees etc...
- General Admin
- Publicity, leaflets, posters, press, radio, TV, the web
- Information gathering, will include in the shop, computer searches, networking, on street surveys, etc
- Filming, photography, writing and documenting process and findings
- Local businesses being brought in to be involved
- Helping out with events and workshops
This list is not exhaustive, so do get thinking and jot down your thoughts and ideas. Looking at what is good in the area, its downsides, what is missing, what could be improved could all be explored. Alternatives to developer led regeneration? What Edinburgh World Heritage status means to you, the city, the area, your home?
Information, including dates and events will be displayed on the windows of the shop itself in St Mary’s Street, as well as on www.eh8.org.uk.
SOOT FUNDRAISING NIGHT Friday 14th March 8pm-1am The Canons Gait's Cellar Bar, 232 Canongate, The Royal Mile Acts include Missing Cat, Dave McGinty, Andrew Gordon and Sabai
AGM and Meeting 19th Feb 2008
Come and get involved tonight at the follow up meeting on the council’s misguided decision to pass the Caltongate Plans on the 6th February. The Canongate Community Forum has been awarded SCARF funding for community research. Become a member and help shape a sustainable future for the capitals heart. You do not need to live in the Old Town, only have a love and concern for it. We now have premises for a Drop-IN Ideas Shop on St Marys St, just off the Canongate.
The CCF`s AGM will run from 7pm till 7.30pm. Then the SOOT meeting and SCARF planning will run until 9pm.
Meeting at Old Saint Pauls Church Hall, Jeffrey Street see mapanddirections
Stop The Demolitions Meeting Jan 30th 2008
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Campaign Events 2007
Saturday 15th December 2007
Save Our Old Town Christmas Catch-Up
The Canons` Gait Pub
Canongate
The Royal Mile
Free Nibbles and chat from 7.30pm
9pm to 1am Live Music from
MISSING CAT, DRY BOAK, DAVE McGINTY
Meet with members, catch-up with campaign news and programme of events for the coming year
New Members Welcome
Please print off posters and display around the city
http://www.eh8.org.uk/sites/eh8.org.uk/files/XMASPOSTER07.pdf
STOP THE DEMOLITIONS PUBLIC MEETING
See Press Release
http://www.eh8.org.uk/sites/eh8.org.uk/files/RELEASE1STOCT07.doc
WEDNESDAY 3RD OCTOBER
SOOT SUMMER SOCIAL SATURDAY 16TH JUNE 2007
2007Fundraising Music Night CANONS` GAIT CELLAR BAR
The Canongate, Royal Mile Music from Black Diamond Express,
Dead Calm Project, Gavin Paul,
Wailing Miserere, Marc Polvo
Fru$hane,8 TILL LATE
28th April 2007
The Detailed Plans were finally made public on Friday the 13th of April. There is so many of them, it would take one person around a week to look through them before making sense of them and commenting on them.
The Campaign has professionals studying them at present and will post summaries on each asap.
They will be also be on display this Saturday 28th April at Old Saint Pauls` Church Hall in Jeffrey St 10am - 6pm and there will be a street stall on the Canongate itself.
Come along and get involved and STOP the demolitions.
If you cannot make it, be sure to keep informed by joining the email update list (see above for email) and/or keep checking this website at this crucial time.
Get your glad rags on and get in the irish Mood
New SOOT Badges by donation
Bands/Musicians so far include
Black Diamond Express Dead Calm Project Mac Polvo The Pictoids
(see IMAGES for some photos from last month`s fundraiser)
Come and have fun at what is becoming a monthly feature of Old Town Life
7.30pm til late Downstairs in The Canons` Gait Pub
The Canongate The Royal Mile £2 on the door
The nights are kindly run by Tam from Jacobs Pillow, many, many thanks to Tam and all the musicians who have donated their time and energy for free in support of the campaign
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Campaign Events 2006
SOOT`s 12 Days of Christmas Dec 2006
On the twelfth day of Christmas My council sent to me:Twelve diggers digging,Eleven planners planning,Ten global chain stores,Nine builders building,Eight PR spinners,Seven legal experts,Six cows a conning,A five star hotel,Four wrecking balls,Three cheap homes,Two office blocksAnd Mountgrange with a Masterplan
THE SOOT SONG August 2006
(to the tune of Weel May the Keel Row)
http://www.myspace.com/sootsingers
Dinnae sell the auld toon
the auld toon, the auld toon
dinnae sell the auld toon
tae build a big hotel
Julie is a planner with
forthright upfront manner
and Sally has a banner
says hooses no hotels
Chorus
It isn`t consultation
Its misappropriation
From Tolbooth to the Station
They want their big hotel
Chorus
They`re full of fancy questions
Enquiries, suggestions
they`ll knock it down in sections
To build their big hotel
Chorus
Soot Street Party Saturday 6th May 2006
11am to 4pm. It ran from Cranston Street along East Market Street to where it meets Jeffrey Street. The street is between Waverley Station and The Royal Mile.There was live music to suit all tastes and ages, childrens activities, including a bouncy castle and face painting. Tombolla and various stall,home baking and take away teas and coffees. ACTS and STALLS included .....Saor Patrol see www.saorpatrol.com -unique sound of Scotland in the 21st century, vibrant pipe tunes and drum rhythmsClanranald Trust for Scotland see www.clanranald.org Hands on History for children..have fun dressing up in historical costume, chainmail etc Other Stalls included The Royal Mile Primary School P7s raising funds for their school trip The Green Party with Green MSP Mark Ballard running his street surgery, SOOT campaign raising awareness of the proposed changes to the area. Street Theatre from Cuboid Singer Rosie Bell, Bands - KIddo, Ruben Blue, Space Cadets, Houghmagandy, Jacobs Pillow, Blueberry Sound System with a range of DJsThe NO POINT Drummers - Arabic Rythms In the evening The Tuberians an Edinburgh based collective of musicians and singers played in Old Saint Pauls Church Hall check them out at www.tuberians.co.uk
SOOT PUBLIC MEETING 20th March 2006
There was a public meeting organised by the Canongate Community Forum at 7.30pm on Monday 20th March 2006 at Old St Pauls Church, Jeffrey St. The guest Speaker was Architect Ian Begg. His past work includes the Scandic Crown Hotel at top of High Street and 1950s redevelopment of parts of the Canongate. Visit his website http://www.ianbeggarchitect.co.uk for details of current and past work.