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JUNE 2005 Issue No. 61

AS ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOURcontinues to dominate national head-lines, the building of the new NiddrieMission has been plunged into disar-ray after a spate of damage from localyouths.

Workers at the Hay Drive site testify tobeing regularly bombarded with bricks andstones by children as young as six, causingdamage to equipment as well as the dangerof injury.

They also report to frequently arrivingonsite to discover the overnight destructionof fencing and fresh brickwork.

Niddrie Mission’s 1958-built premiseswere demolished in January to make wayfor a new £600,000 purpose-built churchand community centre. Time spent by siteworkers re-doing work and safeguardingmaterials means that work begun on theproject in March is already behind schedule.

Security guards have been deployed in abid to tackle the problem, but as SiteManager John Grigg explained: “We didn’twant to bring security in; you never normal-ly need it at this stage in the game because

there is nothing worth stealing. But we justcouldn’t do the job without it - things wouldnever get off the ground. Every time webuilt a wall, it would be down that night.”

He continued: “It’s just kids looking forsomething to do and somebody to annoy -from the first day we got onsite they werefiring stones. They actually had a tennisracquet hitting stones at us; they were rain-ing in like the middle of Beirut. We’re try-ing to do a job here and it’s frustrating. I’mleft thinking, what is the mentality of thesekids?”

The vandalism and attacks have leftbuilders concerned not just for their ownsafety, but also for that of the children whohave been trespassing on the site. One con-cerned worker told of coming in to find thatthe site’s securely chained portaloo hadbeen cut free and manhandled into an eight-foot trench - a undertaking that would nor-mally have involved no less than four work-men.

“So, you’ve got eight-year-olds runningaround with bolt-cutters,” exclaimed abemused and amazed Mr Grigg, who

added: “We would dread coming round thatcorner; every morning you’d be thinking,what are we going to be in for today?”

The builders have had to call the policealong several times since, but admit this hasonly partially curtailed the incidence oftrouble.

Constable John Steele, a SaferCommunities Officer at Craigmillar PoliceStation told the Chronicle: “I can confirmthat there have been a few calls to that area,we are aware of the situation, and do obvi-ously try to respond appropriately.”

He added: “We would urge people tophone in, because the only way we get toknow about it is if people tell us. If they canidentify the individuals, we can invoke thenew Anti-Social Behaviour legislation, andanybody seen vandalising property will becharged.”

Niddrie Mission’s Pastor John Lowrieexpressed his dismay over the incidents,saying: “Although the building itself is achurch, it’s very much a place that willserve the community. It’s disappointing thatsome of the children that will benefit seem

to be shooting themselves in the foot. Itreally is up to the parents to try and keep aneye on their kids and know what they aredoing.”

He continued: “The money for the churchwas really raised by people who were con-cerned and anxious that Niddrie benefit, soit’s very much a gift to the people ofNiddrie. This seems to be a strange way totreat it.We just want the building up for thepeople of Niddrie and it would be nice if alot of them appreciated what we weredoing, including the young and the old.”

John Lowrie went on to tell the Chroniclethat he remained hopeful that trouble sur-rounding the project would die down in duecourse, and that the church’s targetedChristmas opening would not be signifi-cantly delayed.

Also optimistic of an end to further disrup-tion was John Grigg, who added: “I wishwe could get these kids working for us;we’d have this built in a couple of weeks. Ifthey applied themselves as they do todestruction, it would be a surprise what theycould achieve.”

‘Beirut’ stones barrageblights new church site

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A RECENT SURVEY HASSHOWN that over half themajority of Edinburgh tenantsare happy for the Edinburghhousing transfer to go ahead.

Tenants will be urged to vote onthe subject within the next yearthough no date has been set out asyet.

Only 20% of the council’s23,000 tenants responded to thepostal survey, a mere 4722 replieswith a significant number of peo-ple assumed not to have a goodunderstanding of what the hous-ing transfer is about, according toT.L. Dempster Strategy andResearch, one of Scotland’s lead-ing market researchers , who inde-pendently assed the survey.

The survey has found that 83%of tenants believe that the housingtransfer will lead to moreimprovements to their homes and77% believe that it will lead tomore homes for rent in the city.

Mark Turley, Director of

Housing said: “We are pleasedthat so many people have a goodunderstanding of why the councilsupports this housing transfer, itsstill relatively early days sothere’s plenty of time to ensurethat everybody feels wellinformed before they are asked tovote.”

The council will soon be makingan announcement about the newboard members for this organisa-tion which will consist of anunpaid board of six tenants, fivecouncillors and five independentpeople with the necessary keyskills needed.

This board will help set up thenew not-for-profit housing associ-ation and also develop the busi-ness plan and proposals that ten-ants will vote on.

For more information on thebetter homes for Edinburghprogramme, visit the website:www.edinburgh.gov.uk/hous-ingstrategy

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A GROUP FROM THE JACKKane Community Centre are setto challenge local resident’sviews of young people.

A group entitled ‘RevoltingYouth’ was set up when workers atthe Centre’s Cafe K projectbecame aware of issues that havea significant impact on youngpeople’s lives.

Young people in the group feltthat they needed more access toand control of decisions madeabout them and the negativestereotyping which affects them.

The Revolting Youth projectallowed participants to engagewith youth workers and critical-ly explore issues they felt pas-sionate about.

Group member Amy Flynn (18)told the Chronicle: “I work withSave the Children - an organisa-tion that promotes giving youngpeople a voice, so this project wasthe ideal opportunity to follow onfrom the work I do there.

“The Revolting Youth projecthas given us a chance to voice ouropinions on issues that affectyoung people.”

The group worked on a cartoonstrip exploring negative issues andproduced postcards highlightingtheir concerns.

Amy said: “We now aim to dis-tribute our postcards around theCraigmillar area. We hope to havethem in places that affect youngpeople - The Craigmillar

Partnership, The Council andother local decision-makingorganisations as well as publicaccess areas.”

Group member Kev McGee, also18, added: “I feel that many youngpeople get treated harshly. Peoplemake assumptions, often wrongly,about us. This group has helped toredress this problem and giveyoung people a voice. We nowhope that everyone in the commu-nity will see the work we havedone here. We hope that adults cansee that not all young people canbe put into the same category.”

If you would like more informa-tion on the Revolting Youth groupor Cafe K, contact the Jack KaneCommunity Centre on 657 1595.

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Susan Deacon MSP officially opened Craigmillar Books for Babies’ new Story Corner for the under threes at Craigmillar Library recently. Theday also saw the project celebrate its 7th birthday. The new Story Corner provides a quiet area for families with young children thanks to a grantfrom the East Local Development Committee. The area also features a wall hanging made by the Greengables Sewing Group.


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THE INITIAL STAGES OF THE campaignbeing undertaking by CraigmillarCommunity Council’s campaign body,Craigmillar 1st, is nearing an end.

Over the past three months, members ofCraigmillar 1st have lobbied the City ofEdinburgh Council arguing that the CraigmillarUrban Design Framework, which is a 15 yearregeneration plan for Craigmillar, should be re-drafted to ensure lasting positive benefits forthe community.

Craigmillar 1st marked their achievements byhosting an event at Craigmillar Castle onFriday the 20th May.

The event brought together a number of com-munity groups to sign ‘The CraigmillarDeclaration’. The Craigmillar Declaration is alist of principles and demands, which all thosewho have signed the document insist must beupheld by the City of Edinburgh Council andits partners when taking forward the regenera-tion of Craigmillar.

The principles and demands contained in thedeclaration have been formed through therecent community consultation undertaken byCraigmillar 1st and the City of EdinburghCouncil.

This consultation involved over 300 commu-nity members, and therefore The CraigmillarDeclaration can be viewed as a legitimateexpression of the community’s desires.

The main content of the declaration is as follows:Boundary - the boundary be redrawn to reflectthe Craigmillar ward boundary and includeNewcraighall and the significant proportion of

private housing to the east of Niddrie cross-roads.

Housing - more houses for rent; acceleratedtimescales for building rented homes; less flatsand lower densities; low cost locally affordablehomes; houses for older people and the dis-abled; traditional, locally consistent, housingdesigns.

Transport - bus lanes or guided bus lanesintroduced; road improvements integrated withFort Kinnaird proposals; a traffic impact studyto investigate potential for a southern andnorthern bypass.

Community Facilities - replace or retain theJack Kane Centre; include facilities for youngpeople; provide a neighbourhood centre for theNiddrie House and Greendykes areas; retainthe White House as a community facility;retain and improve existing under 5s provision;include the cost of all community facilities inthe business plan.

Town Centre - refurbish the town centre on itsexisting site; priority be given to existinghomes and businesses in the town centre; fullconsultation on the site for the new CommunityHigh School.

Parks and Environment - no developmenton existing parks and green space; moreattention given to the creation of green spacewithin Craigmillar as opposed to theperiphery of the area.

Community Council UpdateThe Craigmillar Declaration

A ST PATRICK’S NIGHTfundraiser, organised by theCraigmillar CommunityCouncil, raised £1000 for theTsunami appeal.

The money was donated toEdinburgh Direct Aid (EDA) vialocal Craigmillar EuropeanProgramme worker LisaAnderson.

EDA Secretary Lisa told theChronicle: “I was going to SriLanka as part of an EDA team tohelp distribute aid to victims ofthe disaster. The money raised inCraigmillar helped to constructtemporary shelters for people whowere living in tents after theirhomes were destroyed by thetsunami. ”

The money raised also helpedto set up a small business - awomen’s sewing group. Lisaexplained: “The sewing grouphas helped people to get backinto employment. Sri Lanka’smain industries - fishing,tourism etc. were mostly wipedout and we hope that this smallbusiness will go some way to

kick-starting people’s incomes.”On arriving in Sri Lanka EDA

members were atsounded at thedevastation caused by the boxingday tsunami. Lisa said: “Thedestruction is all along the coastand a couple of miles inland.Hotels, houses, businesses andfishing boats have all beendestroyed.

“On arrival we found that not alot of aid had reached this area andthe local population were veryappreciative of the goods webrought. The toiletries, beddingand tools we distributed were alluseful. Local people are providedwith the necessary materials andtools and employed to do theirown building.

“The Sri Lankan people made usfeel extremely welcome and want-ed to thank the people of Scotlandfor raising this money.”

Edinurgh Direct Aid continueto help victims of the tsunami.For more information, or tomade a donation contact EDAon 0131 552 1545, or email:www.edinburghdirectaid.org


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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICconsultation for the DraftCraigmillar Urban DesignFramework (UDF) has nowcome to a close.

The views and opinions givenduring the consultation are stillbeing examined by the City ofEdinburgh Council’s PlanningDepartment and their findings areexpected in June.

Whilst there might be changes tothe UDF, PARC - the companycharged with implementing theUDF - have stated they will pro-vide: 3,200 quality new homes forpeople in Craigmillar andEdinburgh, including rented andaffordable homes for all thosewho have a right to one.

PARC is contributing £8m to thetotal £26m programme of provid-ing rented and affordable homes.This will ensure that these homesare built seven years more quicklythan originally planned.

PARC are also building newcommunity facilities. A new £20m

community high school withsports and leisure facilities and anew community library are allpart of the regeneration plans.

Four new primary schools, worth£20m are to be built in the area,encouraging quality learning in asafe and innovative environment.

PARC will be creating a newpremier public park and new pub-lic spaces worth £7m.

Integral to PARC’s regenerationplan is a new vibrant town centrewhich can offer quality shopping,offices and leisure provision.

PARC will be generating accessto over 6,000 new jobs andapprenticeships for local residentsand the local business community.

Parc say this is the most excitingproject in the city and will trans-form Craigmillar and make a greatcontribution to Edinburgh.

A spokesperson for Parc saidthey are waiting for a positiveresponse from the consultationso they can begin the regener-ation programme.

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Top: The aid arrives in Sri LankaBelow: Sewing group with new machine


CHILDREN’S HOUSE NURSERY School celebratesits 70th birthday this month.

In conjunction with Scran, a recognised educational char-ity, the Chronicle brings readers a selection of archive pho-tographs of the nursery from bygone days.

Scran’s aim is to provide educational access to digitalmaterials representing Scotland’s material culture and his-tory.

Scran contains fascinating records on Edinburgh life overthe years, with many images relating to the Niddrie andCraigmillar community.

From an 18th Century plan of the area to numeroussketches, paintings and photographs of Craigmillar Castle,it can all be viewed at the touch of a button on Scran.

Closer to the present day, the archive of material from TheScotsman Publications provides snapshots of local lifeincluding the Niddrie/Craigmillar Festival and visit by TheQueen in 1977.

The photographs in this issue record some moments in thehistory of the Children’s House Nursery.

All the resources on Scran are freely viewable. Licensedsubscribers have access to the full screen sized images and

the right to use the material for educational purposes.For those people unable to attend their local library or

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Happy 70th Birthday Children’sHouse Nursery School

An early view of Children’s House Nursery School

Al fresco eating in SummertimeParents get ready for a Nursery awayday

Children enjoy a Summer day in the playgroundOne young boy drives a toy car

Children gather indoors for singing and stories

This littlegirl playswith thenursery’stoy pram

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RegenerationRegenerationForum NewsForum News

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FROM APRIL THE COUNCIL has setup Housing Area Boards across the city -six in total across North, South, East,West, Central and Leith.

These Boards have been given a budget todeal with environmental and safety issuesin these areas and the good thing is that forthe first time the local community will havea say in how these budgets are spent!

The way that the community will do this isthrough their local neighbourhood group aslong as it is a Registered TenantOrganisation (RTO) with the Council.

The local elected councillor also has a seatat the table but they are not eligible to Chairthe Board.

The East Edinburgh Housing Area Board(EEHAB) covers four council wards -Craigmillar, Duddingston, Milton and

Portobello where there are currently eightRTO’s.

The Chair of EEHAB is John Harvey andVice Chair is Grace Crosby, both of whomhave considerable experience in neighbour-hood associations and the CRF.

So far the Board has had several meetingsand an ‘away day’, which was actually abus tour of neighbourhoods, to look at andprioritise where the money should be spent.

Once they had looked at all of the areasthere was a series of meetings to make afinal decision on the priorities and ask forthe selected projects to be costed by theCouncil.

Agreement was reached fairly easily andmost areas will receive some work toimprove the environment or improve safety.Everyone agreed the main priority was

Greendykes and work should start in thenear future to improve the estate and someexternal work to the houses.

Although we know that Greendykes isscheduled for demolition it was agreed thatno tenant should have to live in such a rundown estate for the next few years beforethe demolition starts.

Other projects include new fencing inNiddrie Mill, environmental and safetyimprovements in Magdalene, consider-ation of improvements to the playparkat Craigmillar & Peffermill Court,environmental improvements inBingham, improvements to vacantground in Niddrie House, improvingdisabled access in the Christrians,replacing fencing and environmentalimprovements in Coillesdene.

East EdinburghHousing Area Board

TheCraigmillar

NeighbourhoodAllianceThe Craigmillar

Neighbourhood Alliance is anorganisation set up to support

Tenant & Resident Groupsacross East Edinburgh.

It works with registered tenantorganisations (RTO’s) and helpsset up neighbourhood groups.

The C.N.A. works closely withthe East Edinburgh Housing

Board and is involved insupporting the CRF

representatives on various otherbodies e.g. The SIP Board,

Council Committeesand the Craigmillar Joint

Venture Company (PARC).

If you have any questions aboutthe work of the C.N.A. or ifyou are interested in joining

your local group or think thatyour area would benefit from

having a neighbourhoodassociation please contact

Susan Carr or Marc Headley.

TELEPHONE: 0131 657 0500FAX: 0131 669 7814

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CRAIGMILLAR CASTLEREGENERATION GROUPChaired by Norrie Davies

GREENDYKESNEIGHBOURHOOD

ASSOCIATIONChaired by John Harvey

NIDDRIE MARISCHALNEIGHBOURHOOD

ASSOCIATIONChaired by Tony Clapham

NIDDRIE MILL TENANTS &RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

Chaired by Janet McKay

HAYS NEIGHBOURHOODASSOCIATION

Chaired by Grace Crosby

THE COMMUNITY REGENERATIONForum is the umbrella group for all theneighbourhoods in Greater Craigmillarand beyond.

The main news is that we have managed tosave the Craigmillar NeighbourhoodAlliance (CNA) - the project that supportstenants and residents groups in the area.

Last year the Craigmillar Social InclusionPartnership’s funding panel, chaired byPaul Nolan, decided to cut the funding ofthis valuable project and it looked like theproject would have to close.

After strong backing by the neighbour-hood groups in the area and after discus-sions with the Council, the project wasawarded a grant from CEC’s HousingDepartment to continue their work.

The council recognised that with theamount of regeneration work scheduled forCraigmillar, the tenants and residents needthe support of the C.N.A. to ensure inputfrom the grass roots of the community.

The only change is that the project hasextended its work to include the whole ofEast Edinburgh.

Although the Council funds the project,the management of the C.N.A. remains withthe community.

It should be noted that the C.N.A. is thefirst project in the area to secure fundingfrom the Council under the newCommunity Planning Partnership arrange-ments.

The extension of the C.N.A.’s boundaryhas resulted in the CommunityRegeneration Forum welcoming newgroups as well and we now have groups inthe following areas - see below:-

...Neighbourhood News...Each neighbourhood group holds acommittee meeting on a monthlybasis and all meetings are open to thepublic.

Each group has elected and sent repre-sentatives to the CommunityRegeneration Forum and the EastEdinburgh Housing Area Board.

Listed below are only some of thethings that your local tenants and res-idents groups have been involved in;

* Got Harts the builders to repair afence bordering the railway line at theHays.

* Campaigned to have traffic calmingmeasures introduced in Niddrie Mill

* Held a public meeting on a particu-lar problem of Antisocial Behaviouraffecting part of the Hays neighbour-hood.

* Two Committee members haveindependently set up and run a youthclub in Niddrie Marischal.

* Written numerous letters to variousdepartments of the Council, LocalPoliticians and statutory organisationlike ERI, TIE & Lothian Transport

* Considered options for building aplay park for primary school agedchildren on some unused land inNiddrie Marischal.

* Had attendance at monthly meetingsby housing officers, local police offi-cers, and community concierges.

* Requested that where possible theCCTV cameras across Craigmillar areprogrammed to point in differentdirections rather than fixed in oneplace.

* Received presentations from - JohnQuinn of the Craigmillar JointVenture Company, Jim Henderson ofthe Community safety Concierges andCraigmillar Police.

* Got the strips of land running alongNiddrie Mains Road adjacent toNiddrie Marischal cleaned out.

* Been working with the Council toget some attention to the Hays Park.

* Been involved in setting the termsfor the work of the Community SafetyConcierges as they moved intoNiddrie House/Niddrie Marischal.

THE CRF HAVE HAD A GROUP madeup of people from across Craigmillarworking on the latest neighbourhoodagreement.

It has taken a year but it is now completedand will be launched in the near future.

This agreement is on ‘Community Safetyand Antisocial Behaviour’ and involves theCouncil, Kintry Housing Partnership,Manor Estates, the Police and several otherCouncil Departments as well as theCommunity Regeneration Forum who willmonitor this arrangement.

Part of this agreement is a GoodNeighbour Charter that will go throughevery door in the area and will also behanded to new tenants & people moving in

to the area. In the agreement is the approachthat landlords will use in dealing with anycomplaints they receive and some of themeasures that they and the police will taketo deal with antisocial behaviour.

This includes the use of acceptable behav-iour contracts (ABC’s), unacceptablebehaviour notices (UBN’s) and antisocialbehaviour orders (ASBO’s) as well as sup-port packages to help families sufferingwith this problem.

Ultimately, if an ASBO is breached theperson responsible could be evicted and/orprosecuted. We have tried to make thisagreement as effective as it can be and, forit to be successful it needs the communityto be prepared to take action.

The Landlords have promised to takeevery complaint seriously and ensure thatpeople are kept informed of the outcomeand what action will be taken in relation totheir complaint.

Many of these situations take a long timeto deal with and even if you feel that noth-ing is being done you can rest assured thatit will not be ignored.

The CRF will be monitoring the imple-mentation of this agreement very carefullyand if you feel that any part of it is notbeing adhered to then we want to hear aboutit!

You can contact the CraigmillarNeighbourhood Alliance in confidence ifyou want to find out more.

...CRF News...

All of the above groups are open to anyone in the area. The constitution of theses groups ensuresthat anyone in the area can join or just attend meetings, as all meetings are open to the public.Most groups meet monthly and everyone is welcome. If you want more information about any

of these groups or find out when the next meeting is, please contact theCraigmillar Neighbourhood Alliance on 0131 657 0500 or email [email protected]

SHOWPEOPLE’S TENANTGROUP OF CRAIGMILLAR

Chaired by Billy Day Snr

MAGDALENENEIGHBOURHOOD

ASSOCIATIONChaired by Liz McMahon

CRAIGMILLAR & PEFFERMILLCOURTS TENANTS GROUP

Chaired by James Bennett

NIDDRIE MAINSNEIGHBOURHOOD

ASSOCIATIONNot currently active

BINGHAM RESIDENTSASSOCIATION

Not currently active

New groups about to joininclude:

Coilliesdene ResidentsAssociation and

Portobello High StreetNeighbourhood Association.

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CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCILtenants will soon have to make theirminds up about whether they want totransfer their tenancy to the new Cityof Edinburgh Housing Association.

Tenants will need lot more informationbefore they have to make up their mindsand local housing area staff will bevisiting people in the near future to giveout more information and carry out aquestionnaire.

There is also an independent tenantsadvisor who has been recruited by theCouncil to look at the proposals for thestock transfer and what information isgiven out to tenants.

The advisor will then offer support &independent advice to tenants to helpthem make a decision.

So far the Council are saying that if thestock transfer goes ahead the new housingassociation will be in a position toaccelerate improvements to houses e.g.kitchen & bathrooms, and that the debt onthe existing stock will be written off.

It also appears that if the stock transferdoes not go ahead the Council anticipatea rent rise for the first time in recent yearsand restrictions on how they will deliverthe modernisation programme.

It will slow up regeneration and willrestrict the number of houses they canbuild and affect the demolitionprogramme.

There will be a series of public meetingsplanned with the independent tenantadvisor so look out for notification in thenext few months.

NOT MANY PEOPLE WILL BE aware that the City ofEdinburgh Housing Association (CEHA) ShadowBoard exists or even what it is about.

Most City of Edinburgh Council tenants will be aware thatthe council is considering a stock transfer of all their hous-ing stock to a new housing association (CEHA).

The Shadow Board is made up of six tenant members,fiveindependent members and five councillors nominated bythe council.

Earlier this year advertisements were placed in the mediaasking for applications to sit on the Shadow Board.

People interested in being on the board applied and aselection process was undertaken.

Successful applicants were interviewed by members ofthe Edinburgh Tenants Federation and representativesfrom the Council.

The places have been filled and Board members are beingcurrently being trained to take up their responsibilities inpreparation for the ballot which is scheduled to take placein May next year.

Whilst the area the applicant came from was not a consid-eration as part of the selection process, East Edinburgh has

done quite well with two people from the area on theCEHA board.

Liz McMahon is Chair of the newly formed MagdaleneNeighbourhood Association and has a particular interest indisability issues.

Honor Flynn is vice Chair of the GreendykesNeighbourhood Association and a board member on theCraigmillar Social Inclusion Partnership.

Honor has extensive experience in the community and isa member of the Community Regeneration Forum and isalso a Community Councillor.

City of Edinburgh HousingAssociation Shadow Board

Stock Transfer LOCAL STOCKTRANSFERS

Two stock transfers have been carriedout locally in Niddrie Marischal andCraigmillar Castle.

This has resulted in houses being refur-bished up to a similar standard as the newbuild in these areas.

Council housing in need of modernisationin Niddrie Marischal has been transferred toCanmore Housing Association and inCraigmillar Castle to Link HousingAssociation.

It has taken years for this to happen andthere were many delays in the process,which caused a certain amount of apathyand frustration amongst the tenants.

Work is ongoing and tenants movingback in to the refurbished properties seemto be pleased with the end result.

City of EdinburghHousing

AssociationBoard member

Honor Flynn(right)


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THE URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK(UDF) is one of the most significant parts of theregeneration of Craigmillar and will influencewhat Craigmillar looks like in the future as wellas the quality of life for the community.

The Community Regeneration Forum (CRF)took part in the stakeholders meetings last yearand sat through long and tiring meetings listen-ing to proposals from consultants, councildepartments and other interested bodies.

CRF representatives always pushed the princi-ple that our existing community should be con-sidered and our needs met first. We attendedalmost every meeting and were often the onlycommunity representatives who bothered toshow up. The UDF still fell short of what wewanted to see. We realised that it needed moreinput from the local community and we pushedto make sure that the Council’s PlanningCommittee made the decision to put forward theCUDF for community consultation.

This consultation earlier this year was led bythe Craigmillar Community Council.Unfortunately, this consisted of four publicmeetings, some of which were not that wellattended, and a fifth meeting which was post-poned and then cancelled.

At these meetings there was very little oppor-tunity for the public to ask questions. Most peo-ple attending did not have the chance of seeingthe Urban Design Framework in its entirety at all!

The CRF decided on a different approach. Agroup of 22 residents from every neighbourhoodin Craigmillar volunteered to critique this documenton behalf of the Community Regeneration Forum.

This group were divided in to three groups,each meeting on three occasions where the doc-ument of some 127 pages was evaluated on apage-by-page basis.

A further joint meeting was held of the threegroups to agree a report to the CRF. A draftform was then taken to local neighbourhoodmeetings and CRF meetings for agreementbefore a response was submitted by the earlyApril deadline.

GeneralThe Community Regeneration Forum wel-

comes the regeneration of Craigmillar and isgenerally supportive of many of the strandsincluded in the Craigmillar UDF. We think themixed tenure approach to housing is essential tocreate a mixed and sustainable community,although the proposals for ‘affordable’ housingdo not guarantee that this will remain affordableas the programme progresses. We would like tosee opportunities for other models to deliveraffordable housing.

Previous examples of how successful themixed approach can be are evident inCraigmillar Castle.

Proposals for new schools are also welcome.This appears to take up a large proportion of thebudget and we would like to see more financialinput from the Education Department.

The CRF recognises that this is not a detailedplanning application and that each phase will beconsulted as the framework progresses. Theconsultation should be carried out in a meaning-ful way, with discussion with neighbourhoodgroups and the local community. The proposal

regarding Cairntows Park should have extensiveconsultation beyond neighbour notification.

Care should be taken to ensure there is a co-ordinated approach to develop and install infra-structure. We want to ensure that the use ofexisting infrastructure will meet the futuredemands put upon it.

The CRF welcome plans for the communityparkland and arboretum. Concerns are that thesewill precede housing development. No plansshould be progressed on without proper consid-eration as to how they will be maintained to astandard that will keep them safe, secure and asfree from vandalism as possible.

Although there are some plans to improve traf-fic and movement for Craigmillar, there aredoubts about whether full consideration hasbeen given to the impact that will be made onthe extended development of Fort Kinnaird,Queen Margaret College development, thedevelopment of 5000 houses in the South EastWedge (Shawfair) and a doubling of theCraigmillar population. This could be furtherexacerbated if the park and ride facility atNewcraighall is not sufficient for futuredemand. It is recognised that a by-pass is notcurrently being considered, but results of anytraffic impact assessment should be shown tohave considered all of the above before comingto a conclusion.

As part of this regeneration programme a‘community chest/trust’ should be established tohelp pay for community benefit.

Detailed findings are given below:

Niddrie Burn Re-alignmentThis is not clear in some of the diagrams and

assurances are needed that this action will notresult in future flooding. It was noted that thiswork would probably go ahead anyway, andthere were concerns that this project may holdup the progress of other work. If this work isseen as part of a bigger strategy then fundingshould not be required from the CJVC business plan.

Replacement facilities forCairntows Park:

The replacement for this facility seems to be inthe middle of nowhere. It must be located in anarea that people can access informally andshould not have to be booked prior to use. Theproposed facility is likely to need revenue fund-ing making it unlikely it will able to be usedinformally at no cost to the community.

The Town Centre:The proposed car parking for the town centre

is mostly within the car park for theSupermarket. This is also used to meet the needsof the schools and town centre. How many carparking spaces will there be and what is the esti-mated need for each of these elements?

Existing PlanningApplications/Proposals

(out-with the CJVC):These do not seem to be taken in account.

There is a proposed Care Home on the ex-Greendykes School site. In addition there is adevelopment of over 240 flats for sale on

Peffermill Road and a substantial developmentof flats and houses for sale byCastlerock/Lothian Homes on the ex-PeffermillSchool site. The Thistle Foundation, also under-going major regeneration, includes a significantnumber of new build flats. A major change inroad layout is intended as part of the KinnairdPark extension that has not been considered.

Local CentresThere is no clarity on how these will be made

up and what purpose they have. The CRF feelthat an additional ‘local centre’ is needed inNiddrie Mains to serve the neighbourhood,enterprise centre and primary schools and a clearindication of local centre proposed for Greendykes.

There is a desire to develop buildings for com-munity use in each local neighbourhood. Tobuild a successful, sustainable community, newcommunity members need somewhere local tomeet the existing community.

Office DevelopmentIt is not clear whether there is a proposal for one

office development or several smaller ones. TheCRF generally welcome the concept of a new officedevelopment, but would have to be convinced of theneed to use the Cairntows Park proposal.

SustainabilityThere is more to sustainability than SUDS - we

would like to see proposals for the use of sus-tainable building materials and ensure that goodquality soundproofing and insulation is usedthroughout. Provision of recycling banks inevery area. There is an lack of drying spaces,especially for flats.

There is an urgent need for larger familyhomes to allow for a natural progression forfamilies to grow without moving out of the area,and to sustain the schools; the proposal for atleast 2/3 of the homes to be flats does not meetthis need.

MovementWhat are the long-term plans for Craigmillar

Castle Road? Proposals for Niddrie MainsRoad do not show what impact the increase inpopulation will have. It does not take in toaccount the proposals to increase Fort Kinnaird,Queen Margaret College development, theShawfair development and the Public ServiceVehicle (PSV) road. A traffic impact study foreast Edinburgh and Craigmillar in particular isneeded to show that these plans do not furtherburden Niddrie Mains Road.

Third tramline:What contingency plans are in place? When

will a decision be made on whether or not landshould be reserved for a tramline? What impactdoes the immediate loss of the tramline have onthe UDF? There are concerns that the PSVroad/ tramline/SSR could result in some neigh-bourhoods becoming a big car park.

South Suburban Railway (SSR)opening to passengers:

This should be encouraged and would assist inalleviating some of the expected congestion.

There is not enough priority given to cycle ways.

Communities Neighbourhoods& Housing:

The Council has already identified the need for10,000 affordable homes over the next ten yearsand intends to demolish and replace a further4000. Craigmillar could meet a sizeable propor-tion of that need. The CRF are concerned thatthere is a greater need for social/affordablehousing within the area than is expressed withinthe CUDF. There is concern that the number ofsocial houses being built will not allow for anatural extension of the community who live insocial housing.

There is concern about the number of 4-storeyblocks that are proposed. A larger mix of lowerrise housing would give greater confidence. It isacknowledged that the right-to-return (RTR)tenants will be catered for, but there are con-cerns that this does not accurately replace likewith like housing. There is an opportunity forthis problem to be addressed by looking at theglobal need for family housing in Craigmillar.

It would be useful if the UDF showed what thedensity of an existing area is.

Community FacilitiesIt would be helpful if community facilities

could be grouped according to use/users to aididentifying gaps in provision.

The Niddrie Marischal NeighbourhoodAssociation has identified the existing librarysite as a potential site for developing a youthfacility. Currently facilities for children andyouths in the area are confined to a couple ofplay-parks suitable for children up to 8 yearsold. Several existing facilities are not listed. It isessential that community facilities should bebuilt in conjunction with the housing develop-ments and consideration given to the need todevelop the sense of ownership required tomake them successful. A purpose-built commu-nity centre is required and it should not be seenas acceptable to ‘bolt-on’ community use toother facilities.

Other concerns expressed include:The keys in some of the diagrams are ambigu-

ous. An unambiguous height should be specifiedfor each block. It would be helpful if some scalemodels were produced; it is not clear how theparking regime would work; also what arrange-ments are there for visitor parking?; home zonesare a good idea and there should be more ofthem throughout; communal space should bedesigned in a variety of shapes and sizes; parksshould have a clear purpose letting people knowwhat it will/can be used for; considerationshould be given to offering alternative ‘gardens’i.e. paved areas; the result of the feasibilitystudy for the Greendykes high-rise is not yetknown; there is no provision for the relocationof the Show Peoples site despite it being shownas retail/housing as part of the Town Centre.

Craigmillar Urban Design Framework (UDF)

The full documented response to theUDF is available from:-

Craigmillar NeighbourhoodAllicance Project,

Hays Business Centre, Hay Avenue,Edinburgh EH16 4AQ

Telephone: 0131 657 0500


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Dear Editor,What will the long-term future

be for social housing inCraigmillar?

Presumably the establishment ofhousing associations in the areacame about because the City ofEdinburgh Council could nolonger afford to maintain it’shousing stock.

Although the housing associa-tions get around 60% fundingfrom the government, it does notmean that the grant is adequateenough to cover on-going housingmaintenance and future develop-ment.

So what other options have theygot? While local authority hous-ing can borrow from the privatesector, housing associations havenever been actively encouraged todiversify and embrace the privatesector. Government policyassumes increasing the rate of pri-vate property funding into the

public housing sector to buildmore social housing from publicfunds is the way forward. But,there is a price to pay...

The private sector will expect areturn on their loans and invest-ments which will fall on the ten-ants who pay rent. Will this meansubsequent rent increases?

There is a real risk of socialexclusion for those in most needof social housing.

As the demand for more housesfor sale increases and land sitesbecome more and more expen-sive, so the sale of properties andmergers will be used to supple-ment financial constraints.

The community’s infrastructure,will a be essential for the welfareof the people living in our com-munity.

There is a lot of room for seriousimprovement in those areas.

Chas DennisNiddrie Marischal Road

Dear Editor,I have lived in Niddrie for 53

years and still get upset that wehaven’t thrown off the image ofvandals, bad behaviour etc.

I thought it was just bad pressfrom the people who didn’t knowus. I’ve always defended Niddrie,but I wouldn’t after talking to themen who are building the newNiddrie Mission.

I was ashamed when they toldme they had been target practicefor stone-throwers and theirbuilding work was beingdestroyed overnight.

Come on Niddrie kids and par-ents, don’t let us down. We arenot the worst in Edinburgh andwe don’t deserve that name.

Let the men work in peace.After all, we will all - from tod-dlers to oldies - benefit from thenew church building.

Local residentName & address supplied

Dear Editor,I read with interest the advert

from the Community Councilwhere it states that the Councilshould not consult with a few ten-ants groups in secret and call thatconsultation.

It shows just how out of touchthe Community Council is withthe community.

Firstly, there have never beensecret meetings of any neighbour-hood group - they are alwaysopen to the public for anyone toattend.

Secondly, tenant & residentsgroups are part of the communityand were influential in the regen-eration already completed inCraigmillar Castle and The Hays.

Somehow we managed to dothat without any help, assistanceor interference from theCommunity Council.

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MISCELLANEOUS

CHURCHES

ARIES- People could

start taking you for granted

this month - or at least that’s

the way you will feel. Try to

look at things from other peoples’ point

of view. Try not to be so sensitive about

things that don’t concern you.

TAURUS- Lighten up

and brighten up! Let you hair

down and start to enjoy your-

self more. You will find that

there is little in life that will hold you

back. People will be amazed with your

new attitude to life.

GEMINI- This month try

to listen to what your heart is

telling you. You know you

have to make changes in your life and

now is the time to start. Make the changes

to suit yourself and not just to please oth-

ers around you.

CANCER- Put a little

more effort into making your

surroundings happier for you.

Brighten things up and you

will find that not only will your mood

change, you will achieve a whole new

outlook on life.

LEO- Learn to have a little

more faith in yourself and

trust your instincts more.

Believe you can succeed in

everything you set your mind to and don’t

let self-doubt creep in. You will find your

goals easier to achieve.

VIRGO- You may find

that life becomes a little

chaotic this month, but it

should be a lot of fun! The

full picture will start to unfold before

your eyes and you will see that the chaos

has all been worthwhile.

LIBRA- Do you still have

a bee in your bonnet about a

past relationship? Try to let

some of the bitterness go

and learn from your mistakes. Now is the

time to move forward with your life.

Good times are just around the corner.

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find that life settles down

somewhat this month and

there is more time to sit back

and relax. Take pride in the fact that you

have achieved so much over the past few

months. Everything is as planned.

SAGITTARIUS-Being prepared is one thing

but, your preparation

shouldn’t put pressure on

other people. Try to learn to control the

forceful side of your nature and lighten

up - you’ll be a much happier person.

CAPRICORN- Fun,

fun and more fun will be

your motto this month.

Nothing will get in your

way and nothing will dampen your mood.

Enjoy this period in your life - you

deserve it.

A Q U A R I U S -Problems at work will tend

to get you down this month.

Try to remember that all

problems have solutions, although some

may not be easy. Try not to make any

snap decisions without consulting others.

PISCES- Your life is

going forward in leaps and

bounds just now. Remember

to take time out to rest - you

are only human and there are only 24

hours in a day! Let others take some of

the workload off your shoulders.

June Stars by Athena

I WAS PLEASED TO TAKEpart in a recent debate in theScottish Parliament on thefuture of the Scottish FinancialServices industry.

This is one of the real successstories of the last few years, withthe impact on Edinburgh and thesurrounding areas being particu-larly significant.

In Edinburgh alone, around35,000 people are employed inbanking, insurance, fund man-agement, and so on.

The income to the economy isenormous, generating thousandsmore jobs across a range ofareas.

The connection with local com-munities such as Craigmillarmight not always be immediate-ly obvious. But look at the num-

ber of local folk who dependupon work in banks or insurancecompanies, or in some of theother employment the sectorgenerates - from hotel and barstaff, to taxi drivers, plumbersand security guards.

You can see how many justwouldn’t have a job but for ahealthy financial services indus-try.

I hesitate to bore you with statis-tics, but they are really quiteimpressive. Edinburgh has 39per cent of total Scottish finan-cial services employment. Morethan 85 per cent of the jobs arefull time.

While Edinburgh dominates thesector in Scotland, on a globalscale the city is on the map as theUK’s biggest financial centreand is in the top five in Europe.

It is also Europe’s second largestbanking centre. We should notunderestimate the importanceof Edinburgh having such apositive international profile.

But, as I said in the debate,Edinburgh is not all a land ofmilk and honey. In spite of hugeadvances in living standards,poverty still exists.

We need to continue to work toclose the gap between rich andpoor.

So, by all means let us celebratesuccess, but let’s also hopeeveryone in Scotland is given thechance to share in the prosperitygenerated by our financial serv-ices industry.

Susan Deacon MSPEdinburgh East & Musselburgh

VOICE FROM VOICE FROM THETHESCOTTISH PSCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARLIAMENT


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Euro job links strengthened

CRAIGMILLAR EUROPEANProgramme recently continuedits tradition of links with Europe,as the hosts of Russian studentElvira Barsoukova’s work expe-rience placement.

Elvira, from Chelyabinsk near theUral Mountains in Central Russiaundertook the accountancy place-ment for CEP as part of an Englishcourse taken at StephensonCollege, called English ForWorking and Learning in Scotland.

Elvira, whose husband works inScotland as a software developer,saw the placement as an ideal wayto improve her employment oppor-tunities in her own right:

“My main aim was to improvemy English, just speaking witheverybody whilst working; my nextaim was to improve my accountingskills. I feel both aims were fin-ished successfully.”

After the placement, which lasteda month, Elvira certainly feels hercommand of English has improved:“It’s better than it was. When some-body speaks very fast, with a lot ofslang, sometimes I don’t under-stand.”

“Now, I don’t understand whensomebody speaks very goodEnglish, but I get the Scottishaccent!”, she laughed.

Elvira already works part-time,and hopes to find full time worksoon, having enjoyed her timeworking in Craigmillar.

“The people were nice, and it hasbeen a success,” she concluded.

ACT YOUTH WORK (LEVEL 1)6 weeks from Tues 9th Aug (finishes 13th Sept) 6-9pm

This 6 week course is ideal for people who already work with, or wantto work with young people. The course will cover educational activi-ties for young people, society and young people, discrimination andprejudice, the roles and responsibilities of a youth worker, and alsothe different styles of youth work. There will also be a weekend res-idential. Phone us here at CBP for more information and to registeryour place.

This is an opportunity to understand the functions of commit-tees and the dynamics of meetings. Participants will gain aninsight into the roles of different office bearers and how goodmeetings are constructed.

COMMITTEE SKILLS TRAININGTuesday 26th July 10am - 12noon

CHILD PROTECTION GUIDELINESWednesday 22nd June 6.30 - 8.30pm

Thursday 23rd June 6.00 - 8.30pm

The session on Wednesday 22nd is a follow-up for those studentswho completed an introductory course in February of this year, and forparticipants of previous ‘Introduction to Child Protection Guidelines’.

The session on Thursday 23rd June is a new introductory course. Itwill look at the most up to date information for everyone involved inworking with children and young people.

This course will benefit anyone who wants to upgrade their computerskills and get a qualification which is recognised throughout Europe.Modules are available in Word, Powerpoint, the Internet, Access,Excel and also in more general housekeeping such as managing filesand basic concepts. Spaces are limited so give us a call to book yourplace.

EUROPEAN COMPUTER DRIVING LICENCE (ECDL)6 weeks from Tue 7th June (finishes 12th July) 1 - 4pm

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CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR WORKSHOPWednesday 15th June 10am - 4pm

This workshop will help you deal with behaviour you find challenging.It will cover positive behaviour, changing behaviour, common prob-lems that we encounter, and also different environmental and situa-tional influences. Call us to register your place.

Delegates travelled to Brussels (above & below) for the conference

For further details or to book a place on any of the courses list-ed below, contact the Capacity Building Project at 68 NiddrieMains Terrace, Tel: 0131 661 0200. www.craigmillarcapacitybuilding.org

A GROUP OF DELEGATES fromCapacity Building Project,Craigmillar Childcare Services andCraigmillar European Programmerecently attended the annual‘Employment Week’ in Brussels.

Invited by the Scottish Objective 3Partnership, the delegates were able toshowcase their work at a Europeanlevel at the event, which provided afantastic platform for finding outabout employment, economic devel-opment, regeneration and training.

Taking advantage of excellent net-working opportunities, the delegateswere able to share information aboutemployment and regeneration projectswith over 1500 employment profes-sionals.

Contact with European Commissionrepresentatives and MEP’s meant thatthe delegates were able to investigatesources of funding for new projects,showcase local employment initia-tives and hopefully help influence pol-icy change.

The presence of fellow employmentprofessionals meant that the latestresearch and information on employ-ment policy and trends throughoutEurope could be fruitfully shared.

Important partnerships were alsoforged to share ideas and best practicewith European employment bodies, aswell as with economic, employment,

training and community developmentagencies in the public, private andthird sectors.

Connect with the European policyand funding process.

Delegates were delighted to be ableto present projects and programmes topeers and partners from across Europeand beyond. This enabled them toexchange experience with all thoseinvolved in job creation and regenera-tion of the EU.

The delegates felt that it was a thor-oughly productive and successfulvisit, and hope to be able to continueto promote Craigmillar and buildstrong links in Europe in future.

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