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Save Our Meadows - The Campaign continues - Join - Write

Over the years we have seen parts of the Meadows steadily deteriorate because of inappropriate use. The result is a large area being unusable for much of the time. We are constantly asking the City of Edinburgh Council to limit events on the Meadows to events which are suitable and appropriate. The Meadows is a great place for all sorts of events, many of which do no damage and are enjoyed by lots of people. In the past, events such as Fringe Sunday, The Meadows Festival, and Make Poverty History, have worked well on the Meadows, but events which have big tents and stay several weeks have caused lots of damage. It is easy to see from past experience which types of events the Meadows can cope with, and which do an unacceptable amount of damage.

The Meadows and Links are quite fragile at this time of year, particularly with the frosty weather. We have been out and about with a camera to see how they look.
Some one has obviously been driving across this bit of grass (under the trees at the east end of the Meadows). It must be a Council employee, or contractor. Why do the Council allow them to do it? There's not much chance of grass growing here as long as this is allowed.
Heavy use by Rugby players? While we want people to enjoy the facilities, this does look like irresponsible overuse. Why don't the park wardens move them on to another bit of the grass, and let this bit recover?
This hedge hasn't been properly trimmed at the top since the Green Flag inspection, July 2009
Picture taken in February. The leaves fell off the trees in November last year. Why has no-one bothered to clear them up? They smother the grass, preventing proper growth, and if its dry they are a fire hazard. (Its not so long ago we lost a large section of the hedge because of a fire).
This is the remains of damage caused by events in August 2009. Why hasn't it been properly repaired?


Join

By joining the Friends of the Meadows and Bruntsfield Links you can help form our policies, and make us more representative of the community. The City of Edinburgh Council might then take more notice of what we say. Email the membership secretary at membership@fombl.org.uk.

Write

Keep up the pressure. We need to: Please write and tell the authorities how you feel about the Meadows. FoMBL policy is to encourage only those events which do not do serious damage to the grass, and to persuade the City of Edinburgh Council to make the necessary repairs to ameliorate the damage done over the past few years. If you agree with this, tell your local councillors. Other people you can write to are:

Please copy us into any emails you send

It helps us to know how the campaign is going if, when you send an email, you copy it to our convener, Chris Wigglesworth, at convener@fombl.org.uk

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Save Our Meadows August '09






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