ISSUE 344 – PUBLISHED TOMORROW!
As you read this, advance copies of the October Spurtle are already spreading across the barony like early autumn sunbeams completely obscured by mizzle and murk.
CALTON HILL
Edinburgh even more breathtaking than usual this evening.
ROSEBANK CEMETERY – GUIDED TOUR
Led by Commonwealth War Graves guides, this tour will tell the stories of service men and women killed in two World Wars.
Date and time
Venue
Rosebank Cemetery, 104 Pilrig Street
EDINBURGH: OUR STORIED TOWN
Readings by Donald Smith and Stewart Conn. Tickets (free) from ticketsource.co.uk/edinburgh-central-library or call 0131 242 8070.
Date and time
Venue
Central Library, George IV Bridge
BICENTENNIAL CEILIDH!
Free entry and refreshments, with music from the Scott Leslie Ceilidh Band. Carriages at 10pm.
This even is part of the Broughton St Mary's bicentenary celebrations, marking 200 years since the church opened in 1824.
Date and time
Venue
Broughton St Mary's Parish Church, Bellevue Crescent
INDUSTRIAL HALL (9)
Too big, too small, too expensive … the problem with white elephants
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COMMUNITY COUNCILS CONCERNED BY COUNCIL RESPONSE TO ROAD SAFETY AUDIT
In mid-2023, an independent Stage 3 Road Safety Audit of the Trams to Newhaven project was undertaken once construction of the new extension had finished.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Here are two upcoming events with local connections which may interest Spurtle readers.
Readings from Donald Smith and Stewart Conn's 'Edinburgh: Our Storied Town', Central Library, 3 Oct, 6.30pm: ticketsource.co.uk/edinburgh-central-library.
Guided tour of Commonwealth War Graves in Rosebank Cemetery, 9 October, 10am: https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/war-graves-tours/.