Five things you need to know today
Earth Hour
Everyone is invited to switch off the lights and give an hour for Earth on Saturday 23 March at 8.30pm. This is an opportunity to show some care for the people around you and the planet.
While the lights are out and the TV is off you can have a meal by candlelight, or go outdoors and reconnect with nature.
You can join WWF Scotland’s Earth Hour on Facebook here or sign a petition on the Facebook page.
There are also many ideas here of activities and recipes to prepare ahead of time.
Story of a stair
Diarmid Mogg writes beautiful threads on Twitter which trace the history of a particular house in a stair. This time it is 114 Lauriston Place which gets some attention.
Active Travel
Picture Alan Simpson
Cllr Scott Arthur the Transport Convenr with Claire Daly of Sustrans and Patrick Harvie MSP, Active Travel Minister and former Transport Convener and former Lord Provost, Lesley Hinds
The new £23 million City Centre West to East Link walking, wheeling and cycling route officially opened at Haymarket.
Accompanied by children from St George’s School for Girls
The Active Travel Minister Patrick Harvie has had a busy week opening cycle paths.
First he was at Haymarket on Wednesday opening the £23 million City Centre West to East Link and then afterwards he was opening a path at Queen Margaret University (QMU). The path connects QMU to the centre of Musselburgh has been refurbished and upgraded to meet the needs of local users after receiving a grant through Scotland’s national walking charity Paths for All on behalf of Transport Scotland and the Scottish Government and funding from East Lothian Council.
Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights, Patrick Harvie MSP, said: “I’m really pleased to be able to visit this project which has been made possible through grant funding provided by the Ian Findlay Path Fund (IFPF).
“Ian would have been enthused by the projects coming forward through the fund and that it continues to support communities across the country to put their ideas for local walking and cycling infrastructure into practice, and encourage more people to choose active forms of travel for their everyday journeys.
“This new path will not only help staff and students to travel in a more sustainable way, but also provides a safe and accessible connection to the wider National Cyle Network for surrounding communities.”
Looking ahead to Easter
An Easter tree has sprouted up in Morningside at the Parish Church. Easter is on 31 March with Good Friday – usually a holiday – on Friday 29 March 2024.
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