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Next Organising Meeting: Mon 21st May at 7:30pm. More details here

 

 

MEADOWBANK SAVED - For Now

Campaigners today welcomed Edinburgh Council's decision to re-consider its plan to sell Meadowbank Stadium. Read more>>

Press release 26th April 2007

Also, see Labour motion to Full Council Meeting of April 26th for more details.


VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF SPORT IN EDINBURGH?

In September 2003, SportScotland invited local authorities to bid for funding as part of its National and Regional Sports Facilities programme...

Without any public consultation whatsoever, CEC took the decision to sell off the best-used and best-loved sports facility in Edinburgh.

Read The story so far...

Also, see our Save Meadowbank Booklet which contains many more detailed arguments, and can be downloaded in PDF form.

 

EDINBURGH AT RISK

A new support network has been formed by Edinburgh campaign groups with the full support of a former top government adviser who is highly critical of the current Labour administration. Read more>>

Press release 25th April 2007
www.edinburghatrisk.org


CAMPAIGN TO SAVE MEADOWBANK CONTINUES

Edinburgh residents were today urged to see through pre-election spin and realise the fight to save Meadowbank Stadium is far from over. Read more>>

Press release 20th April 2007


LABOUR HAVEN'T LISTENED

Ewan Aitken's proposal to stand by the decision to demolish Meadowbank Stadium and set-up a working group to consider a new community sports centre in east Edinburgh completely misses the point and shows he hasn't listened to what thousands of people have been telling him. Read more>>

Press release 19th April 2007

 
600 ATTEND PUBLIC MEETING

Councilors, MSPs and MPs were quizzed by the public and sports groups who use the facilities at Meadowbank at a public meeting held on Sat 17th March.

Taken aback by the numbers and the strength of feeling within the meeting, Donald Anderson, representing City of Edinburgh Council, was forced to concede that a rethink was necessary! Read more here

Anderson says in the Evening news that the sell-off is 'still open' to debate. Vanesa responds that the 600+ locals and athletes at the public meeting on Sat 17th Mar opened up the debate FOR THE FIRST TIME! Read more>>
 

Copyright picture taken by Andrew Murphy of the Royal Mile, www.murphysedinburgh.com
 
savemeadowbank@blueyonder.co.uk 18-05-2007