http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Events - Recent Topics en Tue, 19 May 2026 12:02:28 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20326#post-336109 Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:08:14 +0000 unhurt 336109@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maps-myths-and-other-misrepresentations-tickets-115331509650" rel="nofollow">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maps-myths-and-other-misrepresentations-tickets-115331509650</a><br /> NLS, Thurs 24 September 2020 17:00 – 17:45 BST (online)</p> <p><blockquote>Not so long ago, the impressive Benchichins Mountains lay between Deeside and Angus, until their sudden obliteration in the hands of mapmakers. In this fully illustrated talk, Map Curator Chris Fleet looks at various other things on maps that might never have been really out there, as well as how maps lie, distort the truth and miss things out. How far should we trust the map, and is this a good idea?<br /> </blockquote></p> <p>(I can't "go" as I will probably be w/out wifi out west, bah!) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19493#post-302643 Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:39:34 +0000 unhurt 302643@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I am intrigued - anyone here going? On street ceilidh protest outside NMS this Friday evening/night:</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2331558576862930/">XR Rig Rebellion: Protest the Scottish Oil Club<br /> </a><br /> Friday, 8 March 2019 from 17:00-21:00<br /> Outside the National Museum Scotland, Chambers Street </p> <p>Music from The Auld Reekie String Band, The Edinburgh Uni Folk Society, The Micro Band, Protest In Harmony and more to be announced!<br /> Powered by the PortaVibe HI FI soundsystem! </p> <p>This is the sending off celebration for the fossil fuel industry! </p> <p>On Friday 8th of March, the Scottish Oil Club, an exclusive body representing the international oil and gas industry, will hold their annual celebratory dinner at the National Museum of Scotland. 890 fossil fuel industry leaders will celebrate the success of their trade and network to further its interests. </p> <p>A major driver of the climate emergency, the fossil fuel industry should not be celebrated, and definitely not on International Women’s Day. Women across the globe are on the front line of facing climate chaos, while rarely being the drivers of it. </p> <p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18441#post-269721 Thu, 14 Dec 2017 17:28:28 +0000 McD 269721@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Spokes and Living Streets have been invited to a meeting with the Tram programme (that is now in charge of Leith Walk) to discuss options. I would welcome feedback/suggestions that we can take to the meeting - <a href="mailto:mcdbristol116@gmail.com">mcdbristol116@gmail.com</a></p> <p>The invitation and a couple of PS's are copied below. The original layout is viewable at <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1H7eUmpXxKHApy0Tm8scw9zNv5P7UGMm2" rel="nofollow">https://drive.google.com/open?id=1H7eUmpXxKHApy0Tm8scw9zNv5P7UGMm2</a><br /> I don't recall these drawings being published previously.</p> <p>The Orca's were removed a week or so back with no consultation. Afterwards, they were said to be a trial - the Terms of Reference and success/failure criteria unknown. Glasgow have trialled similar with different options and wrote a whole report - although I've only found the trial definition online.</p> <p>Apparently as well as the incidents mentioned in Spokes' Tweet pedestrians had been tripping over them and were in danger of falling into moving traffic!</p> <p>Can anyone post some pictures of what was installed?</p> <p>The meeting invite:</p> <p>As part of the Leith Programme, new cycle ways have recently gone live on Leith Walk, along with the ‘two-stage right turn’ at McDonald Road to help less confident cyclists turn right safely.<br /> To help make it clear where the cycle lane meets the general traffic road space, ‘soft segregation’ in the form of ‘Orca’ lane separators were introduced on a trial basis at a number of locations.</p> <p>However, this four-week trial highlighted that the Orcas may pose an increased safety risk for pedestrians, with reports of some safety issues from pedestrians and cyclists. The Orcas have subsequently been removed and Transport Convener, Councillor Lesley Macinnes, has instructed Council officers to carry out an options analysis to find the most appropriate way of both helping cyclists feel safe while using the dedicated lane and minimising any trip risk for pedestrians. Cllr Macinnes has asked me to lead this.</p> <p>A small working group consisting of those copied above met earlier this week to discuss options and agreed that input from SPOKES and Living Streets into discussions at an early stage would be very helpful. I am therefore looking to arrange a meeting for some time next week for us to discuss the options and hopefully reach a consensus. </p> <p>PS Please find attached drawing showing the orcas and where they were installed during trial period. The purpose of installing the orcas was to delineate where the cycle lane meets the general traffic road space and were not installed as a safety measure. </p> <p>PPS What l meant was the orcas were not installed at these locations in response to any specific safety concern, I agree they are used as a protection measure.</p> <p>Rob Leech<br /> Project Director<br /> Edinburgh Tram York Place to Newhaven </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18384#post-267166 Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:17:55 +0000 unhurt 267166@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://goldenharebooks.com/event/idea-canada-evening-granta-magazine/">Publication event for Granta 141: Canada. 6pm Tuesday 5th December. £3 (redeemable against a copy if you incline that way):</a></p> <p>"Our special guests will be in conversation to discuss the new issue, the history, current state and future directions of Canadian Literature including the relationship between Scottish and Canadian literature. </p> <p>Alexander MacLeod, Canadian author and contributor to Granta 141 and Professor Rob Dunbar, Chair of Celtic Studies at the University of Edinburgh and Canadian expat."</p> <p>(I was too germy for geopoetics, but this is nice and central.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17992#post-256777 Mon, 07 Aug 2017 11:35:01 +0000 Wendy 256777@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hello!</p> <p>Just to let you know that throughout the month of August we will be exhibiting a selection of restored Flying Scot bikes at the Edinburgh Bike Station.</p> <p>The collection spans 50 years, from 1938 to 1988, and includes a nice variety of racers. </p> <p>Flying Scot was a Scottish bike brand made by David Rattray and Co. in Glasgow between 1901 and 1991. David Rattray and Co. were known for making beautifully crafted bikes with a high attention to detail and excellent craftsmanship.</p> <p>We have 12 bikes featured in the exhibition and each bike comes with a story and it's own idiosyncrasies.</p> <p>The exhibition will be open for viewing throughout August during our shop hours which are 10am to 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday, with a later closing time of 8pm on a Wednesday evening.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thebikestation.org.uk/edinburgh/whats/edinburgh-events/flying-scot-exhibition-edinburgh-bike-station/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thebikestation.org.uk/edinburgh/whats/edinburgh-events/flying-scot-exhibition-edinburgh-bike-station/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17162#post-236613 Wed, 16 Nov 2016 23:05:19 +0000 unhurt 236613@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I accidentally volunteered to arrange this. Now, having left my diary at work, I'm not 100% sure when I'm free, but nonetheless I can still <em>organise</em> things, so:-</p> <p>Assuming people prefer a non-school night, Fridays and Saturdays seem most useful. <strong>Poll for date at this link</p> <p><a href="http://doodle.com/poll/gav9znp7gvvdnew5" rel="nofollow">http://doodle.com/poll/gav9znp7gvvdnew5</a></strong></p> <p>Venue debate in the comments please - gembo has suggested Diggers.</p> <p>ETA: I think I managed to post this under "infrastructure". Which technically pubs could be considered? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15726#post-203852 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 22:06:14 +0000 unhurt 203852@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I really fancy this, and tought other folk might too - free, but you have to register.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/whats-on/lost-plus-found-in-edinburgh/" rel="nofollow">http://www.nms.ac.uk/national-museum-of-scotland/whats-on/lost-plus-found-in-edinburgh/</a></p> <p><blockquote>Join us for the launch of online exhibition Lost+Found in Edinburgh, hosted by The New Metropolitan web magazine and featuring images of the city’s quirky and contested places. Our panel will display and discuss the exhibition—curated from images created and collected by the people of Edinburgh—and debate what it means to inhabit Edinburgh today.</p> <p>We invite you to participate in this lively evening forum with humanities researchers, creative practitioners, urban activists, policy makers and fellow citizens to explore how we can go past the official and touristic images and narratives of Edinburgh, to tell stories and make images of our own.</p> <p>By grounding our imagination and lived experience in humanities research, the panel will expose often ignored divisions across Edinburgh, responding to the contradictions and inequalities of contemporary urban citizenship.</p> <p>This event is in partnership with The University of Edinburgh’s Institute for the Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Being Human: the UK festival of the humanities.</blockquote> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12942#post-156207 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 15:50:21 +0000 Wendy 156207@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Dr Bike is out and about in five locations around Edinburgh this summer. We'll regularly be at the Meadows, Edinburgh Farmer's Market, Fiveways Junction, Craigleith Junction and Leamington Lift Bridge. Check out the web page for a full timetable: <a href="http://www.thebikestation.org.uk/dr-bike/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thebikestation.org.uk/dr-bike/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=927#post-8248 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:03:51 +0000 greenerleith 8248@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi Folks, </p> <p>Just a quick post to let you know that Greener Leith and pals will have a big stall at Leith Festival Gala Day with lots of bikes and bike trailers for you to try out, as well as a Dr Bike session. </p> <p>A whole bunch of volunteers have been preparing all week, building bike trailers galore. More info here: </p> <p><a href="http://www.greenerleith.org/greener-leith-news/2010/6/11/fun-with-bike-trailers.html">http://www.greenerleith.org/greener-leith-news/2010/6/11/fun-with-bike-trailers.html</a> </p>