http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Work starts on new £35m Boroughmuir High School" en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:22:23 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-360366 Sun, 08 May 2022 13:41:27 +0000 chdot 360366@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Lovely news about Ncuti Gatwa being cast as the next #doctorwho Terrific in Sex Education, and bonus points for being a Boroughmuir old boy </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/FeckOffFlouncer/status/1523271227837915138" rel="nofollow">https://mobile.twitter.com/FeckOffFlouncer/status/1523271227837915138</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-339068 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:33:15 +0000 gembo 339068@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@wingpig good question, not sure. I used to use the ramp on occasion but not for a long time. If forced to answer yes or no by Kamala Harris I would say yes </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-339067 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:26:15 +0000 wingpig 339067@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Have they finished that set of steps on the Fountainbridge side yet? Every time I went past it was fenced-off with someone hosing off a load of mud onto the footway. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-339066 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:10:31 +0000 gembo 339066@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That seems to have been their direction of travel.</p> <p>I knew a builder once in Balerno. One half of a firm of mostly shopfitters. He decided to emigrate to Canada leaving the other partner the business. The guy who stayed in Balerno worked away on the jobs on the books but didn’t plan ahead and a few months later when there was no work up ahead completely panicked and wound up the business.</p> <p>Not saying that is what happened here but everyone can be fragile even rough tough builders </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-339064 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:15:52 +0000 chdot 339064@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“I assume the builders were not cowboys when they tendered?“</p> <p>And they were after?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-339058 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:11:06 +0000 gembo 339058@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Builder maybe said they would go bust if council clawed back the late fees..?</p> <p>Maybe better to focus on how lovely the new school is than waste time and money on something that can’t be sorted? I assume the builders were not cowboys when they tendered? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-339055 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:46:25 +0000 chdot 339055@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/education/call-answers-legal-row-over-edinburgh-school-which-opened-17-months-late-3003638" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/education/call-answers-legal-row-over-edinburgh-school-which-opened-17-months-late-3003638</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-296479 Tue, 27 Nov 2018 08:06:32 +0000 gembo 296479@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@cb, yes I know what Y stands for</p> <p>G fror gnome<br /> E for Edon<br /> M for em<br /> B for I Dunn<br /> O for 0 </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-296474 Tue, 27 Nov 2018 00:05:25 +0000 cb 296474@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"Turns out Gavin lives in New York, or does he?"</em></p> <p>I assume you watched to the end? Or are you just trying to lead us in? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-296452 Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:57:31 +0000 gembo 296452@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Turns out Gavin lives in New York, or does he?</p> <p>Here his pal with the anorak attempts to spell his surname Gilhooley</p> <p>using the Alpha, Bravo, Charlie nomenclature - makes me laugh.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arm1wYG2dOM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arm1wYG2dOM</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-296413 Mon, 26 Nov 2018 08:03:31 +0000 gembo 296413@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@cb, sorry you are right. That was a funny scene when Gavin came in to it though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-296409 Mon, 26 Nov 2018 00:08:55 +0000 cb 296409@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"He does have an anorak quite like Gavin's"</em></p> <p>Calum, no?</p> <p>Gavin was his mate who lived in York. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-296375 Sun, 25 Nov 2018 11:06:38 +0000 gembo 296375@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>He does have an anorak quite like Gavin's </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-296359 Sat, 24 Nov 2018 19:39:05 +0000 crowriver 296359@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“We’re absolutely delighted and the whole school community is absolutely thrilled.”</p> <p>I suppose the dominie is too young to have watched 'Absolutely' back in the day...</p> <p><a href="https://www.channel4.com/programmes/absolutely"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/96/Absolutely.gif"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-296340 Sat, 24 Nov 2018 12:58:06 +0000 chdot 296340@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-high-school-named-as-scotland-s-top-state-school-1-4834479" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-high-school-named-as-scotland-s-top-state-school-1-4834479</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-291735 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:28:38 +0000 neddie 291735@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"Hundreds of cars travel over the bridge every day"</em></p> <p>Meanwhile showing a picture depicting quite literally hundreds of children walking over the bridge in the space of 5 minutes! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-291722 Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:47:33 +0000 chdot 291722@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>A busy route past the city’s newest high school could be closed to traffic over fears pupils are not being kept safe.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-council-consider-traffic-ban-on-busy-viewforth-bridge-1-4802535" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-council-consider-traffic-ban-on-busy-viewforth-bridge-1-4802535</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-282126 Tue, 08 May 2018 17:09:57 +0000 chdot 282126@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/new-state-art-school-danger-12497471" rel="nofollow">https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/new-state-art-school-danger-12497471</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-278480 Sat, 24 Mar 2018 11:50:28 +0000 chdot 278480@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Boroughmuir Open Day</p> <p>Open Day – Saturday 24th March 11am – 4pm.</p> <p>The new school is open to the wider community this Saturday from 11am – 4pm. All welcome. There will be an opportunity to self tour, hear and see pupil performances and purchase prints of the old school as well as buy a snack and coffee from our coffee bar. See you there!!</p> <p>“ </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-278148 Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:42:45 +0000 gowgowuk 278148@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thankfully, I'm usually cycling there earlier than school starting time, but the other day, around ~8:15am, it took me 2 cycle of traffic light to pass the canal bridge and another 2 to go through the Fountainpark lights... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-278124 Wed, 21 Mar 2018 12:20:58 +0000 chdot 278124@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/boroughmuir-high-school-nominated-for-national-architecture-award-1-4709696" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/boroughmuir-high-school-nominated-for-national-architecture-award-1-4709696</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-277390 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:01:39 +0000 chdot 277390@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“Have canal worth of water close by if anything happened!”</p> <p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5_o_zx-GBtw" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5_o_zx-GBtw</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-277388 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 16:43:10 +0000 LaidBack 277388@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>School had visit from fire brigade again today. False alarm. Have canal worth of water close by if anything happened!<br /> <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/66067108@N08/40806550521/in/datetaken/" title="New Buroughmuir High School - open at last!"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4773/40806550521_58c220729c.jpg" alt="New Buroughmuir High School - open at last!" /></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-275703 Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:23:05 +0000 chdot 275703@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/boroughmuir-high-evacuated-on-day-it-opens-for-first-time-1-4693577" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/boroughmuir-high-evacuated-on-day-it-opens-for-first-time-1-4693577</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-270531 Fri, 22 Dec 2017 10:54:13 +0000 fimm 270531@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo they've put the red surfacing down, not just red chipped tarmac. The lanes might be wider too... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=8#post-270437 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:19:13 +0000 jdanielp 270437@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Potential kingfisher spots to be had very close to town if any of those pool overshoes end up discarded by the canal. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=7#post-270436 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:18:08 +0000 gembo 270436@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>the relaid bike lane seems wider or maybe just more obvious </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=7#post-270431 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 15:45:06 +0000 chdot 270431@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/education/in-pictures-first-look-at-brand-new-boroughmuir-high-school-1-4644485" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/education/in-pictures-first-look-at-brand-new-boroughmuir-high-school-1-4644485</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=7#post-269455 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 18:58:27 +0000 Murun Buchstansangur 269455@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@fimm Only the top layer of tarmac had been removed on patches of Fountainbridge. Did wonder if they had forgotten to install induction loops at the junction, but some sections were on the wrong side of the road for that.</p> <p>Yes re cobbles. Smoothness abounds between Akva/Gilmore Pl/Lochrin Pl </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13869&page=7#post-269437 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:46:02 +0000 fimm 269437@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>All the nice shiny new tarmac with the nice shiny new <strike>parking places</strike> cycle lanes had been ripped up when I went through last night.<br /> Anyone know why?</p> <p>Also, according to Mr fimm, Possibly The Worst Cobbles In Edinburgh on the far side of the canal near Rope Walk / Gilmore Place have been replaced with flagstones. I didn't have time to look last night, though I did notice some barriers at the end of Rope Walk. </p>