http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: People in Leith/Leith Walk? en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:36:14 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74913 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:28:37 +0000 Min 74913@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Angela Blacklock has replied. She can't make it but says she does normally cycle. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74666 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:09:53 +0000 lionfish 74666@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Perfect!<br /> Hopefully by the end of today, all the councillors will have had at least one email from a ward-member and an email from me asking them to take part.</p> <p>That's 8 councillors taking part, 1-2 meeting at the breakfast, and ~12 still to contact (in wards with rides) and ~20 more in other wards within range. My target is to get 15 councillors cycling in... (several cycle anyway!)</p> <p>Now it's really a matter of posters and publicity.</p> <p>Will poster/flier this afternoon (once laminating's been done). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74658 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:16:03 +0000 Min 74658@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Leith walk councillors emailed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74643 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:20:14 +0000 lionfish 74643@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@crowriver: Ah! I posted my post at the same time as you posted yours and I never saw it - so my post seemed a bit rude!! Sorry!! (the post was there to explain to Min that you hadn't volunteered, but I was just looking in your direction to see if you would). But then your reply happened without me noticing... ahh!</p> <p>Anyway, sorry about that! (I should click 'refresh' more often).</p> <p>I'm sure I can find more people (e.g. via facebook) too.</p> <p>Thanks!<br /> [So really don't worry - especially as you've got lots of things to do in the morning]. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74638 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:09:47 +0000 Min 74638@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Crowriver, PM coming your way. perhaps we can manage something between us? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74637 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:07:50 +0000 crowriver 74637@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@lionfish, it's not that I'm unhappy: I just can't guarantee I'll be there on time, due to factors outwith my control. I wouldn't want to lead a ride if I'm straggling along at the last minute, not very 'leadership' is it? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74607 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:16:44 +0000 lionfish 74607@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks Puzzle for the link!</p> <p>I hope foot-of-walk is ok as it's on the leaflets now :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74605 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:10:07 +0000 Puzzle 74605@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There is a FB group for the Leith ride as well to co-ordinate efforts <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/350204065051121/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/events/350204065051121/</a></p> <p>Foot of the walk is perfect for me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74487 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:51:57 +0000 lionfish 74487@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't know if crowriver is happy to lead the ride, I was just looking in their direction :P</p> <p>If you wouldn't mind taking part in organising it on the day, that'd be good (just check people know where they're going, - if the ride's big, figure out how to deal with junctions, help with anyone who's a bit slow, etc etc...)</p> <p>Thanks! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74486 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:50:06 +0000 crowriver 74486@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A lot depends upon whether I can get my three year old daughter out of the house and in her bike seat in time. That in turn depends on my partner taking the seven year old son to school at 8.45, on her way to work. You see how it might be complicated, hence my slightly conditional 'hoping to come along' rather than 'I'll be there at 7.30 sweeping broken glass off the paths at Leith Links for the riders."</p> <p>Hence also why I did not originally volunteer to lead the ride nor e-mail Councillors. If however you are stuck... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74468 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:48:01 +0000 Min 74468@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah okay, I hadn't quite appreciated that. In that case you have me as standby if Crowriver can't make it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74453 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:11:15 +0000 lionfish 74453@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Min: We combined the Leith and Leith walk areas into one ride. The Leith councillors have been invited, but the Leith Walk ones haven't. Hope that makes sense!</p> <p>and just to make things more complicated, the person leading the ride on the day might not be able to make it after all, but there's plenty of other people who will be able to take over the job *looks at crowriver* </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74448 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:07:03 +0000 Min 74448@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sorry, I am a bit confused. You have someone to organise the Leith Walk ride but not to send the emails? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74424 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:44:56 +0000 lionfish 74424@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@crowriver: Thanks that would be fantastic!</p> <p>Their email addresses are: <a href="mailto:angela.blacklock@edinburgh.gov.uk">angela.blacklock@edinburgh.gov.uk</a>, <a href="mailto:deidre.brock@edinburgh.gov.uk">deidre.brock@edinburgh.gov.uk</a>, <a href="mailto:maggie.chapman@edinburgh.gov.uk">maggie.chapman@edinburgh.gov.uk</a>, <a href="mailto:nick.gardner@edinburgh.gov.uk">nick.gardner@edinburgh.gov.uk</a></p> <p>And there's an example email on <a href="http://breakfastbikeride.org.uk/pwp/wordpress/?page_id=57" rel="nofollow">http://breakfastbikeride.org.uk/pwp/wordpress/?page_id=57</a></p> <p>@kaputnik: Thanks - that would be good.</p> <p>@Puzzle: Wonderful :) Which ward are you in? There might be a ride nearer you (check on the map: <a href="http://breakfastbikeride.org.uk/pwp/wordpress/?page_id=13" rel="nofollow">http://breakfastbikeride.org.uk/pwp/wordpress/?page_id=13</a> ) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74416 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 07:46:46 +0000 Puzzle 74416@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm certainly coming along, but I'm not in the Leith Walk ward. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74411 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:05:22 +0000 kaputnik 74411@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's a couple of Leithers on twitter, I'll point them in direction of this thread </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74401 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:38:10 +0000 crowriver 74401@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm in Leith Walk constituency and was hoping to make it along. I suppose if I haven't got a million things to do I could fire off a few e-mails. Have you got some pro-forma info I can adapt/personalise? PM me if so. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=7096#post-74400 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:34:00 +0000 lionfish 74400@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hello all again! [r.e. <a href="http://www.breakfastbikeride.org.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.breakfastbikeride.org.uk</a> ]</p> <p>We're a bit short on people to lead the Leith/Leith Walk ride. Also we've not got anyone who's actually IN the Leith Walk ward to email their Councillors.</p> <p>We'll be contacting all the councillors on Friday, but it's better if they're asked by their own constituents too.</p> <p>Thanks all!</p> <p>See some of you on Friday at PY :) </p>