June 8th
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The Mound to shut for a day (apparently)
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Posted 11 years ago #
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It was shut only last month for Red Bull Hill Chasers... a cycling race! :>
Posted 11 years ago # -
True. (I wasn't in town - was it 'all day' too?)
Major bus route too!
Posted 11 years ago # -
Chris Hoy has moved to motor sport though.
I'm afraid it's likely to be very popular :-(
Posted 11 years ago # -
"It's great to see sheikhs, oligarchs and royalty hanging out with artists, musicians, sports and film stars, skaters, fashion designers, heads of industry, and taste makers. It's just about the most eccentric mix of people you could imagine, all driving everything from Bugattis to Rolls-Royces and vintage cars."
:-/
Posted 11 years ago # -
Venn diagram overlap between PoP and Gumball? Nil?
Posted 11 years ago # -
I don't think we should be too up in arms about the closure, especially with the fact it was closed for Hill Chasers. Yes, it's a bunch of rich Hooray Henrys and Henriettas taking over part of the city for an air-polluting jolly boys and girls outing, but they won't be here too long. Hotel bars and nightclubs will probably rake it in, "good for the local economy" as the council will tell us.
We could always all go along on bikes with signs saying, "Cost less, pollutes less, more fun!" ;-)
Posted 11 years ago # -
They're probably paying CEC handsomely for the 'privilege' ...
... which, incidentally, is why there is/are no SKY Ride(s) in Edinburgh this year - SKY wouldn't pay and CEC wouldn't support them. No big Holyrood SKY Ride, no weekly SKY Leader-led rides.
Posted 11 years ago # -
"They're probably paying CEC handsomely for the 'privilege' ..."
I suspect not.
CEC was willing to pay for the TdeF to roll up.
Yorkshire offered more/better.
It's about 'economic benefit' - numbers of people attracted and what they (might) spend.
And this one is stressing its charitable purpose...
Posted 11 years ago # -
... which, incidentally, is why there is/are no SKY Ride(s) in Edinburgh this year - SKY wouldn't pay and CEC wouldn't support them. No big Holyrood SKY Ride, no weekly SKY Leader-led rides.
Really? Thought Holyrood Park was owned by Scottish ministers (run by Historic Scotland) rather than the Council.
Posted 11 years ago # -
"Thought Holyrood Park was owned by Scottish ministers (run by Historic Scotland) rather than the Council."
Yes, but (for whatever reason) CEC was expected to pay.
I think in previous years Sky wanted to come to Edinburgh enough to pay for the event.
CEC wasn't keen enough to let it use its own roads - except for a bit of DRW.
Other LAs are more accommodating/welcoming!
Posted 11 years ago # -
Holyrood is a 'royal' park. It belongs to her Britannic Maj.
Posted 11 years ago # -
'We' shouldn't be up in arms about this at all. I resent the inference that if you ride a bike then you should be opposed to this event.
Posted 11 years ago # -
" 'We' shouldn't be up in arms about this at all. "
It's just odd that shutting The Mound all day for this (and the Red Bull) is 'easier' than stopping traffic on the Royal Mile for half an hour or so for PoP.
I hope next year the PoPers can have one meeting with CEC - to agree the date!
Posted 11 years ago # -
Sounds like fun.
Posted 11 years ago # -
... Plus, it's not every week Edinburgh gets to play host to someone who co-starred in a big movie like "Barbershop 2: Back In Business".
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