New Portobello High School- Where and how?

by **Plug** » 06 May 2006, 01:36

Seanie - this is my first post ever - but I've been watching this site for a long time and have appeared on it as a couple of aliases e.g. Mr Poppy or El P - so many people will know who I am!!

I have considered your posts to be well balanced and factually correct, They have considered the whole issues - whether they be the environmental, economic or educational and I can find very little fault (if any) with your arguments.

Are you aScottish Solicitor or someone very familiar with Scottish Planning Law????!!

Your summation of the issues leave very little to counter argument
as you seem so well informed. The plan showing the catchment area shows that PP is right in the centre and every child would have a fairly easy access to the site - whether it be from Meadowbank, Meadowfield, Abercorn, Northfield. Duddingston. Bingham, The Durhams, Southfield, Magdalene, Joppa, Gilbertstoun or The Coillesdenes - either by bus or by walking.

I would refer you to Stevie Mac's question as to who will lose out from the proposal to move the Golf Course about 1.3 km, while at the same time about 33% of the present site will remain as Park Land, The dog walkers will have the same land and I would suggest that if they walked a wee bit further they would have a much better opportunity to see wildlife by going to the Figgate Park. Can they see mallards and drakes and herons in PP?

In my opinion PP is the most uninspiring park in Edinburgh - "Welcome to debate" - there are no hills, few trees. no water features and few ( if any) flowers.

Again. in my opinion, Portobello has some of the best recreational facilities in Edinburgh, We have the Indoor Bowlng, The Pitz, Rosefield Park, Brighton Park, the Daisy Park, the Quarry (at Joppa) and the Figgate Park. (with ducks!!!)

What we need now is a first class school for our children, with the best of sporting and other facilities so that they have the opportunity to play at the highest standard - whether that be sporting, musical or drama.

(See link to Porty online about Rugby Stars)

I would also suggest that Mr Ferrier (from Portobello Thistle FC) should look on this as an opportunity (as should Porty Rugby Club) to develop facilities (e.g. all weather pitches) to encourage all the children in the catchment area to develop their sporting potential.

We must give every opportunity to the children of North East Edinburgh the facilities to achieve their optimum potential.

If this is at the cost of a 9 hole golf course which consists of about 35 acres and which will be replaced by another only 1.3 km away then I would suggest that that is a small price to pay.

If anyone is concerned about losing that land I would suggest that they walk a further few hundred metres down Hope Lane to the beach where they will find a beautiful sandy beach with a sea that has been cleaned up and a Prom that their dogs can walk on.

Because it's my first post I apologise that there is no avotar or quote from Mark Twain or Oscar Wilde or even RLS - I'll try and find something appropripriate

PS - I do appear as one of the white team as opposed to the stripeys on the 1970's thread - bottle of wine to anyone who can name them all!!

by **Izzie** » 06 May 2006, 08:46

I am one off the dog walkers,and if you walk behind Magdalene there is lots off space and more fun for the dogs at the burn.Could do with a clean up but the dogs dont seem to mind. :lol:

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