Wardie Bay Residents Association

Kate Forbes announces £42million fund to deliver 800 new homes in Edinburgh

The development is part of a wider project to regenerate the Granton Waterfront area, which will ultimately deliver a total of 3,500 homes, a new school and business spaces.

It's the Zhen Hua 33 bringing the wind turbines this week - another lovely evening in the bay.

Granton Harbour this morning.

Keys found on Granton Road - they look like they belong to a cyclist. Please retweet and let's see if we can find the owner.
#lostkey #Edinburgh #cycling #Edinburghcycling

A previous iteration of Iron Duke in the Forth, sketch by the war artist Charles Pears during a snowy squall, January 1918. (Art.IWM ART 643)

Welcome to Wardie Bay, HMS Iron Duke!

Farewell Regal Princess.

It's a lovely summer's evening in Wardie Bay

Welcome to Wardie Bay, MV Cally Isles.

Described as one of the most iconic vessels in the CalMac fleet, she has been out of action for 18 months due to faults.

Photo of a Wardie Bay surfer by Oscar James, it is included in an exhibition of surfing photography which opens on 25 July at the Staunch Industries showroom at Bernard Street in Leith.
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Update on the floating-off of HMS Venturer today - it looks like she is nearly there with the barge having descended at high tide.

HMS Venturer leaves Rosyth to be floated off | Navy Lookout

More info here:
www.navylookout.com/hms-venturer...

Exciting developments at Forth Ports new deepwater wharf:

Back home, the Forth River, Edinburgh.

A busy day in the Bay.

Covid memorial artwork day 2 - by Skye Lonregan

It's great to see the Wardie Bay prom artwork starting to be installed - by artist Skye Lonereghan.

Granton District Community Council meeting this evening - here's the agenda:

Edinburgh planners recommend new charity village be denied planning permission A homelessness charity has said it is “hopeful” councillors will approve its temporary accommodation village moving to a new site despite officers having recommended that the plans be rejected.

Planners recommend refusal of the Social Bite's planning application for a homeless village on the land at Gypsy Brae used by travellers every year:
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Mighty Magnor is still doing her thing in Wardie Bay.

Somewhere . . . in Wardie Bay.

The Magnificent Magnor in Wardie Bay today. She has been working on the new wharf at Newhaven.

More info here:

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Wardie Bay today❤️🌞

Six Nations viewing at the Pitt sounds tempting:

Yet another thing you can do in Wardie Bay - this surfer looked to be having a great time on an electric surfboard today.

Edinburgh locals call for bus service to connect capital's beaches Benjamin believes a new route along Edinburgh’s coastline could lead to a boom in tourism as well as for local businesses in the area.

A petition has been started calling for a bus route along Edinburgh's coastline:
www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...

New park opens in Granton The council's project to refurbish the Granton Gasometer is a central part to the regeneration of the area and the new play park inside Gas Holder 1 is now open. Work began on the project in January 2023 and the £20 million refurbishment project was assisted by Levelling up funding of £16.4 million from the UK Government. The project to bring this part of the city back into community use is part of the £1.3 billion project to create a new village at Granton Waterfront.

New park opens in Granton

The council's project to refurbish the Granton Gasometer is a central part to the regeneration of the area and the new play park inside Gas Holder 1 is now open. Work began on the project in January 2023 and the £20 million refurbishment project was assisted by Levelling…

Edinburgh council leader suspended by Labour after ‘sexual messages to refugees’ Cammy Day has been administratively suspended by Scottish Labour pending the outcome of any investigation.

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The Pitt opens today ay 5pm. Yay!