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Currie Wood this Sunday – Project #2

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This Sunday we will be heading to Currie Wood, just south of Edinburgh. Here is a message from our project organizers:

” Have you been kept up at night by a longing for axes? Do you hear ‘ring-barking’ blowing on the wind. If this is you (or if you’re less crazy) then this week brings good news with our visit to Currie Woods! It has been said that we will be tree felling and ring-barking, so put on your sturdy footwear, pack your warm clothes and bring your favourite water bottle along to the tool cupboard outside the Pleasance CSE at 10am this Sunday to quench your thirst for hitting trees with sharp things!

Nina and Cameron “

We look forward to seeing you there!

Quick reminders:

Ceilidh on Tuesday 28th at Teviot, 7:30pm with £3 entry. Bring yourself and others along!

Pub Tonight at 9pm as usual – also after Sunday’s project (~5pm)

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The Gunpowder Mills at Roslin Glen

Regular dirties member, John Godlee, was one of the group that went to Roslin Glen on Sunday. Here’s what he had to say about it;

“Our foray into the gunpowder mills at Roslin Glen was loads of fun, there had been quite a bit of storm damage over the Christmas period so we all got very muddy digging drainage ditches and repairing the paths, this meant lots of mattocking and racing wheelbarrows, facepainting ensued! Roslin was beautiful, the sun shone, the air was crisp and the spring buds are just beginning to poke through the leaf litter, it’ll be spring before you know it. As always we limped back to the Auld Hoose to discuss all things outdoorsy and eat our own body weight in nachos. Tired but content…”

It appears as though it was another successful project. We will be back in Roslin Glen on the 23rd of February!

Also a reminder of the ceilidh a week today (28th), and as always we will be meeting in the Auld Hoose on Thursday from 9pm.

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First Project of 2014! – 19th Jan

The first project of the year is approaching quickly! We will be headed to the gunpowder mills site at Roslin Glen…

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From the Project Coordinators:

We hope that you’ve all had a lovely Christmas and an excellent new years!
We’re back this Sunday (19th) with our first project of 2014 and we almost can’t contain our excitement!
This Sunday we’ll be heading to Roslin Glen gunpowder mills to do some path maintenance and clearing as they’ve suffered under the heavy rain and wind over Christmas. The weather is supposed to be good so it looks like we’ll have a cracking first project!
We meet at 10 am at our tool cupboard which is next to the CSE gym at the pleasance (directions in footnote). If this is your first project please don’t worry we’ll keep our eyes pealed for you all.
Please bring smiles, drinking water, sturdy foot wear and waterproofs just in case – we’ll supply all the rest.

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There is also a committee meeting this Thursday. If you want anything to be discussed at the meeting, talk to a committee member or send an e-mail to [email protected].

The Thursday pub meeting is on this week as usual as well.