On Sunday the 25th and Monday the 26th of February we held three successful residents meetings. On the agenda – updates on the sale of St Margaret’s House from the arts community office. They were well attended and we’ve got some great feedback from those who came. This is just the first of many meetings we will host and we will keep you informed of all developments happening.
Arts and Community Director, Sophia Burns, gave an overview of what had happened and what we currently know about the situation and what is still to be determined. Communications Officer, Johanna Crossley-Zels stressed the importance of the questionnaire that has been sent out to Edinburgh Palette residents and how this helps us organise the outpouring of support we have been receiving. Finally Iyo Irabor introduced the Centre for Community Resilience and the Arts as an example of what this transition could mean and how we can take advantage of new opportunities, as well as the proposal to run a resilience festival in September.
We will be working step by step to ensure that we find a sustainable solution for the community currently based at St Margaret’s House in our move forward, making realistic