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Dear readers
Hope you like the colour pages within this month’s Echo. Hopefully, we will be able to do this more frequently - especially for the many colourful events and happenings in the
area.
The Echo Staff are very much aware of the worry and upset caused by the subsidence throughout the area - with the engineers drilling more and more test holes to find out the true extent of the damage - this is a worrying time for both tenants’ & residents
alike.
Many local people have horrendous stories to tell about the actual effect on their homes and the area is rife with rumours that the whole of South Edinburgh is going to disappear down a big
hole!
Although the staff at the Echo sympathise, to run stories about all who have been affected, The South Edinburgh Echo would have to become a daily paper with about 56 pages each day. We are not in a position to make a decision as to whose story must be told and who shouldn’t say their
piece.
To this end, we would like to send our best wishes and good luck to all who have been affected and will endeavour to pass on whatever facts are available to
us.
As the Echo grows in popularity, we have a huge problem - we do not have enough space to cover everything that happens in the
area!
There are so many projects and people with stories that we have a hard time squeezing them all in!
Although we are more than happy to accept articles and photos for inclusion in the paper, we CANNOT GUARANTEE that they will be used, unless they are paid for as
adverts.
Why not drop us a line and let us know what you think about this
edition?
Do you like the colour pages?
What else would you like to see in the paper?
Best wishes,
Susie Donkin & Kate Murdoch!
Charity Fair Threatened
The Drum Summer Fair, a one-off charity event, in aid of farmers stricken by foot and mouth, has been threatened due to the recent withdrawal of its main sponsor.
Mr Nisbett, landowner of The Drum in Gilmerton, has insisted
that the event will go ahead. Due to be held from June 22nd - 24th at The Drum, from 10am, the fair will be a fun day out for a good cause, with lots of stalls, pipers and dancers, side shows, rides and a bouncy
castle.
The two charities directly involved are the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution and The Riding for the Disabled. The RSABI is the only Scottish charity to help farmers affected by foot and mouth.
They operate a 24 hour a day telephone suicide watch and are on hand for counselling and advice, as well as practical help like supermarket vouchers.
The Riding for the Disabled was founded at The Drum over forty years ago and some two hundred local children and adults ride there every week. Much of their funding comes from horse shows, which have all been cancelled due to the foot and mouth crisis, with resulting loss of funds. Many of the stall holders coming to the Drum usually exhibit at the agricultural and country summer fairs, also cancelled for this year, resulting in financial
hardship.
If anyone knows of a sponsor or would be interested in providing sponsorship for the event, please call Mr Nisbett on 0131 664 3611 or 07836 692727
Organ Recital At Liberton Kirk
To celebrate the installation of the new organ at Liberton Kirk, Dr John Kitchen, Senior Lecturer and University Organist in the University of Edinburgh, will play the opening recital at 7.45 p.m. on Thursday 21 June.
There will be a varied programme to suit all musical tastes.
Tickets, price £5 (£3 for children and students) with proceeds going to charity, will be available at the door on the evening or by contacting Bruce Ball (tel. 440 4320) or Mary Davidson (tel. 664 6789). Refreshments will be served after the
recital.
The new organ is a Wyvern 2-manual electronic and has been funded from a bequest made by our former member and Liberton Kirk organist, Grace
Gemmell.
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