Tesco coming to Dundas Street
High Street telephone boxes redundant
At the Grassmarket Community Project
Hidden Door live auction
Gin and Tin crafternoon
Tesco are apparently still coming to Dundas Street to the shop units previously occupied by And So to Bed and Emma Bridgewater.
Signs are that the supermarket has applied for their name to go up in lights above the door. You can see the details of this here.
This is what the frontage might look like:
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The advent of the mobile phone has proved overwhelming in many areas, particularly in making phone calls! Given that most people now have a mobile phone there is now a formal admission that telephone boxes on the High Street are redundant. An application has been made for the ‘Installation of 6 LCD advertising screens in 3 redundant telephone boxes’ there. The boxes just down the street from the City Chambers will be developed by a company called Thinking outside the box who will use them for advertising instead. Click here to see the drawings of what the boxes might look like.
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Grassmarket Community Project – FREE SCREENING: CRASH MONDAY 3RD AUGUST – 7PM – FREE (certificate 15)
Crash, co-written, produced, and directed by Paul Haggis tells the powerful story of Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives colliding in an interweaving story of race, loss and redemption. Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle and Matt Dillon among others make up this incredible ensemble cast with some almost uncomfortably brave performances of bigotry and racism. Described as a “A raw and unsettling morality piece on modern angst and urban disconnect, Crash examines the dangers of bigotry and xenophobia in the lives of interconnected Angelenos”, Rotten Tomatoes, while Roger Ebert gave the film four-out-of-four stars and described it as “a movie of intense fascination”, listing it as the best film of 2005. The film also ranks at #460 in Empire ’s poll of the “500 Greatest Films of All Time”. Rating: 15
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Hidden Door the organisation behind last year’s art and music extravaganza on Market Street, and this year’s on King’s Stables Road, is aiming to raise some money by selling off some art. There is a silent auction and a Live Auction at Lyon & Turnbull on Tuesday 4 August. More information here.
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Edinburgh Gin invite you to join them for a crafternoon of gin and craft workshops at Coburg Studios!
They have paired up with the artists at Coburg Studios to bring you the inaugural in a series of Edinburgh Gin & Craft Socials.
The first of these workshops will be a Gin & Tin workshop, led by resident artist Bryony Knox.
Let your imagination run wild as you create colourful objects from recycled tin. From a brooch to a picture frame, Bryony will guide you through the techniques of forming and riveting this fascinating material.
If you like, you can bring along your favourite drinks cans or painted tins if you want to incorporate them into a more personal project- perfect for a 10th wedding anniversary gift!
All materials and Edinburgh Gin refreshments will be provided, all you have to bring is a little imagination a spot of creativity!
Over 18s only, T&Cs apply.
Please contact the Edinburgh Gin Distillery on 0131 656 2810 for more information.
More information and to buy tickets click here.
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