The first Lord Provost’s Garden Party was held at Lauriston Castle to honour and recognise the volunteers in Edinburgh.
Five hundred guests from the volunteer sector were invited to the Castle and entertained by the 1st Scots Pipes, Mary Erskine School Choir,  the
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra quartet, a Clarsach player in the Japanese Garden, and history tours by the Living History Group.
The Edinburgh Reporter’s Trystan Davies spoke to the Lord Provost Donald Wilson and the event sponsor Virgin Money CEO Jayne-Anne Gadhia.
