Talk Porty ~ Portobello

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Great news. Police have collared some of the thieves. http://www.scotland.police.uk/whats-hap ... er/194405/

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Yet another report in of a bicycle theft from a Portobello garage. Four bikes taken in one go. There does seem to be a spat of these occurring at the mo. Given the apparent knowledge of where the bikes are and that often it is more than one being stolen it looks like this is organised theft and not ...

portygeoff

Ideal for handball which suffers from a lack of large enough halls, virtually none! There is sports money sloshing about to get better centres.

portygeoff

Having run along the prom early mornings I can say that it is often too dark for owners to see if and where their dogs are doing their business. Dogs running free on the beach are often shitting and the owners are unaware. Even the most conscientious owner will not be able to guarantee that their do...

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Geoff -Re consultation. Is the website you mention the official place for parents to put in their comments? If so who wrote the pros and cons? There appear to be a lot of assumptions being made. Were these timescales etc taken directly from the council officials or are PFANS making it up to suit th...

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Do anyone else think it odd that PPAG is banging on about how the Council should not be spending our money to check the legal postion of the land as common good but are happy to push for a school to be built on a site which is likely to cost hundreds of thousands, probably millions. The cost of desi...

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Betty, again you said lies, again what lies? You and your Pal were the only people against, everybody, yes everybody, voted in favour. That seems pretty convincing about the direction that the Parents Council wants to travel. (Probably reflective of the school body). That direction was to pursue the...

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I have just read the small print on the recent PFANS leaflet and was very surprised to read that these were issued on behalf of the PHS parent council. I have attended the last two parent council meetings and at no time was there any mention of their involvement in this propaganda exercise. Indeed ...

portygeoff

Betty Windsor wrote:I wouldn't mind so much if it weren't so full of lies and inaccuracies.

What are the lies.

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Betty Windsor wrote:
portygeoff wrote:Don't need a plan D because of plan C.
You are clearly not in a hurry.

I think I have suggested the 3 quickest ways to a build; of course Betty you may know something different, but I doubt it.

portygeoff

Betty Windsor wrote:And Plan D?
Just in case?

Don't need a plan D because of plan C.

portygeoff

Cut to the chase Kesia. Private members bill, 6 -9 mths if big Kenny shows his metal and gets the G'ment on board. 2 years to build, new school in under 3 years. Can't see anything quicker. Closest would be be a rebuild on site, plans needed, new place for St John needed, minimum 6 - 8 years if you ...

portygeoff

And community sports facilities.

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Correct seashell.

portygeoff

... A large majority of children and their parents have no interest in the building of a new school but they perhaps do have an interest in the Council not destorying another part of our city - open public space is hard to come by these days without countless blocks of flats being errected on them....

portygeoff

Or they may decide to stop throwing good money after bad and admit defeat. Then we can all get on with looking for alternatives that do not involve stealing green space. Its not stealing Betty, the Council already owns the green space, that what £25,000 was spent on. If your issue is the total area...

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I know Lady P made that rather careless throwaway remark about it not being self evident that a school advances wellbeing but that wasn't the core of her judgement on the 2003 Act which was that the Act may give Councils very wide powers but it doesn't go so far as to allow them to override normal ...

portygeoff

Why go through the Common Ground issue, a Bill through Parliament will ensure that the will of the majority of Portobello is carried out. Wasted too much time already.

portygeoff

No idea where the Commander gets all the 'majority' stuff about people being against changes to the law, that's just made up. There are no figures to support that claim. Furthermore laws are always being changed, that's part of the role of Parliament. Every year it sets a legislative programme and s...

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PPAG Constitutaion page 21 near the bottom

portygeoff

Have to say I agree its all a wind up, and does relate to the PPAG plan to distract from the issue. Even the use of Golfie is something that is being used to imply that the school is being put on the golf course, heard it with mine own flappers. Will use my energies elsewhere to get the school built...

portygeoff

seanie wrote:If anyone genuinely thinks the PHS should be listed, then really, they're beyond help.

Listed in architectural books on how not to design a school perhaps.

portygeoff

I think the requirement is 3 miles Geoff, anything under that and they make their own way there which is why, if possible, they would theoretically go to the one nearest them. I think, but I'm not sure, that they're given bus passes to use public transport or, if disabled or unable to use public tr...

portygeoff

... bussing schoolchildren around Edinburgh is NOT anoption Why would we be bussing them anywhere? We don't bus them to school just now so they can make their own way there and back just as they do now. These aren't Nursery kids we're talking about Sceptic, they're at High School. I would fully exp...

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Re Only those born in Porty being allowed to have a view. Dear Betty, the statement was discussed on the other forum. I was actually named and when I said this was outrageous and would be considered racist if I was black I was threatened with with the police and their partner had a go at me in a lo...

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I thought that a Parliamentary Bill was being proposed as a Plan B

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Re Only those born in Porty being allowed to have a view. Dear Betty, the statement was discussed on the other forum. I was actually named and when I said this was outrageous and would be considered racist if I was black I was threatened with with the police and their partner had a go at me in a loc...

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Oh, one other thing. One PPAG supporter argued that if there was to be a referendum it should be Edinburgh wide. Er isn't this the same group where a number of its members went unchallenged when arguing that only those born in Porty should have a say in the issue. Oh how times change.

portygeoff

Interesting meeting, majority preference view from my limited hearing/viewing was Referendum in Portobello, if a majority go for a bill. This was though after lots of discussions over the options which did seem to be getting a real airing. Strangely one view which came up from a number of apparently...

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I am looking to see what our MSP is going to do. He is in a position of power and he has the backing of the vast majority of his constituants. Time for Kenny to step up to the plate and use the powers that his constituants have given him.

portygeoff

Well said Tom Nimmo. I genuinely fear that the polarisation which will inevitably come from this will take away a huge part of the community spirit and goodwill to each other that makes Portobello the place that people want to be part of. Such a sad outcome for the vast majority of Portobello peopl...

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A loss for the children of Portobello and a victory for some small minded NIMBY's.

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I've been away for a wee while and after a period of time the memory fades and I started to think that 'no, the anti-school brigade cannot have been all that bad'. Then I read Ma Windsor's comments and the reality all comes flooding back. These people are nasty small minded NIMBY's who will say anyt...

portygeoff

Just to add that as an early morning runner I often see people out walking/toileting their dogs on the beach. In winter it is often too dark for the owners to actually see what their dog is doing. Loads of so could responsible owners actually have only a limited knowledge of what their animal has be...

portygeoff

Can somebody tell me who this lashylass guy really is please. He is very annoying; makes claims but does not actually provide any evidence of what he is talking about. I get really fed up with all these pretend names. If you have something important to say then why not put your name to it. And if la...

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