All is well in bilston as the leaves start to come out and the wood is covered in wild garlic. We're doing a lot of work looking after the woodland, re-generating the UNDER-STOREY and working on the paths. As ever there's tree houses going up and tree houses coming down, and moles digging and the finest skip food in the land. There's a public inquiry with the local plan going on soon, and some of uss are trying to get our heads round the council's paper work. Hippies are also trying to organise us a benefit gig but we will see if that will ever happen. Watch this space. Come down to site and get involved, theres always something going on, whether its on site or off, we can get up to a bit of mischeif!

Thought I would just get a note up on here regarding Dalkieth, which we've been helping with, just in case any of you fine, caring and active internet surfers have missed this. ok - what is going on - well as writing this the camps are still there defending the land and the trees of the dalkieth park. - - - the land is now owned (compulsary purchased) by the scottish exec and there are seperate court orders on the sites against the protesters. We are expecting the ballifs at any time although we are trying to play for more time with paperwork. The A68 bypass has been planned using old studies - and an - un-finished multi-modal study - we are calling for the completion of these studies with up-to-date conditions. check it out - do what you can legally, political pressure, on the ground (get to site) - contact the site or the website to help. Save Dalkeith Park

We've been doing some campaigning at the Local Plan Consultation which happened between 31st October and 9th December (more)

We've been busy going to other protests at faslane, Nine ladies, G8 eco-protests and trying to save iceland from Alluminium smelters and dams. As well as radicalising Edinburgh, doing stalls at several festivals and events

The Soltice is over and a new year begins, site is tidy and busy, we have just relaunched the Sunday Free Cafe' which we will be running on the last Sunday of every month, our January edition was a roaring success, if you missed out you missed out, see you next month.

The council have began to make moves and have recently rushed through a public consultation regarding local development, the council are making no signs of looking for alternative transport solutions and have kept the issue out of this public consultation, next public consultation will be in MAy/June if we push for it!

Building are still going up or being improved all the time, come down and get in/e-volved!

Scottish Power have just turned up wanting to lay underground cables and cut some trees for access

Directions to site from edinburgh:
by bike - from city centre, go down the bridges / nicholson street towards cameron toll. turn right at cameron toll and take the A701 towards Pennicuik & you´ll get to Bilston. There is a metal gate on your left, opposite the VW garage and right next to the first bus stop in bilston...by bus - take the 37A from Edinburgh (bridges/clerk st/nicholson st) towards Penicuik, get off at the 1st bus stop in Bilston, the metal gate is right next to the bus stop......go through the wee metal gate, and a signposted path will lead you under the bridge to site