Nostalgia: Free in the park
For countless decades, going to the park has been a traditional pastime, especially on a summer’s day. You will always see people playing football and rounders, walking the dog or having a picnic with friends and family.
Edinburgh residents are lucky enough to have a large selection of parks and gardens to flock to when the sun comes out.
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Hide AdAnd now those people living in Portobello are set to benefit from a new park, and are being asked how to spend the £1 million which has been set aside to replace Portobello Park – the home of the area’s new high school. Important for not just taking time out and recharging the batteries, parks offer memories of days out that can last a lifetime.
In the Capital, where not everyone is lucky enough to have a garden to call their own, parks have been an important part of leisure time. With 147 listed by the council, there has never been a shortage of things to do.
Pony rides for children were offered at the Meadows Festival in June 1985, bringing a piece of the country to the city.
And there were even shows to display all the local talent and keep everyone entertained, such as a trick cyclist show at Brighton Park, Portobello, in 1963.
Children have been playing in Princes Street Gardens for as long as it has been open, with families revelling in a heatwave in July 1962. And visitors were treated to the Gordon Highlanders military band playing in the bandstand at Saughton Park in July 1966.