Park News Archive

Edinburgh council assesses the quality of their 142 parks each year. Reviews of our park are always positive and this year we have the accolade of being assessed as the…

After a very long wait, music is scheduled to return to the park on Saturday August 1st (1 to 3 pm), courtesy of Edinburgh Brass Band. The concert is free!…

A date for your diary (if it's not already there): this year’s Tea in the Park will take place on Saturday 29 August, with events starting at 1 pm. Join…

The winter edition of The Valley Voice is now available in the website archive. In this edition (amongst much else) you'll find details of our forthcoming AGM: Sunday March 1st,…

Our annual Tea in the Park (aka Fun!) day is coming soon: Saturday August 30th. The day would not be possible without the help of members. And we still need…

Dear Friend of Braidburn Valley Park We are happy to confirm that Tea in the Park will run again this year! The date for your diary is Saturday August 30…

On Sunday April 13th from 2 to 4pm we will be organising a range of activities to help maintain the park. Clean-up As usual we will provide all that is needed (litter-pickers, hoops,…

Members interested in the history of the park may like to read the story of the park theatre, which has just appeared on the Threadinburgh website, in response to a query by FOBVP chair Paul…

With daylight increasing and spring now fast approaching, come and join us in the Park on Sunday 16th February for our next volunteer session. We’re looking at assembling and positioning…

The winter edition of The Valley Voice is now available in our archive (which is worth a visit: it goes all the way back to the beginnings of the Friends…

From Claire Jellema: Planning for this year's Tea in the Park is now underway. The day is always such a fun community event. Last year’s event was jam packed with…

This was the scene last Sunday when a few members gathered to plant out the bed at the north entrance to the park. With a few weeks patience and the…

We plan to hold our first clean-up of the year on  Sunday April 21st from 2 to 4pm.  We will provide rubbish-pickers, hoops and bags; but please bring your own gloves (and refreshments!) if…

This year's AGM will be held on Sunday February 25th at 2pm in Greenbank Church Hall. Tea and biscuits (and people to chat with) will be available from 1.45 pm.…

Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust and the City of Edinburgh Council are organising a scheme to encourage residents to plant trees in gardens. The trees are free! Youll find details here:…

A big thank to the many who supported Tea in the Park – particularly the many volunteers without whom the day could not happen. FOBVP will have made over £1,000.…

Note the date! Offers to help gratefully received by Claire Jellema: please email her at jellemafamily@hotmail.co.uk

Last summer we were all sorry to see that the plastic storage box, placed at the main gates of the park, that had been full of books for everyone to…

We are organising volunteer activities on Sunday 5th March at 2pm.  It would be helpful to know numbers; so if possible can you let Alan Fleming (alanflemingzz@yahoo.co.uk) know if you…

A reminder that our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Sunday February 26th at 2pm in Greenbank Church Hall. You'll find the Agenda and the Annual Report here. There will…

Our Duke of Edinburgh volunteers continue to help us with tasks in the park. They'll shortly been helping with the pruning of our willow dome. Yesterday they were working to…

Each year the council assess the quality of their 134 parks and grade each park from A - E. Braidburn Valley Park has continually achieved a positive B grade; but…

Our  next park cleanup will be held on Sunday October 23rd from 2 to 4pm.  We will provide rubbish-pickers, hoops and bags; but please bring your own gloves (and refreshments!) if you need them.…

We are pleased to have the services of a group of 8 young men who are volunteering for their Silver Duke of Edinburgh awards over the next 6 months. Initially…

We’re looking for volunteers to help tidy up some of the paths in the park at 18.30 on Wednesday 14th September. No skills or tools required. Just enthusiasm. If you…

Try your hand at an easy traditional skill and benefit the Park! If you would like to help scythe the park's wildflower meadow we would be grateful for your help. …

A reminder that our Tea in the Park family fun day returns this coming Saturday (September 3rd) from 12:30pm to 2:30pm. The offerings will include face painting, coconut shy, ice cream and…

Our long-promised cherry trees have finally arrived, after many covid-related delays. Some of the original trees  (of the 400 planted in 1935) were culled last week; and their replacements (15 of…

Some good news! After consultation with the Council, the FOBVP committee has agreed that the time has finally come to resume our park-cleanups. It will be held on Sunday April…

We plan to hold a short official "opening" for the Park's Mural Project on Saturday April 2nd at 11 AM. Artist Chris Rutterford will be present and will say a little about…

Those visiting the park in the last day or two will have seen the culmination of our Mural Project, transforming the electricity substation on the western hillside with the artwork of…

Once again (we hope it will be the last time!)  this year's AGM  will be online, courtesy of Zoom. The meeting is scheduled for Sunday 27th February at 2pm. It will include short presentations on…

The Winter edition of Valley Voice is now on the website. You will find it here. There is word of our forthcoming AGM (Zoom again); and many interesting things...

The summer edition of Valley Voice is hot off the press and now on the website. You will find it here:http://www.braidburnvalleypark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Valley-Voice-42.pdfIt has updates on cherry trees, picnic tables and more...

One of the park's best known features is its splendid array of cherry trees in the south-east corner. The original trees were planted in November 1935 by 5000 Guides, Rangers…

This short clip of the park otter was captured a few weeks ago by Daniel Campbell:

Our AGM duly zoomed a couple of Sundays ago (you'll find the minutes in the Meetings section of the website). And the committee has met once since then. These meetings…

Our 2021 AGM is scheduled for Sunday Feb 28th at 2pm. This year (guess why!) we'll be meeting on line, courtesy of Zoom. If you are a member, and your…

Claire Jellema was lucky enough to see this otter in the park a few days ago....swimming and hunting (successfuly) for fish.

Here are some photos taken in the park over these last sunny weeks... Dianne's Garden coming into bloom One of our recently planted cherry trees at its best A male…

Here are some pictures taken over the last few days, showing the park coming reassuringly to life... ... the graceful willow at the wooden bridge ... .... many of the…

Here are a few pictures taken in the park over the last few days.... Chionodoxa beside the Orchard, planted last November Daffodils and Chionodoxa in Dianne's Garden One of the…

Our Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday 23rd February. If the weather is tolerable we will meet at the main park gates (north end) at 2 pm for…

Here is the latest episode in the story of the cherry tree trefoil... Elspeth Brown, the daughter of one of the Guides who planted the 400 cherry trees in 1935,…

Our Autumn Clean Up is due this coming weekend, on Sunday September 29th from 2 to 4pm. As usual we will provide rubbish-picker-uppers, protective gloves and waders...and refreshments will be…

Did you know that out of the 71 Green Flag awards for the whole of Scotland, more than half - 34 - are in Edinburgh? Including, of course, Braidburn Valley…

The latest edition of Valley Voice is now available here, packed with news of what's been going on in the park. Note that Tea in the Park is coming into…

On Sunday June 23rd there will be an opportunity in the park for fun, games and fitness activities. All ages welcome! More details in this poster .

On Friday 5th April, Guides past and present joined to help plant new cherry trees in the Park. The original trees were planted in November 1935 by 5000 Guides, Rangers…