January 2021 Update
Feasibility Study Report 1
The first report of the Feasibility Study on community ownership of the Astley Ainslie is now available for comment here. We would appreciate any comments by 1st February.
We have had technical difficulties with our email, which have now been resolved. Emails sent to report_feedback@aact.scot, before 22nd January will have received an “Address not found” error. Please re-send any feedback sent before 22nd January. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Edinburgh Life features Astley Ainslie
The current issue of Edinburgh Life magazine features an article on the history and future of the Astley Ainslie site, written by cultural historian and AACT Executive Committee member Sara Stevenson.
Development Officer Campaign
A big thank-you to everyone who donated money to continue funding the Development Officer until the end of April. We have received sufficient donations to continue to fund this role until the end of March.
If you haven’t yet contributed to this effort and would like to do so, please click the button below to contribute by card, or reply to this email to if you would prefer to donate by bank transfer.
Membership Drive
AACT is constantly trying to increase our membership, and have a target of 1,000 members in 2021.
By actively involving more of the local community, we will have more authority when dealing with the people who are ultimately going to make the decisions on the future of the Astley Ainsley site. It will also give a wider number of people a voice in how Astley Ainslie might look in the future. With more members we will significantly increase our chances of reaching our vision for the Astley Ainslie becoming a thriving community green space.
If you are already a member, please consider persuading friends and neighbours to join AACT and if you are just on our mailing list why not join today - it only costs £1 and for that you get more regular updates and a greater say.
You can join through the website at: https://www.aact.scot/membership
If every non-member receiving this email joined, and every member successfully introduced an acquaintance, we’d reach our target!