Yesterday was the first Saturday since the Council passed their motion to support City Square Project and the possible destruction of the beautiful Union Terrace Gardens, in the heart of Aberdeen. It also happened to be the hottest day of the year so far, as a result it was rammed. I was there from 3 till [...]
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This is the post I didn’t want to write, the one I’d been dreading, the words we hoped need never be typed. We lost. Peacock Visual Arts are in dire straits now as their previously approved building, with 75% funding, has been tossed aside by Aberdeen City Councillors in favour of a pipe dream that will [...] A group of us relocated to a large house in Bute off the West coast of Scotland last weekend to celebrate the birthday of our good friend Dana. It was a good excuse to take my camera and get some photos of this small but charming island. We stayed at a beautiful Landmark Trust property called Ascog [...] I ventured into Union Terrace Gardens on Sunday. I was brave, went in all by myself. With all the talk of it being the seedy underbelly of Aberdeen perhaps this was foolhardy, perhaps I was putting myself at risk and perhaps I was going to meet some of the fabled undesirables who supposedly inhabit this dark, [...] The 'underused' Union Terrace Gardens Ok, I promise to put up new pictures of animals and landscapes soon but this is too important to ignore. On the 11th of January Aberdeen City and Shire Economic Future launched their public consultation for the proposed City Square Project in Aberdeen. This project’s aim is to rip out Union [...] |
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