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Union Terrace Gardens on a summers day

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 [...]

Aberdeen's been sold for a pocket full of gold

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 [...]

Save Union Terrace Gardens!

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 [...]

Union Terrace Gardens – Civic square gets a name

BBC article on it: Here

And they’ve launched a website for it: Here

Artists impression of the proposed City Square Project

I particularly like the snappy slogan that they’ve come up with to go alongside the campaign to pour concrete over the Union Terrace Gardens – This Time. This Place. This Generation. – a gift to internet wags [...]

I Heart Union Terrace Gardens

I Heart UTG

Fraser Denholm has posted an amazing article about the ongoing campaign to save Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen city centre. You can read it: Here.

If you would like to sign the petition then you can do so: Here

If you would like to know more about Peacock Visual Arts and the proposed new Contemporary [...]