73 Residents attended. Committee formed. R Rickard, Mrs J Anderson, W Tait, J Hutcheson, W Donaldson, M Ward, R Gibson.

Warriston Park development – objections requested.

Pedestrian crossing requested.

Powderhall incinerator. Concern about pollution.

Warriston Park. High flats not to be built.

Pedestrian crossing survey. Volunteers did a count of traffic and pedestrians.

Bus shelter at end of Warriston Gardens requested. Council agreed, but never built.

First AGM, 100+ attended.

Warriston Park. Approval for 70 dwellings. Ambiguity of boundary wall owenership.

Powderhall Still dust problems. ‘Not us!’

Pedestrian crossing. Council not impressed. Second survey done.

Refuse/waste paper. Twice weekly collections.

Evening bus tour to Fife. £2 per head.

Warriston Park. Still disputes about ownership of wall.

Pedestrian crossing. Council not budging. Councillor asked to ‘press for case.’

Playground facilities. Warriston Park no longer a ‘free range children’s play area. 

Edinburgh Time Capsule. Visits arranged to Mary King’s Close.

Film evening at Royal Botanic Garden, ‘Scotland’s Garden Scheme’.

AGM 90 attended

Pedestrian crossing. Hopes Council will approve

Pavements and roads. After Committee survey, improvements and repairs to be made.

Visit to McDonald Road Fire Station.

Pedestrian crossing. Near completion..

Powderhall. WRA and Inverleith Society Committee members visit to site. Plant operators still believe ‘It’s Not our Dust!’

Bangholm Nursery (Easter Warriston). Miller Homes apply to build houses.

Warriston Cemetery. Hopes that Council will buy with a view to restoration.

Bus tour to Gifford

Film evening at Royal Botanic Garden

Powderhall incinerator. Serious concerns about fall out of dust

Bus shelter. Local Residents object to proposed shelter

Bus tour to Peebles, 52 residents

Question Night. 82 attended.

Royal Botanic Garden. Evening guided tour.

Gardening Forum. Held in RBG lecture theatre.

Powderhall Incinerator. Cleansing subcommittee recommend closure by March 1988

Gas appliance safety checks. Free checks every three years.

Postman. Mr Bob Paterson given lighter duties after 23 years in Warriston area.

Queen’s visit to Botanic Garden. Centenary exhibition of the Scottish Office.

Roads and pavements. Survey finds 51 faults.

Car parking. Problems in Warriston Gardens.

Notification of Construction of walkway on disused rail track.

Goldenacre Building development. Construction of Homescott and Homecairn begins.

Question Night. 60 in audience

GPO Mechanised Sorting Office visit

Evening outing.  Gilchrist Plants Garden Centre Lanark. 51 attended.

£3. 50 covered cost of coach, refreshments and gratuities.

Roads and pavements repaired. Upper path new lighting installed.

Local bus services. Residents asked to comment on use of buses.

Smoke Control Area. Warriston to become Smoke free from November.

Door salesmen. Evening calls causing concerns.

Invitation to Edinburgh Academy Boys in a Musical at school.

Burglaries. Concerns

Bus Service.  No. 9 withdrawn.

McCarthy and Stone gave illustrated talk on sheltered housing.

Talk on Scottish gardens at RBGE.

Roads. A surface dressing was applied to roads without prior notification.

Issue 12 change in format to A4

AGM 75 Residents attended.

Crime. Less recorded possibly due to Neighbourhood Watch scheme.

Traffic. Concerns about Heriot’s pupils being dropped off by Inverleith Row.

Events, Second visit to Gilchrist Plants. 53 Residents went.

Edinburh Academy Production. ‘A Class of 88.’

Gardening Questions evening

Fiddlers rally. 20 residents attended

AGM.  Bob Rickard new chairman.

Neighbourhood Watch.  New signs erected.

Events. Visit to Burrell Collection, Glasgow.  50.

Edinburgh Academy Production ‘Smuggle me a secret.’

Talk. ‘A Look Back at the Glasgow Garden Festival.’

Edinburgh Metro. Proposal for a North/South line at east end of Warriston Gardens.

AGM. Change of date from January to October.

Metro Line. Low response in questionnaire. Most against proposal.

Foxes. Concern about foxes roaming round estate.

Visit to Waverley Station Signalling System.

AGM.  Norman Jack chairman.

Street lighting.  Improved street lighting.

Article.  Cryptogamic garden planted in Royal Botanic Garden

Events. Sixteen Residents visited Edinburgh Zoo. 

Kailzie Garden near Peebles. 39 residents visited.

Burglaries. Concerns
Talk on Scottish gardens at R B G E.
Roads. A surface dressing was applied to roads without prior notification.

Bus Service.  No. 9 withdrawn.

Warriston Cemetery. Compulsory purchased by Edinburgh District Council.

Controlled Parking Zone  Proposed extension may affect Warriston.

Event. Coach outing to Floors Castle, Kelso.

No. 18. September 1994.

Event. Evening walk through Edinburgh Old Town. 15 residents.

Event. Evening walk through Edinburgh Old Town. 15 residents.

Car parking problems. Increased parking in Warriston Drive, Grove and Terrace.

Events. Coach trip to New Lanark.

Day out on the Edinburgh Sludge boat ‘The Gardyloo’ Free and included lunch.

Special parking. Proposal to reduce all day visitor parking during the week.

Introduction of Residents Parking Permits.

Refuse. Withdrawal of bin bags and introduction of Wheelie bins.

Wheelie bins introduced.

Warning of so-called Arboriculturists.

Drylaw Police Station re-vamped.

Car parking. Parking meters. Suggested Two and a half hours limit.

Event.  Mid June.   Guided tour of the Royal Botanic Garden, 20+

Warning. Leaking galvanised water tanks.

Personal alarms. Residents advised to use them.

North Edinburgh Water Front. Proposal for 8000 new homes.

Concerns of increased traffic/pollution caused by buses holding up traffic.

Controlled Parking Zone (C P Z) Survey done to assess need.

Mail. Letter sent to manager detailing many mis-deliveries.

Pot holes in streets partially filled.

Traffic restrictions. Opposition to planned restrictions in Princes Street, George Street and the West End.

Over 8000 objections to proposed traffic restrictions.

Grant of £3313 to improve planting of the long narrow border at the east end of Warriston Gardens.

Nothing of importance!

Talk at A G M by Hamish Coghill, ‘A Flavour of Edinburgh’.

Warriston Terrace – No parking on East  side.

Visit. Leith Police Station.

CLARENCE. 0800 23 23 23. Calls to this number for street lighting, cleaning, salt bins, etc.

Parking. Advice given on parking whether ‘Residents’ or ‘Mixed’.

Advice to be wary of ‘Dodgy work men’. Avoid door step callers.

Change in Council Electoral Boundaries. Alan Jackson, no longer our Councillor.

Appreciation of Marcus Ward and May Duguid former Committee members.

Advice Parking Restrictions begin on 08  01. 2007.

Talk. ‘Edinburgh Gardens to Visit.’

Advice given on ‘How to park within permitted spaces.’

Advice on Fire precautions.

Request for ‘Stories about Warriston.’ No response.

Planning application made for Goldenacre Bowling Club and Calton Bridge Club premises.

Visit to Lauriston Castle garden report.

Goldenacre Bowling Club/ Calton Bridge Club. Building work commenced.

Proposed closure of Goldenacre Post Office.

Visit arranged to the Drs Neil’s Garden, Duddingston.

Notes on concerns about gull problems.

Double yellow lines not long enough at exits from Warriston Gardens and Drive. 

Lack of weeds control along pavements and gutters.

Advice on cold callers.

Visit to Shepherd House, Inveresk report.

Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership. Invitation to join.

John Hope Centre opened at the Royal Botanic Garden west entrance

New gas mains installed.

Warriston Front Gardens competition inaugurated.

Visit to Anna Buxton’s garden in Murrayfield Road  report.

Extension of Double Yellow lines in Inverleith Row requests continued.

AGM talk by Professor Busittil, on his work as a Forensic Pathologist.

Garden visit report to Mrs Anne Duncan’s garden 1, Bonally Road.

Warriston Website set up

Steps constructed down from Warriston Gardens to walkway/cycle path.

Post Offices services at Goldenacre. Bid unsuccessful.

Front Gardens Competition inaugurated.

Request for articles for Website.

Roads and Pavements survey done on a cold, frosty morning.

Article on Warriston House Estate and older properties in the Grove, Terrace, Gardens and Avenue.

Article on bees, wasps and other insects.

Article. ‘Thirty Odd years at the Royal Botanic Garden.’

A G M Moved to Spring after Clocks go Forward.

Talk at AGM. on ‘Railways in Edinburgh.’

Article from Father Tom McNulty. ‘The Pentland Hills.’

Article. ‘Foxes, Squirrels and other Vermin.’

Continued concerns about Roads, Pavements and Speeding.

Warning on Cold Callers.

Friends of Warriston Cemetery set up on Ist July.

Garden Visit to Mrs Anna Guest, Rocheid House.

Refuse collections. Recommendations ‘What to put in Each Bin.’

Warriston Terrace requires a narrower lorry.

Request made for grant to improve embankment by walkway. Not Given.

Article ‘Eye Health Care’ by Kim Hamilton.

Change in Newsletter format.

Proposal to make Warriston ‘A No Cold Calling Area.’

Article ‘Benefits of Walking,’ by Kim Hamilton.

E-Mail group set up.

Visit to Drs Neil’s Garden Duddingston and the Sheep Heid inn.

Advice given on On-line banking.

Visit to Shepherd House Garden, Inveresk.

Community Garden on Embankment. Work started to clear weeds and plant new plants.

Warriston Estate designated  ‘A 20’s Plenty’ zone.

Bus shelter, Warriston Gardens. Renewed request for shelter. Objections.

Article. ‘Cats  in Warriston.’

Article. ‘50 years of Memories in Warriston and Canonmills.’

Warriston Residents Association Facebook Group started.

Article. ‘New £1 coins.’

Article.  ‘Free Range Childhood Memories.’

George Heriot’s pupils now being dropped off from buses opposite Warriston Avenue.

Dropped Kerbs at corners of pavements to help disabled and infirm.

Article. ‘Health Matters,’ Kim Hamilton.

Article ‘Wildlife in Warriston.’

Advice. ‘The Digital World.’ 

Article. ‘Have a Healthy Holiday.’ Kim Hamilton.

F.A.S.T. What to do if someone has a stroke. Face. Arms. Speech, Telephone.

Article. ‘Recycling in Edinburgh.’

Top Path between Warriston Gardens and Ferry Road re-surfaced. Improved lighting.

Article. Health Matters. ‘Flu and Winter Blues.’ Kim Hamilton.

Council Ward changes. We now have four Councillors of different political persuasions.

Article. Health matters. ‘Three Ways to Boost Metabolism.’ Kim Hamilton.

First edition of Warriston Residents Association Newsletter in Colour.

Warriston Cemetery Guided Walk. ‘Meet the (Dead) Neighbours.’

Street lights on estate up-graded.

Article ‘Four Legged Visitors.’

Covid 19 Lockdown.

Aerobics on the Street. Six days a week.

Article ‘Early Days in Warriston.’

Article.  ‘Modern Times.’ – The Mann family.

Pavements and Roads in Warriston Terrace and Drive levelled and up-graded.

Article. ‘Talented Youngsters in Warriston.’ Viktor and Klara Fleckenstein-Seifert

Multi-national Residents living in Warriston.

Pavements and Roads up-grade started after Covid delays.

Article. Elma Christie, (90) Longest continuous resident in Warriston.

Article. Talented Resident. Catriona Hewitson, Opera singer.

Compulsory fire alarms must be installed in every house.

Article. ‘Fifty five Years living in Warriston’.

Talented Local Resident. Sara Monaghan, Artist.

Street Party proposed for Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

Large Format Newsletter. A4 size.

Street party to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

100+ attended and enjoyed the Community spirit.

Article. ‘News from Warriston Cemetery.’

Bulbs planted in grassy strip at west end of Warriston Drive.

BBC Winter watch programme partly filmed in Warriston Cemetery.

Article. ‘ History of 101 Inverleith Row’ Ninian Hewitt.