In the latter half of the year, we were approached by some Pilton residents who were interested in making use of an unloved grassy area on Crewe Road and set about carrying out a consultation and drawing up plans on how best to support their aims.

Since then, Community Gardener Sylva has been working with four residents to transform some unused greenspace on Crewe Road in Pilton – two adults and two wee ones, great to see some kids using those green thumbs!

They’re a small but mighty team that have made fantastic progress in building and filling four raised beds so far, with hopes to mow and strim the weeds to create more space for ball games soon. They’d also like to build a tool store and picnic benches for the community to use.

If you live locally and would like to get involved, get in touch with Sylva – sylva@edibleestates.scot