Following the AGM on 18 June 2013 the first post-AGM board meeting on 5 July 2013, FoRP has a new constitution, board members and office-bearers.  These can be seen in the Management Info page.

Congratulations to Valerie Forbes on being elected our Chair.  And we welcome Pete Gregson and Jim Gibb to the board, both major contributors to last year’s Fun Day.

The new ForP Board would like to extend thanks and best wishes to Jackie Szpera and Don Wilkie as they step down.  Jackie has been, and continues to be, instrumental in the construction of a history of the park, and Don’s work produced major improvements including the well-used table-tennis table.  He will continue to manage our major project to refurbish the community shelter in the park.

Pete Gregson writes:

See this film- two minutes in, as a mob of WW2 Wardens try to cross the Water of Leith at Riversdale on their bikes, to get their vital message to the Armoury:

http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=1396&search_term=Roseburn

.. and you can see the Wardens actually getting there, 17 minutes later in the film, as the reports arrive at the Armoury.

See within, the ladies behind hatches taking secret messages – in what I can only imagine is the wall near the Cricket Club’s tea urn.

Photographs: Philip Gregson

The FoRP accounts to be approved at the AGM on 18 June, for the financial year ending 30 June 2013, can be examined in the FoRP Management information pages of this website.

The AGM will be held in Saughtonhall Community Association hall, 22a Saughtonhall Avenue.  See previous post for further details.

Members are notified that the AGM will be held on Tuesday 18th June 2013 at 7pm.

The venue is the Saughtonhall Community Association Hall, 22a Saughtonhall Avenue, Edinburgh.

The current constitution can be found under ‘Management Info’ on this website.

The current management committee will propose a new constitution, to precede an application to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator for FoRP to become a charitable organisation.  The proposed new constitution can be found under ‘Management Info’.

Proposed amendments or enquiries about the proposed constitution are requested prior to the meeting.

This proposed accounts for 2012/13 will be available under ‘Management Info’ prior to the meeting.

The launch of the new park table tennis table will provisionally 18th May 2013. (Time to be confirmed)

The SCA Fete will be on Sunday 16th June 2013 from 1-4pm, at the SCA community hall and rec .   (22 Saughtonhall Avenue, Edinburgh, EH12 5RN)

FoRP will be there!

The next FoRP Fun Day will be on Sunday 1 September 2013 from 1-4