Fountainbridge is transforming, thanks to temporary uses that are beginning to occupy the site. The Grove 2 Temporary Community Gardens were officially opened by Councillor Frank Ross on Friday 9th May.

Thanks to a collaborative effort between the local community, the EDI Group and City of Edinburgh Council, land in between the former Rubber Factory Building and the Leamington Lift Bridge is now home to temporary allotments tended by local gardeners.

Later on this summer, a hint of the future plans for the site will start to take shape in the form of paths, trees and planting, as a temporary greening strategy for the site. For the first time in many years, it will be possible to pass through Fountainbridge and start to imagine what it might become. There are lots more plans for temporary uses for the site so watch this space…