Lothian Buses has helped to refurbish an old bus donated by The EDI Group to The Edinburgh Scrapstore to be used as a workspace.
Edinburgh Scrapstore is a unique project which works to give new lease of life to unwanted scrap and art materials. The bus will create an inspiring space for members of the community project which currently occupies land on EDI’s proposed India Quay development site.
The bus was stripped out, repainted and external lighting fitted, with interior design to be carried out by volunteers from The Edinburgh Scrapstore and The Forge community projects.
Denise Havard, Community Development Manager at EDI, commented:
It’s great to see another community project launch as part of our meanwhile-use initiative at India Quay.
The enthusiasm, creativity and community spirit generated by these groups is fantastic and I look forward to the programme of workshops.
Bill Devlin, Engineering Director at Lothian Buses, said:
We’re always happy to lend a hand to community projects across the city. As one of the major transport partners in Edinburgh, we are always keen to improve our environmental awareness, so we felt that The Edinburgh Scrapstore was more than a worthy cause to support.
Antonia Dickson from The Edinburgh Scrapstore, said:
We are truly grateful to everyone who has helped to bring this project to life. The bus will create such a creative space to work in and fits within our values to promote environmental awareness.
The bus will expand our services to deliver more workshops for members of the community and encourage others to find infinite ways to re-use old materials.
Supported by the EDI Group, Fountainbridge Canalside Initiative, Vegware Community Fund and Edinburgh Council-Waste Action Grant, the project is one of a variety of temporary meanwhile-uses at the site of the former Fountainbridge brewery due to be regenerated by EDI into a new £135m mixed-use canalside development.
For more information on The Edinburgh Scrapstore or India Quay visit www.india-quay.co.uk and www.edinburghscrapstore.org.uk.