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The Colinton Tunnel - preserving history and heritage
The Colinton Tunnel mural is almost complete - why not enter our photo competition to celebrate the mural and RLS's birthday? See the Latest News page for details (T&Cs apply).
A beautifully illustrated poem helps tell the story of our history and heritage.
This enchanting mural in a Victorian railway tunnel was created to bring visitors to Colinton and to make people smile!
Here's some recent coverage:
STV's Laura Alderman made this great piece, which was broadcast on the Six O'clock News on 21.10.2020
We'll be adding more of Laura's work soon!
Here's a magical fly-through and documentary, created by the talented Dode Allen:
Well worth a read is this blog by our friends and supporters at Sustrans ArtRoots Fund:
.. and you'll enjoy this article by Jacob Farr, published in the Edinburgh Evening News on 20th October 2020:
Read the RLS poem: http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/poems/railway-carriage
We have transformed a dark and scary tunnel into a safe and welcoming home for Scotland's largest historical mural; celebrating the industrial, social, artistic and literary history of our community. See FAQ page for directions to the tunnel.
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See our Latest News page.
Thank you to everyone who has donated to the project - we really appreciate your generosity. If you haven't donated yet, please consider doing so and don't forget that Gift Aid can add £12.50 to every £50 that you give. See the "How can you help" link or just click the red button below to go to Virgin Money Giving:
The magical train, a dragon, a unicorn, fairies, witches and all sorts of other wonderful people!
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Huge thanks go to our generous sponsors, who include lots of people in our local community and:
We are also supported by a grant from the Virgin Money Foundation
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