Local Info

Kirknewton

Kirknewton's Main Street has a very enclosed feel. Stretching from the friendly park with children's area to the old kirkyard in the centre of the village, it comprises a collection of one and two storey buildings. The kirkyard itself is home to a number of headstones dating back to the 1700s, and a burial enclosure for the Campbell Maconachies of Meadowbank House that dates back to 1662.
During World War II, the Royal Air Force built a military airfield at Whitemoss, a mile south east of Kirknewton. RAF Kirknewton, as it was known, was home to a variety of units during the war and, like many other military airfields, fell quiet afterwards. In 1952 it became home to a number of small United States Air Force units tasked with providing mobile radio facilities to the USAF in Britain. The USAF left in 1966, and today Kirknewton airfield is home to an RAF Gliding Unit and The Edinburgh Flying Club.
Kirknewton is also home to a local village shop, a post office, a train station, and access to bus stops. It is the ultimate gateway to Scotland with Livingston designer outlet and other shopping facilities within a ten minute drive and Edinburgh city centre an easy thirty minute journey away.

Edinburgh

Located in the south-east of Scotland, Edinburgh lies on the east coast of the Central Belt of Scotland, along the Firth of Forth, near the North Sea. Owing to its spectacular, rugged setting and vast collection of Medieval and Georgian architecture, including numerous stone tenements, it is often considered one of the most picturesque cities in Europe.
Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Parliament. The city was one of the major centres of the Enlightenment, led by the University of Edinburgh, earning it the nickname Athens of the North. Edinburgh is well-known for the annual Edinburgh Festival, a collection of official and independent festivals held annually over about four weeks from early August. The number of visitors attracted to Edinburgh for the Festival is roughly equal to the settled population of the city. The most famous of these events are the Edinburgh Fringe (the largest performing arts festival in the world), the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Tattoo, and the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Other events include the Hogmanay street party, Burns Night , St. Andrew's Day and the Beltane Fire Festival

Important Dates:

Edinburgh Fringe Festival: 6-30 August 2010
Edinburgh Tattoo: 6-28 August 2010
Edinburgh International Book Festival: 14 - 30 August 2010
Edinburgh International Festival: 13 August -5 September 2010
St. Andrews Day: 30 Novemember
Hogmany Street Party: 31 December 2010
Burns night: 25 January 2011
Beltane Fire Festival: 30 April 2011