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Scotsman
04-08-2025
- Climate
- Scotsman
Edinburgh festivals diary: Flying chandeliers and venue closures as amber wind warning hits Edinburgh
Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... As I write this, it is late Monday morning and I'm sitting in Assembly's below-ground Club Bar, where I often base myself to work between events. What I hadn't accounted for - or noticed before - was that the roof of this bar, which is adorned with fabric hangings and ornate lighting, is actually a tent. The winds are picking up in Edinburgh and the 60mph gusts are making the structure rock. Staff have been running around picking up bits of (plastic) chandeliers, which are flying off at increasingly regular intervals - and are currently up a giant ladder trying to dismantle the potentially lethal decorations. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Today's amber weather warning driven by Storm Floris is the talk of the festivals. The Pleasance cancelled 72 shows on Monday and closed its main hub, not helped by The Green venue in the Pleasance Courtyard resembling a temporary, tent-like structure. Meanwhile, the Edinburgh International Festival scrapped its Ceilidh Sessions event tonight because of the city council's decision to close Princes Street Gardens due to the storm. North Berwick's Fringe by the Sea has also been forced to cancel its entire programme for Monday. The Edinburgh International Book Festival, preparing for a Saturday opening, has had to reschedule some of its planned building work on its outdoor tents, but people there tell me there is 'plenty to be getting on with inside' and there will be no delays to the event. Pleasance Courtyard, where The Green is situated. | Pleasance Courtyard, where The Green is situated. Other venues are having a more relaxed attitude to the gusts. I've been watching and waiting for Underbelly's purple cow to take off and fly into the Edinburgh skies like some kind of bizarre hot air balloon. But so far it has remained on terra firma, with the venue's PR team repeatedly insisting it is 'business as usual'. Hopefully the collective weight of sell-out audiences looking for an indoor activity on this breezy day will hold it down. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad For one Fringe performer, however, there are no problems, just opportunities, as my dad would say. Climate comedian Matt Winning, who has a daily show at Assembly on the climate crisis called Sostalgia, has emailed journalists offering commentary on the extreme weather. Wrong city At the weekend, I met singer Hannah Rose Platt, who is performing her entire album, Fragile Creatures, at Surgeon's Hall. She admitted to me she accidentally booked her gig in the wrong city - but is happy she did. Given the material, about women's fight for bodily autonomy, Ms Platt, from Bristol, was looking for a medical-themed place to perform and online, came across what she believed to be the Royal College of Surgeons in London. 'I was looking for a place to perform and something popped up, saying they were looking for artists at Surgeons Hall,' she explained. 'I filled it in without realising it was in Edinburgh and then got an email offering me a venue for a Fringe show. I can't believe it, I've always had a childhood dream of bringing a show here.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Evacuation
The National
04-08-2025
- Climate
- The National
The 7 Edinburgh Fringe shows cancelled at The Pleasence
The Pleasance has closed its outdoor venue, The Green in the Pleasance Courtyard, while organisers said they were 'pro-actively monitoring the situation' over further closures. The decsion comes after the Met Office said much of Scotland will be battered by heavy rain and winds of up to 85mph throughout Monday. A yellow warning for wind for the whole of Scotland became active at 6am on Monday and will last until 6am on Tuesday, and warnings have been upgraded to amber from 10am to 10pm in northern and central areas. READ MORE: Storm Floris Live: Latest warnings, transport cancellations and road closures Some trains and ferry services have already been cancelled with more likely to be affected. Seven shows have been cancelled at the venue, after the Fringe by the Sea also cancelled all shows for Monday, and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo cancelled its 9.30pm performance on Monday. The venue said it was 'investigating exchanges' for any audience members who had shows booked at any Pleasance venues. The cancelled Pleasance shows are: toooBKid Always Win Benny Shakes Shame Show Lunchbox LEI – LDN Body Count The Edinburgh International Festival's Ceilidh Sessions event on Monday night is also cancelled as Princes Street Gardens is closed on Monday and Tuesday due to the storm. A spokesperson for The Pleasance said: 'With Scotland on amber warning, the Pleasance Theatre Trust has cancelled shows in The Green in order to ensure the safety of our staff and audiences. The Pleasance has a robust wind management plan and if the wind reaches dangerous levels, we will close our sites or change how we manage our venues. 'We are pro-actively monitoring the situation and have several plans that can be deployed dynamically. If you have tickets booked for a show at Pleasance and can't get to us or we have to close, we still want to make sure you can enjoy our shows on other days and are investigating exchanges and other 2-4-1 moments.' READ MORE: The 7 things you need to know before seeing Chappell Roan in Edinburgh A Fringe by the Sea spokesperson said on Sunday night: 'With Storm Floris incoming, we have taken the decision to close Fringe By The Sea tomorrow. We will reopen on Tuesday 10am. 'Ticket holders for events on Monday 4th August will be notified by email of cancellations or rescheduled events [where possible]. Cancelled events will be refunded automatically – please bear with us while we work with our ticketing agent to process these transactions.'
Scotsman
04-08-2025
- Climate
- Scotsman
Storm Floris: Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows cancelled at The Pleasance as amber wind alert comes into force
The Pleasance has cancelled some shows and says it is monitoring the situation around Storm Floris. Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Fringe shows at one major venue have been cancelled and venues have warned further closures could be announced later today as the Met Office's amber wind warning for Storm Floris comes into force. The Pleasance said it had closed its The Green venue in the Pleasance Courtyard, which is a temporary, tent-like structure. Venue organisers said they were 'pro-actively monitoring the situation' over further closures. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Seven shows have been cancelled on Monday at the venue. An amber weather warning is in place for the majority of Scotland between 10am and 10pm on Monday as Storm Floris batters the north of the UK. The venue said it was 'investigating exchanges' for any audience members who had shows booked at any Pleasance venues, but were unable to attend due to the weather, which has caused widespread transport cancellations. The cancelled shows are toooBKids, Always Win, Benny Shakes, Shame Show, Lunchbox, LEI - LDN and Body Count. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The update comes after Fringe by the Sea also cancelled all shows for Tuesday, while the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has also cancelled its 9.30pm performance on Monday. The Edinburgh International Festival's Ceilidh Sessions event on Monday night is also cancelled because of the city council's decision to close Princes Street Gardens due to the storm. Pleasance Courtyard, where The Green is situated. | Pleasance Courtyard, where The Green is situated. A spokeswoman for The Pleasance said: 'With Scotland on amber warning, the Pleasance Theatre Trust has cancelled shows in The Green in order to ensure the safety of our staff and audiences. The Pleasance has a robust wind management plan and if the wind reaches dangerous levels, we will close our sites or change how we manage our venues. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'We are pro-actively monitoring the situation and have several plans that can be deployed dynamically. If you have tickets booked for a show at Pleasance and can't get to us or we have to close, we still want to make sure you can enjoy our shows on other days and are investigating exchanges and other 2-4-1 moments.' A spokeswoman for Fringe by the Sea said on Monday night: 'With Storm Floris incoming, we have taken the decision to close Fringe By The Sea tomorrow. We will reopen on Tuesday 10am.
Yahoo
03-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New butcher shop a welcome 'addition' after opening in Idle village
A NEW butcher shop has become a welcome 'addition' after opening in Idle village. The Idle Butcher, located at 31 The Green, Idle, opened in late July. The village of Idle has not had a butcher's shop for many years. 'Idle needed a butcher,' said Marcin Wysocki, owner of The Idle Butcher. 'If we have a butcher, Idle has everything. 'The opportunity to open a butchers came along and we jumped at the chance,' who alongside Gosia Liwanowska run the award-winning Idle Bakery and Café, on Bradford Road. 'It helps bring even more life back to the village,' said Marcin. 'If you walk the streets of Idle now, it is so well supported by shops and small businesses. 'You can come to Idle village. You don't need to go to the big shops. 'Our shop will bring good products to the village for all. He said the butcher sells raw lamb, pork, beef, turkey and chicken meats. 'We'll have Polish products such as sausages and hams as well,' added Marcin, who is Polish. 'We're a little bit international but will also stock local products. 'We've been in the village since 2019,' said Marcin, who added: 'For six years, we're run the Idle Bakery and Cafe.' Marcin said that Idle Butcher will be open from Tuesday to Saturday, leaving Monday for him to visit markets to get stock. The Idle Butcher opened on Saturday, July 26, and after their first day, they posted on Facebook, saying: 'What an incredible day it was! We are truly grateful for your visit and appreciate the time you spent with us.' One local resident spoke about how busy the shop has been in its first week of opening and also said that a butcher is a 'nice addition' to Idle village. And judging from the comments on its Facebook page, The Idle Butcher has been a welcome 'addition' to the village. 'Fantastic addition to our lovely little village,' said one man. 'Sure you'll do well!' 'Fantastic to see the re-emergence of proper small local businesses,' said one woman. 'Wishing you well - I will be coming to support.' Another woman said: 'I came in this morning, it's a lovely little shop, hope you do well.' Another woman added: 'Good luck in your village venture, I am sure we will become regulars!' One man added: 'Wishing you all the very best! We'll be certainly visiting. It'll be lovely to have a butchers in the village again.'
Sunday World
27-05-2025
- General
- Sunday World
School attended by Luke Silles praised for helping pupils cope with his tragic loss
School management hosted breakfast mornings this week where pupils are encouraged to talk about Luke and celebrate his life in a positive and engaging way. Staff and management at Tralee CBS The Green have been praised by parents for their efforts in liaising with pupils in need of support since the death of Luke Silles on Friday. Luke was a popular and engaging student at Tralee CBS where the school community is this week struggling to come to terms with his tragic loss. Parents have spoken of counselling being made available to pupils with some staff returning from annual leave to help out during what has been an emotionally difficult time for everyone at the school. Luke Silles. News in 90 Seconds - May 27th School management hosted breakfast mornings this week where pupils are encouraged to talk about Luke and celebrate his life in a positive and engaging way. For many of the pupils, Luke's death has been the first emotional challenge they will have faced in their young lives. The Kerryman understands that pupils have received 'great comfort' from this bereavement process and by school management ensuring 'space and opportunity' is there for pupils who need to speak about Luke. One parent said that 'every support' has been offered for the entire school community, and the extended community. 'There are listening ears and shoulders to cry on. There is time given to listening to stories and hear emotions,' she said. 'They've created a space for pupils to share memories and given them all the time they need to remember Luke. The right thing to do is to help the pupils through this. The staff and everyone connected with The Green family deserve huge credit for the way they have handled this tragedy,' she added. Tralee CBS The Green will close on Wednesday for the funeral of Luke Silles which will arrive at St Brendan's Church, Clogher on Wednesday at 10:30am for 11:00am Requiem Mass followed by interment afterwards in New Rath Cemetery.
