St. Philip's Joppa - St. Philip's Church, Joppa

THE GUILD
At our meeting on 5 th March, Ben McCallum
of The Water of Leith Conservation Trust
gave a very interesting and informative talk
on The Water of Leith. The photographs
were quite stunning and looking back at the
history of the river; we were amazed at how
many working mills there had been along
the riverbank.
The walkway, funded by the Millennium
Project and completed in 2002, starts at
Balerno and finishes at Leith, approximately
12 miles. The area is a designated Urban
Wildlife Site, with trees and wild flowers,
around 80 species of bird and about a
dozen different fish, including brown trout.
The walkway can be joined at many
different parts along the route and the
Visitor Centre at Slateford is open daily.
Although some present had walked all or
part of the route, listening to this talk and
presentation emphasised how fortunate we
are to have this within the city, described on
the Trust’s literature as:-
‘A silver thread in a ribbon of green’ flowing
through Edinburgh.
The last meeting in the hall of the Guild this
session is our AGM on Monday 19 th March
and after the business part of the meeting,
Michelle Brown will be speaking about her
work with the youth of the Church.
The Edinburgh Presbyterial Guild Council
invited all the Guild congregational group
convenors to Afternoon Tea with the
Moderator of the General Assembly of the
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