Jane’s Walk is a community-based approach to city building that uses volunteer-led walking tours to make space for people to connect around their neighbourhoods. Starting in 2006 and named for American-Canadian urban activist Jane Jacobs, by 2017 there were over 1700 Jane's Walks in 225 cities around the world. This is the first year that Jane's Walks have taken place in Scotland, with Sunday Assembly Edinburgh, the city's 'secular congregation' acting as Edinburgh hosts. There are walks planned so far in the West End, Willowbrae, Stockbridge, Balgreen/Saughton Park and Broughton.

We invite you to join Jane's Walk West End. We will meet at Binns Clock, at the Johnnie Walker building at the corner of Princes Street and Queensferry Street, at 11am on Sunday 8th May 2022. From there we will 'beat the bounds' of the West End, walking around the edges of our neighbourhood with stops every so often to survey the view, talk about things we're noticing, stories of the past, present and future, and things we love about the West End. The walk will take between an hour and an and a half with plenty of stops and there will be an opportunity to continue the conversation in a café afterwards for those who desire.

The West End walk will be led by Mark McKergow (below), one of the organisers of the West End Residents & Businesses Facebook group (now with over 1700 members!). Mark lives in Atholl Crescent and is a keen community builder who also leads the Village In The City initiative.

Please register now and join us on the day! Any questions or concerns, please contact Mark at mark@sfwork.com or on 07976 936086. Looking forward to exploring the West End with you.

More about Jane's Walk.

More about Jane's Walk Edinburgh.

Do feel free to join the Jane's Walk Edinburgh Facebook group where there is news of all the walks and also the chance to offer to host your own Jane's Walk.