The Grange Association is a volunteer supported charity based in the Grange, an area in the south of Edinburgh, supporting and protecting community interests, the environment and the local history.
1974 to 1979
Formed in the summer of 1974 by the residents of an area bounded by Grange Road, Ratcliffe Terrace and Mayfield Road, Relugas Road and Kilgraston and Blackford Roads – then known as the The East Grange Association.
1979 to the present day
In 1979 the area covered by the Association was enlarged to include the area to the west of Kilgraston Road and Blackford Avenue, roughly bounded by the Astley Ainslie hospital and Whitehouse Loan.
(New website launched July 2021)
Objectives
The objectives of the founding group in the summer of 1974 were to promote an interest in the character and quality of life in the area; to encourage a high standard of architecture and town planning and to react to proposals affecting the area’s development, to foster public amenity and to provide good relations in the community itself.
As time has gone on the objectives of the association have become more sharply defined so that now certain members of the committee have a specific responsibility for particular areas e.g. planning matters, liaison with the Community Council, gardens etc.
Newsletter
The Association produces a newsletter three times a year.
The current edition and all previous editions can be viewed online here.
Newsletters dating from 1974
Grange Conservation Area Character Appraisal
Much of the Grange is within the Grange Conservation Area. Its character is defined in the Council’s Grange Conservation Area Character Appraisal which can be read here. This document was re-written in consultation with the Grange Association in 2014.
Conservation Area Map
A map of the conservation area can be viewed here. The conservation area is shown dark-shaded. Light areas of the map fall outwith the conservation area and are light-shaded.
The Grange conservation area straddles the boundaries of:
- Two administrative wards:
- Three community council areas:
and is adjacent to:
- Two other community council areas:
A map showing the wards and community council areas overlaid on the Grange conservation area can be seen here.
Constitution
The constitution of the Grange Association was last updated in 2020 and can be viewed here. A list of committee members is given on the Contacts page.
