2022 Jubilee street party on Alfred Place

2022 Jubilee street party on Alfred Place

Events

Upcoming events are as follows:

  • Friday, 29th May 2026 - Open Gardens Evening.

    • We will be holding our annual open garden event in the early evening of Friday 29th May. For those who are new to the area, a number of residents allow us to have a look round their gardens, after which we adjourn for some refreshments and chat. The evening is open to current and former residents and their house guests. Dogs are not welcome. We have three gardens on our list for visiting.

    From 6.00 to 7.00 pm:

  • Newington Lodge, 38 Mayfield Terrace, (Neil and Lorna Sharp).
  • 17 Blacket Place, (Sir Bill and Lady Gammell).

    • From 7.00 pm:

  • 13 Blacket Place (Caroline, Charles and Sue Ross-Stewart) will host the refreshments.

    • A suggested donation of £5 per adult would be welcome, and payment can be made by cash on the day or directly to the Blacket Bank Account: The Blacket Association, Bank of Scotland a/c 00178862, sort code 80-02-24. Please mark your payment as Open Gardens.

Past Events:

  • Friday, 13th June 2025 - Open Gardens Evening.
  • Friday, 28th February 2025 - We held a joint ceilidh with the West Blacket Association, which was our first event of this type and a great success.
  • Photos from past events

For Sale

The following cards can be purchased - all proceeds go to the Association, both £3 for 12 (Contact Us for further information):

  • The Blackadder Orchid card - an orchid found growing in the shrubbery of Blacket Avenue, sketched in situ by Dame Elizabeth Blackadder and later produced as a painting.
  • The Blacket Pillars card - a pen-and-ink sketch by Catherine Gerrard, a previous resident of Mayfield Terrace and past Chair of the Association.

Noticeboard

The following items can be borrowed by our members for their own use (Contact Us for further information):

  • Snow Shovels
  • A Gazebo - Approx 4m x 3m in size
  • The Blacket Wall Hanging - An embroidered hanging donated by Rosemary Plum formerly of 44 Blacket Place
  • Engraving - A picture from 1826 and donated by Joan Weir formerly of 31 Blacket Place.

General Newsletters

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Sustainability Bulletins

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Blacket Area Plan

Please let us know if you have any ideas for future events.

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