Local Facilities
This information is intended to provide a basic guide to local resources. Names of organisations and businesses etc have been included because they are in the vicinity of the Blacket area, not because they are all recommended! See quick links:
- Churches/Places of worship
- Dentists
- General Practitioners
- Garages
- Leisure & Sport Facilities
- Libraries
- Parking Permits
- Post Offices
- Bin Collections & Recycling
- State Schools
- Private Schools
- Community Affairs
Churches/Places of worship
Church of Scotland, Mayfield/Salisbury Church, 1A Mayfield Rd
www.mayfieldsalisbury.org
Priestfield Church, 2 Marchhall Place
www.priestfield.org.uk
Baptist, Duncan Street Baptist Church, 13 Duncan Street
duncanstreetbaptistchurch.co.uk
German Speaking Protestant Church, 1 Chalmers Cres
www.germanchurch.org.uk/edinburgh
Methodist, Nicolson Square, 63 Nicolson Street
edinburghmethodist.com
Mosque & Islamic Centre, 50 Potterrow
www.edmosque.com
Orthodox Church (Greek, Roman etc), 2 Meadow Lane
www.edinburgh-orthodox.org.uk
Roman Catholic, St Columba, 7-9 Upper Gray St
www.stcolumbasrcedinburgh.org.uk
Scottish Episcopal Church, St Peter, Lutton Place
www.stpetersedinburgh.org
Society of Friends, Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Ter
www.quakerscotland.org/central-edinburgh
Synagogue, Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation, 4 Salisbury Rd
www.ehcong.com
University Chaplaincy, Edinburgh University Chaplaincy Centre, (next to Potterow Students Centre)
www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/chaplaincy
Dentists
Parkside Dental Practice, 1 Parkside Terrace
parksidedentalpractice.co.uk
Dalkeith Road Dental Practice, 173 Dalkeith Road
0131 667 1352
Leisure & Sport Facilities
Royal Commonwealth Pool, 21 Dalkeith Rd
www.edinburghleisure.co.uk/venues/royal-commonwealth-pool
Priestfield Tennis, 2-4 Kirkhill Road
www.ptsa.co.uk
Prestonfield Golf Course, 6 Priestfield Road North
www.prestonfieldgolf.co.uk
Mayfield Bowling Club, 12 Cobden Road
bowlsclub.org/club/3909
Parkside Bowling Club, 16 Holyrood Park Road
www.parksidebowlingclub.co.uk
Libraries
Newington Library, 17-21 Fountainhall Road
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/.../newington_library
National Library of Scotland, 159 Causewayside
www.nls.uk
Parking Permit for Residents (Zone 7)
City of Edinburgh Council, City Chambers, High Street
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/.../parking_permits
Bin Collections & Recycling
Edinburgh Council
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/.../bins_and_recycling
Recycling
The nearest recycling locations are at:
- Community Recycling Centre, Old Dalkeith Road, Craigmillar
- Bins at Homebase, St Leonard's Street
- Bins at Cameron Toll Shopping Centre, Lady Road
State Schools
Preston Street Primary School, Dalkeith Road
prestonstreetprimary.wordpress.com
St Peter’s RC Primary School, 10 Falcon Road
www.st-peters.edin.sch.uk
Prestonfield Primary School, Peffermill Road
0131 667 1336
Sciennes Primary School, Sciennes Road
www.sciennes.ik.org
Boroughmuir High School, 26 Viewforth
www.boroughmuir.edin.sch.uk
James Gillespie’s High School, 1 Lauderdale Street
www.jghs.edin.sch.uk
Private Schools
George Heriot’s School, 8 Lauriston Place
www.george-heriots.com
George Watson’s College, 67-71 Colinton Road
www.gwc.org.uk
Community Affairs
The Grange and Prestonfield Community Council (GPCC)
www.grangeprestonfieldcc.org.uk
West Blacket Association
www.westblacket.org.uk
Waverley Feuars/Association
dale.finlayson@which.net
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