St Mungo’s Churchyard 10am – 1pm More info: sean.watson@penicuikheritage.org or Sean Watson @ 07473742501 St. Mungo’s Churchyard is valuable record of the early development of Penicuik, and those who were the driving force behind it. Not only does it contain the final resting places of the Cowan and Clerk families, but it still houses the… continue reading »
The new widened yorkstone pavements have created the opportunity for traders to have sitting out areas , making the most of the good weather, hopefully coming over the summer months.
The first newsletter is now available summarising latest developments with the scheme, mainly that the first phase of the High Street work is complete and that we are open for grant applications for the high and medium priority building projects.It also gives a summary of some of the community engagement work carried out so far.Please… continue reading »
The Property Repair Seminar organised by the conservation architect Jo Parry-Geddes from Mill Architects on behalf of the Penicuik Heritage Regeneration Project on the 25th April was a success.40 people attended to listen to presentations from Jo , Rod Lugg, Marcus Paing from the Stone Federation , a speaker from the National Federation of Roofing… continue reading »
The Town Hall is an important and historic community building in the heart of Penicuik town centre and it is important to ensure its longevity by making certain it is well used by the community and properly maintained. In order to do this, Penicuk Heritage Regeneration project is setting up a Steering Group to investigate… continue reading »
The works to the High Street are now complete . This involved narrowing the carriageway and resurfacing and widening the footpaths in yorkstone with granite sett layby areas for vehicles.The aim being to make the High Street safer and more comfortable and attractive for pedestrians . The work took a little longer than anticipated due… continue reading »
The first meeting of the Penicuik Town Hall Steering Group took place on April 9th 2019 at the Town Hall , about 15 people attended. The main aims and objectives of the group are to: To review the current use of the town hall and the current condition of the building Assess the building’s importance… continue reading »
Road Closure Update Please see our poster for full details.
This event will take place at Penicuik Town Hall on the 25th April , 5.30p-7.30pm Please come along to hear about how you can effectively repair and maintain your traditional building . Please see the event page on the website to book a place .There will be presentations by expert speakers and advice and information… continue reading »
As part of the Penicuik Heritage Regeneration Project an engagement event was held with the children of Cornbank St James Primary School in Penicuik . The event was related to the Penicuik High Street improvement work. The Contractor for the scheme NRS Engineering, along with team members from the Heritage Regeneration project went to the school to… continue reading »
