Schoolboy to pull the plunger on three Edinburgh multis
September 20 2011
Safedem launched the competition in three local schools in a bid to raise safety awareness amongst local children.
Reynolds said: “I am really pleased to have won the competition and can’t wait to push the button to demolish the tower blocks. It’s going to be great fun.”
Councillor Norman Work, vice convener for housing at the City of Edinburgh Council, said: “The demolition marks a new era for the regeneration of west Edinburgh and is part of our wider strategy for the future of social housing in Edinburgh which will create new properties fit for the 21st Century.”
Some 320 homes will be built on the cleared site as part of Edinburgh City Council’s 21st Century Homes project.
The demolition is set to take place late in the morning of Sunday September 25 and will be broadcast live on the internet by Stevenson College.
Images taken by Edinburgh Evening News.
Reynolds poses with younger sister Niamh
Reynolds winning entry illustrates the dangers of the demolition process
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2 Comments
#1 Posted by noah murney on 22 Sep 2011 at 23:29 PM
Well done Lewis. Architectural design gold - without 7 years of architecture school. Outstanding. And Niamh - gie yer big bruv peace.
#2 Posted by Frank Lloyd Wright on 23 Sep 2011 at 10:03 AM
If Wile E Coyote has taught me anything - and he has - what with it being a plunger, I would have thought the young lad would be required to push it to blow the things up.
Then adding further confusion, Urban Realm (known for its furthering of confusion) tells us he will be required to 'hit' a trigger - what does that even mean?
And finally the poor wee boy, so confused by the array of explosive technologies laid out before him starts gibbering on about button pushing.
Is there any one from Safedem available to provide some much needed clarity?
Then adding further confusion, Urban Realm (known for its furthering of confusion) tells us he will be required to 'hit' a trigger - what does that even mean?
And finally the poor wee boy, so confused by the array of explosive technologies laid out before him starts gibbering on about button pushing.
Is there any one from Safedem available to provide some much needed clarity?
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