'This Plan is basically a working document, a kind of green paper, which requires shared government, partnership between the people of Craigmillar and the local and wider authorities and agencies. It contains a vision of Life in the years ahead. The vision is the achievement of a viable community with alt the necessary ingredients of amenities, facilities and services.

But the action plan includes a very large plus. It is the taking of responsibility by the people of the area themselves in a joint fulfilment of the vision with the outside authorities and wider community. In such a sharing of developing and governing there is revealed a new way which has great relevance for all other similar areas as well as those from which many of the people of the housing estates come, the inner urban areas.

Its basic importance lies in the fact that it advocates and signifies a change in politics and economics to yield a more fulfilling society. It is highly relevant. It proposes, by engaging and activating local people, such as the planning and carrying out in partnership with outside agent's projects which improve the quality of Life to do more with the limited public funds and other resources'.

This was not written today, it was written in 1978.

It was produced by The Craigmillar Festival Society called 'The Gentle Giant that cared and shared. It was Craigmillar's comprehensive plan for action.

It was a 90 page report, with over 200 recommendations to regenerate one of Scotlands worst housing estates. It included recommendations on Arts, Housing, Planning, environmental improvements, Leisure and recreation, Social Welfare, Education and employment.

It was dubbed 'The poor looking at the poor'.

Today Craigmillar is a transformed area, regeneration begun with this holistic document.

One of the concepts to come out of the CPA is the Communiversity.

If you require further info contact me, I have a copy of this document.

Andrew Crummy