in honour of 45 yrs Penicuik Community Arts Association

It is now 9 years ago that the last post was posted here. This is just a wee note to say to all visitors here who might want to enjoy walking down memory lane and see the full photoalbums linked in the posts: Google elimintated picasa and all links are broken now unless one renews them one by one. We have loads of links here to the beautiful albums which would need renewing. However - unless you, dear reader of our dear by now historic blog, request one or the other specific link to be restored, you will have to make do with the pics in the actual blog post bodies. You are most cordially invited to request, via the comment function, access to a photoalbum you love to see. Here is a taster of what the google album page looks like

Thanking you once more for having been part of the Once upon a time "Making Space Penicuik" journey, and for reading and enjoying this blog, that is so full of inspiration and evidence of self led community arts and crafts co-creation. We are proud of having been a small but very vibrant part of the 45 years of the PCAA, with their help and the help of all of our friends, and of nature. This venture of 'Making Space Penicuik' gave seeds to many more small yet vibrant initiatives over the years following 2013, such as Brightening Penicuik and the Penicuik Epic, and of course supporting the annual arts festivals, called Penfests of late. See here about this year's, when Penfest moved to May to coincide better with Hunters and lass; or see the one from 11 years ago, ever so ambitiously with volunteers only embrace locations and initiatives in the Borders, too. Today, in 2022, more than ever we need eachother in community led heart and art based creativity. Please support Sue Owen and all at the PCAA with your joy, appreciation and above all with active down to earth support of your own marvellous creative faculties to keep the PCAA evolving and nourishing us all.