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The United World of Wester Hailes, Fringe Parade
Walsh, Kevin, 1999, Photograph
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The United World of Wester Hailes, Fringe Parade
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19865
Title
The United World of Wester Hailes, Fringe Parade
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A group of children are on stage dressed in costumes representing different countries of the world. There is a large banner underneath the stage which reads, "The United World of Wester Hailes". The children stand and sit in a line in front of a large rainbow and a globe decorated with a ring of hands. The stage is also decorated with bunting and bunches of balloons.
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Walsh, Kevin
Date
1999
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12.7 x 17.7 cm
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Photograph
Wester Hailes, located on the western periphery of Edinburgh, is a post-war housing estate constructed between 1969 and 1975. On completion, the housing stock comprised a mixture of tenements and high rise. Wester Hailes possessed a declining population with a high proportion of single parent and low income households, high unemployment and a high turnover of tenancies. It was one of four peripheral housing estates chosen to take part in the New Life for Urban Scotland Initiative in 1988. The initiative and the partnerships that they generated were expected to provide valuable lessons on how to tackle the social, economic and environmental problems of large urban distressed areas. The area was extensively redeveloped during the 1990s and 2000s with a number of initiatives outlined by the Wester Hailes Partnership. These initiatives covered housing and environmental improvement, the improvement of social facilities, the provision of training opportunities and the promotion of community activities and involvement. Housing and environmental improvements have had a visible impact with a large number of properties being renovated and others being demolished and replaced with newer 'low-rise' housing.
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