Leaves

 

 

The publication of Leaves is inspired by David Ainslie who after his death in 1900 left his wealth to fund a convalescent hospital in the south side of Edinburgh. Patients would have practical help from the hospital in a green place where they could benefit from being in nature. With the establishment of the NHS this hospital became government property - and it has been managed by them since 1948. The proposal now is to dispose of the hospital and fund more concentrated sites. The Astley Ainslie Community Trust hope the NHS and the Scottish Government will keep the Hospital in public hands and as a green space in the heart of a crowded city for public health and happiness.
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‘This land is public property. It was historically part of the common good of Edinburgh and should be dedicated to a continued interest in nature, our health, wellbeing and creative pleasures.’
- Sara Stevenson