OH NO they are closing 22 schools in Edinburgh

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not dds school thank GOD

Thanks, naily! Actually, think we've got that sorted for now, just not in Edinburgh .

well done
that must have been very difficult to find

That's great then, naily! But many people prefer to go farther out for more space, and that has played a role in falling school registers in Edinburgh.

sigh

It's sad, but it does happen. Many families do move out because their money goes farther in areas commuting distance of town.

i wish i hadnt started this thread
bye

Well, naily, you said it yourself in your third post:
'the population IS getting less i suppose, especially in areas like stockbridge where families cant afford to stay '

And that is sadly true for many areas, either that or the family decides it can get more space in Falkirk or Dunfermline so moves out there and Mum and Dad commute in.

Or the couple work in two different places so move somewhere in between.

you get sod all for your money in east lothian. you have to go to fife or clack but then there is no work.

we thought about going in with another family and buying a big house between us but there was nothing.

adn i don't think they should be closing schools. dds future primary is terrifyingly big and the secondary doesnt bear thinking about.

My big boss comes in from Falkirk. She sold up her flat in Edinburgh when she married and her husband sold up his in Fife. But they wanted a detached house so they had to go to Falkirk.

Now I find that place a hole, but she's not bothered by it at all or even by the commute.

One of the academics used to come in from Stirling, but he was finding it too far so he compromised with his wife, who has a job up there, and they live in Ratho.

All the new housing put up here is flats.

Some people are okay with that.

But it's not for some so they move on.

watch out expat the falkirk contingent will be on to shout at you now!

ratho is such a weird nothing place - unless you are really into indoor climbing.

i lived in fife for a whiel and it was shit
my borhter lives in central and its shit
sprawling housing estaes
yes the houses are lovely but fuck all to do all day unless you drive for miles

lol @ ratho
it must be full of muscley dudes

i worked for stirling/clack/falkirk councils for a while and you couldn't have paid me to live up there. i just really like edinburgh.

, goat.

She does have a lovely house, but it is in Falkirk.

Still, like I said, they love the space.

My hairdresser moved out to West Lothian for the extra space and a garage was a must for them, because she and her husband enjoy motorbiking and her husband wanted space to work on the bikes.

Horses for courses.

I like to climb up mountains, but some people find that shit.

What's Clack like? One of our PhD students moved up to Dollar with his family from Colinton, mainly because of his job, but he seemed to find it cool - he and his wife are into hiking and cycling tours and such, though.

actually clack was ok, some really pretty bits. was your friend a teacher?

i just can't stomach teh whole ex-mining general sadness of that area.

Yes, goat, he's a teacher.

He'd been commuting from Edinburgh, but it was getting wearing on him and he felt he was missing out on time w/his sons, so they moved.

If you don't like driving, though, it could be a PITA.

My BF lives in Dalgety Bay as they couldn't afford to buy in Edinburgh even though they had a sizeable deposit after her DH left the Army.

Her DH now works in Edinburgh and finds the commute no problem. I must admit I find Dalgety Bay a bit soulless and the surrounding areas such as Rosyth and Inverkeithing are a bit grim but they love it there. The house was dirt cheap when they bought 5 years ago compared to Edinburgh prices but is going up in value all the time so all in all they've made a good move.

I lived in Edinburgh for 2 years back in the 80's and am very of all of you who live there now.

My parents live in East Lothian. It's a gorgeous part of the world but hideously expensive. My brother and his wife have just moved there and have bought a small flat for a huge amount of money. But they have a view of the sea and the Bass Rock.

It is quite dear, especially for the first-time buyer if the first-timer happens to be a family.

My ILs want to sell their house, but they'll need to leave Edinburgh because even with the enormous profit they'll make from selling, they cannot afford a place that will suit their needs - they are disabled and live with their son.

They are all three now looking at joining us in another part of the country, because what they want is a bungalow so they can stay in it as they age - stairs are out because of MILs arthritis. If BIL gets a transfer to Glasgow he put in for - he works for a bank - they're off.

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yes thats what i think too purners

did you get my text?

It doesn't irk me that it's expensive, Pruni.
Why wouldn't it be, it's a big city? Most big cities are like that.

Some folks aren't city people, however, but I don't see why that people who are should be offended by that. So the city life isn't for some people and it isn't for others, big deal.

I mean, other people don't like being out in the sticks or in villages.

Fair enough, it's a good thing there's a place for everyone.

We're not city folks, we find it too expensive here as first-time buyers, so we found somewhere else to go.

I didn't like Fife, either, but I've got two work colleagues and a good friend there who absolutely love it and don't mind commuting in.

Good for them!

Don't knock Falkirk please.
WE moved here from Edinburgh 4 years ago (new baby - needed bigger house but couldn't afford one in Edinburgh) and tbh I prefer where I live now to Edinburgh.
Fair enough it's a lovely city but it's overcrowded, traffic's horrendous and every square inch of green land is pounced on by a developer who builds 'luxury' flats on it and there are so many outsiders there now that dh who was born in the shadow of Edinburgh castle feels like a foreigner in his own city.
Give me Falkirk any day.
Mind you I do live in one of the 'nicer' parts of Falkirk

That's how our big boss feels, bog. She really likes Falkirk and she commutes in on a coach.

She says she likes having the space around and that it's easier for her and her husband - he commutes in, too - to get to some spectacular countryside than when they lived here.

Also to the shopping in Glasgow, which I've heard is quite good.

Horses for courses.