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Neighbourhood Consultation and Social Evening 2026

Tuesday 10th March, 7.00 pm; at the Merchiston Tennis & Bowling Club

We are delighted to invite our local residents and members to a social evening to share the evolving vision for the EUCS boathouse project. Following the successful completion of our initial feasibility study and positive discussions with Scottish Canals and Historic Environment Scotland, we are eager to present our concept designs to the community. This is a chance to drop in, enjoy some refreshments, and chat with the committee about how this project will enhance our stretch of the canal. Whether you’re interested in the rowing boat plans or the broader architectural vision, your feedback is vital as we move toward the next stage of development.

The bar will be open serving drinks 🍻 🍷. Show your interest on our facebook event page and share to all your quizzing competitors.


Can’t make it? We’ll be posting the full FAQ and digital feedback form right here after the event.

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EVENT: the “Flotilla of Lights” cake and information stall – afternoon/evening of Saturday 8th November 2025

We’ll be ‘live’ from 4pm; with the actual ‘Flotilla of Boats’ coming past Harrison Park around 6.30pm

Please do come along and join us for the annual, ever popular, Ronnie Rusack Flotilla of Lights event …

… we’ll be set up on the towpath, opposite the Ashley Terrace Boathouse, on Saturday 8th November 2025; and we’ll have a ‘Cake & Information Stall’, which will be ‘live’ from 4pm through to around 8pm that afternoon/evening. The Boathouse will also be ‘lit-up’ throughout the evening!

Hope to see you 🙂

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EVENT: EUCS Annual General Meeting (AGM); 2pm, Sunday 2nd November 2025

Our fourth EUCS Annual General Meeting, will take place at: 2pm, Sunday 2nd November 2025 at the Merchiston Tennis & Bowling Club, on Polwarth Terrace, EH11 1NA.

PLEASE DO come along to hear more about our activities throughout the past year, and our developing plans for the future. We’ll have our fourth ‘annual report’ to hand out; and there will be brief updates from some of the current Office-Bearers.

Following the formal business, which should only last around 30-minutes, there will be a:

  • PRESENTATION from the ‘DESIGN TEAM’
  • outlining the ‘DRAFT FEASABILITY STUDY’ for the Boathouse-site!

AND the bar will be open throughout, and up until 4pm, if you want to stay for a drink and a chat!

And if you’re interested in coming onto the EUCS Committee for 2026, then do let us know – we have several spaces to fill!

But if that doesn’t persuade you to make it in-person, then the meeting will also be available to view online, via TEAMS – see here:

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We do hope you can make it along – we promise the meeting will be interesting!

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Quiz Night 2025

Tuesday 14th October, 7.00 pm; at the Merchiston Tennis & Bowling Club

Join us for the return of the revived of the society’s quiz night! £2 entry per person (suggested team size 4-6) with all proceeds going towards the society. Expect your usual quiz conundrums, with some canal related twists.

EUCS Quiz logo

The bar will be open serving drinks 🍻 🍷. Show your interest on our facebook event page and share to all your quizzing competitors.

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EVENT: 2025 “end-of-season” for our Rowing Boats; Sunday 28th September

Sunday 28th September

To mark the end of the 2025 Rowing Boat Season, the Edinburgh Union Canal Society (EUCS) will be hosting an ‘end-of-season event’ on Sunday 28th September when our three traditional rowing-boats will be available for hire 🙂

On the end-of-season day, EUCS will also have “Information Tents/Stalls/Tea/Coffee/Cake & a Raffle (with great prizes!)“; all on the towpath, opposite the Ashley Terrace Boathouse; and additionally, we’ll also be hiring out our three rowing-boats! 

Some further details, including some requests for help, follow below:

  • We’ll be operational, opposite the Ashley Terrace Boathouse, between 12noon and 5pm … so please do come along on the day, if you can – as you’ll be able to find out more about our ongoing work and also sample some marvelous homemade cakes! Additionally, we’ll be holding a raffle with great prizes on offer, all helping to raise further funds for the Society!
  • Volunteers (and any home-baking) are also needed across the day – and any help between 10.30am through to 5.30pm on Sunday 28th September; even if for half-an-hour, would be great:

so; for Sunday 28th September 2025

  • 10.30am onwards; we’ll be on-site (opposite the Boathouse), setting up the tent/s – CAN YOU HELP, even if for half-an-hour? … we have new (easier to erect) gazebos, but any help would still be much appreciated!
  • 12noon; the stalls (within the tent/s) will be open – there will be information about EUCS; and a fundraising raffle will be taking place!
  • we’ll also be selling (very cheaply!) tea/coffee/cakes etc. – & COULD YOU HELP by providing any home-baking, even a small amount would assist (either bring it on the Sunday and/or pop it into 32 Cowan Road on the day before; Saturday 27th September)
  • and as mentioned, our three newly refurbished rowing-boats will also be ‘for hire’ at 12noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm; so we’ll need some helpers to Staff that process – all relevant instructions will be provided!
  • and at around 4.30pm on the Sunday we’ll be packing-up and taking down the tent/s etc.: again, any assistance with these tasks would be very welcome … it really is a great help just having one or two extra pairs of hands when getting the tents down 🙂

IMPORTANTLY – we’ll also be bagging-up all the homemade cakes from 6.30pm the night before, on Saturday 27th September 2025, at 32 Cowan Road … again, any help with this task would be much appreciated … please do just call round!