Band proclaim Meadowbank support
THE Proclaimers have become the latest celebrities to join the campaign to keep sports facilities at Meadowbank.
Charlie and Craig Reid are calling on Edinburgh City Council to reverse its decision to demolish the ageing stadium and replace it with a smaller sports centre. They plan to build a new 25 million sports complex on the site, and sell around 40 per cent of the land for housing.
More than 2000 people have signed a petition calling for the entire site to be saved. Campaigners have already won the support of Radio One DJ Edith Bowman, X Factor winner Leon Jackson and triple Olympic gold medallist Chris Hoy.
The pop duo said: "Meadowbank is a vitally important facility for Edinburgh. The fact that successive councils let it get into a state of disrepair was very regrettable.
"We fully support the retention and upgrading of Meadowbank and all sports facilities."
Save Meadowbank spokesman Kevin Connor welcomed the extra support.
He said: "Meadowbank is an iconic site synonymous with sport and we should be doing all we can to retain our facilities."
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