VIDEO: Thousands attend Edinburgh ‘No’ vote event

THOUSANDS of pro-union Scots set out their opposition to independence with a spectacular `Big No’ demonstration yesterday.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Sep 2014, 20:56 BST
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: No vote supporters gather at the Grange Club for the Big No aerial photocall on September 14, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. With the campaigning for the independence referendum entering into the final few days, the latest opinion polls have suggested the outcome of the vote is still too close to call. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: No vote supporters gather at the Grange Club for the Big No aerial photocall on September 14, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. With the campaigning for the independence referendum entering into the final few days, the latest opinion polls have suggested the outcome of the vote is still too close to call. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: No vote supporters gather at the Grange Club for the Big No aerial photocall on September 14, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. With the campaigning for the independence referendum entering into the final few days, the latest opinion polls have suggested the outcome of the vote is still too close to call. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

The staged aerial picture at the Grange cricket club in Edinburgh was organised by Felicity Kane, from the capital’s Stockbridge area, after an online message to some friends went viral.

The entrepreneur said she was “immensely pleased” with the turnout.

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“It is heart warming to see so many people delivering an impactful and positive message for unity,” she added. The Big No team was conceived by a group of eight close friends last week who want a No vote in Thursday’s referendum.

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: No vote supporters gather at the Grange Club for the Big No aerial photocall on September 14, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. With the campaigning for the independence referendum entering into the final few days, the latest opinion polls have suggested the outcome of the vote is still too close to call. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: No vote supporters gather at the Grange Club for the Big No aerial photocall on September 14, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. With the campaigning for the independence referendum entering into the final few days, the latest opinion polls have suggested the outcome of the vote is still too close to call. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: No vote supporters gather at the Grange Club for the Big No aerial photocall on September 14, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. With the campaigning for the independence referendum entering into the final few days, the latest opinion polls have suggested the outcome of the vote is still too close to call. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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