The petition has now closed, and was delivered to the City of Edinburgh Council on Wednesday, 2nd March. Many thanks to everyone who signed up. Altogether we have 4283 signatures, all in just four weeks. Quite extraordinary! We just hope the Council takes some notice of our requests.
Handing over the petition was local celebrity ‘Amazing’ Alex Arthur, former WBO super featherweight champion. The local community of the Southside are determined to make a fight of this!
The petition was received by Council Leader Jenny Dawe.
The petition says:
“We, the undersigned, call on the City of Edinburgh Council to take action to rescue the former Odeon building on Clerk Street. The CEC should:
1. Initiate urgent compulsory repairs to make the building wind and water tight and halt the deterioration that has taken place over the past few years.
2. Set in motion compulsory purchase proceedings so that ownership of the building can be transferred to someone who will fully restore it and bring it back into use as a cinema and arts venue.”
