Wester Hailes Mobility Hub Arrives in Town Centre

You may have noticed something new in the town centre ..... the Wester Hailes Mobility Hub has arrived! Hurrah! 🎉

The hub is a 40ft shipping container which the Trust has been working to transform into a community space that will offer free bike hires, free access to cargo bikes (c/o @cargobikemovement), tool hires via The Edinburgh Tool Library and South West Edinburgh 20 Minute Neighbourhoods, community maps + information, patio seating, free coffee and tea, and much more! The Mobility Hub works towards delivering 15 of the 36 projects proposed by the Wester Hailes Local Place Plan which can be viewed on our website here: https://www.westerhailesct.uk/the-wester-hailes-local-place-plan

Over the next months, Wester Hailes Growing Communities and Growing Together will be renovating the interior of the container, transforming it into a fabulous space for the community to gather. Once the renovations are completed, we hope to have the hub up and running come Autumn time - keep your eyes peeled for a launch date. 👀 We can't wait to share the space with you!

In the meantime, we’re calling for local volunteers who would like to be involved in the hub. Interested? Email info@westerhailesct.org.uk or DM us.

We’re also calling for donations from the local community + beyond to help stock the hub's free offerings. Have any of the listed items that you’re no longer in need of? Email info@westerhailesct.org.uk to arrange pick up by one of our trustees. Every little bit helps!

Want to learn more about the hub? Want to help identify the next steps + plan out programming, events, etc? Join the Trust on Wednesday, August 28th, 11AM at the Healthy Living Centre for our first Mobility Hub Project Group meeting.