Memorial at Niddrie to Dr Helen Crummy
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Memorial at Niddrie to Dr Helen Crummy
Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 1 Nov 2017
Outside the East Neighbourhood Centre and Library at Niddrie. It was unveiled in 2014 and commemorates Dr Crummy's work as a writer and community arts pioneer, and she was a Founder Member of the Craigmillar Festival Society http://womenofscotland.org.uk/women/helen-crummy. The artist was Tim Clark. 'Let the people sing', the motif on the door lintel, is the title of one of her books and symbolic of her involvement in the local community through artistic activity. The text on the open door reads 'History will be made when people play their part'.
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