Comments on: Scots rocker Fish in flood fight http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2012/09/27/scots-rocker-fish-in-flood-fight/ Your local source for news in Edinburgh, Fife and Lothian Wed, 15 May 2013 20:06:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Kate Kilpatrick http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2012/09/27/scots-rocker-fish-in-flood-fight/#comment-251746 Kate Kilpatrick Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:37:45 +0000 http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/?p=55631#comment-251746 I appreciate that Fish is fundraising for a friend who has been badly shaken by the recent floods, and we at the Peter Potter Gallery do not expect support from everybody! However, as Assistant Director at the gallery I must point out a couple of things. Firstly, we are not a business but a charity and our primary function is that supporting artists and working with the community on locally focuses art, ecology and archaeology projects. As a charity we simply do not have the cash reserves to cope after each flood and it puts the livelihoods of our 15 staff at risk. Secondly, we lost thousands in the last flood despite getting our doors open as quickly as possible in the aftermath. Finally, I think that all local businesses, charities and community group that are affected by the river should work together to fight for more frequent clearing of the river and the creation of better drainage.It is working together to improve flood defences that will best serve us all in the long run.

Kate Kilpatrick, Assistant Director PPG

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