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Steven Brown

Edinburgh locals spot lost property dumped in skip outside Atik nightclub

Bemused Edinburgh locals spotted lost property items - including a pinball machine - dumped outside a recently shut down Edinburgh nightclub.

Atik nightclub in Tollcross announced its sudden closure earlier this month- and has since hosted a final goodbye party for punters.

But after failing for months to reunite lost property with its owners, the club confirmed to Edinburgh Live they had no choice but to hire a skip for the goods.

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On social media, some locals joked ex-clubbers should head to the street 'ASAP' to be reunited with their lost items.

Pictures show items including jackets, hangers, till rolls and old promotional posters.

One passerby added: "There was so much stuff, including some weird items, I even saw a pinball machine. It is kind of sad though, that the end days of the club are now just dumped in a skip."

A spokeswoman for Atik said: “We would like to reassure residence that following ATIK’s closure we are clearing out the building professionally and have hired a skip, for which we have a council permit.

"We are disposing of contents responsibly and all confidential paperwork or items of a sensitive nature have been dealt with correctly ie not being skipped! Much of our lost property, which had been kept for three months and all attempts made to reunite with their owners, was initially offered to charity who have taken what they want.”

Many big name DJ’s performed at Atik over the years including Calvin Harris, Basshunter, Example and even some big name bands such as Pink Floyd and The Jam.

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