With the recent opening of Wester Hailes' much-anticipated AirThrill inflatables adventure park, we look back to a time when the area was home to makeshift 'thrill' attractions that would leave modern parents horrified.
In the 1970s and 1980s, a series of outdoor adventure playgrounds, or 'Venchies' as they were affectionately known, sprang up all around Wester Hailes.
Constructed from basic materials and brightly painted in all of the colours of the rainbow, the Venchies were built by the local community in an effort to provide a free dose of healthy outdoor fun for the area's youngsters.
