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Young father killed in Ukraine remembered
A memorial
for Mykola
Creating a sustainable future for Jupiter
By STAFF REPORTERPLANS FOR A NEW gallery and
visitor centre at Jupiter Artland
have been approved.
The new addition to the 100
acre sculpture park, located in
West Edinburgh, will serve as the
new entrance for visitors and
help to secure Jupiter Artland’s
long-term sustainable future. It
will allow Jupiter Artland to
extend the reach of its learning
programmes and free school
visits throughout the year.
The architects behind this
exciting development aresustainability specialists Organic
Architects, who have designed
the buildings to match the scale
of simple agricultural buildings
which are a feature in the
surrounding landscape.
Internally, it will accommodate a
café restaurant, shop and a
gallery space with integrated
craft distillery and tasting space,
providing visitors with a unique
and immersive experience.
Nicky Wilson, Director of
Jupiter Artland, commented:
“This is the next exciting step
in the continuing of Jupiter
Artland Foundation’s work toreach every child in Scotland
and create a sustainable future
for Jupiter in Scotland.”
Gareth Roberts, Founder and
Director at Organic Architects,
added:
“The new gallery will provide
a haven for hosting world-class
art and artists, with the
buildings’ exteriors
harmoniously echoing the park’s
green surroundings. Its interior
spaces will provide more room
for captivating art, with new
pieces from world-famous
artists, designed for areas within
the building from early in theprocess. Projects like this are
most important to us, we thrive
on building a sustainable future
for organisations like Jupiter
Artland, allowing it to broaden
its mission to engage with every
schoolchild in Scotland.”
Construction is expected to
start later in 2023, with an
anticipated completion date in- The unique developments,
including the micro distillery,
will allow Jupiter Artland to be
open year round for the first
time, and further solidify its
position as a destination for
creativity and innovation.
By PHYLLIS STEPHEN
MYKOLA NYCHIPORUK (42), a Ukrainian
jeweller whose work had been exhibited
internationally, was killed in Ukraine last
month and a Panahida service was held in his
memory in Edinburgh.
The service was conducted by Father Vasyl
Kren of Our Lady of Pochayiv and St Andrew’s
Ukrainian Catholic Church on Dalmeny Street.
Lesya Shtangret, Mykola’s wife and the
couple’s two children have lived in Edinburgh
for more than a year while he stayed behind to
fight. Lesya was about to meet her husband
after 18 months apart when she received the
dreadful news that the vehicle he was travelling
in had been hit by Russian
forces on 6 May.
Kolya, his family name, was
terribly injured. He lost an arm and
suffered 65 per cent burns in the attack
which killed his colleague instantly. After four
days in a coma he died in a Dnipro hospital.
Lesya and their two children, 8-year-old
Sviatic and 15-year-old Marichka travelled
to Kyiv, but sadly he died before they arrived
but they reached Kyiv where a funeral
was held.
The Ukrainian Consul in Edinburgh, Andrii
Kusli attended the mass to honour Mykola.
Lesya worked in the Honey Institute in Kyiv
and has now found employment in Scotlandwhere many of her cousins live. One of her
cousins, Stefan Tymkewycz, said he had spoken
to Kolya on FaceTime while Lesya was visiting.
Stefan said: “His primary concern was his
wife and children and he wanted them to stay
safe. She is a very positive person and strong in
spite of this tragic loss.”
The Chairman of the Association of
Ukrainians in GB (AUGB) Hanna Beaton-Hawryluk knows and is involved with many
Ukrainians who have come to live in
Edinburgh but knows Lesya better than some
because of her Scottish family connections. The
Tymkewycz family was a large one and Hanna
was brought up right next door.
She said: “Lesya is totally heartbroken.
AUGB is there to support anyone in Edinburgh
just as best we can, but this is tragic.”Lesya with her two children Sviatic
and Marichka before the massThe Ukrainian Church on Dalmeny
Street where a mass was heldMartin P McAdam