Author: Bruce Ryan

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LHNCC Planning Update September 2017

Click to download LHNCC’s compilation of the important planning applications in LHNCC’s area: 2017_09_22 planning report.

Items include

  • Cala Development, near Ocean Drive
  • Aldi, Dock Street
  • Hotel at Ocean Terminal
  • Residential Development, 2 Ocean Drive
  • Demolition of existing car garage, erection of new residential block  at 4 Industry Lane
  • Skyliner, Ocean Drive
  • Permanent mooring of the ship MV Fingal at Alexandra Dock

 

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Have your say! Protection and maintenance of Edinburgh’s setted streets

(adapted from an email from Edinburgh Council)

The City of Edinburgh Council is working in partnership with Edinburgh World Heritage and Historic Environment Scotland to develop a strategy for the protection and maintenance of setted streets.

Stone setts add significant historic and cultural value to the streets of Edinburgh and are an important feature of our cityscape.

We have a duty to protect the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site, Conservation Areas and other historic parts of the city. This protection includes the setting of Edinburgh’s many listed buildings, where setted streets are an integral part of their identity and authenticity.

However, when setted streets are not properly maintained, they can have implications for walking, cycling and driving. Damaged setts are often replaced with alternative materials like tarmac as a temporary solution. This can result in an unsightly and uncared for appearance.

Have your say

To help inform the strategy we’d like to know what you think about setted streets and their value to the city. We are also interested to know what impediments, if any, you think setted streets can have on our movement.

You can give us your views until Wednesday 11 October 2017 on our Consultation Hub.

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Doors-open day at Victoria Primary School: 23 September

(adapted from an email sent by Judy Crabb of the Newhaven Heritage)

Here’s a date for your diary — Saturday 23rd September: 2.30pm until 4.00pm.

Newhaven Heritage is delighted that our application to the Cockburn Trust to host a ‘Doors Open Day’ was accepted and that, thanks to the support of Laura Thomson, Victoria Primary’s Head Teacher, and the co-operation of the City of Edinburgh Council, we will be able to give the public access to the oldest working school in Edinburgh.

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Funding and training opportunities, participatory budgeting videos

minsec's avatarLeith Central Community Council

(adapted from an email from Loraine Duckworth of Edinburgh Council)

Climate Challenge Fund opens for applications

Community-led organisations from across Scotland are invited to apply to the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) for funding to support local projects that tackle climate change.  Download How to apply (PDF) and content and images for websites (PDF).

CCF grants of up to £150,000 per organisation, per year, are available for projects taking place between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2020*. The deadline to submit an Expression of Interest, the first stage of the application process for a CCF Grant, is 17:00 on 28 August 2017.

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Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council AGM

All welcome!

When: Tuesday 27 June 2017, 7pm

Where: Kirkgate Community Centre

What:

  1. Welcome.
  2. Apologies.
  3. Minutes of previous meeting
  4. Police report.
  5. Election of New Office Bearers.
    Newly elected chairperson will chair the remainder of the meeting
  6. Approval of Annual Report
  7. Roles and responsibilities within LHNCC.
    Discussion of previously circulated papers prepared by Blyth McLucas.
  8. AOCB
  9. Date of next Meeting (September)
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Leith Gala: digital evidence!

One of the LHNCC members sent in these photos. Click the thumbnails to see the full-size images.

photo-credits: J Marlborough

She said ‘Thought I would share these with you – Indian/African fashion show followed by great African dancing, joined by young Indian models and spectators. Also views of a busy, sunny Links. Great day.’

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Community Choices fund: new money for participatory budgeting

(adapted from an email from Citizen Participation Network.)

New: Community Choices Fund announced for 2017/18

The Scottish Government has announced the £1.5 million fund will be open for applications until 21st July 2017.

First launched in 2016/17, the Community Choices Fund has supported participatory budgeting (PB) in Scotland.

For 2017/18, £1.5 million of the Community Choices Fund is available in two categories of £750,000 each:

  • Category one for Public Authorities which includes Local Authorities and other Public Bodies.
  • Category two for Community Organisations and Community Councils.

The fund aims to support PB activity which will significantly expand opportunities for more local people to make decisions on local spending priorities and contribute to local participatory democracy.

Targeted particularly at work in deprived areas, the fund aims to build on the support provided by the Scottish Government for PB since 2014 as part of a broader agenda around democratic innovation and engaged citizenship.

The closing date for applications is midnight 21 July 2017.

More information: https://pbscotland.scot/blog/2017/6/9/community-choices-fund-announced-for-201718