(Adapted from a post on Leith Links CC’s website)
At the special Edinburgh Council budget meeting on Thursday 21 January, Councillors considered the proposals and the budget engagement findings, and agreed how the £950 million budget will be spent and where we can make savings for the future. You can watch a recording of the budget meeting to see the discussion. Continue reading
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is offering training on CPR. Sessions last approximately an hour with one session available at Tollcross (Sundays 11am) and one available at Liberton (Weds 4pm) each month.
Requests to attend should be emailed directly to Jonathon Miller, Station Manager, Response and Resilience, Edinburgh South Central, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, via jonathon.miller@firescotland.gov.uk
A couple of last minute places have become available on this free training course that starts on 9 Feb.
Anyone that lives or is active in the Old Town (inc Dumbiedykes) or Leith is eligible to take part.
This lively and enjoyable course will have lots of opportunities to share experiences and learn from each other. Click the thumbnail for more information. 
To sign up for the information session, or to ask any questions, please call Jackie Mearns, CLD Worker, on 0131 554 4750 or email jackiemearns@ea.edin.sch.uk
There will be a fireworks display in Leith Docks near to Britannia on 27 February 2016 at 10:15pm, lasting approx 3 minutes. Look after your pets!
(adapted from a post on Leith Links CC’s website)
The Scottish Government is reviewing the Strategic Police Priorities set under the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.
The first stage of this review is a broad discussion centred around the question ‘What are your priorities for your police service?’: https://ideas.scotland.gov.uk/strategic-police-priorities. The consultation is open until 12 February 2016.
They want to hear from members of the public, communities, local police scrutiny committees, and all those involved in issues connected to policing in Scotland about what is important to you. As with most consultations, the more responses the better so please do share.
With thanks to Allan Hutcheon of Edinburgh Council for providing these
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See the consultation and section maps at https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/roseburntoleith. Deadline for commenting is Monday 1 February. You can comment via either an online survey or by email to cyclingprojects.consultation@edinburgh.gov.uk.
This webinar, on Jan 27, 2016 at 10:30, may be of interest to community councillors. A webinar is an online seminar, and this one is free attend, but you have to have a phone line and a computer with internet connection to be able to follow the webinar. You can read more about Link Up here: http://www.inspiringscotland.org.uk/our-funds/link-up
The webinar is intended for council officers, but anyone with an interest may sign up. Continue reading
(with thanks to Leith Links CC and Tower Wharf Residents Association for alerting us to this)
Edinburgh Council is consulting on draft guidance for Leith Town Centre. This includes options for guuiding the balance of shops with other uses and services. The council will be holding two drop-in events for the public to give their views.
Where: McDonald Road Library
When:
You can view the draft Supplementary Guidance online at https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/leith-town-centre or at your local library. Responses should be submitted by 16 February 2016 via the Council’s Consultation Hub.
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(adapted from a post on Leith Links CC’s website)
Voting opens on Saturday 6 February 2016 at 12.30pm at the launch event in Leith Community Centre. You’ll have until 3pm to speak to applicant organisations about their projects and the work they do in Leith, and then vote.
If you can’t make it along to the event, you’ll be able to see information about the projects and vote in Leith and McDonald Road libraries from 3pm Saturday 6 February until 5pm Tuesday 16 February. You can also print a voting form from the internet and send it to us.
Project information will also be available in early January 2016.
£eith decides is an approach used by Leith Neighbourhood Partnership to allocate 50% of its Community Grants Fund.
This type of approach is called Participatory Budgeting (PB) and allows you to decide about issues that matter to you. If you’re part of a local group you can put forward your own ideas, and then local people vote on them. So it is more than asking people what they think – local people make the decisions.
Got a questions about PB or the £eith decides process? Check the FAQs or email leith.decides@edinburgh.gov.uk
You can also look at the evaluation reports from the last 5 years of £eith decides. You’ll get more detail here about who has applied, how many people have voted and which projects got funding.
Keep up to date on www.facebook.com/voteforleithdecides or Twitter (@CityCentreLeith using #LeithNP and #LeithDecides)
Edinburgh Living Landscape needs volunteers in north Edinburgh – see the email below the cut.
Although the areas covered by the request are outwith Leith Harbour & Newhaven CC’s area, you may know someone who is interested. Continue reading
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