(adapted from an email from Leith Community Crops in Pots)
It’s been a busy couple of weeks!
Our Harvest festival celebration with the Himalayan Centre and St James Scottish Episcopal Church on the 24th of October was a really enjoyable event. We shared food, did a Himalayan dance workshop and a fermentation workshop, sang some songs and had a wonderful talk from Iain MacKinnon of the Scottish Crofting Federation. He read us a statement from the SCF which you can read here.
(adapted from an email from SESplan)
All comments submitted to the SESplan Main Issues Report consultation can now be viewed on the SESplan Consultation Portal: sesplan.objective.co.uk/portal/mir/mir
To read comments select either the blue ‘Read document and view comments’ button or use the ‘All comments’ tab which will allow you to sort comments by date or keyword. Where any additional information has been supplied to accompany a submission this can be viewed on the SESplan website.
Edinburgh Council has published an update on the kerbside recycling service that is being rolled out across the city. It appears to mostly affect ‘route 17’ and ward 11 (City Centre).
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(adapted from a post on the Neighbourhood Partnership website)
The next Meet the Funders event will take place on Thursday 3 December 2015 and will be held in Portobello Town Hall from 1 to 4pm.
‘Meet the Funders’ is a free marketplace event providing access to funding information for community projects. It is an opportunity for groups to discuss their ideas with potential funders and collect a range of information about possible sources of grant aid. The event also offers the groups an opportunity to meet and work together.
(Adapted from an email from Edinburgh Council dated 16 October, with apologies for not publishing this sooner)
The Leith Neighbourhood Partnership and the £eith Decides Steering Group are delighted to announce that this year £22,092 will be allocated to local projects chosen by local people.
(Adapted from an email from Edinburgh Council)
Edinburgh Council has launched its budget engagement for 2016-20 and is inviting all partners and citizens to take part. It is asking you to participate in this engagement through completing the feedback channels in the e-flier below and/or attending meetings which you might be invited to.
Leith Harbour and Newhaven CC meetings will now be on the 4th Tuesday of each month. This will let us use a bigger room, so that there is space for more LHNCC residents and other attendees.
All CC meetings are open to all members of the public, who will be very welcome!
(adapted from an email circulated by Edinburgh Council on behalf of NHS Lothian and FENIKS)
The suicide rate among Polish people living in Scotland is higher than the Scottish and Police averages, we are told.
FENIKS, a mental health support organisation for Polish people in Edinburgh, has published (in partnership with See Me) a booklet to try to reduce suicide rates. To obtain copies, contact FENIKS via their communications officer, Barbara Wesolowska:
Mobile: 074 1312 1012
Email: barbara.wesolowska@feniks.org.uk
(abated from an email from the Scottish Government)
An invitation from Keith Brown MSP, Cabinet Secretary Infrastructure, Investment and Cities to attend the Cities Convention on 13 November 2015 at the Royal George Hotel, Perth.
Read the full invitation here: Invitation to Cities Convention 13 November
If you would like to attend this event please register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-government-cities-convention-tickets-18608376154
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