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Edinburgh Shoreline project kicks off

(adapted from an email from the Botanic Gardens)

You are invited to an Edinburgh Shoreline event at the Botanic Garden on 29 March. This is the start of a year- long project focusing on the Edinburgh Shoreline – its rich history, culture and biodiversity – with input from local communities regarding how they relate to their section of coast and how they envisage it in the future. Please feel free to pass on to all those who might be interested. There will be a range of ways in which local communities can get involved and this first event focuses on community contributions to an RBGE exhibition this summer. See below the cut for more information about the project.

Event details

Balfour Building, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row. Edinburgh EH3 5LR. Enter on the east side of the garden at 20 A Inverleith Row as the John Hope Gateway entrance on the west side will be closed.

Tea and coffee will be available from 6.00 pm and the meeting will finish at 8.00.

To book a place please contact Charlotte Johnson at cjohnson@rbge.org.uk

The 8, 23 and 27 buses all stop close to 20 A Inverleith Row.

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A Celebration of All Things Leith 2018

(adapted from an email from At The Market Limited)

Last April, Leith Market hosted an event called A Celebration of All Things Leith. It had a range of regular traders, local/community groups, art hubs and charities showcasing the best Leith has to offer. The event was so successful that Leith Market decided to host another one on the same weekend this year.

A Celebration of All Things Leith 2018 will take place on Saturday April 28th.

The event will have the same goal, to spread the word locally about the great things going on in Leith and to spread the word about the market at the same time.

There will be the usual market, with more traders than usual. Local groups will have platforms to show the community who they are and what they do. Custom House will be open on the day, including spillover space for the market. Continue reading →

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Baltic Street proposed residential development – PAN Notice

(adapted from an email from EMA Architecture  + Design Limited)

Proposed residential development with commerciaal units and associated landscape, drainage, roads and infastructure on behalf of BDW Trading limited.

Please click the thumbnails to see full PDFs of the PAN submission (9 March) for the above project. The application has been submitted on behalf of BDW Trading Limited and please note we have a public event scheduled with the dates / located below;

Location – Leith Public Library
Date – Wednesday 9th of May 2018
Time – 3pm till 7:30pm

PAN notice site map

17059(PAN)001

In the short term, further information may be available from James Fraser of EMA.

James Fraser
Associate Director
for EMA Architecture  + Design Limited

EMA Architecture + Design Limited
42 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4HQ.
w: http://www.ema-architects.co.uk
e: james.f@ema-architects.co.uk
t: 0131 247 1450
m: 07880 808336

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Trams to Newhaven: Notification of First Round of Public Consultation

(The following is reproduced verbatim from an email from Edinburgh Council, via newhaven.tram@edinburgh.gov.uk. It does not represent LHNCC’s policy in any way.)

Beginning 19 March, the City of Edinburgh Council will undertake six weeks of public consultation and engagement on taking Edinburgh Trams to Newhaven. This will provide the public, local business and stakeholders with general information on the project, specific details around traffic management during construction and the proposed permanent design. We will also outline our current proposals on how we aim to support local business during the construction period.

During consultation your views will be sought on traffic management and phasing. This includes proposals for the closure of Leith Walk to all northbound traffic, with a single city-bound lane remaining open and the phased closure and reopening of Constitution Street. Work in these areas is expected to last for up to 18 months. Continue reading →

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Please vote for the Leith Greenspace Feasibility Study and Masterplan

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As I’m sure everyone who came to the Leith Chooses event last Saturday will agree, the event was a great success. Despite the challenging weather conditions, almost all of the groups managed to be there as well as hundreds of Leithers who casted their votes for the projects of their choice.

As you may know, Leith Central Community Council joined forces with Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council to put in a funding bid for a Feasibility Study and Masterplan for Leith’s unloved green spaces.

To have a chance of actually getting this project funding we need your votes! And you can vote until 17 March 5pm.

There are two ways of voting. Either way you will need an access code and password. You can vote if you live or work in Leith, belong to a Leith-based group and/or volunteer in Leith.

From now until 17 March you can…

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LHNCC January 2018 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council meeting, held at Leith Community Centre on Tuesday 23 January 2018 at 7.00pm

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Localities links

Leith Harbour & Newhaven CC is in North East Edinburgh locality. You can find out what NE locality does here.

Its meeting papers are here. The agenda and papers for all meetings are published online 6 days before the meeting date.

The webcast for NE locality’s recent meeting can be viewed here, but you can use this link to view any webcast meeting.

These links are about to be added to LHNCC’s website sidebar.

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LHNCC February 2018 agenda

(with apologies for posting this so late)

Shore Room, Leith Community Education Centre, Newkirkgate
Tuesday 27 February at 7.00pm

  1. Introductions
  2. Apologies
  3. Minutes of previous meeting
  4. Matters arising
  5. Police report
  6. Presentation (7.30 approx.): Rory Garriock, CEC Community Engagement Manager, Tram Pre-consultation update.
  7. Reports: Secretary and Treasurer
  8. Councillors’, MSP’s, MP’s reports
  9. Planning update
    1. Planning Information, with direct access to relevant CEC Planning Applications, now available on LHNCC website
  10. Events:
    1. Leith Chooses – Voting Saturday 3 March 2018
    2. ELDP Community Briefing Spring 2018 sessions
      Venue: NE Locality Office, 101 Niddrie Mains Road, EH16 4DS
      Date: Wednesday 21 March 2018
      Time: 5pm – 6.30pm
      light refreshments will be served from 4.45pm.
      Contact: Judith Fordham, Development Plan Support Officer:
      Tel. No: 0131 529 4692
  11. LHNCC Newsletter
  12. AOCB
    1. Request from Fiona Marks re Bollards in Melrose Drive
    2. Request from Noel Spencer who is in the process of setting up a non-profit community Art/Print hub in Leith called Bare Branding, an open access hub based on sharing similar to Leith Tool Library. Looking for premises and investment.
    3. Request from Denise Young, a Community and Engagement Development Worker for the RVS who is helping volunteers within the Leith area to set up a new book group for older people.
    4. d)  Visit to SS Explorer-tbc
  13. Date of next meeting: Tuesday 27 March 2018
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Electoral reform consultation

The Scottish Government is consulting on electoral reform. They say

The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring access to democratic participation for all citizens. The way we vote in elections has remained unchanged for over 100 years. Modernisation takes place across all aspects of society and now is a good time to think about the kinds of innovation people in Scotland would like to see in elections.

Have your say on how the nuts and bolts of Scotland’s democracy should work at https://consult.gov.scot/elections/electoral-reform. If you are unable to respond online, please complete a Respondent Information Form and send it to:
Electoral Reform Consultation Elections Team
Area 2 West
St Andrew’s House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

This consultation closes on 12 March 2018.

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