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Research participants wanted!

Frances Ryan, a researcher at Edinburgh Napier University’s Centre for Social Informatics, is looking for participants for a research project that investigates how people help or support older adults to use social media accounts.

If you assist an older adult or a person with dementia to use their own social media accounts, and would like to take part in this research, please contact Frances at f.ryan@napier.ac.uk. Participants will be asked to keep a diary related to the activities they undertake on behalf of the other person for two weeks, followed by an interview which can be conducted in person or via phone or video call. (Participants do not need to be carers, but they should play a role in helping with social media accounts.)

You can read more about Frances’ research here (http://www.francesryanphd.com/2019/02/study-participants-wanted) or contact Frances at f.ryan@napier.ac.uk.

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LHNCC minutes: February 2019

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held at Leith Community Centre on Tuesday 26 February 2019 at 6.30pm Continue reading →

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Parking on pavements, cycle-paths etc

The following information was provided by PC Weaver to Leith Central CC.

Parking on Pavements

Whilst it is currently not an offence to be parked on the pavement in Scotland, per se, legislation does exist to allow officers to deal with these type of incidents.

In most cases the offence of causing an obstruction will be most pertinent. There is no exact definition of obstruction, but a rule of thumb would be whether or not a pram or wheelchair could still navigate past, without having to going onto the roadway.

In most instances it will be necessary to examine the individual circumstances and determine what, if any, offences have been committed. Continue reading →

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Support for businesses during the tram-works

(adapted from an email from Trams to Newhaven)

The Trams to Newhaven team have sent out a newsletter about the support they are offering to businesses during the construction of the tram extension to Newhaven.

Support will include

  • A business continuity fund to support local business who suffer from short-term cash flow issues during construction.
  • A discount scheme funded by the Council allowing your customers to buy goods at a reduced price and at no cost to your business.
  • Local delivery innovations, allowing your shop to make deliveries to customer using cargo bikes
  • An investment in the local area to maintain cleanliness and carry out improvements to shop fronts
  • A dedicated local business champion who will be able to advise you on a variety of ways to get your business ready for the works and who will host free digital skills improvement workshops
  • A significant open for business campaign across a variety of channels, including digital and traditional methods
  • The introduction of three local transport hubs that will provide temporary car parking, bicycle parking, bus stops and loading bays during construction.
  • Strategically located logistics hubs staffed with the appropriate number of logistics officers, based on specific demand in each local area. All officers will be trained in manual handling and lifting heavy loads and will assist with deliveries.

Contact the Trams to Newhaven team for further details!

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Leith Communities Centre – Trustee Vacancies

(adapted from an email from Leith Community Education Centre)

Can you spare a few hours each month of your time, knowledge, skills & enthusiasm to help us?

Would you like to learn new skills?

Leith Community Centre is managed by Leith Community Centre Association SCIO, which is a charitable body of volunteers, in partnership with Edinburgh Council.

We currently have vacancies for four new Trustees to join us. The role of a Trustee is to run the charity and assist in the running of the Community Centre.

No experience is needed as training & support will be provided.

Need some support to volunteer such as child care, travel assistance etc? We can work with you to help you fully participate.

Interested? Visit the Community Centre office, call us on 0131 554 4750 or email us on info@leithcommunitycentre.org.uk.

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LHNCC agenda: March 2019

LHNCC Meeting, Shore Room, Leith Community Education Centre, Newkirkgate
Tuesday 26 March 2019 at 6.30pm

1 Introductions, apologies

2 Minutes of previous meeting

3 Matters arising

4 Police report

5 Reports

5.a secretary

(Western Harbour Development Report brought forward from 8.a)

5.b Treasurer

6 Forth Ports representatives: Western Harbour Development, to address issues identified in Planning Team Report (7.00pm-7.20pm)

7 Councillors’, MSP’s, MP’s reports

8 Planning Team report/s and Updates

detail of all Applications available on LHNCC planning web-page

8.a Western Harbour Development: 19/00986/AMC& 19/01040/AMC

Planning Team Report attached

8.b Sandpiper Drive (new): 19/00915/AMC

Date for Comment extended to 2/4/19

8.c S1: Skyliner: Application for Variation of Consent 16/03684/FUL& 16/03684/VARY

  1. Public consultation: Ocean Terminal, Wednesday 27 February (12:00 to 19:00)
  2. Permission granted 6/3/19

8.d 198 Great Junction St. (Art Deco Cinema): 2 Ocean Drive 18/09563/FUL& 18/09850/AMC

  1. Permission granted as application as determination does not carry with it any necessary consent or approval for the proposed development under other statutory enactments.
  2. Concerns related to demolition work (Douglas)

9 CCTT (Community Councils Together on Trams)

  1. CEC Transport and Environment Committee Meeting: Final Business Case (FBC) approved at Hearing 28/2/19. Presentations were provided by CCTT representatives.
  2. CEC Full Council Meeting 14/3/19: FBC approved (36 for; 26 against)

iii. CCTT will continue to meet with Tram Team in the following months to monitor progress.

10 Local events & feedback

detail available on LHNCC ‘other work’ web-page

10.a Leith Community Centre 50th. Anniversary Party 10/3/19 feedback

10.b CEC Edinburgh Connecting our City – Engagement Workshop 11/3/19 feedback

10.c LeithChooses:

Results Event and Feedback & Review 12/3/19

10.d Save Leith Walk

  1. Public Meeting 13/3/19: Presentation and a hustings for Leith Walk by-election with presentations from candidates.
  2. Campaign – start of online petition to reopen boarded up shops

11 CEC and Scottish Government Consultations

detail available on LHNCC events web-page

11.a CEC community council scheme

Closes 22/4/19: https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/ce/edinburgh-community-council-scheme-review

Community. Councils – Discussion Event (20/3/19) feedback

12 AOCB

12.a Revive proposal regarding LRT route 21 via Western General Hospital – update

13 Date of next meeting

Tuesday 23 April 2019

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Pre-Application Advice Service – Consultation

(adapted from an email from Edinburgh Council)

Edinburgh Council, as the planning authority for Edinburgh, is looking to reform its pre-application advice service, including the introduction of service charges.  Pre-application advice is considered to be an important part of the planning service to ensure the submissions of quality applications and to reduce the time spent on processing them.  However, to meet the ongoing budget challenges, the way the pre-application advice service operates needs to change.

A consultation paper on the reform of the pre-application advice service has been published and we are seeking your views on the scope to improve and enhance the pre-application service.

The consultation will run from 6 March to 3 of April 2019 and the feedback received will inform a report to be considered by the Planning Committee in May 2019.  The consultation paper can be accessed via this link and takes only 5 minutes to complete.

David R Leslie
Chief Planning Officer

Place Directorate| The City of Edinburgh Council | Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG

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Community Rights to Buy: free event

(adapted from an email from the Scottish Government)

The Scottish Government Community Land Team is holding a free event at the Scottish Borders Campus, Galashiels on 2 April 2019. The event will give an overview of the various types of community rights to buy that communities can use, practical advice on how to become a compliant body and the application processes. If you are interested in coming along please follow this link to our Events and book your place. You will be able to sign up to attend a presentation, which will be held in the morning, and one to one sessions which are planned for the afternoon, for those who wish to discuss specific ideas or require more detailed guidance. This is on a first come first served basis.

If you require further guidance or have any queries please get in touch at crtb@gov.scot

Kind regards

Kyle Anderson

Community Land Team (Community Right to Buy)
Q Spur
Saughton House
Broomhouse Drive
Edinburgh
EH11 3XD
Tel: 0300 244 9822

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Feedback Night! Tuesday 12 March, 6:30pm. Come along – Debrief, Discuss, Evaluate, Share ideas…

(copied from LeithChooses’ website)

£eith Chooses is holding an open discussion session to review and evaluate all aspects of the 2019 £eith Chooses process, and to share ideas for future events. Please do come along if you can – 6:30pm, Leith Community Centre cafe, Tuesday 12 March. All Leithers welcome.