(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
Click to download: 2015_09_02 final
(Adapted from an email from the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland.
This does not affect CC boundaries – these are set by Local Authorites such as Edinburgh Council. However, it might affect the Edinburgh Councillors who are ex-officio CC members.)
The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland published its proposals for ward boundaries, for each of Scotland’s 32 councils, for public consultation on 30 July 2015.
The closing date for the public consultation is Thursday 22 October 2015.
Comments on the proposals can be submitted through the Commission’s consultation portal website, by email, or in writing to Thistle House, 91 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5HD..
Further information regarding the reviews is available online.
Should you require further information, please telephone 0131 538 7510 for assistance.
(There are some interesting mis-matches between CC areas and Edinburgh Council wards.)
(adapted from an email from Edinburgh Council)
A consultation is underway on parking in Edinburgh. The draft parking action plan sets out a range of actions and was approved by the Transport and Environment Committee on 25 August. The main actions include:
Edinburgh Council wants to know what you think about the parking proposals to ensure the it makes the right decisions about parking in Edinburgh. Once you’ve read the proposals, please fill in the questionnaire.
Drop in Events
Further information and a full list of local drop in sessions and engagement events is available on the Council’sConsultation Hub at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/parkingconsultation.
Please forward this post to any contacts that you feel would be interested in making their views heard on the proposals. The consultation is open and you can feed back until 31 October. Edinburgh Council looks forward to hearing from you.
Parking Action Plan Team
Parking Operations I Traffic & Engineering I Services For Communities I The City Of Edinburgh Council I 249 High Street I Edinburgh I EH1 1YJ I parkingactionplan@edinburgh.gov.uk
(copied from a post on Leith Links CC’s website)
Communities across Edinburgh are being urged to submit their applications to the City of Edinburgh Council for a Waste Action Grant as the deadline fast approaches. Grants are available to fund eco-friendly projects that will encourage more people in the Capital to reduce, reuse and recycle.
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