LHNCC February 2023 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, on Tuesday 28 February 2023 at 6:30pm Continue reading

LHNCC January 2023 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, on Tuesday 24 January 2023 at 6:30pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. Nem con means that no-one spoke or voted against an item.

Continue reading

LHNCC secretary shortlisted for ‘Community Champion’ award

LHNCC’s secretary, Jennifer Marlborough, was recently shortlisted for the Edinburgh Evening News Local Hero ‘Community Champion’ Award. As others wrote, ‘Jenny is well known for her tireless voluntary work, first and foremost on Leith Harbour & Newhaven Community Council, where she is both secretary and planning lead, but also on a range of other worthy causes including bus and tram users’ groups, Leith Civic Trust, the Heart of Newhaven Group and SOSLeith, who nominated her.’

Photo-credit: SOSLeith

LHNCC October 2022 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held via MS Teams, on Tuesday 25 October 2022 at 6:30pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. Nem con means that no-one spoke or voted against an item. Continue reading

Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting on Wednesday 19 May 2022 at 5:30pm, at Trams project compound (165 Leith Walk)

Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting on Wednesday 19 May 2022 at 5:30pm, at Trams project compound (165 Leith Walk)

Continue reading

LHNCC May 2022 minutes

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held via MS Teams, on Tuesday 25 May 2022 at 6:30pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. Nem con means that no-one spoke or voted against an item.

Continue reading

LHNCC April 2022 minutes 

Minutes of the Leith Harbour and Newhaven Community Council ordinary meeting, held via MS Teams, on Tuesday 26 April 2022 at 6:30pm

Continue reading

Young Persons Free Bus Travel scheme – communication from the Edinburgh Bus Users Group

Adapted from an email sent to several community councils by the Edinburgh Bus Users Group (EBUG) highlighting the recently-introduced Young Persons’ (under 22’s) Free Bus Travel passes. Although the scheme experienced some initial problems, steps have now been taken to make the application process easier and more widely available. Continue reading

LHNCC agenda and Eventbrite link: May 2022

In view of previous hybrid meetings not working, this will be online only, via MS Teams. Please register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leith-harbour-newhaven-community-council-may-2022-meeting-tickets-335968188897. We will then send you the Teams link.

  1. Introductions, apologies
  2. Declaration of interests
  3. Minutes of April 2022 meeting
  4. Matters arising
  5. Police Report tbc
  6. Councillor/MSP/MP reports
  7. Chair, Secretary and Treasurer reports
  8. Standing reports
    1. Planning
      1. 124 Salamander Street and 1-3 Salamander Yards.
      2. 139 Leith Walk (Old Tram Depot)
      3. Seafield Project update
    2. Licensing
    3.  Transport
      1. Community Councils Together on Trams (CCTT)
      2. Edinburgh Bus User’s Group: Scottish Bus Week
    4. Environment
      1. FOWLB
    5. Heritage
      1. Leith Culture & Heritage Group
      2. Cockburn Civic Trust
    6.  Community
      1. Northeast Community Planning Partnership
      2. Quintinshill – Memorial Service, Rosebank Cemetery 21/5/22 at 11.00am
      3. Lothian Buses – Bus 22
      4. HoNC – The Picnic in the Park Victoria Park. 12.30pm-3.30pm, Sunday 19 June 2022
      5. Lord Provost’s Platinum Jubilee Street Party Fund 2022
      6. The availability of allotments – survey
  9. Resident Issues
    1. Rennie’s Isle – traffic
    2. Leith Victoria Swim Centre – CEC
    3. Traffic Lights sequencing – Lindsay Pl./Sandpiper Dr.
  10. Edinburgh Association of Community Councils (EACC)
  11. AOCB
  12. Date of next meeting  AGM/Ordinary – Tuesday 28 June 2022

LHNCC agenda and Eventbrite link: April 2022

Please register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leith-harbour-newhaven-community-council-april-2022-meeting-tickets-322335523227

Agenda

  • Introductions, apologies
  • Declaration of interests
  • Minutes of March 2022 meeting
  • Matters arising
  • Police Report
  • Councillor/MSP/MP reports
  • Chair, Secretary and Treasurer reports
  • Standing reports
    1.  Planning
      1. Albert Dock Boundary Plans Update (6.45pm – 7-15pm)- Alasdair Sibbald (Forth Ports); Lesley McGrath (Holder Planning)
      2. 124 Salamander Street and 1-3 Salamander Yards.
      3. Ocean Terminal
      4. Industry Lane
      5. 139 Leith Walk (Old Tram Depot)
      6. Seafield Project update
    2. Licensing
    3. Transport
      1. Community Councils Together on Trams (CCTT)
      2. Edinburgh Bus User’s Group
      3. Leith Connections – TROs
    4.  Environment
      1. FOWLB
      2. Scottish Water Protest – Saturday 23 April
    5. Heritage
      1. Leith Culture & Heritage Group
      2. Relaying Sets (cobbles) Tower Street
    6.  Community
      1. Northeast Community Planning Partnership
      2. Leith Festival 2022
      3.  HoNC
      4. The ‘Rainbow Bridge’ Lindsay Road
      5. The Wee Hub, Ocean Terminal
  • Resident issues
  • Edinburgh Association of Community Councils (EACC)
  • AOCB
  • Date of next meeting – Tuesday 24 May 2022