Deposit return trials in Edinburgh convenience stores

Leading international reverse vending machine (RVM) manufacturer  Envipco has teamed up with the Scottish Grocers Federation (SGF), Viridor, and UK retail chains Nisa, Premier and Keystore to deliver RVM trials in several Scottish convenience stores.  Continue reading Deposit return trials in Edinburgh convenience stores

West Pilton West Granton CC to meet on Tuesday

I am inviting you to attend the next meeting of the West Pilton West Granton Community Council at 7pm on Tuesday 5th February at the West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre.
We have a number of important issues to discuss including the campaign to Save Our Services (above), the latest on the Waterfront Development and local housing improvement schemes.
I attach a copy of the meeting agenda for your interest and hope that you will be able to join us.
Kind regards
Peter Faassen de Heer
Secretary, West Pilton West Granton Community Council

 

Motorists urged to drive with care after Met Office warning

Police Scotland is advising drivers to TRAVEL WITH CAUTION overnight tonight (Friday, February 1, 2019) and tomorrow morning, following a Met. Office Yellow Weather Warning for snow and ice covering the South East (East Lothian, Scottish Borders), Aberdeenshire, Highlands, Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland. Continue reading Motorists urged to drive with care after Met Office warning

North Edinburgh Save our Services: sign the petition!

A new 38degrees petition, “NorthEdinburgh#saveourservices” is now available online.  Continue reading North Edinburgh Save our Services: sign the petition!

EVOC Thinkspace event: EIJB Strategic Plan Question Time CANCELLED

The Quaker Meeting House | 7 Victoria Street | EH1 2JL Edinburgh | Wednesday, 6 February 2019 from 09:00 to 13:30 (GMT)

THE THINKSPACE EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

The above meeting has been cancelled. EVOC said:

I am sorry to let you know that we will have to cancel next week’s ThinkSpace.

This ThinkSpace was originally arranged to coincide with the beginning of the EIJB’s official consultation period on the new Strategic Plan which was due to commence after the next EIJB board meeting on 8 February (next Friday).

EVOC has become aware that the time scales how now changed, and the production of the Strategic Plan for the next three years (2019-2022) will be delayed. It is our understanding that the current (2016-2019) Strategic Plan and associated directions are likely to be extended until June.

This means that the current draft strategic plans and commissioning plans that have been intermittently shared, and which some of you may have seen, will be further revised, presented in a new format and taken, along with directions, which will be costed and prioritised, to the EIJB meeting on 29 March 2019. It is likely that there will then be an official period of consultation following this meeting.

It was a difficult decision whether or not to cancel the upcoming meeting, as I am sure many of you would be keen to meet with the panel that had been scheduled. However, in light of the fact that we have no strategic plan to discuss, we cannot hold the proposed discussion around it.

We hope to be back in touch shortly with an official statement from Judith Proctor Chief Officer of EIJB, whom we have approached to clarify the position.

We will be re-scheduling the event, we will be in touch to confirm this asap.

The meeting details were:

Please join us at the Quaker Meeting House to review The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board’s Outline Strategic Plan (2019 – 2022). This event will be an opportunity to ask questions to members of the executive management team regarding the plan. Summaries of the outline plans will be available from EVOC’s website shortly.

This event is for third sector organisations only. There are limited tickets available for this meeting, please try where possible to book for one attendee per organisation. 

Panel members (subject to change)

Colin Briggs – Interim Chief Strategy and Performance Officer
Councillor Ricky Henderson – Pentlands Ward and Chair of the IJB
Moira Pringle – EIJB Chief Finance Officer
Tom Cowan – EIJB Head of Operations

Agenda 

9:00 – Arrival and registration
9:15 – 10:45 Introduction of the Strategic Plan, and opportunity for third sector organisations to split into tables with facilitators to plan questions to panel
11:00 – 12:30 Panel Q&A with executive management team
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
Reserve your place

First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls: 2018 Report and Recommendations Published

The NACWG was established to advise the First Minister on what’s needed to tackle gender inequality in Scotland. Over the course of 2018, it consulted a range of stakeholders of all genders across the country, including businesses, and third sector organisations in order to gather the evidence needed to develop its 2018 report and recommendations. Continue reading First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls: 2018 Report and Recommendations Published

Scramble to the EICA at Ratho and get your kids active with Edinburgh Leisure’s soft-play membership

Inspire kids to get the active habit. Join in the adventure with Edinburgh Leisure’s soft-play membership, where children get to sample the world of sport and fitness from an early age. For those signing up to become a member in February 2019, March is completely free! Continue reading Scramble to the EICA at Ratho and get your kids active with Edinburgh Leisure’s soft-play membership

Garden plants of the month: Spring Surprises

Spring Surprises like hazel (Corylus avellana Concorta’), rock cress (Arabis), primula (Primula aucalis) and Aubrieta are perfect for those who can’t wait to bring their garden to life. Not only do they bloom early, but the latter two provide a second round of flowering later in the year. And hazel offers an attractive green backdrop that changes colour in autumn and reveals the decorative twisting branches in winter. So these garden plants don’t just surprise in the spring, but all year round. 

Continue reading Garden plants of the month: Spring Surprises