As Edinburgh approaches the end of it’s annual craziness here’s an update on events closer to home and looking forward to the start of the autumn, writes Trinity CC’s BILL RODGER:
Tag: Community Councils
Male, pale and stale? Reinvigorating Community Councils
ELREC (Edinburgh & Lothian Regional Equality Council) and Granton & District Community Council have organised an event to encourage more BME residents to get involved in neighbourhood activities through Community Councils …
You are invited to an event:
Celebrating Diversity in Community Councils
Thursday, 11 August, 6 – 8.30pm
Royston Wardieburn Community Centre, 11 Pilton Drive North
The key aim of the event is to increase the representation of BME communities in community councils and hosted jointly by ELREC- Diversity in Public Life project and the Granton & District Community Council.
Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) has been working on Diversity in Public Life project since last year, aiming to increase the participation of the BME community in public life and in the democratic process. The project works with the diverse communities and it is funded by the Scottish Government. Under this project, a special scheme, Public Life Champion (PLC) has been launched to provide advice, training and mentoring to BME individuals who live/work across Edinburgh and the Lothians.
Community council triennial elections will take place in Sept-Oct 2016. In the wake of oncoming election, the event will provide useful information (i.e.: nomination/registration process) and practical advice for those who are interested to stand as a community councillor. This event will also help establish a link between community councillors and the prospective BME candidates.
If you are interested to represent the views of your local community to the local authority and other public bodies, then joining the community council would be an ideal vehicle as well as an entry point to get into public life.
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The event is open to BME residents lived across Edinburgh & Lothians and community council members. Tea/Coffee and refreshments will be provided. Booking is required to give us an estimate for the catering service. Please let us know if you have any special requirements. Please circulate among your contacts/networks who might be interested on this.
To book your place online, please click here.
For more information, please contact us by email:publiclife@elrec.org.uk or Tel: 0131 556 0441
Drylaw Telford CC Annual General Meeting
WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST at 7pm
West Pilton West Granton Community Council meets on Tuesday
Please find attached the agenda for our next meeting, Tuesday 2nd August at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre.
We are inviting Councillor Vicki Redpath as our Community Council’s Returning Officer to speak to us (Edinburgh’s community council elections take place this September).
Speakers will also be in attendance from the Housing Planning Department to present and outline the housing proposals for West Pilton Grove and Crewe Road Gardens.
Hope to see you there,
Barbara Robertson
Rescheduled CC meeting takes place tomorrow
Dear All,
Please find attached the agenda for tomorrow’s West Pilton West Granton Community Council meeting. This meeting is out of sync due to holiday arrangements. Please note that the last meeting was inquorate so the minutes of 5th April will be re-presented.
We will be having a discussion about the forthcoming Community Council elections. Please note from the attachments above the timetable for our elections. The Returning Officer for our elections is Councillor Vicki Redpath, other Councillors are Returning Officers for other Community Councils. These elections will require the existing Community Councillors to stand down and seek re-election.
See you there,
Barbara Robertson
Secretary
Community Council meeting rescheduled
West Pilton West Granton Community Council’s next meeting has been rescheduled:
Dear All,
Due to holiday arrangements the next meeting of the West Pilton West Granton Community Council will have to be postponed.
The new date for the meeting is Tuesday 14th June 2016 at 7pm in the West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre.
Hope to see you there,
Barbara Robertson (secretary)
Stockbridge and Inverleith community meeting
Stockbridge & Inverleith Community Meeting
Wednesday 8 June at 7 pm
Stockbridge Parish Church, Saxe-Coburg Street
I am writing on behalf of Stockbridge and Inverleith Community Council (SICC) to invite you to come along to a community meeting on Wednesday 8 June 2016 at 7 pm at Stockbridge Parish Church, 7b Saxe Coburg Street, Edinburgh, EH3 5BN. Continue reading Stockbridge and Inverleith community meeting
Community Council meeting tonight
West Pilton West Granton CC meets tonight
Please see below the draft agenda for the next meeting on Tuesday 3rd May 2016 at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre at 7pm.
See you there,
Barbara Robertson, Secretary
Holyrood hustings at Blackhall tomorrow
Craigleith Blackhall Community Council are hosting a Scottish Parliament hustings event at St Columba’s church main hall tomorrow ( Thursday 28 April) from 7.30 to 9pm. Continue reading Holyrood hustings at Blackhall tomorrow
Drylaw Telford CC meets 27 April
WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL
DRYLAW NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE, 7pm
It’s back to ordinary business for Drylaw Telford Community Council this month following last month’s Tierney Award presentation. The meeting will discuss Living Landscapes’ plans for Easter Drylaw Park.
With citywide community council elections scheduled to take place this autumn, Drylaw Telford’s chairman Alex Dale confirmed that the local CC won’t hold a formal AGM in May.
He said: “Our May meeting is usually our AGM but as this is Community Council Election year we can defer until the first month after election period, as outlined in the Scheme for Community Councils.”
Attached: Agenda for April 27th plus Draft March Minutes, End of year accounts for approval at meeting and a plan that Living Landscapes are introducing to Drylaw Park.
Agenda DTCC Mtg. April 2016 DTCC Minutes March 2016 (Draft) (1) Drylaw Park Living landscapes Design DTCC ACCOUNTS 2016 (Draft)