Tag: Community Councils

Community councillors invited to Waterfront event tomorrow

Local community councillors have been invited to attend a Waterfront consultation meeting at Edinburgh College’s Granton Campus tomorrow. Continue reading Community councillors invited to Waterfront event tomorrow

Stronger Community Councils can improve local democracy, says new report

Yesterday, during #CelebrateCCs month, Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) and What Works Scotland jointly published research into community councils. The report recommends that the Local Governance Review should consider #StrengtheningCCs to improve local democracy in Scotland. Continue reading Stronger Community Councils can improve local democracy, says new report

Some Community Grants Funding still available in NW Locality

Three local Neighbourhood Partnerships are taking applications for the remaining balance of their Community Grants Fund allocation 2018-19:

  • Western – balance £6243
  • Forth – balance £793
  • Inverleith – balance £10,554

Almond Neighbourhood Partnership (which includes Muirhouse) has allocated it’s full budget for 2018 – 19.

Application forms and guidance can be found here. Please get any completed applications, or draft project ideas, to Elaine Lennon as soon as possible: Community Grants Fund

Allocations for the new financial year 2019 – 20 should be announced soon.

Granton CC signs off for 2018

Hello,

Monday’s meeting, our last meeting of 2018, went very well. Please find a few things below:  

1.   Newsletter: Please find the GDCC Newsletter of November 2018 edition (Click here). Would you please share with your networks/contacts who might be interested on local information/events, etc.

november2018_gdcc_newsletter

2.   Changes of the GDCC meeting time: Please note, our all future meetings will take place on 6.30pm at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre. Our next meeting will be on 28 January 2019. Meetings papers, etc can be found here.

3.   Waterfront  Pharmacy: The closing date for the Public Consultation on the proposed new pharmacy for Granton Waterfront is 27th December 2018. Please take a look and have your say on proposed plan. Here is the consultation link http://bit.ly/2O0YVJv .

Wishing you season’s greetings, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2019.

Kind regards
Mizan Rahman
 
Secretary, Granton and District Community Council 
E-mail: secretary@grantoncc.scot | Tel: 07930 183352 | www.grantoncc.scot