Leith’s community councils are urging city planners to reject Drum Property Group’s appeal against the decision to reject contoversial plans for Stead’s Place on Leith Walk. Continue reading Leith community councils demolish Drum’s Leith Walk appeal
Tag: community engagement
WATER walking and MILLS: improvisation art at Cramond
Edinburgh-based improvisation art collective, I.M.P ( in_my_presence) will hold a durational performance event (eh? – Ed.) at Cramond Beach on Saturday. Continue reading WATER walking and MILLS: improvisation art at Cramond
Neighbourhood Partnerships, no more: now it’s Neighbourhood Networks
First meeting of new Forth Neighbourhood Network tomorrow
New Neighbourhood Networks are being set up across Edinburgh. They will bring together community groups, voluntary sector organisations and local councillors to identify what matters to their neighbourhood. Continue reading Neighbourhood Partnerships, no more: now it’s Neighbourhood Networks
Presiding Officer launches tour to strengthen engagement with local communities
As part of the Scottish Parliament’s 20th anniversary programme, the Presiding Officer has announced that he is to visit every region in Scotland to reaffirm the importance of Holyrood’s engagement with local communities. Continue reading Presiding Officer launches tour to strengthen engagement with local communities
Our Leith: Community Assembly tomorrow
First meeting of Inverleith Neighbourhood Network tonight
‘Starting to establish neighbourhood networks’
We’re now setting up neighbourhood networks across Edinburgh. They will bring together community groups, voluntary sector organisations and local councillors to identify what matters to their neighbourhood. Continue reading First meeting of Inverleith Neighbourhood Network tonight
Neighbourhood Networks: exciting new chapter for community planning?
Community groups, voluntary sector organisations and local councillors will come together across the city this month for the inaugural meetings of the new Neighbourhood Networks. Continue reading Neighbourhood Networks: exciting new chapter for community planning?
Democracy Matters: Communities want more local powers
New powers across areas of health, environment and leisure services could be given to local communities. Initial findings from the Local Governance Review published today, show that people overwhelmingly want more say about how public services are run in their area.
The review received more than 4,000 responses from across Scotland.
Publication today is the start of a process that could mean communities are given direct control of specific public services.
The Scottish Government is working with COSLA on the next stage of the review, which will look further into the type of powers communities would like to control. The results of the review will be published in 2021.
Communities and Local Government Secretary, Aileen Campbell, said: “A wide range of people with very different backgrounds, experiences and interests overwhelmingly responded that they want to have more say about how local public services are run in their area.
“We want to see a step-change in democracy in Scotland where decisions on public services are made in communities – where they have the biggest impact.
“Options are open as to what services are devolved, and there is still a lot of detailed work to do but we have the opportunity to shape the future of democracy so local communities can really flourish.”
COSLA President Councillor Alison Evison said: “The initial stages of this review have made clear that local, democratic choice and control matters to people’s lives.
“There is now a need across the country to achieve improved outcomes for our communities, particularly those communities suffering persistent inequality.
“With leadership from Local Government and the Scottish Government, we will continue the conversation to get it right and give communities more say in decisions that impact on them.”
Director for Electoral Reform Society Scotland, Willie Sullivan, said: “The biggest threat to democracy is that it does not grow and adapt quickly enough to meet the expectations of citizens.
“It’s clear that we have to remake democracy and governance for a time of rapid social and technological change and authoritarian threats. The only way to do this is from the local up and along with as many people as possible. The Scottish Government and COSLA seem to be embracing these ideas.
“Doing this well and getting it right will take time and attention. We welcome the progress made and will keep ensuring that democracy is at the centre of the hope for future transformation so that Scots can know the power and pride of running their own towns and villages”
Director of National Development for BEMIS Scotland, Mrs. Tanveer Parnez, said: “Utilising a human rights-based approach, in addition to facilitating participative democracy, within the Local Governance Review and associated Democracy Matters conversations, present an attentive and much needed approach to advancing democratic participation, active citizenship and empowerment for diverse communities at several levels.
“We have seen the impact of this approach through the positive and dynamic participation from diverse local communities in the first consultation phase, and we are fully committed to enhancing and progressing the equal partaking and participation of diverse communities in the next round of engagement and any new decision-making arrangements.”
Read the full joint statement.
The Local Governance Review has been delivered in partnership with COSLA and was launched to give local communities more say about how public services in their area are run.
We are encouraging everyone to get involved and help strengthen democracy in a way that makes Scotland a better place for all. If you want to stay in touch, you can sign up to our newsletter, email us at democracymatters@gov.scot and follow us on Twitter @CommEmpower.
Communities in community planning: now it’s Neighbourhood Networks
In the link below, you will find an invitation to the first gathering of the Inverleith Neighbourhood Network on Thursday 30th May. The networks are being established to support the Edinburgh Partnership’s approach to Community Planning. Continue reading Communities in community planning: now it’s Neighbourhood Networks
Granton & District Community Council meets tonight
Please find attached agenda of our next meeting and draft minutes of March meeting.
Our next meeting will take place on:
Monday 29 April 2019, at 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Venue: Royston and Wardieburn Community Centre, 11 Pilton Drive North, Edinburgh EH5 1NF
Looking forward to see you on Monday.
Kind regards
Mizan Rahman
Secretary, Granton and District Community Council
E-mail: secretary@grantoncc.scot | Tel: 07930 183352 | www.grantoncc.scot
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