The city council has just ran a training programme on Participatory Budgeting (PB) where third sector organisations and community councils were encouraged to get involved and produce their own ‘PB Champions’. Continue reading PB or not PB? That is the question …
Wednesday 7 March 6.30 – 8pm
Royston Wardieburn Community Centre
Granton and District Community Council is to hold a consultation session to give local people an opportunity to find out more about proposed cycle path improvements on Lower Granton Road and to give their views on the plans. Continue reading Have your say on Lower Granton Road cycle path improvements
Muirhouse Salvesen CC’s first meeting of 2018 takes place tonight at Muirhouse Millennium Community Centre. It starts at 7pm – all welcome.
A little piece of civic history was made last week when the first ever meeting of North West Localities Committee was held in the City Chambers on 9 February. It was at times a complex and complicated meeting but it’s set the council on a course of new ways of working with partners. Continue reading North West Locality: all will become clear!
Localities: “giving community issues the focus they require and deserve” – Cllr Donald Wilson
Culture and Communities Committee convener Councillor Donald Wilson believes the new Locality Committees will “drive improvements across the city.” Continue reading Localities Committees will “have real impact on local services”
Granton & District Community Council meeting
Monday 26 February, 7pm – 9pm
Venue: Royston and Wardieburn Community Centre, 11 Pilton Drive North
Guest speaker: to be announced
There’s been a change of plan for this month’s community council meeting. Helen Scammell, Co-Director of Pilton Community Health Project (PCHP) was due to address the meeting but she has had to reschedule due to inforeseen circumstances – Helen will now attend our April meeting.
I am now looking for a speaker for February meeting.
Looking forward to see you on 26th February.
A local charity has asked NEN to support their campaign to make a city community a better place …
Craigentinny: a community seriously going places
People Know How, an Edinburgh charity based near Meadowbank, has an invitation for everyone living in Craigentinny to put together plans and ideas for a great future for the area.
People Know How works with local residents to identify a community’s assets – all the good and positive things happening – to capitalise on them and realise everyone’s aspirations for the future. Putting together your ideas and skills with their support can bring about positive social change and real improvements to the lives of people.
They believe that by sharing our feelings and listening to each other, we can work to enable huge and exciting changes that communities like Craigentinny want and need. Supporting and helping local people to consult local people on what they think is the first and most important step in this project.
So – to plan this future with you – People Know How’s volunteers want to start a conversation, all over Craigentinny. That way we can all find out EVERYTHING people think and feel about Craigentinny – your hopes, your beefs, your plans, your dreams …
Here are a few ideas to kick the conversation off:
In the next few months there will be many chances to share views and to sound off with the People Know How team. You’ll probably see their volunteers talking to folk on street corners (and, no, they won’t be asking for your money), in pubs, clubs, churches, outside the school and shops. They’ll be asking more questions and discussing the answers through NEN and other local media.
And – this isn’t just another bunch of “clipboarders” doing a survey that you’ll see nothing from. People Know How PROMISES that when the conversation is running, they’ll share what’s being heard, and help you get the change you want.
They want to hear from you:
People Know How:
Phone: 0131 652 1315
Email: craigentinny@peopleknowhow.org
Twitter: @PKHinnovation
Facebook: /People Know How
Website: www.peopleknowhow.org
Granton & District CC’s latest newsletter was circulated at Monday’s meeting at Royston Wardieburn. Guest speaker at the meeting was Botanic Gardens’ Leonie Alexander, who shared information about the launch of the urban biodiversity initiative which will focus on Boswall Parkway.
Granton and District CC meets on the last Monday of the month at 7pm in Royston Wardieburn Community Centre. The next meeting is on 26th February – all welcome.
Forth Neighbourhood Partnership will meet on Thursday 18th January from 6 – 8pm at North West Locality Office in West Pilton Gardens.
Items on the agenda include information on walking and cycling improvements on Lower Granton Road, an introduction to the new Health and Social Care Manager, updates on the North West Locality Improvement Plan and the latest Community Grants Fund allocations. There’s also an opportunity to raise issues with your local councillors during the Question Time session.
All welcome.
See below for full set of meeting papers:
