FORTH & INVERLEITH VOLUNTARY SECTOR FORUM
Friday 2 December 11am – 1pm
North Edinburgh Arts
Tag: community planning
Forth Neighbourhood Partnership meets this afternoon
Forth Neighbourhood Partnership
Public Meeting
At 2pm on Wednesday 30th November 2016
City of Edinburgh Council North Office
8 West Pilton Gardens
EH4 4DP
The main focus of the meeting will be current and planned Transport Planning across the area – and how this links with local regeneration activity. Continue reading Forth Neighbourhood Partnership meets this afternoon
And more on Localities ….
More opportunities to have your say in Forth and Inverleith
Work is now well underway in shaping the new 2017 – 2022 Locality Improvement Plan for North West Edinburgh and it’s important that you can tell us what you think needs to happen in the next five years (writes Elaine Lennon).
We are focusing on the themes of Place; Health & Social Care; Community Safety; Children, young people and families; and Employment. Some of you might have been involved already but you might have something else you think you wish to add to the process.
You can do this online by clicking on this link. Simply go to the North West link and thinking of the themes above, let us have your thoughts on how things should be in 2022. We will gather in all of the comments and look to see where there are similarities and then we will ask the communities of North West to rank those statements to help identify the future priorities. If you prefer, you can attend one of these focus groups to give us your views:
- Health – An Inverleith specific focus group is on TODAY Monday 28th Nov, 2.30-4pm at LifeCare
- Children & Young People – A joint Forth / Inverleith focus group looked at services for Children and Young People and a second one is planned on Tuesday to look specifically at Support to families and parenting- on Tuesday 29th Nov, West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre 10-12.
- Place – A final Inverleith specific event will be held in Stockbridge Library on Monday 5th Dec, 2-3.30pm where the main focus will be on ‘place’ – environment, parks etc.
We hope that you can either join us at one of the above focus groups, or give your views on the link above. Please distribute this link throughout your networks.
Thanks
Elaine
Help develop the new Locality Improvement Plan
Work is now underway in shaping the new 2017 – 2022 Locality Improvement Plan for North West Edinburgh and it’s important that you can tell us what you think needs to happen in the next 5 years.
We are focussing on the themes of:
- Place;
- Health & Social Care;
- Community Safety;
- Children, young people and families;
- Employment.
Some of you might have been involved already but you might have something else you think you wish to add to the process. Using the link below, simply go to the North West link and thinking of the themes above, let us have your thoughts on how things should be in 2022.
We will gather in all of the comments and look to see where there are similarities and then we will ask the communities of North West to rank those statements to help identify the future priorities. May I ask if you would distribute this link throughout your networks.
https://edinburgh.dialogue-app.com/
Elaine Lennon, Partnership Development Officer
City of Edinburgh Council, Services for Communities, 8 West Pilton Gardens, Edinburgh, EH4 4DP
Tel: 0131 529 5270
northteam@edinburgh.gov.uk or Scott.donkin@edinburgh.gov.uk
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Edinburgh: the Cooperative Capital?
Invite: Edinburgh the Cooperative Capital – The Big Look Back + The Big Look Forward
Friday 11 November 0930 – 1400
City Chambers, High Street
Cllr Andrew Burns and Cllr Frank Ross invite you to this chance to hear about the big success story involving cooperatives and cooperative working in Edinburgh. The conference will provide an opportunity to learn and reflect on the growth in cooperatives and social enterprises, cooperative working in schools, cooperative procurement, cooperative service re design, cooperative social responsibility and cooperative community engagement. The conference will also look at what are the next steps for this work, linking cooperative working to the City Vision 2050 and community planning.
This conference is open to anybody or organisation who has been involved in this work over the last four years.
Agenda:
0930 – 1000 – arrival, refreshments, registration, stalls
1000 – 1050 – key note speakers: Cllr Andrew Burns – reflections of four years of cooperative capital / Ed Mayo – UK Co-ops
1050 – 1100 – Getting ready for participant engagement!
1100 – 1200 – 1st round of participant workshops
1200 – 1230 – Lunch
1230 – 1330 – 2nd round of participant workshops
1330 – 1400 – next steps – Cllr Frank Ross
https://youtu.be/-DwG1au1SFk
To attend please contact korstiaan.allan@edinburgh.gov.uk or Elizabeth.mcghee@edinburgh.gov.uk
Leith Links set for community council election – but local CCs fail to attract enough members
An election is to be held for membership of Leith Links Community Council due to the volume of nominations submitted, but it’s a different story for two local community councils: both Drylaw Telford and Muirhouse Salvesen CCs failed to attract sufficient nominations to reform.
The nomination process closed on 26 September and membership has now been confirmed for the city’s other community councils.
Learning to love Localities?
Forth & Inverleith Voluntary Sector Forum
Tuesday 11 October 9.30 – 11.30am
North Edinburgh Arts Centre
Next week’s Forth & Inverleith Voluntary Sector Forum will focus on Localities. What are Localities – and how will they affect your organisation?
What are Localities?
The City of Edinburgh Council and the Health and Social Care Partnership are moving to a locality model of working with a phased implementation from the start of April 2016 – July 2016. This is supported by the Fire and Rescue Service and Police Scotland.
There will be four localities in Edinburgh – details of the geography for each of these areas and the current voluntary sector forums that are in them can be found here.
Why the move to Localities?
Locality working is a legal requirement of the Health and Social Care Partnership and City of Edinburgh Council has decided to move to the same model, believing that this change will help the services deliver better outcomes through being less bureaucratic, more agile and innovative in approaches. Their need for cost savings through staff reductions have also reinforced this move. Police Scotland and the Fire and Rescue Service are supportive of the move and are aligning to the model.
There is an overall desired outcome that Edinburgh citizens will receive better co-produced services with the third sector as a key partner.
What does it mean for the Third Sector?
EVOC has held ThinkSpace events in each locality to update organisations and groups on locality working and to discuss how the third sector can be represented in localities. The papers relevant to each locality can be found under each locality.
Here are the notes gathered from the robust discussions at these events: Report from four Locality Think Space Events
Locality Leadership groups have been established for each locality with monthly meetings planned. As a result of the discussions the following immediate actions have resulted:
- The Third Sector Lead will now be referred to as the Third Sector Representative
- As well as EVOC staff representing the third sector at these meetings there will also be a Chair from one of the voluntary sector forums attending these meetings.
- A session will be held at the next meeting where EVOC can report back from these ThinkSpaces.
- EVOC is applying for support to support better communications across the third sector regarding locality working.
Influencing the locality leadership meetings can be done via the quarterly local Voluntary Sector Forums
To access information on a particular locality please click on the links below
WANT TO FIND OUT THE LATEST ON LOCALITIES?
Tuesday 11th October 2016, 9.30-11.30am – North Edinburgh Arts
‘Getting to know you’ event with the locality leadership team. All Third Sector organisations in the area are welcome to attend – and please be ready to talk about your project!
For further information please contact Denise Horn, email denise.horn@evoc.org.uk or call 555 9117.
West Pilton West Granton CC meets on Tuesday
The first meeting of the new West Pilton West Granton Community Council is on Tuesday 4 October, 7pm at the West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre.
Cllr Vicki Redpath (Returning Officer)
West Pilton West Granton: your community needs YOU!
Please get your application to be a Community Councillor form in to our Returning Officer, Councillor Vicki Redpath immediately!!
A nomination form is attached (see below)
You have to get it signed by 2 other residents who propose and second your nomination.
Please send the completed form to Vicki. Her email address is below but your form has to be actually signed.
Either give it to her directly or leave your form at the West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre early on Monday where I will pick it up and deliver it to Vicki.
Vicki is on 0131 529 3262 or vicki.redpath@edinburgh.gov.uk
Vicki will leave some blank forms at West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre at about 11 o’ clock this morning. Forms can be filled in and then left at Muirhouse Library for her to collect when she does her surgery on Monday at 6pm.
Please tell anyone else you know would be interested in becoming a Community Councillor. We only have till Monday night to get nominations in!
Please make this a priority, we need you!!
Barbara Robertson
Community councillors: get your nomination papers in NOW!
The deadline is fast approaching for local people taking part in this year’s community council elections in Edinburgh – nominations close on Monday (26 September).
This year, nominations are being sought for 44 community councils. By becoming a member, local residents are given the opportunity to influence what happens in their area. Members can get involved in a wide range of activities, comment on planning and licensing applications, take part in community campaigns and work with others to improve the local area.
Community councils are made up of local residents and community groups such as youth forums, parent councils and student bodies. Each one is represented on the Neighbourhood Partnership for their area, where they work with local elected members, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, NHS Lothian and the voluntary sector to identify and deliver local priorities.
The first community councils were established in Edinburgh in 1980 in Merchiston and Longstone, and there are more than 500 community councillors across the city.
Cllr Maureen Child, Communities and Neighbourhoods Committee Convener, said: “Community councils are an ideal way to support communities to thrive. They allow people of all ages and from all backgrounds to meet and share ideas and to make change happen. They are a fantastic way of making public sector agencies aware of the needs of local areas, and can really help to make changes for the better.
“With only three days left until nominations close, I’d like to encourage anyone who’s interested in local democracy to get involved – be part of something great.”
People aged 16 years or older who are registered to vote can join. The nomination period for the community council elections runs until 4pm on Monday 26 September 2016. Elections, where required, will take place on Thursday 27 October 2016. Residents can apply as an individual or as a local interest group, such as a Parent Council, Friends of Parks or sports club.
Nomination forms are available on the City of Edinburgh Council’s website.
You can find information on each individual community council, including maps, on the Neighbourhood Partnership website, telephone 0131 469 3838 or email community.councils@edinburgh.
Karen Lloyd
0131 469 357