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Social Bite Village manager is guest speaker at community council meeting

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GRANTON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Please find attached agenda and draft minutes of the August meeting.

Next meeting will take place on: Monday, 24 September 2018 at 7pm

Venue: Royston and Wardieburn Community Centre, 11 Pilton Drive north, Edinburgh EH5 1NF

Guest speaker: Kathy Hoyle, Social Bite Village Manager

 Looking forward to see you on next Monday.

Agenda Sept 2018 GDCC

GDCC_minutes_27August2018

Mizan Rahman

Secretary, Granton and District Community Council 

E-mail: secretary@grantoncc.scot | Tel: 07930 183352 | www.grantoncc.scot

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