Tag: Drylaw Telford Community Council

Community Council to meet local police to discuss antisocial behaviour in Drylaw

Drylaw Telford Community Council is to meet local police tomorrow following a spike in antisocial incidents across the area.

Recent weeks have seen two serious street attacks in Wester Drylaw along with a number of other incidents of vandalism including refuse bins being set on fire.

The community council was alerted to one incident by an Easter Drylaw woman last month: “My neighbours house (unoccupied) was set fire to last night by kids setting fire to wheeliebins.

“I had 4 small children in my house petrified and screaming as we couldn’t get out our front floor for flames. It is same group of kids constantly causing trouble in street cutting through street to skate park.

“I have had my windows smashed, fire posted through letter box and glass bottles thrown at my dogs. Its getting our of hand last night luckily someone seen the fire taking real hold last night or a dread to think what the outcome would have been today. It is now putting peoples lives in danger. What has happened to this area?”

The community council has now been able to arrange a virtual meeting with local police officers to discuss community concerns. The meeting will take place via Microsoft Teams tomorrow evening at 7pm.

If you would like to submit question to local police or you are interested in attending the meeting, please contacr vickynicolsondtcc@hotmail.com or visit Drylaw Telford Community Council’s Facebook page.

Spaces for People scheme proposed for Wester Drylaw

A new Spaces for People measure is being proposed for the streets around Ferryhill Primary School. The proposal would see:

  • Wester Drylaw Avenue closed at the junction with Groathill Road North (still allowing access for pedestrians & cyclists)
  • stop all motor vehicles (except residents/blue badge holders/waste vehicles & emergency services) at the junction of Wester Drylaw Avenue with Wester Drylaw Drive.

Share your thoughts or comments at Wednesday’s community council meeting on Zoom – you can email Drylaw Telford Community Council via DTCC’s secretary at pamhigginsdtcc@gmail.com

Alternatively you can email the Spaces for People team by midday on Thursday 28th January – their email address is spacesforpeople@edinburgh.gov.uk

Drylaw Telford CC to meet online tomorrow

Drylaw Telford Community Council is to meet online via Zoom tomorrow evening.

CC members have been notified of login instructions and members of the public wishing to participate should contact DTCC secretary Pam Higgins via email at pamhigginsdtcc@gmail.com

Pam said: ” It was lovely to get back together as a group in August and I look forward to seeing as many people as possible in the coming months.  I believe this way of meeting will be our new normal for the foreseeable future.”

Coats for Kids in Drylaw

● We all know how expensive winter coats can be 💷 and we all know how fast kids grow! 👶🧒

● The Tots and Tea Toddler Group within Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre are very proud to announce that we will be offering a winter swap shop for 2020. ❄🧥

● In order to make this a success, we are looking for donations of winter coats and jackets that no longer fit.

● We will collect and launder donations with an aim to open our swap shop late this year, just in time for the cold! ☃️🥶🧥❄

Any donations would be gratefully received and can be handed in to Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre.

Thanks! 😃