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Sign up for The Big Obstacle

All welcome at Water of Leith clean up

Sunday 31 July 10.30am – 1.30 pm

WATER OF LEITH CLEAN UP & Family Picnic 

Why not come along to the ANNUAL RIVER CLEAN-UP (trousers and long sleeves to avoid the nettles recommended!) And so why not bring along a packed lunch and/or picnic stuff and sit and enjoy some friendly company after the clean up?

Meet at Canonmills Clock (Next to the bridge at the bottom of Brandon Terrace) at 10.15am

ALL WELCOME

cleanup

Goodbye, Total Craigroyston; hello, Localities

checking-out

It’s been part of our community for four years, but on the day Total Craigroyston bows out with a final event: what next for community planning in North Edinburgh?

The city council is introducing a new Localities framework from 1 April. What are Localities? EVOC’s JUNE DICKSON provides at least some of the answers in document below:

NW-LOCALITY-INFORMATION

The city council and community planning – see below for an update on the Capital Coalition pledge:

Ensuring_Edinburgh__and_its_residents

Gimme shelter: Inverleith’s young people decide!

drylaw play park

The Inverleith YOU(th) Decide votes have been cast and counted, and the top three projects suggested by local young people are:

Bouncy castle and a sheltered area in Drylaw Park, plus educational, social and recreational trips for children and young people.

Keep an eye on Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership’s website for updates

YouthTalk this Friday

Friday 11 March 12.30 – 3pm

St Stephen’s StockbridgeYouth Talk 11Mar

Organised by Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership and Community Learning & Development, YouthTalk is an opportunity for young people living in the Inverleith Ward to have their say on improving their neighbourhoods. BE HEARD! 

YOUth Decides in Inverleith

Time’s running out – get your vote in now!the vote

YOUth Decide! the vote

Please see poster and survey monkey link for young people to vote on three awards of up to £1000 in Inverleith.

We had a massive response of ideas from young folk and were helped in the working of the top ten choices to vote for by a young people themselves who designed an algorithm that awarded points for all the boxes each idea ticked.

And the top ten ideas for voting were (in no particular order):

1.Nets on the goalposts in Drylaw / Telford Park
2.Bouncy castle in Drylaw / Telford Park
3.A sheltered area in Drylaw / Telford Park
4.Exercise / assault course area in Drylaw Park – (May be possible for parks Dept to do this with contribution)
5.Trips – (Theme Park, Adventure golf, Ryse Trampoline, Light Water Valley, Thorpe park)
6.A Relax Zone in Stockbridge Library – books, tv, computer, rest area
7.A fair/event to bring young / old people together (eg tree planting)
8.Sports kit (Rugby / Football / Scarves and banners / Coaches uniform)
9.More sporting and leisure activities in Inverleith Park (eg tightrope, cross country, yoga, trampolining)
10.Charity run/cycle

The link to vote can be found by clicking http://www.edinburghnp.org.uk/media/18320/YOUth%20Decide!%20the%20vote.pdf

Please Note: This vote is open to all young folk aged twelve (P7) or older who either live or attend a school within the Inverleith area.

It’s a short voting window so if you could pass out the information and link to any young folk you work with this would be fab!

Callum McLeod, CLD Worker Inverleith

 

Talking travel at Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership

cycle

Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership meets next Monday (29 February) at 6.30pm in Stockbridge Library.

As well as usual Neighbourhood Partnership business (including small grants fun applications and Neighbourhood Environment Programme proposals) we will be discussing travelling in and around Inverleith.

We hope that you can join us to discuss existing services and help identify any gaps in transport links, and hear more about park and ride, transport apps and all things transport!

Elaine Lennon, Partnership Development Officer

Follow us on twitter @north_team and check out our web pages www.edinburghnp.org.uk/inverleith

Community cash in Inverleith!

Inverleith small grant fund

INPlogo (2)

Did you know that any local constituted group, with a bank account needing at least two signatures, can apply for the Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership’s Community Grants Fund for projects that benefit the local community and help progress one of our local community plan priorities?

We have a balance of £6,272 to allocate this financial year, so please download the application form and guidance and get your completed form to me asap!

Elaine Lennon, Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership

Talking youth in Inverleith

Two events of interest to young people living in the Inverleith Neighbouhood Partnership area:

INPlogo (2)YOU(th) DECIDE!’ is an opportunity for young people aged between 11 and 18 to tell us what they think needs to happen in Inverleith to make it better for young people, and have a say on how local funds are spend.

Councillor Gavin Barrie, Champion of the Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership’s Young People’s Action Group, is asking young people to send us your ideas, and then voted for your favourites. Poster and proposal form here. Please pass on and help us get young people aware of this.01 JAN INP youth decide

YOUth Decide poster and proposal form 2016 final (1)

YOUTH TALK

Friday 11 March 12.30 – 3pm, St Stephen’s Stockbridge

Youth Talk 2016

Inverleith Youth Talk is a chance for organisations and service providers in Inverleith to chat to young people about your services, to network with other service providers and to explore potentials for new collaborative working with young people at the heart of this. We are bringing together young people and key adults to understand the outcomes to date and help shape any future actions for improving Inverleith area for our young people. The YouthTalk event will take place on Friday 11 March from 12.30 til 3pm in Saint Stephen’s Stockbridge