ELEVEN members of Edinburgh International Book Festival’s Citizen writer’s group will be sharing their work with North Edinburgh’s children at tomorrow’s Community Festival.
The selection box of stories and poems have a food theme and will appeal to grown-ups and well as primary school children.
You’ll find us in West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre from 2 – 3pm.
Come and join Olivia, Dave F, Julia, Jeff, Marjory, Evelyn, Jane, Maureen, Nandini, Carmen and me … There may even be sweeties … !
NEXT MEETING:
Thursday 30 March 2023: 18.50 for 19.00 on Microsoft Teams.
Speakers:
Cllr. Mandy Watt, Convenor of CEC Finance & Resources Committee:
‘Funding Edinburgh’s ambitions in an era of budget constraint.’
Angus Murdoch, CEC Neighbourhood Environmental Services:
‘Doing the dirty work: empty, clean, recycle; repeat.’
Here is the Microsoft Teams link:
Meeting ID: 345 790 606 167
Passcode: mD6VYF
Join on the web
Update:
CEC’s Spatial Policy Division is running a Workshop on five Draft Action Plans prepared in support of the City Mobility Plan.
Three dates are offered, on 18, 19 and 21 April (09.30 to 13.00).
The Action Plans cover Active Travel; Public Transport; Road Safety; Parking; Air Quality.
Contact the Placemaking and Mobility Team at spatial.policy@edinburgh.gov.uk to attend. The closing date is 17 March.
See more on the EACC website:
Edinburgh Association of Community Councils (edinburghcommunitycouncils.org.uk)
Edinburgh Association of Community Councils (EACC)
EACC Secretary; Ken Robertson
secretary@edinburghcommunitycouncils.org.uk
WEDNESDAY 22 MARCH at 7pm in DRYLAW NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
Dylaw and Telford Community Council is delighted to announce that funding has been secured to carry out a community wide consultation to seek the views of local people on what can be done to improve the greenspaces in our area.
This work will build on a previous consultation carried out more than 15 years ago which saw more than £500,000 worth of investment in improving local open spaces.
The £5,000 funding from the Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership’s Community Grants Fund will enable the community council to work with Edinburgh and Lothian Greenspace Trust (ELGT) again on this exciting project.
Over the next few months there will be a wide range of opportunities for local people to give their views on what could be done to improve some of the open spaces in our area.
Community Council Chairperson, Jimmy Galloway, said: “We are very fortunate in our area to have some great big parks and open spaces for locals to use. These areas are busy and well used and it is now time to see what else could be done to make them even better.
“This consultation will ensure everyone within the community gets the opportunity to give us feedback. That could be by completing an online survey or attending one of the many events that will be taking place.
“We are really looking forward to getting started in the coming weeks and I certainly can’t wait to see the results.
“We are working with the Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust on this – they have worked with us in the past and have a great knowledge of the area and a proven track record of delivering projects.”
Charlie Cumming, Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted to be working with Drylaw and Telford community Council again to help develop plans to improve the local greenspaces.
“There are many opportunities to help make the area greener and more biodiverse which will mitigate against climate change. The aim being to create a great place for future generations and to encourage greater use of the greenspaces for local families.”
LifeCare is at an exciting stage in its development and we are looking for Trustees who will passionately inform our services bringing new skills and experience to help lead the organisation.
We are particularly (but not exclusively) interested in individuals with experience in the following fields:
Most of all, we are looking for people with lived experience of care, or as an unpaid carer, to help strengthen our capacity to better embed the voice of the people who use our services at Board level.
Can you help us? We are looking for people who share our values, that are passionate and committed about supporting local older people, who can be creative in building our profile and work closely with our team and stakeholders to deliver outstanding person-centred services to our clients.
The Board usually meets in the evenings (either in-person or via Zoom). The role is non-remunerated however reasonable expenses will be reimbursed and training / ongoing support will be provided. If you have any questions or would like a quick chat to find out more, please contact our chair beverleyfrancis@lifecare-edinburgh.org.uk.
To apply please send a CV and covering letter expressing your interest to beverleyfrancis@lifecare-edinburgh.org.uk. Please contact us if you would prefer to submit an application in another format.
Closing date 31st March 2023
Webpage: https://www.lifecare-edinburgh.org.uk/2023/02/27/join-lifecares-board-of-trustees/
Drylaw Telford Community Council meets tonight (Wednesday 25th January) in Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre at 7pm. All welcome.
AGENDA
Date of next meeting 22nd February 2023
The agenda is as follows:
Minutes and matters arising
Correspondence
Police report
Events pending
Elected councillors/MSP / MPs
AoCB
Date and time next meeting
A reminder of the community meeting being held in Cramond Kirk on Monday!
It will be chaired by the mediator, Keir Bloomer. Keir led the process involving all parties – CBCC and the Brighouse Resident Association.
EACC: EVOC Presentation and AGM: 24 November 2022, at 19.00
This will now be a TEAMS screen meeting (with doors open at 18.50).
We are going to use a facility hosted by CEC Governance Division, with the provision of a Council Returning Officer for the Members’ Board election.
Please note the Meeting ID and Passcode.
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting (or copy and paste the link to your browser).
Meeting ID: 387 653 264 326
Passcode: P7p2hD
Where asked to sign-in with a screen display name, please adopt the following procedure:
If you are carrying your council’s vote, please sign in to the Teams screen meeting with a clear CC identifier, preceded by two asterisks and followed by your surname, along the lines of:
**GRANGE – ROBERTSON
**CORST – KERR
**LTHLNK – MILLAR
If you are not carrying a vote, just sign in as FIRST NAME LAST NAME.
If you have any queries, contact me at:
Secretary@edinburghcommunitycouncils.org.uk or sillertonhill@gmail.com
or call me on 078 1615 2994.
The event will be recorded.
In attending, you will be giving your permission for the recording to take place.
AGM Agenda:
1. Record of attendance;
2. Minutes of November 2021 AGM submitted for adoption;
3. Record of February 2022 EGM submitted for adoption;
4. Standing Orders (November 2022 revision) submitted for adoption;
5. Chair’s Annual Report;
6. Secretary’s Annual Report;
7. Treasurer’s submission of Annual Accounts to March 2022 for adoption;
8. Any other relevant Office Bearer reports;
9. Consideration of any Motions to be put to the meeting;
10. Demit of current Office Bearers;
11. Election of Community Council members to EACC Office Bearer posts and to panel seats on the EACC Members’ Board;
12. Appointment of an Independent Examiner of the Accounts;
13. Any other competent business, as determined by the Chair;
14. Set date of next AGM and close the meeting.
Ken Robertson
Acting-Secretary, EACC
Drylaw Telford Community Council meets tonight (Wednesday 23 November) in Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre at 7pm. All Welcome!
Agenda
