Tag: public meeting

North Edinburgh Community Festival 2023: Public Meeting on Thursday

Our inaugural festival in May was amazing & the community of North Edinburgh came out in your droves! #northedinfest Now we want to make the festival better!

We need your help to shape next year’s festival. Come to our Public Meeting!

Register here

https://eventbrite.co.uk/e/north-edinburgh-community-festival-open-public-meeting-tickets-469049508707

North Edinburgh Community Festival: Shape the future at public meeting

Our inaugural festival in May was amazing & the community of North Edinburgh came out in your droves!

#northedinfest

Now we want to make the festival better! We need your help to shape the festival for next year, 2023.

Come to our Public Meeting:

Register https://eventbrite.co.uk/e/north-edinburgh-community-festival-open-public-meeting-tickets-469049508707

Cramond Inn…or Cramond Out?

Public Meeting to Discuss the Future of the Cramond Inn –  TONIGHT 7.30 pm

The Cramond Association has arranged a public meeting to bring the local community together to discuss the future of Edinburgh’s historic Cramond Inn which has remained closed since the pandemic. 

Working in partnership with Cramond & Barnton Community Council, the meeting is geared to creating a local action group to get the Inn, owned by brewery company Samuel Smiths, open and functioning again. Speaking at the event will be a representative of Community Shares Scotland to present a ‘model’ for community ownership. 

Chair of the Cramond Association Adam Cumming said: “The ongoing closure of the Cramond Inn is one of the most important current issues of concern both for local people and for the thousands of visitors who regularly visit the Cramond Foreshore. 

“The Inn has always played a historic role in providing an important local focal point for our community, as well as providing a stunning location from which to explore and enjoy the local area. 

“To have its doors shut, with no immediate prospect of reopening is a very sad state of affairs for all of us.  We would like to open a positive dialogue with the Inn’s owners to explore all possibilities of it opening up for business and, once again, being at the heart of our local community.”

The open meeting will take place tonight Monday 24th October at the Millennium Hall at Cramond Kirk Halls, starting at 7.30 pm.

For more information, visit www.cramondassociation.org.uk 

Spokes: Cycling & Transport Policy in the new Edinburgh Council

Spokes Public Meeting

Friday 23 September, 7.30 – 9.30pm

New Transport Convener Cllr Scott Arthur will speak and answer questions at our first in-person public meeting since the covid restrictions ended.

  • Where Augustine United Church 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EL
  • Date Friday 23 September
  • Time  Starts 7.30, Ends 9.30.  Doors open 6.45 for coffee, stalls and chat
  • Online We are hoping to live-stream and video-record the meeting – details later
  • Queries Email spokes@spokes.org.uk  [questions for the speaker may also be emailed in advance]

Website article … http://www.spokes.org.uk/2022/09/spokesmtg-fri-23-sept-cycling-wider-transport-policy-in-the-new-edinburgh-council/

Tweet here …  Hashtag #SpokesMtg

Further information:

MARTIN McDONNELL [meeting organiser]
Phone: 07884 265071
Email: mcdbristol116@0130318582789

Following the May Council elections, councillors unexpectedly voted in a minority Labour administration, replacing the previous SNP/Labour coalition, and the Labour group then chose Cllr Scott Arthur as new Transport Convener.

We’ve asked Cllr Arthur to speak to our public meeting about the transport policies of the new administration, with particular reference to cycling and active travel.

At the first full-council meeting Cllr Arthur stated that the objective of the administration is to implement the manifesto on which Labour was elected, whilst recognising that working with other parties is essential.

At the first Transport Committee, Cllr Arthur said that his top personal motivations as Convener are:

The #NetZero2030 policy

The policy to reduce car-km 30% by 2030

Cleaning the city, not just the #CityCentre

The wellbeing of Council staff

Our meeting gives you the opportunity to question Cllr Arthur on administration policies and his intentions as convener – and how realistic they are, given that the administration is a minority one. This is discussed further in our website article.

After Cllr Arthur’s presentation, there will be a full opportunity for questions and discussion, hosted by Kirsty Lewin of Spokes Porty.
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Tonight at 6.30: Public Meeting – Save Our Care Homes

Speakers include Graeme Smith (Unite), Alyson Pollock, Nick Kempe, a Unison rep and more.

We want to make the case for saving the homes as widely known as possible and argue that the future of residential care should be public, democratically accountable and provide security and comfort for all those who need it.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/tZwodOGuqDIvE9bz…

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.