Vote at Tesco for the James Gillespie’s Primary Plant to Plate project

The James Gillespie’s Primary Plant to Plate project initiative is to develop gardening opportunities in the playground and a programme of learning around growing and food. They will also be developing biodiversity/wildlife areas in the school grounds and depending on how much is raised,  may be able to purchase some more play materials for the playground. This project will benefit JGPS children and many children for generations to come. 

Tesco are running a community funding initiative where shoppers vote for projects.  Plant to Plate is one of them.  

Next time you are in any of  the Tesco Stores (below), please could you pop the token given to you at the check-out into the James Gillespie’s Primary Plant to Plate project box. The top prize is £12k and JGPS need all the votes they can get! Many thanks.

Bruntsfield Metro (EH10 5DN)

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Nicolson Street Metro (EH8 9EW)

Princess Street Express (EH2 4BL)

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Agenda for MSCC meeting on We 27 January 2016 at 7:30pm

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Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold its monthly regular meeting on We 27 January 2016. 

The meeting will take place in our usual venue of St Catherine's Argyle Church Halls on Beaufort Road/ Grange Road. The meeting will start at 7:30pm.

This will be our fourth meeting of 15/16.  The next meeting after this one will be 24 February 2016. 

All who live or work in the area are most welcome to attend 

A G E N D A

 1                  Sederunt and apologies

 2                  Draft Minutes of last meeting, 25 Nov 2015, and matters arising (not otherwise on Agenda)

·       Lovers Loan wall

·       Food sales trailer at Meadow Place

·       JGHS Pupil voice

 3                  Meadows & Bruntsfield Links: Update from Mike Shields

 4                  Police Report

Items for discussion

 5                  CC elections

 6                  review of Child Hospital services

 7                  Primary school capacity in S Edinburgh

 8                  JGHS sports hub

 9                  Planning:

·       Redevelopment of Darwin Building

·       New house on Thirlestane Road

For info:

10                  Treasurer's report

11                  Safe routes to JGPS

12                  Pedestrian crossing on Marchmont Road

13                  Music noise

14                  City Council Budget

15                  SESplan

16                  Meetings attended:

·       Neighbourhood Partnership

·       JGHS council

·       JGPS Council

17                  AOCB

Report on Options to Address Primary School Capacity and Accommodation Pressures in South Edinburgh published

The 'Outcome of the Consultation' report for the recent statutory consultation Options to Address Primary School Capacity and Accommodation Pressures in South Edinburgh has been published. 

This report will be considered at the Council meeting on 4 February 2016.  A note of the final decision made by elected representatives will be published at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/southedinburghschools.

City Council publish apology after events at local school

The City of Edinburgh Council have published an apology after events at a local school.

Agenda for MSCC meeting on We 25 November 2015 at 7:30pm

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Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold its monthly regular meeting on We 25 November 2015. 

[not 24th as originally posted- sorry]

The meeting will take place in our usual venue of St Catherine's Argyle Church Halls on Beaufort Road/ Grange Road. The meeting will start at 7:30pm.

This will be our third meeting of 15/16.  The next meeting after this one will be 27 January 2016. 

All who live or work in the area are most welcome to attend 

A G E N D A

 1                  Sederunt and apologies

 2                  Draft Minutes of last meeting, 28 Oct 2015 and matters arising (not otherwise on Agenda)

·       Lovers Loan wall

·       MSCC publicity on advertising drums

·       Replacement bus shelters at top of Marchmont Road

·       41 bus route

·       Live music

·       Planks at Sciennes School

·       Street closures at Sciennes School

 3                   Police Report

Items for discussion

 4                  Road crossings on route to James Gillespie’s Schools

 5                  Overflowing recycling bins

 6                  New planning applications

 7                  Edinburgh’s Budget Challenge

Items mainly for information

 8                  Christmas Tree Light Ceremony 2015

 9                  Treasurer’s report

10                  Community Council Development & Support Programme

11                  Reports of meetings

·       MABLAG

·       Royal Edinburgh/ Astley Ainslie hospital redevelopments

12                  AOCB

Statutory Consultation - Options to Address Primary School Capacity and Accommodation Pressures in South Edinburgh

A statutory consultation on Options to Address Primary School Capacity and Accommodation Pressures in South Edinburgh started on 24 August 2015 and will run until Tuesday 6 October 2015.

The options proposed in the statutory consultation have direct implications for James Gillespie’s, South Morningside, Bruntsfield and Tollcross Primary Schools. All of these primary schools align to either Boroughmuir High School or James Gillespie’s High School; however, the secondary catchment areas will not be affected by any of the options. The proposals will also have indirect implications for St Peter’s RC Primary School.

Further information including the full statutory consultation paper, background papers and an online questionnaire are available at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/southedinburghschools. Copies of the statutory consultation paper are available for inspection at the Council Offices at Waverley Court, at Morningside, Newington and Fountainbridge Libraries and at the schools affected by the proposals.

Four public meetings will be held in respect of the proposals at the venues, dates and times listed below: 

Venue	Date	Time
South Morningside Primary School	Thursday,  3 September 2015	6:30pm – 8:30pm
James Gillespie’s Primary School	Tuesday,   8 September 2015	6:30pm – 8:30pm
Bruntsfield Primary School	Tuesday, 22 September 2015	6:30pm – 8:30pm
St Peter’s RC Primary School	Tuesday, 29 September 2015	6:30pm – 8:30pm

During the consultation period, any views on this proposal should be sent to cf.propertyreview@edinburgh.gov.uk.   

Following the conclusion of the public consultation period a report on the Outcomes of the Consultation will be presented to the Council in February 2016 and the report will be made publicly available three weeks before the Council meeting. 

Agenda for monthly regular MSCC meeting on We 27 May 2015 at 7:30pm

Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold its monthly regular meeting on We 27 May 2015 immediately following the Annual General Meeting, which will start at 7:30pm.  

The meeting will take place in our usual venue of St Catherine's Argyle Church Halls on Beaufort Road/ Grange Road.

This will be our eighth meeting of 14/15.  We will continue our regular practice of meeting on the fourth Wednesday of the month until Jun 2015, and then take a break till Sep 2015.

All who live or work in the area are most welcome to attend 

A G E N D A

 1            Sederunt and apologies

 2               Draft Minutes of last meeting, 22 Apr 2015 and matters arising (not otherwise on Agenda)

·       Advertising vacancies on MSCC

·       Hope Terrace (parking in front gardens)

·       Redevelopment of Royal Hospital for Sick Children site

·       Lovers Loan wall

·       MSCC publicity on advertising drums

·       Recycling bin at Sciennes/ Tantallon

·       Revised planning brief for Astley Ainslie Hospital

 3             Police Report

·      Road Safety at JGPS

 4            Update on Meadows & Bruntsfield Links from Mike Shields 

             - Underbelly and Meadows

Items for discussion

 5            New planning applications

Items mainly for information

 6            Treasurer’s report

 7             Edinburgh Association of Community Councils

 8            Reports of meetings

·       JGPS Council

·       South Central NP Roads Capital Programme 2015/16

·       Grange Fair

 9            Traders’ Evening

10            Facebook page for Scottish Community Councillors

11            AOCB

12            Date of next meeting: 24 June 2015

All who live or work locally are welcome to attend

Public to be consulted on primary school pressures in south Edinburgh

A statutory consultation will begin in August 2015 to consider options to deal with primary school capacity and accommodation pressures in south Edinburgh.

The decision was agreed at a meeting of the Education, Children & Families Committee of City of Edinburgh Council on Tuesday 19 May after councillors discussed the Primary School Capacity Pressure in South Edinburgh report.

Agenda for MSCC meeting on We 22 Apr 2015 at 7:30pm

Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold its April meeting on We 22 Apr 2015, at 7:30pm.  

The meeting will take place in our usual venue of St Catherine's Argyle Church halls on Beaufort Road/ Grange Road. 

This will be our seventh meeting of 14/15.  We will continue our regular practice of meeting on the fourth Wednesday of the month until Jun 2015, and then take a break till Sep 2015.

All who live or work in the area are most welcome to attend 

A G E N D A

 1            Sederunt and apologies

 2            Draft Minutes of last meeting, 25 Mar 2015 and matters arising (not otherwise on Agenda)

·      Food recycling bins

·      Hope terrace (parking in front gardens)

·      Plans for Royal Hospital for Sick Children site

·      Lovers Loan wall

·      MSCC publicity on advertising drums

 3             Police Report

·      Road Safety at JGPS

 4            Update on Meadows & Bruntsfield Links from Mike Shields 

Items for discussion

 5            New planning applications

 6            Advertising vacancies on MSCC  

 7            Revised planning brief for Astley Ainslie prior to redevelopment

Items mainly for information

 9            Treasurer’s report

10            Gravestones in Grange Cemetery

11            Reports of meetings

12            Traders’ Evening

13            AOCB

14            Date of next meeting: 27 May 2015

Agenda for MSCC meeting on We 25 Mar 2015 at 7:30pm

Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold its March meeting on We 25 Mar 2015, at 7:30pm.  

The meeting will take place in our usual venue of St Catherine's Argyle Church halls on Beaufort Road/ Grange Road. 

This will be our sixth meeting of 14/15.  We will continue our regular practice of meeting on the fourth Wednesday of the month until Jun 2015, and then take a break till Sep 2015.

All who live or work in the area are most welcome to attend 

A G E N D A

 1            Sederunt and apologies

 2            Draft Minutes of last meeting, 25 Feb 2015 and matters arising (not otherwise on Agenda)

                ·      Food recycling bins

                ·       Objection to the planning application - timber siding at 31 Hatton Place

                ·      Events/ Marches/ Rentals

                ·      Plans for Royal Hospital for Sick Children site

 3             Police Report

 4            Update on Meadows from Mike Shields 

Items for discussion

 5            New planning applications

 6            Edinburgh Association of Community Councils  

 7            Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and SUSCOMS

 8            Astley Ainslie redevelopment

 9            Gravestones in Grange Cemetery

Items mainly for information

10             Treasurer’s report

11            Road safety outside JGPS (letter)

12            Reports of meetings

                 ·      James Gillespie’s Parent Council

                 ·      Neighbourhood Partnership

                 ·      Grange Association

13            Light-controlled crossing on Marchmont Road

14            AOCB

15            Date of next meeting: 22 April 2015