Agenda for MSCC meeting on We 26 Nov 2014 at 7:30pm

Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold its November meeting on 26 October 2014, 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 third meeting of 14/15.  There will be no meeting in December.  We will resume our regular practice of meeting on the fourth Wednesday of the month on 28 Jan 2015 (until Jun 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 Oct 2014 and matters arising (not otherwise on Agenda)

·      food recycling

·      MSCC leaflet

·      Cycle route consultation submission

·      Cemetery cheque

 3             Police Report

 4            Update on Meadows from Mike Shields 

Items for discussion

 5            New planning applications (?)

 6            Council Budget challenge

 7            Tarmac over setts

 8            Youth and criminal justice consultation

 9            HMO review

10           Christmas tree event preparations

11           Installation of new noticeboard

Items mainly for information

12            Update on Christmas tree lighting ceremony

13            Treasurer’s report

14            Reports of meetings

                        students in the community funding for projects

                        cycle routes/ CC liaison

15            Sciennes in pilot of school streets scheme

16            AOCB

17            Date of next meeting: 28 January 2015

Bin it and win it – student recycling campaign

The City of Edinburgh Council have launched a campaign to inform Edinburgh students about recycling and litter.  Students make up a significant proportion of our residents – there are more than 94,891 studying and living in Edinburgh.[1]

Although they are often are a transient population, students are a key group to engage about recycling to ensure that they know about services from the outset of their studying in Edinburgh. It's good to support their wish to have an active involvement in their community and help keep it clean, especially at the end of term time when the amount of waste collected increases as people move out of their accommodation.

The Council are running an online Facebook competition under the strap line of “bin itand win it”. Like the Facebook page and answer three easy questions on recycling to be in with the chance of winning. This competition is now live (from the 2nd of September) and will run until 18 October. 

For further info contact ryan.mcewan@edinburgh.gov.uk.

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[1] Across the four Universities in Edinburgh, during the year 2011/2012 there were 57,850 students enrolled. In the years 2010/2011 there was 37,041 students enrolled in Edinburgh Colleges. This totals over 94,891 students.

South Central Neighbourhood Partnership Meeting - 12 Dec 11 at 6pm

 The South Central Neighbourhood Partnership will meet in public on Monday 12 December 2011 at 6pm (till 8pm) in the Business Centre, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh.


For more information please contact: Margaret Campbell (Partnership Development Officer). The MSCC rep on the neighbourhood partnership is Alastair Philp.

The Agenda includes discussion of: 

• Demise of Southside Community Council
• Engagement meetings on the Council Budget Process
• Winter weather working together
• Astley Ainslie/ Royal Edinburgh Hospital redevelopment
• Sub groups progress
• Community grant applications
• Students in the Community event
• It's Good to Talk about Alcohol event

Papers are available:   

1. Go to Council Papers online 
2. Pick "South Central Neighbourhood Partnership" as committee name and "12 December 2011" as dates. 
3. Click "search"

updated: Students in the Community Event on Tu 1 Nov 2011 at Teviot Row House

updated: on Tu 1st not 2nd Nov! 6 for 6:30 till 9pm


The Edinburgh University Students Association (EUSA) extend an invitation to attend this year’s Students in the Community Event organised in conjunction with the South Central Neighbourhood Partnership.   Last year’s event was a big success which we hope to replicate but we can’t do it without you!

Please come along to Teviot House with your ideas for future community projects.   The Neighbourhood Partnership has ring-fenced a sum of money for this purpose – those attending on the night will decide how it should be spent

Registration is essential – please contact Sheona Lawson by Friday, 28^th October

Concert on Friday 26 Nov at 7pm: Edinburgh Revelation Rock-Gospel Choir

The Edinburgh Revelation Rock-Gospel Choir are organising a fundraising concert on Friday at 7pm in the Teviot Debating Hall of the Edinburgh University Students Association on Bristo Square. It is open to all.  All funds raised will go to the Bethancy Christian Trust.

Comment requested on Edinburgh Planning Guidance: Student Housing

Comments are invited on draft guidance prepared to support local plan policy dealing with purpose-built student accommodation. When approved in its final form it will be used by the Council to assess planning applications.  Please respond by 11 May 2010 to kenneth.bowes@edinburgh.gov.uk.

Student and other residents' perceptions of the communities they live in

Thomas Graham from Edinburgh University Students' Association presented research, commissioned from ibp Strategy & Research, on student and other residents' perceptions of the communities they live in at our last meeting. This has now been published.

AGM & results of students/residents survey

STUDENT/RESIDENTS SURVEY 

Edinburgh University Student Association commissioned a professional survey to explore the relationship of students and permanent residents. 

Hear the results at the community council meeting on Wednesday 10 June at 7.30pm at St Catherine Argyle Church Hall on Grange Road. 

This meeting will be preceded by the Annual General meeting of the Community Council which starts at 7pm.

What topics from Student Community Relations Survey of most interest?

At the next meeting of the Community Council on 10 Jun 09, Thomas Graham (President of Edinburgh University Students Association) will give a presentation drawing on the recent survey of students and other residents' experiences of living in Edinburgh communities (including Marchmont & Sciennes).

If you have particular issues that you would like him to comment on he would welcome advance warning so he can pull out the relevant data and asks that these be sent to him at external@eusa.ed.ac.uk.