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 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

Free compost available on 9 May at Sciennes School from noon

The Council is giving away free bags of compost made from resident’s recycled garden waste to mark the return of fortnightly garden waste collections and to thank residents for using the service. 

The event in the South neighbourhood is on Friday 9 May, at Sciennes Primary School from 12.05 until stocks run out.

Officers will be on hand to provide information about all our recycling services, and will have some food waste kitchen caddies and liners to give to those who need them.

How to get a calendar for recycling collections in Edinburgh...

Red and Blue Boxes 

Green, brown and food bins

Household rubbish collection: Download or order your 2014 collection calendars

http://www.nicolabarry.com/edinburgh-waste-collection/

...from the City of Edinburgh Council website...

If you would like to download a printable version of your household rubbish collection calendar for 2014, please put your street name into the directory search page and follow the instructions.

Please note that your collection day should stay exactly the same for 2014 as it was in 2013, so if your bins were collected on a Wednesday in 2013 then they will continue to be collected on a Wednesday.

If you are unable to download a copy online, or prefer to receive a hard copy, then just call us on 0131 529 3030 and we will send one to your address. You can receive a copy via email by sending your address to waste@edinburgh.gov.uk

Visit www.greenboxday.co.uk to check the collection days for blue and red recycling boxes.

Update on food waste recycling

The street bins have arrived for the food waste recycling scheme in Marchmont but the home caddys have been delayed apparently...