Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council Election: nominations now open!

Nominations are now open (5-26 Sep) to become a member of Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council.   You can download a nomination form (PDF) here.   

  

If you would like to make a difference in your community then Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council are keen to attract new members.   

Find out more about Community Councils in general by visiting this website  http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/communitycouncils.

If you want to know more about Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council then explore this blog or contact the secretary, Alastair Philp, using the contact details to the right -->

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

Due to weather tomorrow's (Sa 5 Dec) Christmas Tree Lighting event will almost certainly be transferred indoors

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In view of forecast weather conditions, tomorrow's Christmas Tree Lighting event will almost certainly be transferred to the Church of the German Speaking Congregation on Chalmer's Crescent. 

The event will still include musical contributions from local schools and seasonal refreshments. 

Come along to the Church at 4pm

Join us to light the Marchmont & Sciennes Christmas tree 4pm on Sa 5 Dec

update 21:25 on Fr 4 Dec:  In view of forecast weather conditions, tomorrow's Christmas Tree Lighting event will almost certainly be transferred to the Church of the German Speaking Congregation on Chalmer's Crescent. 

The event will still include musical contributions from local schools and seasonal refreshments. 

Come along to the Church at 4pm

Join us to light the Marchmont & Sciennes Christmas tree on Saturday, 5th December @ 4.00 pm. The tree is outside Scotmid at the corner of Marchmont Crescent and Warrender Park Road.

Local residents will be carol singing with Sciennes Primary School Choir and backed by members of James Gillespie’s Brass Ensemble- and hopefully members of the James Gillespie’s Senior School Choir. Song sheets will be available.  

As is traditional the event will continue (c.4.30 pm) at the German-speaking Church Hall in Chalmers Crescent. 

Seasonal food and drink will be available. 

All welcome!

Article on MSCC in the Bruntsfield Links Magazine

Take a look at our article and Advert on p18-19 of the July Edition of the Bruntsfield Links Magazine.

The Community Council are looking for interested people to co-opt as new Community Councillors

See the contact details in the >>>>> right hand side column of this blog!

Vacancies on Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council

Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council has a few vacancies for those who would like to be co-opted.  

Community Councils are voluntary, statutory bodies made up of local residents. We exist to ascertain, co-ordinate and express the Marchmont & Sciennes community’s views to public bodies at every level, especially with the City of Edinburgh Council.

Issues we cover include:

Planning

Roads

Schools

Houses of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs)

Refuse/Recycling/Street cleaning

Licensing

Parks and Green Space

Anti-social behaviour

If you think you might be interested please get in touch (with no commitment!) with the secretary using the e-mail or telephone contact details in the right hand column of this infoblog.