Agenda for MSCC meeting on We 28 May 2014 at around 8pm (after AGM)

Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold its normal May meeting on 28 May 2014, immediately after the Annual General Meeting of the Community Council. 

The AGM will start at 7:30pm and is expected to finish around 8pm.  

Both meetings 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 13/14.  The last meeting of 13/14 will be on 24 June 2014 at 7:30pm.  We will then take a break until 23rd September when our regular practice of meeting on the fourth Wednesday of the month will resume (unless the AGM decides to vary this).

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

A G E N D A

 1            Sederunt and apologies

 2               Minutes of last meeting, 23 April 2014

 3               Matters arising from the minutes 

·            Marchmont Crescent Noticeboard/ possible relocation to Scotmid

·            Jawbones removal/refurbishment

·            Pavement repairs

·            Promotional literature

·            Laminated signs at door

 4            Police Report

·       Vandalism of, and graffiti on, local businesses

Items for discussion

 5             Statutory notices and shared repairs

 6            Events Manifesto: FOMBL deputation/ petition

 7              Treasurer’s Report 

 8            Response to Stockbridge/ Inverleith CC inquiry about why we did/didn't sign the planning concordat

Items mainly for information

 9              Planning matters

·            Local planning applications

10             Changes to the 41 bus

11            AOCB

12            Date of next meeting: 24 June 2014 

Notice of Annual General Meeting of Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council: 7:30pm on We 28 May

Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold its Annual General meeting on 22 May 2013 at 7:30pm, in our usual venue of St Catherine's Argyle Church halls. 

The AGM will be followed (around 8pm) by our regular May meeting. 

A G E N D A (for AGM)

 1  Sederunt and apologies

 2  Minutes of the last AGM  22.5.2013

 3  Matters arising from the minutes of the last AGM

 4   Annual Report - chair  (Brian Gilmore – In Absentia)

 5   Annual Report  - Secretary  (Alastair Philp)

 6   Annual Report - Treasurer, (Alison Service, delivered in absentia) Page 1 Page 2

 7  Co-option of members

 8  Demit of Office - bearers and election of Office- bearers

 9  Date of next AGM

10 Ordinary meeting dates for 2014-15

11 AOCB

Meadows Festival - 7th & 8th June 2014

Meadows Festival - Edinburgh's free volunteer-run music & community festival, 7th & 8th June 2014 

New content at the FOMBL website

Friends of the Meadows and Bruntsfield Links have updated their website with details of upcoming events and current activities.

Invitation to Carlton Cricket Club

The new cricket season is underway at Carlton Cricket Club in Grange Loan and, as always, the club is keen to welcome neighbours and members of the local community to the club.

There are matches played at the ground every Saturday and Sunday afternoon until early September. With the bar open and afternoon teas available, and the Carlton hill providing a natural and often sunny vantage point, there is no better way of spending a relaxing afternoon enjoying a game of cricket. Please feel free to drop in and have a look round on match days - you`ll be made very welcome. You could also consider becoming a non-playing member.

More details, including a list of fixtures, can be found on the club`s web site.

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.

Brian Harris to be rewarded for his hard work at the Green Banana

As the Evening News relates Brian Harris will be presented with a certificate on May 13th at 10:30 after being “highly commended” in the Civic Champion section of the Scottish Civic Trust annual My Place Awards.

Thank you Brian for all your hard work on this, and in previous community roles!

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

Red and Blue Boxes 

Green, brown and food bins

Agenda for MSCC meeting on We 23 April 2014 at 19:30

Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold its April meeting on 23 April 2014 at 7:30pm, in our usual venue of St Catherine's Argyle Church halls on Beaufort Road/ Grange Road. 

This will be our seventh meeting of 13/14.  Further meetings will be on the fourth Wednesday of May (AGM) and June 2014.

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, 26 Mar 2014 (amended following the meeting)

 3               Matters arising from the minutes 

·            Marchmont Crescent Noticeboard/ possible relocation to Scotmid

·            Jawbones removal/refurbishment

 4            Police Report

Items for discussion

 5             Statutory notices: plan for future meeting (who to invite)

 6              Treasurer’sReport

Items mainly for information

 7              Planning matters

·            Local planning applications

 8            Capital Roads Programme meeting

 9            Grange Fair 11 May

10.             Joint Community Council meeting with NHS Lothian

11            AOCB

12            Date of next meeting: 28 May 2014 (AGM)

All who live or work locally are welcome to attend

MSCC is online at: http://marchmontandsciennes.blogspot.com

When to put out your red and blue recycling boxes...

Calendars for red and blue box recycling collections are going online this year. 

In recognition of the fact that more people have access to the web, and to help drive down the amount of paper and costs involved with distributing more than 140,000 calendars each year, the Council currently only offer the refuse, garden and food waste calendar online, and the new red and blue box calendar is now online too. In addition, they offer a link on their website to Green Box Day so that residents can get reminders of their next collection for garden waste and red and blue boxes.

Calendars have been posted this week but only to those to those residents that received help with their collections (called an assisted collection).  But anyone who still wishes to have a paper copy of the calendar, can contact the Council by calling 0131 529 3030.

There is a directory for the red and blue boxes at http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/redandblueboxdays, which lists the collection dates, and there will be a calendar linked to this that residents can download by Wednesday next week.

Map of where you can barbecue on the Meadows and Bruntsfield Links (and where you shouldn't)

click on the map to see a larger version

Grange Fair on 11 May: Can you help?

BBC2 Series: The Great Interior Design Challenge

Live in Marchmont? Want to be on TV, and have a home-swap holiday

BBC One are looking for people who live in interesting homes in Marchmont and across Edinburgh and would be happy to try a home swap holiday for a new TV series.

Do you live in an interesting home you’d be happy to swap with someone elsewhere in the UK for a short break?

It could be anything from a charming cottage, a period house, to a modern apartment!

IF SO THEN GET IN TOUCH NOW!

For an application form please email Kieran.mccarthy@bbc.co.uk with your contact details

Agenda for MSCC meeting on We 26 March 2014 at 19:30

Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold its March meeting on 26 March 2014 at 7:30pm, in our usual venue of St Catherine's Argyle Church halls on Beaufort Road/ Grange Road. 

This will be our sixth meeting of 13/14.  Further meetings will be on the fourth Wednesday of April, May and June 2014.

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, 26 Feb 2014

 3            Matters arising from the minutes 

·            Marchmont Crescent Noticeboard/ possible relocation to Scotmid

·            Jawbones removal/refurbishment

·            Trees and bench

·            Crossing of Kilgraston Road at Dick Place

·            Flooding outside Earl of Marchmont

·            Edinburgh Planning Concordat 2013

·            Time to respond to major planning applications

·            Events on the Meadows

4            Police Report

Items for discussion

 5           Meadows and Bruntsfield links: ranger hours and short hole golf

 6           Grange Conservation Area Character Appraisal

 7           Marchmont Playgroup

 8           Statutory notices: plan for future meeting (who to invite)

 9           Treasurer’sReport

10          Assembling Agenda for April meeting

11.         Waste Collection leaflets

Items mainly for information

12           Planning matters

·            Local planning applications

·            Local Development Plan Engagement Workshop

13           South Central Neighbourhood Partnership

14.          Pavement Repairs

15           AOCB

16           Date of next meeting: 23 April 2014

Spokes Spring Public Meeting on Mo 24 Mar at 7:30 at Augustine Church on George IV Bridge

Closure of Warrender Park Road/ Marchmont Street Junction (from 3 to 30 March)

A Temporary road restriction and traffic regulation has been circulated informing us that Warrender Park Road and Marchmont Street will be closed at their junction with one another (and diversions will be in place) from 3 to 30 March 2014. 

This is to allow a new sewer connection.

A Plan is available showing the affected area and the diversion routes.

Agenda for MSCC meeting on We 26 February 2014 at 19:30

Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold its February meeting on 26 February 2014 at 7:30pm, in our usual venue of St Catherine's Argyle Church halls on Beaufort Road/ Grange Road. 

This will be our fifth meeting of 13/14.  Further meetings will be on the fourth Wednesday of March, April, May and June 2014.

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

A G E N D A

 1            Sederunt and apologies

 2            Minutes of last meeting, 22 Jan 2014 (revised following meeting on 26 Feb)

 3            Matters arising from the minutes 

·            Marchmont Crescent Noticeboard/ possible relocation to Scotmid/ Community Grant application?

·            Jawbones removal/refurbishment

·            Trees and bench

·            Local Development Plan Engagement Workshop

·            Crossing of Kilgraston Road at Dick Place

·            Flooding outside Earl of Marchmont

·            Community Empowerment Consultation response

·            Christmas Tree collection

·            Time to respond to major planning applications

4            Police Report

Items for discussion

 5             Events on the Meadows

 6             South Central Neighbourhood Partnership - 2014-2017 Local Community Plan

 7             Treasurer’s Report

 8             Edinburgh Planning Concordat 2013

 9             Local Development Plan Engagement Workshop

Items mainly for information

10              Planning matters

·            Local planning applications

11              Publicity: Meadows Directory

12             AOCB
                - Network Rail
                - Statutory Notices & Communal Repairs
                - MABLAG report
                - W Pk Rd closed at March St
                - Beat Doorstep Crime
                - Students in the Community event

13            Date of next meeting: 26 March 2014

Speak up Speak out about keeping safe online and on your phone

The harmful effects of cyber bullying and “sexting” are being highlighted by the latest phase of the Speak up Speak out public protection campaign. The campaign launched on Tuesday 11 February, to coincide with Safer Internet Day 2014.

It’s the fourth in a series of campaigns by the City of Edinburgh Council, Police Scotland and NHS Lothian highlighting public protection issues. This phase focuses on keeping safe online and on your phone. It’s a topic relevant to everyone but particularly to:

•        children (spotlighting the issues of cyber bullying and sexting)
•        parents/carers (for advice on how to keep children safe online)
•        vulnerable adults
•        older people
•        domestic abuse situations.

To coincide with Safer Internet Day, Police Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council have arranged a series of events in schools, community venues and libraries across the city.  In addition, a range of posters will be seen in venues across Edinburgh to spotlight the main issues and directing people to these contact points for help:

•       ChildLine (0800 1111) or ParentLine Scotland (08000 28 22 33)
•       ThinkUKnow
•        GetSafeOnline
•       Saferinternet
•       edinburgh.gov.uk
•        Social Care Direct, The City of Edinburgh Council’s social work service (0131 200 2324).

A radio advert will be aired on Forth One and Two for one week from Tuesday 11 February and a series of child-friendly posters have been developed for primary and secondary schools.

If you’d like to hear more about the campaign or would like some campaign posters, please contact ann.duff@edinburgh.gov.uk