Agenda and other papers for meeting of South Central Neighbourhood Partnership on Mo 5 Sep 2016

The Agenda and other papers (PDF) for the meeting of the South Central Neighbourhood Partnership on Mo 5 Sep 2016 are now available.

The meeting will be held in the Business Centre at the City Chambers on the High Street at 6.00 pm.   Residents of the South Central area (that includes both Marchmont and Sciennes) are welcome to come along.

You can find out more about the SCNP on their web site.

Coming soon! Community Council elections will be held this autumn

The Community Council elections will be held this autumn.   

Nominations open on 5^th September 

UPDATE: 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 -->

Dinner Down Memory Lane, in aid of Marie Curie, in Sep or Oct

Dinner Down Memory Lane launches this month and allows supporters to host a retro dinner party in aid of Marie Curie throughout September and October. 

For more information contact fiona.bushby@mariecurie.org.uk

event: Celebrating Diversity in Community Councils. on Th 11 Aug at 6pm

You are invited to an event: Celebrating Diversity in Community Councils. Date & time: Thursday, 11 August 2016, 6.00pm – 8.30pm

Venue: Royston Wardieburn Community Centre, 11 Pilton Drive North, Edinburgh EH5 1NF

The key aim of the event is to increase the representation of BME communities in community councils and  it's hosted jointly by ELREC- Diversity in Public Life project and the Granton & District Community Council.

Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) has been working on a Diversity in Public Life project since last year, aiming to increase the participation of the BME community in public life and in the democratic process. 

The project works with diverse communities and  is funded by the Scottish Government. 

Under this project, a special scheme, Public Life Champion (PLC) has been launched to provide advice, training and mentoring to BME individuals who live/work across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Community council 3-yearly elections will take place in Sept-Oct 2016. The event will provide useful information (i.e.: nomination/registration process) and practical advice for those who are interested to stand for election as a community councillor. This event will also help establish a link between community councillors and the prospective BME candidates.

If you are interested to represent the views of your local community to the local authority and other public bodies, then joining the community council would be an ideal vehicle as well as an entry point to get into public life. Please see details about: what is community council ?

The event is open to BME residents living across Edinburgh & Lothians and to community council members. Tea/Coffee and refreshments will be provided. Booking is required to give us an estimate for the catering service. Please let us know if you have any special requirements. 

To book your place online, please click here.  For more information, please contact us by email: publiclife@elrec.org.uk or Tel: 0131 556 0441

Plans for redevelopment of the existing Royal Hospital for Sick Children site

We are currently setting up a meeting with NHS Lothian to explore plans for redevelopment of the existing Royal Hospital for Sick Children site, when the hospital moves next year to Little France.

Will post brief updates here as we have them.

Edinburgh 20mph Speed Limits - Go Live

 From Sunday 31 July, the legal speed limit in streets across much of Edinburgh’s city centre and rural west area went down to 20mph, the first phase in a planned rollout of lower speeds across the Capital.

The new speed limits are designed to increase safety for all road users in Edinburgh as well as creating a calmer, more people-friendly environment in shopping and residential streets.  A network of key arterial roads across the city will be retained at 30mph and 40mph, resulting in a modest impact on journey times overall.

A phased 20mph rollout between now and early 2018 brings to fruition many years of planning and public consultation and the network has been designed in line with robust criteria in partnership with key stakeholders such as Police Scotland and Lothian Buses.

Police Scotland will enforce the new limit, focusing on areas where particularly high levels of contraventions are recorded. Anyone caught breaching the limit risks a £100 fixed penalty and three penalty points on their licence.

Sunday’s Phase 1 ‘go live’ marked the start of sharing these benefits right across the Capital.  Further information and a detailed map of the 20mph network is available at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/20mph or visit www.facebook.com/edin20mph.   

Timetable for implementation

Zone	Area	Speed limit applies from
One	City Centre and Rural West (South Queensferry, Kirkliston, Ratho, Currie and Balerno)	31 July 2016
Two	North	28 February 2017
Three	South Central/East	28 February 2017
Four	North West	31 July 2017
Five	West	31 July 2017
Six	South	31 January 2018

Entries now open (till end Sep) for Pentlands Inspiration competition.

Entries now open (till end Sep) for Pentlands Inspiration competition.

CBBC family event to promote reading, writing and storytelling - Craigmillar Library 16 & 17 July

CBBC and BBC Learning are partnering with Craigmillar Library to run a family event to promote reading, writing and storytelling. 

It's on Sat 16 and Sun 17 July 2016

MSCC meeting (including AGM) this Wed (22nd) at 7:30pm

The MSCC AGM will be incorporated into the June meeting. 

Starts at 7:30pm at St Catherine's Argyle Church Hall.

Marie Curie Hospice Summer Fete will be on Sat 23 July at 2pm

Marie Curie Hospice Summer Fete will take place on Saturday 23rd July, 2-4pm

Review of paediatric inpatient services in Lothian

A review of Lothian Paediatric Inpatient Services by the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health was recently conducted.  

This expert review has concluded that inpatient children’s services should be retained on two sites in Lothian - St John’s Hospital (SJH) and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (RHSC).

NHS Lothian board members will meet next week (Wednesday) to agree how the recommendations will be translated into actions within the service to ensure a safe, effective and sustainable service for the children of Lothian.

Agenda for MSCC meeting (including AGM) on We 22 June 2016 at 7:30pm

Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold both its Annual General Meeting, and its monthly regular meeting on We 22 June 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 ninth meeting of 15/16.  The next meeting after this one will be We 28 September 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 May 2016, and matters arising (not otherwise on Agenda)

·     Pedestrian route on Beaufort Road

·     Xmas lights

·     Public toilets

·     Pothole patching

·     Marchmont & Sciennes Trader’s Funds

 3                  Police Report

 4                  Meadows & Bruntsfield Links:

·     Update from Mike Shields

·     Arrangements to replace MABLAG

·     Naming of paths

·     Floodlights at tennis courts

Items for AGM

A1            Approve Note of last year's AGM  

A2            Matters arising from the AGM minutes

A3            Annual Report - chair  (Brian Gilmore) - written report to be tabled 

A4             Annual Report  - Secretary  (Alastair Philp) 

A5              Annual Report and presentation of audited accounts - Treasurer (Alison Service) 

A6              Co-option of members 

A7             Demit of Office - bearers and temporary re-election (until autumn CC election) of Office- bearers 

A8            Date of next AGM 

A9              Ordinary meeting dates for 2016-17 

A10              AOCB 

Items for discussion

5                  Planning applications

                  - Tree removed from Marchmont Road Garden

            -  Planning Concordat revision

6            Planters at foot of Marchmont Road

For info:

7                  Treasurer's report

8                  Meetings attended

                  - South Central Neighbourhood Partnership

                  - Meadows Festival

9                  AOCB

10                  Date of next meeting: 28 September 2016

Chance to comment: Major events in Edinburgh parks

The City of Edinburgh Council’s (CEC) aim is to provide a programmed approach to hosting major events in public parks, so as a trial in 2015 a competitive tender was published for a large event to be held in The Meadows during the Edinburgh Festival.  

Following this initiative, for 2017 CEC is proposing to re-tender The Meadows along with other events for up to three successive years.

What are the benefits?

• Event applications can be scored on the quality (both physical and cultural) of the event
• The market rate of rental can be achieved for each venue
• A more transparent and fairer process for all potential suppliers
• It offers suppliers of events the security of longer term leasing arrangements

The Council would like to hear feedback (by 29 June 2016) on these proposals from local stakeholders including community groups, local residents, businesses and park users. 

Where appropriate, this feedback will be used to shape future plans and specifications for these events.  It is proposed that from 2017 the following spaces be subject to a competitive tender process:

• Inverleith Park - A Family Friendly Cultural Event (for example, a Food/Beer/Wine Festival) – 8 days in August (inclusive of set up and breakdown)
• The Meadows – A Family Friendly Fringe Event/Venue August 2017 - 23 days plus set up/breakdown time
• West Princes Street Gardens - The Red Blaise Events Area, Family Friendly Fringe Event/Venue 2017 – 1 month (inclusive of set up and breakdown)
• West Princes Street Gardens - A Family Friendly Cultural Event (for example, a Food/Beer/Wine Festival) – 10 days in October (inclusive of set up and breakdown)

South Central Neighbourhood Partnership meets in public next Monday evening

The next meeting of the South Central Neighbourhood Partnership is on Monday, 13 June, at 6.00 pm in the Business Centre, City Chambers.

These meetings are held in public and local people are encouraged to attend.

Matters to be discussed include: 

• Parks Events Tender Consultation
• Meadows & Bruntsfield Links Advisory Group (MABLAG)
• South Centra£ Decides – Report by Neighbourhood Manager
• Community Council Support
• Community Grants Fund Applications

You can view and/or download the papers from the Neighbourhood Partnership website.

Edinburgh 20mph Speed Limits – first signs and lines going down

Edinburgh is the first city in Scotland implementing a citywide 20mph network. The new limit aims to reduce the risk and severity of road collisions, encourage travel on foot and by bike and help make the city’s streets more people-friendly.

The phased roll out of the 20mph network is planned over 18 months between June 2016 and February 2018. The city centre and rural west Edinburgh form the first phase, with the installation of signs and lines commencing at the beginning of June.  Work is scheduled to take 8 – 10 weeks, with minimal disruption expected. The new speed limit for this phase becomes effective on 31 July 2016. 

Approximately 50% of Edinburgh’s residential streets are already in 20mph zones. The project extends the 20mph speed limit to the city centre, main shopping streets and residential areas while retaining a strategic network of roads at 30mph and 40mph. View a map of the 20mph network and implementation timetable at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/20mph.

Large 20mph signs will define the entrance and exit of a 20mph area where the speed limit changes, followed by smaller repeater signs or road markings with speed limit roundels. Quick drying paint, with a traffic cone system will be used to install roundels at night.

Police Scotland support lower speeds across the city and are working with the Council to achieve this. Other partners including NHS Lothian, Lothian Buses, Living Streets, Spokes and Neighbourhood Partnerships are working with the Council to deliver the strategy. A high level of publicity and awareness raising is scheduled around the time when the schools return in August and in September 2016.

Myplace Edinburgh: add a photograph of a favourite Edinburgh place & say what makes it special

City of Edinburgh Libraries and the planning and transport service are running a competition Myplace: Edinburgh, as part of Edinburgh’s contribution to activities for Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design 2016.

Between 1 June – 10 July 2016 participants are encouraged to add a photograph of their favourite Edinburgh place to Edinburgh Collected  and say what makes it special to them.  

Friends of the Meadows and Bruntsfield Links will hold their Summer meeting and AGM on 17th June 2016

Next meeting of MSCC (including the AGM) will be on Wed 22 June

Are you planning to vote in the EU referendum?

To vote in the EU referendum on 23 June 2016, you must be

• registered to vote
• 18 years of age or over on polling day
• a British citizen, a qualifying Commonwealth citizen, or a registered British overseas citizen (last registered at an address in the UK within 15 years).

Register to vote(external link) on the GOV.UK website

If you can't use the form, you can register by calling the Electoral Registration Office on 0131 344 2500.

Agenda for MSCC meeting on We 25 May 2016 at 7:30pm

Marchmont & Sciennes Community Council will hold its monthly regular meeting on We 25 May 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 eighth meeting of 15/16.  The next meeting after this one will be We 22 Jun 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, 27 April 2016, and matters arising (not otherwise on Agenda)

·     Pedestrian route on Beaufort Road

·     Objection to planning application at Thirlestane Lane

·     Xmas lights

·     Public toilets

·     Pothole patching

 3                  Meadows & Bruntsfield Links:

·     Update from Mike Shields

·     MABLAG report

·     Comments on Meadows Mgmt Plan 'Aims & Objectives'

·     Naming of paths

·     Floodlights at tennis courts

 4                  Police Report

 5                  Presentation (20 min): Health in Mind projects

Items for discussion

 6                  Leaflet delivery

 7                  Planning applications

 8                  JGHS (capacity & catchment)

 9                  Meadows Festival stall staffing

10                  Late hours catering policy

For info:

11                  Treasurer's report

12                  Meetings attended

13                  AOCB

14                  Date of next meeting: 22 June 2016