The next meeting of Leith Links Community Council will be on Monday, 26th November , in Leith Community Centre (Shore Room). Please remember the new start time is 6.30pm.
If you live in the Leith Links area, and have questions or concerns to discuss, we would be pleased to welcome you.
LLCC Minutes Draft Oct 2018-converted
The next meeting of the community council takes place on Monday, 26th November in Leith Community Centre at the earlier time of 6.30pm.
Agenda and Minutes of the last meeting in October will be posted soon.
As always we would be pleased to see you.
Leith info
Feniks is organising a networking meeting for Polish professionals working in support services in Edinburgh. 15th November, 10 am, St. Margarets House, Room g5
Language and lack of confidence can be barriers to accessing services for our clients. How to access to Polish speaking officers and learning about referral systems are essential to maintain good quality care and recovery for our service users. Especially in this changing and hostile environment, it is important to be up to date with the services in Edinburgh.
Please share this information with Polish workers/ colleagues. More details in attached leaflet (Polish language also)
Magda Czarnecka, Project Development Manager (part time, Monday- Friday)
m: 0788 544 2589
e: magda.czarnecka@feniks.org.uk
Feniks. Counselling, Personal Development and Support Services Ltd.
Charity no. SC039041
St Margaret’s House | 151 London Rd | Edinburgh | EH7 6AE
www.feniks.org.uk
www.facebook.com/Feniks.Support.Services
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Feniks is a charity providing psychological support to Central-East European Community (mainly Polish) in Edinburgh. We provide counselling and community development projects aiming to tackle social isolation within migrant community in Edinburgh.
Leith 100 -The War’s Over Event
Special
Commemoration
Service
to mark the Armistice of
the Great War 1914/18
Open invitation to all on The Shore,
in front of the Malmaison Hotel, Leith,
with Quintinshill 1915 Memorial Railway Carriage as focus
Saturday 10 November
Commencing at 13.30 hours – Service at 14.00 hours
Conducted by Revd. Iain May, attended by the Lord Provost, and supported by the citizens and families of Leith
Breaking News! Leith Links Community Council is pleased to announce that the Tram Design 2 Consultation has been extended from 28th October to 11 November. This gives everyone time to respond with their views –PLEASE FILL IN THE SURVEY if you live near the tram route, because it WILL affect you. This extension was requested by the coalition of community councils along the proposed tram route in Leith.
We also welcome that the final decision by the Council to go ahead with the tram extension, or not, has been put back to March 2019 (instead of 13 December 2018). This will allow for much-needed time to work on the many detailed questions that remain – not least, in our area, regarding Constitution Street. And all the arrangements needed during a 2 year construction period.
Trams Update – 23 October 2018
Councillors will make the decision on whether or not to proceed with the Trams to Newhaven project in March 2019.
Tenders for the project were received in early September and evaluations are ongoing.
The final stage in this process is to seek best and final offers from the bidders which will then be used to complete the Final Business Case for consideration by elected members.
It is important for the Council to have sufficient time to undertake due diligence and comprehensive evaluation of the final submissions and the Council has therefore decided to take extra time to allow this process to take place.
The Council has undertaken extensive consultation with residents and businesses in Leith and Newhaven to inform the final design of the proposed route and has proposed a £2.4m Support for Business package during the construction period.
You can view the Trams to Newhaven project designs and plans, which have been updated thanks to public feedback from consultation earlier in the summer, until Sunday 11 November on the Council’s Consultation Hub.
The next meeting of Leith Links Community Council will be on Monday, 29th October, in Leith Community Centre (Shore Room). Please remember the new start time is 6.30pm.
If you live in the Leith Links area, and have questions or concerns to discuss, we would be pleased to welcome you.
All previous Minutes are available here
The next meeting of Leith Links Community Council takes plave in Leith Community Centre on Monday , 29th October. Please remember the new start time is 6.30pm.
Agenda and minutes will follow soon but if you live in the Leith Links area and have concerns we would be pleased to see you.
Participatory Budgeting has been an important feature of community life in Leith for a number of years, with hundreds of members of community being actively involved local decision making. Leith Links Community Council is proud to have been involved with various Participatory Budgeting processes over recent years including Leith Decides, Community Links Fund and Leith Chooses.
Nationally there has been a concerted effort to encourage & develop Participatory Budgeting and there is now an opportunity for our community to be involved.
A PB Charter would set out clear principles which could be used by strategic managers, those involved in planning PB and by people attending PB events or voting online to ensure that positive outcomes are achieved, and that good quality democratic participation is promoted in every community.
The Charter would be a formal statement of values & principles which will ensure good quality PB in Scotland.
Examples of Leith focused Participatory Budgeting
Examples of Edinburgh based Participatory Budgeting
If you want to have your say on the proposed Tram extension you will be able to view the plans at Ocean Terminal next Saturday,13th October between 12 and 5pm.
This is your opportunity to comment on the latest plans.
Love it or hate it the final decision will be made later this year so make your voice heard.
I’ve attached plans for the section from Constitution Street to Ocean Terminal to get your vocal chords warmed up!
