Duncan Place are hosting a litter pick of Leith Links on Friday 22 April 2022 from 10am until 12noon. 
After the litter pick you’ll get a cuppa and a chance to pot your own lavender plant.
More information is on their Facebook page which you can go to by clicking here.
If you have any questions, contact Drew at drew.bain@duncanplace.org
We have been informed this week by City of Edinburgh Council that an application has been made for a Street Traders Licence in relation to a food & drinks unit on Leith Links.
Any person can make a representation with regards to the application but they must present that to City of Edinburgh Council by 3 May 2022. Leith Links Community Council will be submitting a representation, and should you have any comments which you feel should be considered as part of that representation please let us know in the comments area below. Please avoid only writing that you support or object to the application, please tell us why you object or support etc in the comments section below.
Below is a map of the location, and the formal notice of the application being considered.
Please note that we have published all the information relating to the application that we have been provided with.
We are hosting an online hustings on Tuesday 26 April 2022 from 18:30 on Zoom.
This is an opportunity for you to ask questions of the candidates and hear their responses, which may help you to get to know them a little better and perhaps help you decide on your voting intention.
All candidates have been invited to attend, the candidates standing in this election are;
The hustings will be chaired by Jim Scanlon MBE, Chairperson of Leith Links Community Council.
We expect all participants to conduct themselves in a dignified manner being respectful to all those participating. The Chairperson has the authority, if required, to remove any persons from the meeting.
When booking a ticket please note that the Zoom link will be sent to you on Tuesday 26 April 2022 between 12noon & 5pm. Please be sure to check your inbox and your spam/junk folders.
Questions can be asked in advance by being added to the comments section below.
Refurbishment work is currently underway to prepare to the Leith Links Boules Court for an upcoming re-launch.
The boules court which is located next to the Leith Links Tennis Courts will shortly be suitable for use. The court is fenced in and we hope to be able to add proper signage, playing guidance, and seating shortly.
Work is currently underway to clear & level the court, before the dressed top surface layer is added. However, the court has been getting used over recent years as a place for people to take their dogs which is damaging the court whilst refurbishment is taking place. We do think this is partly due to there being no signage on the gates or railings to let people know what the court is for. So until we get some new signage we have added some temporary signage to the court to let people know what is going on. Whilst the refurbishment works are taking place we would kindly ask that people do not use the boules court.
To help re-launch the Leith Links Boules Court we will shortly be arranging some mini events including taster sessions for those who want to get involved. Boules is a great game that is accessible for people of all ages and experience.
We’ll keep you updated as works progress.
Would you like to influence who gets elected to the City of Edinburgh Council, and which individuals and political parties ‘run’ our city?
Are you registered to vote? Would you like a postal vote?
Find out here all about the upcoming elections, and how to take part;
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/13444/notice-of-local-government-election-published
The next meeting of the Leith Links Community Council will be held on Monday 28th March at 6:30pm, online (Microsoft Teams)
Papers for the meeting can be found here:
2. Minutes February 2022 (draft until adopted)
As always, our meetings are open to interested members of the public. If you wish to attend, please email contact@leithlinkscc.org.uk and you will be sent an invitation / link for the meeting.
Living Rent have organised a meeting for citizens living in the Salamander Place area, which will be held in The Bullfinch (on Bath Street) on Thursday 10 March 2022 from 18:30.
Despite the ongoing Covid-19 global pandemic it is expected that that planned Scottish local government elections due to be held in May 2022 will proceed, based on the current Covid-19 situation.
We are therefore pleased to let you all know that we will (once again) be holding an election hustings in the lead up to polling day on Thursday 5 May 2022.
The hustings will be held online, and you will be able to submit questions. We’ll publish more information nearer the time.
Not everyone can lay their hands on a paper copy of The Leither magazine, each month.
Here, therefore is a digital copy of an important article by Councillor Gordon Munro about the significant public assets that belong to Leith in law (Edinburgh Boundaries Extension and Tramways Act 1920). For example, the old Town Hall, now the Police Station, and the libraries.
https://www.leithermagazine.com/leither142feat/debts-to-leith
He suggests that Leithers need to be vigilant about protecting and maintaining possession of these public assets. Noted, Councillor Munro, noted!
https://www.leithermagazine.com/leither142feat/debts-to-leith
If any local residents in the Leith Links area have concerns about the new bin hubs being rolled out currently, please get in touch (contact@leithlinkscc.org.uk) as soon as possible.
At our recent meeting we were told by the Council official responsible that although rollout of the hubs had been delayed, they would be taking place over the next few weeks. You may see painting on the kerb showing locations, and chrome bars being installed (to corral the bins) and some old bins may disappear.
Unfortunately, there does not seem to have been communication with local residents, so some of you may be surprised or perturbed by the new set-up. Please let us know and we will pass on your concerns, and try to keep you ‘in the loop’ if we can get replies from the Council.
