Category: Leith Links Community Council
SOS Leith – read about sewage in the Water of Leith
At the recent February meeting of the Leith Links Community Council, we had an excellent guest speaker; Jim Jarvie of Save Our Shore (SOS) Leith. He explained in full detail the appalling situation about raw sewage being emptied regularly into the Water of Leith, and remaining there, trapped in the deep silt (as the river is no longer tidal). SOS Leith is campaigning to get Scottish Government, SEPA and Scottish Water to address this situation responsibly.
You can view the presentation here: Jim Jarvie SOS Leith talk
Leith Links Community Council is committed to supporting the work of SOS Leith in any way possible.
REMINDER – Leith Links Community Council meets LIVE, in-person today, Monday 27 February 2023, 6:30 pm.Duncan Place
The next meeting of the Leith Links Community Council will be held LIVE, in-person today, Monday 27 February 2023, at 6:30 pm.
We will meet in Duncan Place, at No. 4 Duncan Place, beside the Links.
As always, this meeting is open to interested members of the public. If you intend to come along in person or remotely, please email contact@leithlinkscc.org.uk to let us know. If you wish to try and join remotely, also please email to let us know, and we will send out a link between 2 and 6pm today.
Agenda for 27 February 2023 is here. We are looking forward to a presentation from Jim Jarvie of the Friends of the Water of Leith Basin (FOWL.b)
Last month’s Minutes are here: Minutes of the Leith Links Community Council meeting 30 January 2023. Also the presentation by Scottish Water & Veolia re Seafield sewage plant.
Next Meeting of Leith Links Community Council, IN-PERSON, 27th February, 6:30pm at Duncan Place
The next meeting of the Leith Links Community Council will be held on Monday 27 February 2023, at 6:30 pm.
Please note that this meeting will be LIVE and in-person, for the first time for a very long time. Hurrah! We will meet in Duncan Place, at No. 4 Duncan Place, beside the Links.
Agenda for 27 February 2023 is here. We are looking forward to a presentation from Jim Jarvie of the Friends of the Water of Leith Basin (FOWL.b)
Last month’s Minutes are here: Minutes of the Leith Links Community Council meeting 30 January 2023. Also the presentation by Scottish Water & Veolia re Seafield sewage plant.
As always, this meeting is open to interested members of the public. If you intend to come along in person, please email contact@leithlinkscc.org.uk so that we have an idea of numbers, for room booking purposes. If you wish to try and join remotely, also please email to let us know, and we will send out a link nearer the time.
Please note however that we do not have proper ‘broadcasting’ facilities, so we will be depending on a ‘swivelling laptop’ and possibly poor quality audio. This attempt at a ‘hybrid’ meeting is still somewhat at the experimental stage. If anyone has special knowledge of running such meetings, or has any relevant trechnical equipment to lend for this purpose, we’d like to hear from you, please!
If you have any items you wish to raise in discussion, please email these in in advance if possible.
Leith Local History Society, Tuesday, 21st February
After an absence of two years due to covid Leith Local History Society returns with a programme of talks over the next five months. Unfortunately numbers of people attending meetings have dropped as some members have moved on.
It would be great to see new faces so if you’re interested in finding about the history of the local area it would great to see you
The next meeting of the Leith Local History Society will be held on Tuesday, 21st February at 7.00pm in Leith Community Centre. The Talk will be by Ashleigh Thompson, City of Edinburgh Archivist who will tell us about new items added to the city collection
Best wishes
Jim Scanlon
Next Meeting of Leith Links Community Council, 30 January, 6:30pm online
The next meeting of the Leith Links Community Council will be held on Monday 30 January 2023, at 6:30 pm, online, via MS Teams.
Agenda for 30 January 2023 is here. We are experimenting with a new format whereby elected representatives and local residents can raise issues earlier in the meeting.
Last month’s Minutes are here: Minutes of the Leith Links Community Council meeting 28 November 2022
As always, this meeting is open to interested members of the public. If you wish to attend, please email contact@leithlinkscc.org.uk and you will be sent a link for the meeting (nearer the time). If you have any items you wish to raise, please email these in in advance if possible.
Leith Local History Society
After an absence of two years due to covid Leith Local History Society returns with a programme of talks over the next five months. Unfortunately numbers of people attending meetings have dropped as some members have moved on.
It would be great to see new faces so if you’re interested in finding about the history of the local area it would great to see you
The next meeting of the Leith Local History Society will be held on Tuesday 17 Jan. at 7.00pm in Leith Community Centre. The Talk will be – Old and New Leith a series of slides comparing how Leith has changed in the last 150 years.
Best wishes
Jim Scanlon
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all in our local community! We hope you had a good festive season. Looking forward to working for you in 2023. Keep an eye out for updates and ways to get involved in local matters this year.
What are your priorities for 2023? And what should be ours as your community council?
Let us know by emailing us at contact@leithlinkscc.org.uk
Communal Bin Hubs – have your say!
Communal Bin changes – tell the Council what you think by 18 December, via https://bit.ly/bin-hubs-survey
Do you use communal bins? Have you noticed the changes the Council has made recently to your bins? The Council has been creating ‘bin hubs’ providing new bins, more bins, some different bins and – they say – more frequent collections. In some places they have moved the location of the bins. The overall aim is to improve the amount of waste which can be recycled, though it is also expected to improve street cleanliness if bins are emptied more regularly, and overflow less.
The Council now wants to know what you think about these changes, and whether your recycling habits have been affected. A short online survey has been set up by the charity Changeworks (posters about it have been placed on the inside stairwell doors of over 500 buildings across 96 streets in the Leith area). Residents can access the survey by scanning the QR code on the poster or typing the web address (https://bit.ly/bin-hubs-survey) into a browser. (Anybody can participate and input their views, you don’t necessarily have to have a poster.)
Please use this chance to have your say – the deadline has been extended to 18th December
Survey questions cover communications about the changes and whether you think things like street cleanliness have improved as a result of the new bin hubs. The survey does not ask directly if you are happy with the location of the new communal bin hubs, but there is a ‘comments’ box that you can use to say what you think about where the Council chose to locate the bin hub. Is it in a sensible place that you can access easily? Is it too close to windows or doorways? Are there problems with noise, or smells, or parking? The Council did not consult people prior to installing them in Leith. If you are unhappy with the location of your bin hub, write the details into that comments box AND don’t hesitate to contact one of your Councillors and the local Community Council and we will see how we can help.
Tell your Councillors
If you miss completing this survey, or find it inaccessible, you could also contact any of your local Councillors about this issue and/or let the Community Council know your views – we would all love to know what you think about the changes. Contact details:
Elected City Councillors:
Cllr Chas Booth – chas.booth@edinburgh.gov.uk
Cllr Katrina Faccenda – Cllr.Katrina.Faccenda@edinburgh.gov.uk
Cllr Adam McVey – adam.mcvey@edinburgh.gov.uk
Leith Links Community Council – contact@leithlinkscc.org.uk
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The Council say they will share the findings of the Survey with us in the New Year. The Community Council also monitors the state of communal bins and suggest improvements. Any additional information or views from local residents is really helpful for us, to be able to represent your views and experiences of this important local service, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Next Meeting of Leith Links Community Council, 28 November, 6:30pm online
The next meeting of the Leith Links Community Council will be held on Monday 28 November 2022, at 6:30 pm, online, via MS Teams.
We were hoping to have a speaker from the City of Edinburgh Council to talk about the approaching Leith Controlled Parking Zone, but that will not happen this month, although they have promised to send us a ‘Briefing’ about the CPZ as soon as possible, which can be used to share information and raise questions and discussion, prior to a fuller discussion about it with a Council Officer at a future CC meeting. It remains to be seen whether this Briefing will arrive in time for our meeting next week
The Agenda for 28 November 2022 is here.
Last month’s Minutes are here: Minutes of the Leith Links Community Council meeting 31 October 2022
As always, this meeting is open to interested members of the public. If you wish to attend, please email contact@leithlinkscc.org.uk and you will be sent a link for the meeting (nearer the time).