Annual Report 2025-2026, Leith Links Community Council

28th June 2026

Following our recent AGM, we are pleased to publish here our Annual Report for the past year.

To update you, the current Community Council line-up is as follows:

The current Community Council members are:

Abigail Cunningham (Co-Chair, Parks & Greenspaces)
Avril Ewing (Living Rent rep)
Aric Gilinsky (Treasurer and Engagement Officer)
Angus Hardie (Co-Chair, Seafield Master Plan)
Barbara Kerr (Leith Festival rep)
Aimee McInnes
Andrew Mackenzie (CCTT)
Sally Millar (Secretary)
Teresa Perchard (Planning, Bins)
Jim Scanlon (Seafield Sewage)
Eileen Simpson (Seafield Sewage)

Since the most recent CC election (March 2025), our long-standing Chair Person Jim Scanlon MBE has stepped back from the role of Chair due to family pressures (though happily he continues as a Community Council member). Jim is endlessly loyal, determined and very experienced, and has made a massive contribution to the community over the many years, for which we thank him most sincerely.

Sadly, we also recently ‘lost’ another long standing and hard-working CC member, ex Treasurer and Vice-Chair Gail Clapton, who moved out of the area. Both were presented with small thank you gifts.