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Hello Leith Links Residents
Please find attached an electronic copy of the 2015 LLRA Newsletter – and please do READ it – it’s short and very much to the point.

Remionder – the AGM of the LLRA will be held on Tuesday 24 November 2015 at 7pm in the Cricket Club on the north side of the East Links – a short meeting but a great chance to also meet some other local residents and have a drink and a chat.

We’ll be very happy to welcome both members and non/hopefully soon to become members. (It’s only £10 for life to join!)

A special plea to those who are members of the Cricket Club – PLEASE come on 24rth, as we need your membership in order to sign in others to the Club!

LLRA newsletter 2015

Hello

We have arranged a joint effort with the WoL Conservation Trust  on the Sunday 22nd November 2015 to clear the walkways of rubbish.

We hope you will come and join in to help to keep the walkways nice to walk and cycle along.

We are meeting as usual in Coalie Park – 1030am – 1pm, if you’re not sure were that is have a look at this map

http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=326613&Y=676475&A=Y&Z=106

Hope to see you there

Further to the upgrade of the Foot of the Walk junction layout, completed in June, MacLay Civil Engineering are to install inductive loop traffic detectors (vehicle detection loops) for the new signals at the junction. Whilst the junction is operating effectively, the installation of the loops will further improve this  by automatically adjusting the timings of the signal phases when necessary, depending on vehicle numbers.

 The addition of the detectors is scheduled to start on Monday 2 November and is expected to take around 3 to 4 days to complete depending on progress. Temporary traffic management arrangements will be in place during this period involving 4-way temporary lights incorporating the pedestrian crossings on all legs of the junction. This same arrangement was used earlier in the summer during the initial commissioning, for a short time, when a power supply problem prevented them from being switched on. Contractors will also use these upcoming arrangements to carry out work to a utilities chamber cover in the carriageway at the same time.

 Traffic management details:

·         Working times are to be from 0930hrs to 1530hrs each day

·         The temporary signals will be manually operated when they are in operation

·         The permanent signals will be in operation at all other times

·         Advance warning signage is to be erected a week in advance of the work commencing.

 The temporary arrangements will inevitably result in some disruption and longer waiting times at the junction over this time for some but the contractors will be looking to get the work completed as quickly as possible in order to ensure this is kept to a minimum. Stakeholders, however, may want to inform customers, delivery companies, family, or friends who will be travelling in the area during these days in advance so they can alter their journey planning if required.

The next meeting of Leith Links Community Council will take place on Monday, 26th October.

The meeting will start at 7pm in Leith Community Centre, New Kirkgate.

As always all welcome

LLCC Sept 2015 Minutes , AGENDA 261015

Leith Programme Phase 4 – Pilrig Street to McDonald Road – Draft Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) and Redetermination Order (RSO)

 As part of our regular update series, we would like to inform you that the draft TRO and RSO for the next phase of the Leith Programme, Pilrig Street to McDonald Road, will be formally advertised, a week today, on Tuesday 20 October. TROs set out all restrictions on a road including where yellow lines, parking places, and bus lanes are to be located, while RSOs designate areas of the street as carriageway, footway or cycle path.

As part of the ongoing Leith Programme, various changes will be proposed for this next section of the works including:

·         Changes to waiting, loading and stopping restrictions

           Changes to bus lanes and bus stops

·         Changes to disabled bays

·         Introducing segregated cycling facilities in both directions on Leith Walk

·         Storing communal domestic waste bins in dedicated spaces in lay-bys

·         Introducing a no entry restriction to Iona Street from Leith Walk (except for cyclists)

Introducing a number of 60 minute maximum stay parking bays and loading bays in Albert Street

 The Orders will be advertised in accordance with statutory requirements and details will be viewable on the Council’s website or in person at The City Chambers on the High Street. Over and above the statutory requirements, letters will also go out to all those in the immediately impacted section and surrounds to inform residents and businesses of the proposals. The period for submitting comments and/or objections will run for four weeks from Tuesday 20 October to Tuesday 17 November and full details of how to do this can be viewed on the Council’s website at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/trafficorders.

 We are aware that the draft TRO/RSO documents for Phase 4 were available in the public domain earlier today due to drafts being uploaded on our main website in advance of the formal advertising process. Due to the number of TROs our Transport Section deals with, this advance uploading is a normal procedure. Please be aware that these documents will not be fully visible on the Traffic Orders web page until Tuesday 20 October.

Our Harvest festival weekend with the Himalayan Centre and St James Scottish Episcopal Church on the 24th of October promises to be a wonderful celebration of this year’s harvest, with story-telling, a fermentation workshop and Nepalese Dance, held in St James Church Hall from 12-4pm. There will also be a service at St James church on Sunday the 25th of October to reflect on harvest time.
Leith Lunches will be holding workshops on 25th November and 11th December. Do get in touch if you are interested in booking a place.
We are looking for new board members at Crops in Pots, this would be a voluntary position which is a great opportunity to be involved in the direction and next stages of development of the charity, so people with legal, business or treasurer skills in particular would be a great help.

We are also excited to have an officially constituted Social Enterprise Subsidiary group of the charity, Honeycomb Leith. A team of volunteers is currently meeting monthly to take forward the social enterprise to support and hopefully ultimately sustain the work of the charity. They are in need of a treasurer, please get in touch if you are interested in this role.

As ever, everyone is welcome down on the Croft. Wednesday and Sunday afternoons in particular see people working together on the space, and we would love more people to sign up for the Croft Commons Committee for the upkeep of communal areas. Do come on down and find out what’s going on! Crofters also can be filling their plots with winter planting or green manure to help next growing season. We are also developing our new hot compost system which will give so much life to our crops. Get in touch to find out more about how to get the most from your soil and compost!

Welcome to £eith decides 2015/16!

 The Leith Neighbourhood Partnership and the £eith decides Steering Group are delighted to announce that this year £22,092 will be allocated to local projects chosen by local people.

 Applications for funding will be accepted from 24 October to 5pm 18 November 2015.  Voting on the projects will take place in late January and early February 2016, with applicants showcasing projects at a community event on Saturday 6 February, at the end of which the results will be announced.

If you are interested in applying, download an application form from our website atwww.edinburghnp.org.uk/leith or collect one from Leith Library or McDonald Road Library between these dates.

 Not sure if your group or project would be eligible?If you need some help or have any questions about £eith decides

·         come along to our information session at 11am on Saturday 24 October at McDonald Road Library (no need to book, just turn up)

·         or get in touch direct with Katie at leith.decides@edinburgh.gov.uk

Communities across Edinburgh are being urged to submit their applications to the City of Edinburgh Council for a Waste Action Grant as the deadline fast approaches. Grants are available to fund eco-friendly projects that will encourage more people in the Capital to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Groups can now also apply for grants to support litter campaigns and projects that aim to run preventative litter campaigns are encouraged to apply.

Environmentally conscious householders, community groups, youth groups and schools are all being urged to submit an application for funding by Tuesday 20th October.

A range of funding is available, from smaller grants of £50-£200 to larger grants of £500 – £2500.

For more information

http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20203/funding_opportunities/650/waste_action_grant

St Mary’s (Leith) RC Primary School’s inclusion in the Rising Rolls project to address accommodation issues at the school was approved by Education, Children and Families Committee in May 2015.

 This email is to let you know that an open evening will be held at St Mary’s (Leith) RC Primary School on Tuesday 6 October from 6pm to 8pm to allow the school community and local residents to view plans and discuss with the design team the proposals for a two classroom extension in the grounds of the school prior to submission of a planning application later in October.  For your information I attach a copy of the letter sent to the residents of properties on Links Gardens informing them of this event.  I also attach a copy of the display boards which will be available to view in the school from Monday and which will form the discussion point at the event on Tuesday.

 If you have any queries or require any further information I would be happy to provide this.

Dear Leithers,
If you are short of time please do the following:
Email the paragraph below to the councillors & MSP listed and forward
this on to as many groups and individuals as you can: parents councils,
youth groups, parishioners, organisations, family and friends! The email
needs to reach the inboxes by 17.00 on Monday 5thof October. The vote is
in the morning of Tuesday 6th.
Councillors should be using their votes to support the wishes of the
communities they represent. Right now they are not planning on doing so.
Lets ensure they know our views.
Thank you very much.

Dear Councillors,

I understand that you are voting on the future of Duncan Place Resource
Centre in the Education, Children and Families Committee meeting on
October 6th. As you will want to accurately represent those who you
stand for please be aware that we want you to vote for option 2: a new
school gym and nursery and a refurbishment of the ground floor of DPRC
to provide council run community services.

Many thanks for representing my views.

Adam.McVey@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:Adam.McVey@edinburgh.gov.uk>

Gordon.Munro@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:Gordon.Munro@edinburgh.gov.uk>

Chas.Booth@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:Chas.Booth@edinburgh.gov.uk>

Malcolm.Chisholm.msp@scottish.parliament.uk
<mailto:Malcolm.Chisholm.msp@scottish.parliament.uk>

elaine.aitken@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:elaine.aitken@edinburgh.gov.uk>

robert.aldridge@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:robert.aldridge@edinburgh.gov.uk>

maureen.child@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:maureen.child@edinburgh.gov.uk>

nick.cook@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:nick.cook@edinburgh.gov.uk>

gavin.corbett@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:gavin.corbett@edinburgh.gov.uk>

cammy.day@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:cammy.day@edinburgh.gov.uk>

norma.austinhart@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:norma.austinhart@edinburgh.gov.uk>

sandy.howat@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:sandy.howat@edinburgh.gov.uk>

allan.jackson@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:allan.jackson@edinburgh.gov.uk>,

david.key@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:david.key@edinburgh.gov.uk>

richard.lewis@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:richard.lewis@edinburgh.gov.uk>

melanie.main@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:melanie.main@edinburgh.gov.uk>

eric.milligan@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:eric.milligan@edinburgh.gov.uk>

vicki.redpath@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:vicki.redpath@edinburgh.gov.uk>

keith.robson@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:keith.robson@edinburgh.gov.uk>

jason.rust@edinburgh.gov.uk <mailto:jason.rust@edinburgh.gov.uk>

If you want to know more please read on, it’s not that long!

You may be aware that The City of Edinburgh Council had planned to
demolish Duncan Place Resource Centre (just behind Leith Primary at the
end of the Links): a busy community centre that had in excess of 450
people through its doors on a weekly basis. This centre is needed in our
densely populated community. 
Successful campaigning now means the building will not be demolished due
to a planning regulation but it is not known if it will ever be
re-opened for our community. 
On Tuesday 6thOctober our local councillors will be voting on what
action should take place. Many options have been explored by the council
but the community have not been consulted.
Councillors Gordon Munro and Adam McVey in particular need to hear what
the people want. They should be seeking and acting upon the views of the
people they represent. At the moment it seems that they will not be
doing so. There is an opportunity to change their minds, but only if
fast action is taken. Councillor Chas Booth and MSP Malcolm Chisholm are
also on the list. They are already more supportive. Others listed are
members of the council committee with a vote.
You will remember Waterworld: delegate a facility to the community until
a financially better offer comes along. There is a strong possibility
this will go the same way if we do not take urgent action. It is not is not
acceptable. 
The two main bodies working on the campaign are Leith Primary Parents
Council (LPPC) and Duncan Place Resource Centre Volunteer Management
Committee (DPRCVMC).
The City of Edinburgh Council has looked at many options (without
involving the community) and wants to go with option 7. This would
provide a new gym hall and nursery but no council run community space.
We are contacting you to ask for your support for option 2. This would
also provide a new gym hall and nursery along with a refurbishment of
the ground floor to provide community space at a much reduced capacity.
In these austere times it has been clear that a full refurbishment is
not possible.

The City of Edinburgh Council has stated that both options are expected
to take 96 weeks to deliver.

Option 2 is also supported by LPPC providing the time scales do not
alter. Option 2 should allow expansion of the charity run, not for
profit, affordable after school care and holiday clubs that take place.
The after school club at Leith Primary is full with a long waiting list.
The school roll has risen immensely. Only 20 places in after school club
are available to Leith Primary. They require more space. Many parents
working full time are now forced to use a privately run after school
club. The price difference per month is £64.00 per child!
Option 2 would also return many social and leisure opportunities to the
community. Previously there was woodworking, silversmithing, upholstery,
languages and yoga to name but a few. Duncan Place Resource Centre is
ours, lets get it back.
If you would like an update following Tuesday please send an email with
the subject box stating “update request” to
dpmanagement.committee@gmail.com <mailto:dpmanagement.committee@gmail.com>