Author: Pre2017

Having lived beside Leith Links for the last 27 years until recently I had never seen a rat.

A few weeks ago I saw one sunbathing beside the bowling green entrance at Links Place but on Saturday morning I opened the bonnet of my car to find one. It wouldn’t move until I put the engine on and it was massive. Local residents tell me there are lots of them about and living in the hedge bordering the bowls area. Please let me know if you have seen rats recently and where you’ve encountered them. Something has to be done by environmental staff before they get paid off or the service privatised. Spot a rat with 4 legs? Report it now please to build a picture of locations to help council staff. Contact the Community Council or City Council direct but please don’t moan and then do nothing.

You are all invited to Edinburgh’s Annual Volunteer Recruitment Fair onWednesday 7^th October 2015 at St Paul’s and St George’s Church Hall (P&Gs), on York Place between 11am and 7pm.

 This is a fantastic opportunity to meet some of Edinburgh’s Volunteer involving Organisations, and for your staff, clients, and Edinburgh’s people to learn more about volunteering opportunities across the City.

 Please help us to promote the Volunteer Recruitment Fair by sharing details of it in your newsletters, website and social networks, or by displaying a poster.

 If you are on Twitter please use the hashtag:  #edvolfair15

 Last year the fair helped around 1,000 people in their search for volunteering opportunities to make connections with the organisations that needed them.  

 There are many benefits to volunteering, it’s a great way to use and develop skills, try something new, make new friends, boost your confidence and general wellbeing, gain valuable experience, and of course, make a real difference!

The Fair will also feature volunteering and employment specialists, Volunteer advisors, a friendly café run by Bespoke Organic Events and of course access to hundreds of volunteering opportunities across the city. 

For more information visit:

http://www.volunteeredinburgh.org.uk/volunteer/Blog_Article_Depository/Recruitment_Fair_2015

 If you are on Facebook, please invite your colleagues to attend our event by sharing this link:

https://www.facebook.com/events/935568993153684/

The next meeting of Leith Links Community Council will take place on Monday, 28th September.

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

As always all welcome

AGENDA 280915

The Parks and Greenspace Service are carrying out a review of the management of a small selection of the events held in Edinburgh’s public parks 2014/15 and would like to hear your views and comments.  We will use the information you give us to identify specific issues and problems, seek solutions and action any appropriate suggestions in time for next year’s programme.  The review will close on Thursday 1^st October 2015.

 We have tried to capture all of those involved with the events from organisers, internal stakeholders to local communities however if you know of anyone who you think would be interested in taking part, please forward this email on to them.  Please see the link below which will take you directly into the survey:

 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ParkEventsReview2014-2015

Yes we’re back after the summer break. Summer?

The next meeting of Leith Links CC will take place on Monday, 31st August 2015. Meetings take place in Persevere Room, Leith Community Centre at 7pm. If you live in the Leith Links area we would be pleased to meet you.

LEITH LINKS COMMUNITY COUNCIL June 2015 , AGENDA 310815

The Strategic Development Plan is about long-term planning, setting a vision and spatial strategy for Edinburgh and South East Scotland.  As part of the preparation of the second Strategic Development Plan – SESplan, the Strategic Development Plan Authority, have published a Main Issues Report.  The Main Issues Report is a consultation document which highlights the key challenges facing the region over the next 20 years and presents a series of issues and options on how to address them.  An Easy Read Guide has been prepared.

 Key questions include –  where can growth be accommodated and should new housing development be focussed on the city or spread across the region.

 Consultation takes place from 21 July 2015 until 30 September 2015.  Hard copies of documents are available in libraries and at Planning Reception, Waverley Court.  A series of events are being hosted by SESplan including drop in events,  Community Council events, touring exhibition and themed events.  Details are available on the SESplan website.   Responses should be submitted via the SESplan Consultation Portal.  Responses will be used to inform the policies in the second Strategic Development Plan.

The Second Proposed Local Development Plan (LDP June 2014) sets out a new approach to developer contributions and the delivery of infrastructure linked closely with the second proposed Action Programme (Updated May 2105). The Action Programme sets out the infrastructure, including education, transport, and greenspace actions, required to help mitigate the impact of strategic and planned growth and to deliver the proposals identified within the Plan.

 Policies Del1 (Developer Contributions) and Del2 (Retrospective Developer Contributions) of the Second Proposed Plan require developer contributions from any development if:

 1.    It will have a net impact on infrastructure capacity; and

2.    It is necessary to mitigate that impact by providing additional capacity or otherwise improving existing infrastructure.

 To support this new approach, planning guidance on how the Council collects Developer Contributions and the approach to Affordable Housing has been updated. 

 A questionnaire has been provided on the Consultation Hub – here, to guide you through the proposed changes.

Responses to this consultation should be provided by Friday 25 September 2015.

               Friends of the Water of Leith Basin