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Leith Neighbourhood Partnership Meeting

Come along to our next meeting at the Acorn Centre, Junction Place on Wednesday, 19 August at 6.30 pm.  The Agenda includes presentations on Community Renewal, GP Services and Council Transformation as well as a discussion on widening the use of the Leith Neighbourhood Partnership Coat of Arms.

Community Grants

Leith Funding Panel is inviting applications for Community Grants of up to £3,000 to be submitted no later than 18 September 2015.  £10,900 remains to be allocated at their next meeting on 8 October 2015 to constituted groups for small projects which can be delivered by 31 March 2016. Click here for an application.

£eith decides

We have enjoyed five successful years of Leith people allocating Community Grants for local projects through £eith decides.  The Leith Neighbourhood Partnership Board and £eith decides Steering Group meet with Jez Hall from PB Partners on 13 August to work on how to build on this success.  Watch this space for information about £eith decides 2015/16.  Also seewww.facebook.com/voteforLeithdecides and the @citycentreleith twitter account #leithdecides

Leith’s Local Community Plan 2014-17

Action Groups for 5 priorities of Healthy Leith, Leith Economy, Clean, Green Leith, Safe Leith and Young Leithers are working through their Action Plans.  Some highlights are as follows:

·         Healthy Leith is facilitating consultation on the integration of Health Services and secured a grant to provide intergenerational activities.

·         Leith Economy is providing 2 additional Social Media Courses and advice on training for local businesses at McDonald Road Library.

·         Clean, Green Leith is carrying out an audit of street greenery and furniture to identify where improvement required.

·         Safe Leith is working with Community Payback recipients to improve Leith’s safety and appearance by removing graffiti, fly-posting and stickers.

·         The Young Leithers group welcome Eilidh Mackay and Terri Smith, Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament, as Community Representatives.  They join youth service partners to ensure appropriate activities and services are provided for Leith’s youth.

 Other Local News

 Leith market launched on 11th July to crowds of eager shoppers. The market will run every Saturday 10am to 5pm and market organiser Beth has pledged to offer one free stall per market to local groups or charities to help them promote themselves.  Some Leith  groups have already benefitted from this opportunity. Contact Beth on 07961 462 714 if you want more information.

 By-election Leith Walk Ward: Voting takes place on 10 September 2015 in the Leith Walk ward to elect two Councillors to the City of Edinburgh Council.

DIARY DATES!

 Leith Neighbourhood Partnership Meeting – 6.30 pm, Wednesday, 19 August 2015 at The Acorn Centre, Junction Place.

 Fort Viking Festival – Visit our stall on 12 September 2015 from 10.00 am at the Fort Community Centre, North Fort Street.

 Healthy Leith Action Group – 3.00 pm, Monday, 14 September 2015 in Nelson Hall, McDonald Road Library.

 Leith Funding Panel – 6.30 pm, Thursday, 8 October 2015.  Applications to be submitted no later than 18 September 2015.

Online information:

SfC Neighbourhood Team Facebook Page

The Mela returns to Leith Links this August.

Welcome to the 2015 Edinburgh Mela! Highlights include Vidya Patel, Raxstar, Zack Knight, B21, Kiran Ahluwalia, Sukshinder Shinda and the spectacular Bollywood Love Story. It’s Scotland’s biggest and brightest world music festival with a dedicated Mela Kidzone and the irresistible Global Food Village- we look forward to seeing you there!

In 2015, the Mela will run from Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 August noon – 9PM at Leith Links. Early Bird tickets are ON SALE NOW! Save money and beat the queues- click here for booking info. 

For full details visit EDINBURGH-MELA.CO.UK

mela 2015

LifeCare (Edinburgh) is a local charity providing services to support the well-being and independence of older people.  If you would like more information about our charitable objectives please click here or to download a services brochure please click the link below.

LifeCare Service Brochure

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If you have any questions or feedback about this brochure, please click here

LifeCare volunteers were recognised for their crucial contribution to local life at the Lord Provost’s Community Garden Party on Friday 31 July.

Between 7th-9th August you can visit their stall at the Foddies Festival, Inverleith Park.

See attached poster food memories 1

If you’re a pet owner and have an animal that reacts and can get stressed during fireworks displays then here are a couple of dates for the diary.

Edinburgh International Festival Fireworks, Monday, 31st August at 21.30 (9.30pm)

Britannia: The events team at Britannia have advised that on

Saturday, 5th September at 05.09.15 at 22.00(10pm) there will be a fireworks display expected to last 3-4 minutes.

KEEP YOUR HOME COSY – WORKSHOP & FREE LUNCH, 11 – 13.30PM 18/07/15

St Mary Star of the Sea, 106 Constitution St, EH6 6AW Do you wear ALL your jumpers to keep cosy in your home?

Well come and join the Himalayan Centre and Welcoming Association to learn other, effective ways of reducing your household energy and environmental impact. Enjoy a locally sourced lunch and the chance to make your own colourful draft excluder.

Just bring your home energy queries along for the experts! Please arrive promptly so we can start the session at 11.15am. Email: harriet@himalayancentre.org  for more information.

Keep your home cosy

Public Toilets

In 2011, the Council agreed, as part of the Budget process, to reduce the budget of the Public Conveniences service by £300,000, a saving that was delayed until the 2015/2016 financial year. There was an additional budget proposal to reduce the service budget by a further £300,000, which would have resulted in the closure of all public toilets outwith the city centre.

 The Council subsequently decided on 12 February 2015, to reject the proposal of the additional £300,000 budget saving. The original saving of £300,000 is still required in order to contribute towards the Council’s budget target for the 2015/2016 financial year, which means that some public toilets will have to be closed. An initial list of toilets proposed for closure was selected based on the number of people using the facilities, the conditions of the buildings, alternative facilities available in the local area and the potential for a Community Toilet Scheme. Prior to final closure of these facilities, consultation has been undertaken with the wider community to establish views on the proposed closures; and identify any steps that could be taken to lessen the effects of losing these facilities. The results of this survey are available to view here on the Council’s Consultation Hub.

 The feedback to the customer survey has been considered, and we can advise that the toilets below will be closed over the following timescales:

         Ardmillan – end of July 2015

·         Canaan Lane – end of July 2015

·         Canonmills – end of July 2015

·         Currie – end of July 2015

·         Granton Square – end of July 2015

·         Joppa – end of August 2015

·         Juniper Green – end of July 2015

·         London Road – end of August 2015

·         St John’s Road – end of August 2015

·         Tollcross – end of August 2015

 The toilets at Hawes Pier and Middle Meadow Walk will not be closed at this time, while the options for these sites are reviewed. 

To lessen the impact of the closures, the Council is establishing a Community Toilet Scheme with interested businesses across the city. This would result in participating businesses allowing members of the public to use their toilet facilities without expecting them to make a purchase, in exchange for an annual payment from the Council. A number of businesses have already expressed an interest in participating through the public toilets survey and some businesses in identified areas have also been approached with information about the Scheme.

The decision to close these toilets has been a difficult one and it is appreciated that there will be some impact following these closures. To help mitigate this, there have been over 60 additional toilet facilities identified in Council buildings around the city that are available for the public to use. These are located in various Libraries, Community Centres, Edinburgh Leisure facilities and Neighbourhood Offices, and information about these toilet facilities is available here on the Council’s website. Nearly 20 public toilets will remain open.

 If you would like to make an enquiry about public toilet closures, please call 0131 529 3030 or email public.toilets@edinburgh.gov.uk.

A film for all ages (PG) Two showings and community café 11am & 2pm – Thursday 16th July 2015 Pilrig St. Pauls Church, Pilrig Street Suggested donation on day: £2 Adult / £1 Child

Book online at inspiringleith.eventbrite.co.uk, by phone on 0131 510 6662 or at The Open Door at St. Pauls.

Bethany community film

The latest design proposals for this section have been developed and these can be viewed on the Council website. The statutory consultation on the proposed designs will begin very soon,  details of which will be contained in a future Stakeholder Update.