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Could Leith be the next Zero Waste Town?
Leith based environmental charity, Changeworks, is looking to assess the potential of Leith 
becoming the next Zero Waste Town. As a householder located in Leith this is your opportunity to tell us what you think about how waste is currently managed in Leith, and to input into our proposed project activities.
Share your views by completing this online survey by Friday 17 March 2017 and be entered into our £50 voucher prize draw*.
This research is funded by Zero Waste Scotland. We will use the findings from the survey to inform our application for further funding from Zero Waste Scotland to run the Zero Waste Leith project. This project would follow on from similar projects in Dunbar and Bute, where the community and businesses have come together to increase recycling, reduce waste, improve their local environment and make better use of resources.
Leith Neighbourhood Partnership meeting – Engaged Leith
Leith Neighbourhood Partnership have called their next public meeting and you are invited!
We’ll be there, will you?
Policing 2026
Police Scotland have this week launched their consultation on the future of Police services here in Scotland.
It is important that as many members of the community as possible take the time to consider the consultation and respond as the outcome of the consultation will directly impact on how Police services are delivered.
Click on the logo for more information.
City Council consults on policy for holding public processions
A consultation by the City of Edinburgh Council is currently underway on the rules and 
guidance around holding parades and processions, including protest marches, in Edinburgh.
With Leith no strange to public processions, think Leith Gala Day and United Colours of Leith, this is a matter that will affect Leith.
The public are being asked for their feedback on a new policy and code of conduct providing more clarity on the process for staging a public procession.
Organisers are required by law to give the Council at least 28 days’ notice of such an event, which will then be considered by the officers, along with the police and other interested parties.
But with an increase in the number of parades and processions taking place in Edinburgh over recent years, the need for a clear and consistent approach is apparent.
To view the consultation click here.
The consultation runs until 31 March 2017.
Changes to garden waste collections
Collections of garden waste will be changing for residents across Edinburgh from March.
Brown bins will now be collected by the City of Edinburgh Council once every three weeks all year round, instead of every two weeks in the summer and four weeks in the winter.
The change will result in more consistent collections throughout the year, and was agreed as part of last year’s Council budget in order to enable the service to continue running despite increasing financial pressures.
Click here for further information.
Leithers Don’t Litter need your help
Our friends at Leithers Don’t Litter need your help! They are putting together a campaign to prevent flytipping and are looking for your input.
Please take a few moments to take their survey by clicking the picture.
Leith Festival AGM 2017
The hugely important and successful Leith Festival is holding their Annual General Meeting later 
this month.
Their annual festival is an important and long established feature of community life in Leith.
Why don’t you attend to show them your support?
They have a website as well as both Twitter and Facebook so it is easy to keep up to date with their latest news.
Don’t miss out on your chance to vote
Later this year there will be elections to the City of Edinburgh Council however, only those on the Register of Electors will be allowed a vote!
The City of Edinburgh Council has massive control & influence over life in Edinburgh from providing essential services such as education, refuse collections, to important cultural services such as supporting our tourist industry to ensuring that our city is a safe & clean place.
The elected body of Councillors provides the political leadership of the Council, with an extensive ‘civil service’ to carry out it’s functions.
It is important that as many people as possible get involved in electing the Councillors but people must be on the Register of Electors, and time is running out to be added!
To check you are on the Register of Electors please call 0131 344 2500.
To be added onto the Register of Electors please call 0131 344 2500 or visit www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
There is a deadline: Monday 17 April 2017.
Participating in this research project could help save you money on your energy bills!
Reminder – would you like to take part in a project that may help to reduce gas and electricity bills?
Changeworks (a long established environmental charity) has partnered with the University of Edinburgh to deliver IDEAL, a cutting edge research project exploring how smart technology can help save energy in the home. They are looking for Edinburgh households (EH1-17) with gas combi boiler heating to participate. The benefits to you include:
- Gaining insight into your home energy use
- Receiving a free android tablet used to display energy use information
- Receiving tailored advice from University of Edinburgh experts
- Hopefully saving money on gas and electricity bills
There is no cost to participate in this project.
For more details on the benefits, and the criteria for taking part see the IDEAL leaflet, have a look at the Changeworks website, and to get involved, contact IDEAL@changeworks.org.uk, or call 0131 539 8610 (Drew Murphy, IDEAL Project Manager).
Important note: Leith Links Community Council is sharing this information but is not either recommending / endorsing it, or otherwise.
