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FUNDING BOOST FOR LEITH PROGRAMME

 You will probably be aware that on Tuesday 24^th September, the Transport Minister Keith Brown announced funding of £3.6m of the additional £20m recently allocated to cycling towards the Leith Programme. This will enable the Council to deliver an enhanced street scheme from Foot of the Walk to Picardy Place as part of the overall Leith Programme area.

 This funding is additional to the money that the Council has allocated to the Leith Programme which runs from Old Dock Gates up to Picardy Place. The additional money means the Council can deliver an enhanced design for the street from the Foot of The Walk to Picardy Place. This will prioritise pedestrians, cyclists and sustainable modes of transport, as well as creating a vibrant and lively thoroughfare which will benefit local residents and businesses as well as those visiting the area.

The draft designs  are developed in partnership with Sustrans Scotland, and responds to local aspirations for the streets that all kinds of local people told us about during the consultation process.

Key features of the design include:

·         Cycle lanes from Foot of the Walk to Picardy Place. There will be significant sections of uninterrupted cycle space including sections of dedicated on and off road cycling. Cycling will be largely segregated from Pilrig Street uphill towards the Omni Centre.

·         Improved pavements and junctions to benefit pedestrians and more frequent crossing points along Leith Walk.

·         Redesigned, simplified junctions that are much easier and simpler for pedestrians to cross.

·         Replacement of London Rd roundabout with a signalled junction to significantly enhance conditions for both pedestrians and cyclists.

·         A simplified streetscape more conducive to community activity, trading and business.

·         Improved connectivity for sustainable forms of travel between the waterfront and the city centre.

For further information on the Leith Programme please visit www.edinburgh.gov.uk/leithimprovements

Friends of Water of Leith Basin

The next community council meeting is on Monday, 30th September starting at 7pm in Duncan Place Resource Centre. If you live in the the Leith Links area we would be pleased to see you.

LLCC AUGUST 2013 MINS, A300913

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WORKS AT BERNARD STREET JUNCTION

 Works have commenced on 3 September 2013 on the improvement of the junction of Bernard Street and Baltic Street with Constitution Street. The work is taking place as part of the wider Leith Programme.

 The works will involve:

·         Providing new, signalled pedestrian crossing facilities on the sides where there is currently no provision for pedestrians, to make it easier and safer to cross the road on any side of the junction

 ·         Improving the quality of the pavements with Caithness stone paving flags, to tie in with the new paving used in Constitution Street

 ·         Replacing the two crossing islands on Bernard Street with a single, larger pedestrian island that will make it safer and easier to cross, and taking away unnecessary guard rail

 ·         Closing Assembly Street to motor vehicles at the junction, to allow for a proper, signalled pedestrian crossing across Baltic Street. Cyclists will still be able to access Assembly Street here.

 ·         Assembly Street will become two way for traffic and new parking restrictions will apply at the area where the road is closed, to assist vehicles to turn. Access to Assembly Street will be maintained from the east end of Baltic Street at Salamander Street.

 Work is expected to be complete by late November 2013. Constitution Street will have to be temporarily closed to through traffic during certain stages of the road works to allow construction of the new layout and diversion routes will be clearly signed during these periods.

 Because these roads are busy, there may be congestion during the construction period throughout the surrounding area. You should allow extra time for your journey, or consider using an alternative route or making use of public transport.

 Normal site working hours will be from 7am to 5pm on Mondays to Fridays and work may occasionally be carried out on Saturdays between 8am to 5pm. Overnight or Sunday working will only take place in exceptional circumstances and should this be necessary nearby residents will be notified in advance.

BUS SERVICE

 Please note that during the junction works, the Lothian Buses service 16 heading towards the city centre will operate via the Shore and Henderson Street. The northbound service 16 to Ocean Terminal is unaffected and will remain on Constitution Street.

We apologise for any delays or disruption you may experience during the road works. We will do all we can to minimise these impacts.

 KEEPING YOU INFORMED

 You can find up to date information on the works in the following places.

online:

–       City of Edinburgh Council’s weekly road report,

–       Scottish Road Works Register

–       The City of Edinburgh Council’s @edintravel twitter feed

–       You will find information about the wider Leith Programme on our web pages http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/leithimprovements

by phone:

–       the Leith Programme project team on 0131 529 7519

–       the City of Edinburgh Council’s Contact Centre on 0800 23 23 23

Thanks and regards,

Anna Herriman

Are you Interested in your Community?

In three years this website has had over 10,000 visits so thank you very much for your support.  It’s not to late to come forward and stand as a community councillor in the Leith Links area.

Health, Safety, Transport, Planning, Green space, Cleansing and much much more? There must be things you notice every day which annoy you and wish you could try and change.

If you think you can give up some of your free time and be committed to improving your community over a range of issues then this could be for you. If you would like to find out more about the role of Community Councillors please contact me or check out edinburgh.gov.uk/communitycouncils

The nomination period and entry forms  for this years Community Council elections are available now. Completed applications have to with the returning officer nominated for each community council by 23th September.

The returning officer for Leith Links Community Council is Cllr.Chas Booth. 2013 elections,                              

UK  HONOURS                                                                                   

Do you know someone who deserves to be recognised for their valuable voluntary or community work?  Then why not consider nominating them for a UK Honour?

If someone has gone the extra mile over and above their day job, this is someone who can be considered.  Perhaps they’ve demonstrated innovation and entrepreneurship or philanthropy. Their fundraising efforts have had a positive effect in their local community or they’ve achieved great things against the odds.  Any and all of these are things that can be considered.

Achievement comes in many forms but what stands out is someone who has made a difference in their field of work or community. However, it should not be just because of their job title(s) or the grade they have attained.

Honours can be awarded for all sorts of work – paid or unpaid – but your nominee must still be involved in the activity for which they’re nominated.  Other than where the nomination is for someone who has been doing voluntary work in retirement, people who have retired will not be considered unless it is within one year of retirement.  If you are thinking of nominating someone for their work (voluntary or otherwise), consider submitting it at least 1 year before they are due to retire to ensure they are in with a chance. 

If they are particularly young, could they achieve more in their career in future?

To be in with a chance of seeing your candidate on the Honours List, you have to make sure your nomination has what it takes to make it all the way.

Has your nominee:

• made a difference to their community or field of work?
• improved the life of those less able to help themselves?
• How do they compare to others doing the same work?

General UK Government Cabinet Office guidance to nominators states that if a candidate has not had word of any award in a two year period then they are unlikely to have been successful.  Scottish Government Honours Secretariat retain documents for five years and are happy to update nominations if new information is received.  After five years, a fresh nomination would be required.

There are two Honours rounds per year.  New Year and Birthday and we are particularly keen to get representation from more ethnic, disabled or female candidates for all levels.

More information on UK Honours including the nomination form and guidance, which is UK wide, can be found at:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/UKgovernment/Honoursawardsandmedals/TheUKHonourssystem/index.htm

Forms can be sent to the Scottish Government Honours Secretariat at 3D South, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ either by post or by email to honours@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Please find details attched for temporary traffic restrictions during the Mela this year.

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