Category: Leith Links Community Council
Revised Leith Links Community Council Boundary
Since March 2025, when Community Council elections took place, there have been some changes to the boundary of certain Community Councils, Leith Links amongst them.
Our area has shrunk very slightly, just at its southern edge. A very small sliver of Restalrig has been moved from the Leith Links area into the Craigentinny and Meadowbank CC area. The new southern boundary of Leith Links Community Council now runs along the Restalrig Road Railway path, which is nice and easy to make sense of.
The reason behind this change is to align the boundary of the Community Council with the boundary of the City of Edinburgh Council Ward (i.e.Ward 13, Leith), which means that the elected Ward Councillors responsible for each area are not straddling two (or more) different Community Councils, and in the process either duplicating the work of the neighbouring Ward Councillors, or ignoring one part of their area.
The map below shows the new boundary.
Our neighbours are –
to the North, and NorthWest – Leith Harbour & Newhaven CC
to the SouthWest – Leith Central CC
to the South, SouthEast and East – Craigentinny & Meadowbank CC
For more information, see:
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/community-planning/community-councils/1
Next meeting of Leith Links Community Council, online at 6:30pm, Monday 30 June 2025
The next meeting of Leith Links Community Council will be held online at 6:30pm on Monday 30 June 2025.
Minutes of previous meeting are here.
We have a guest speaker attending, Catherine Scanlin, Senior Council Officer in charge of ‘Licensing’ at City of Edinburgh Council, who will give us some much needed clarity on how the Licensing process works, and be able to answer questions.
The online link will be sent to all Community Councillors and invitees. Members of the public are welcome to join;
Secretary LeithLinks invites you to a Microsoft Teams Meeting:
LLCC June Meeting
30 June 2025
18:30 – 21:30 (GMT)
Meeting link: LLCC June Meeting | Microsoft Teams | Meet-up-Join
Leith Festival Gala Day coming up!
The great Leith Festival Gala Day is nearly upon us! Next Saturday 14th June, 10am-5pm, on Leith Links. It’s always fun, and a great chance to catch up with people and all the amazing things going on in and around our lovely neighbourhood. You need to be there!
The Leith Links Community Council will be there on a stall, with our colleagues from the other Leith Community Councils. Do come and have a chat with us about what is important to you, about our area.
And be sure to sign one of our postcards, which we will be delivering to the CEO of
Scottish Water, to let him know that we have HAD ENOUGH of the evil smells from Seafield…..!
Lots of other exciting events in Leith all the following week, too!
Events on the Links this spring / summer
People often say that they wish that there was a list that they could view, of events happening on Leith Links, so we asked for one. The Council has sent us this list for the meantime and has also said “We are looking to get a public facing events calendar for events in all of our Parks up and running as soon as is practicable.”
We will update this list with more details of each event if, as, and when we receive more information.
- Earth in Common Markets (weekly) – open to all, but starting date unclear. See https://www.earth-in-common.org/market-on-the-croft
- Taylors Funfair – 11-15 June – open to all
- Leith Gala Day – 14 June – open to all. See https://leithfestival.com/
- St Mary’s RC Primary Leaver’s Party – 26 June (application recently received…internal circulation at this stage, followed by external) – not a public event.
- Leith Rules Golf – 9-12 July – Members only, see https://leith-rules-golf.co.uk/home. Leith groups can appply and field a team. Public spectators welcome.
- Gambian Cultural Day – 27 July (currently out for external engagement) – for members of the Gambian community only
- Home Start Family Fun Day – 5 August (recently received…awaiting officer allocation) – Details still to come. Probably open to all families.
- Festival of Unity – 23 August – organised by Association of Ukrainians Great Britain in Edinburgh. Open to all. Details still to come, see: https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2025/02/ukrainian-club-a-lively-hub-three-years-after-russian-invasion/#google_vignette
Next meeting of Leith Links Community Council, Duncan Place, 6:30pm, Monday 26 May 2025.
The next meeting of Leith Links Community Council will be held in person at Duncan Place at 6:30pm on Monday 26 May 2025.
Minutes of previous meeting are here.
This will be the second meeting of the new Community Council, as elected in March 2025, and we will welcome our new Community Councillors, and any local residents who wish to attend. Thre are quite a few things going on locally so it’s good to catch up!
A Teams link will be set up for councillors and local residents who are unable to attend in person, but we do not have the technical facilities to guarantee a good ‘hybrid’ set up.
Please email contact@leithlinkscc.org.uk if you wish to receive an online link.
Next meeting of Leith Links Community Council, in-person at Duncan Place, 6:30pm Monday 28 April 2025.
The next meeting of Leith Links Community Council will be held in person at Duncan Place at 6:30pm on Monday 28 April 2025.
Minutes of previous meeting are here.
This will in effect be the first meeting of the new Community Council, as elected in March 2025, and we will welcome new Community Councillors, and any local residents who wish to attend.
A Teams link will be set up for councillors who are unable to attend in person, but we do not have the technical facilities to provide a good ‘hybrid’ set up.
Please email contact@leithlinkscc.org.uk if you wish to receive an online link.
Scottish Police Federation releases film on the realities of policing in Scotland
The Scottish Police Federation, led by General Secretary David Kennedy, has commissioned a new film to shine a light on the everyday realities and challenges faced by police officers in Scotland.
In recent times, UK police have been portrayed negatively due to isolated incidents, but this film aims to shift the focus back to the vital and selfless work officers do, often at great personal risk.
“The media coverage doesn’t reflect the full picture,” says Kennedy. “Our officers face trauma daily, risking their lives to protect the public. It’s crucial that the public understands this reality.”
The film, titled Relentless, captures the relentless pressures officers endure. From young recruits thrust into life-threatening situations, to the violence they regularly face, the film highlights the raw and unpredictable nature of policing.
Kennedy stresses, “Officers deal with violence on a daily basis, and the mental and physical toll is immense. Batons and handcuffs provide some defence, but nothing prepares you for the split-second decisions needed in dangerous encounters.
“They want you to come to them, when you need help. When you see a police car, you might think they are going to arrest somebody. No, they’re going to help somebody. We are part of the public and the public, a part of us”
In closing, Kennedy reiterates the importance of community trust. “In Scotland, we police by consent. We want the public to understand that officers are members of the community in uniform. Don’t shy away from them—speak to them, engage with them. They’re here to help.”
Links Place Bus Gate Open to ALL traffic
Duncan Place and Johns Place are currently closed for possibly the next 10 weeks for maintenance work on pavements.
The road network around and through Leith has had increased traffic volumes as traffic that would normally use the closed off roads attempts to find another route to destinations withing the ‘liveable neighbourhood’.
The Community Council asked council officers to consider lifting restrictions on Links Place until the road works have been completed allowing traffic to flow East and West along this road.
Council Officers responded that this was possible and the restrictions which includes the camera have been removed for the duration.
Hopefully we’ll be told before work is completed a date for the camera being switched back on.
Join the Litterpick, Saturday 22nd March
Please come and join in the Spring Litterpick on Leith Links, next Saturday morning, 22nd March! Litter-picking is surprisingly satisfying in itself, and you will be contributing to making our area a much more pleasant place for everyone.
Duncan Place is coordinating the litterpick, which is also supported by the Leith Links Community Council.
- We’ll all meet in the Duncan Place car park at 10am. 4 Duncan Place, Leith, EH6 8HW.
- We have litter pickers you can borrow, however please do bring your own if you have one. Bring gloves (not your poshest pair!)
- We’ll supply bin bags. We have a limited number of bin bag hoops and sturdy gloves that people can borrow.
- Children very welcome, but under 16s to be accompanied by an adult.
- Join us after the litter pick for a hot cuppa and biscuits, inside Duncan Place, as a thank-you for getting involved.
- If the weather is *really* bad, we’ll call the litter pick off. If in doubt, check the Duncan Place socials, or call 0131 364 4351.
- Litter picking volunteers can just turn up on the day, but it does help to let the organisers know you’re coming. You can email on events@duncanplace.org or fill in the form here > https://forms.gle/e7DbVQHq7ENikTSZ6
EALA Impacts are working with all three of the Leith Community Councils (Leith Links, Leith Harbour & Newhaven, and Leith Central) to make a Local Place Plan for Leith.
This is important because the Local Place Plan will feed into the City Council’s “City Plan 2040”, which sets out what is allowed to be built in the city, and will be used for many other things to shape the future of our neighbourhood.
It is really important that local poeple say what they want and don’t want in their area, in the future.
The deadline for submission to the City Council is Autumn 2025, but your comments and ideas should ideally be in by end of July / August.. Please use the QR code below or send in by email.
Read more about the importance of Local Place Plans, and how to make them, here