Meeting Info

Here are details of the next meeting of the Leith Central Community Council.

* Date: 23 June 2008

* Time: 19:30

* Venue: 15 Buchanan Street(find it)

LEITH CENTRAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL NEEDS YOU!

The purpose of Community Councils is to express local opinion to the local authority and other public bodies operating in their area. They have a statutory right to be consulted on planning and licensing issues but Community Councils were designed NOT to be party political and their boundaries, as the case in Leith, approximately align with the new multi-member council wards to represent geographically distinct communities.

Elections are held every three years. You must live in your Community Council area to be an elected member. Additional members are nominated by the local authority from local voluntary groups and organisations. Senior school students and people with local knowledge can be co-opted. Your MP/MSPs, Councillors, the Community Police Officer attend as well as the public.

By attending your Community Council we can truly be the voice of the community in Leith.

Leith Central Community Council will meet on the following evenings at the former Lorne Social Centre, 15 Buchanan Street at 7.30pm:

23 June 2008.

For more information, visit the Edinburgh Council website by clicking on this link.

Forthcoming Meeting Dates

* 23 June 2008

Meetings are held in 15 Buchanan Street. Please come along!

Click here for a map of where the meetings are held.

Who are we?

Stewart Blaik (chair)
Roland L Reid (Secretary)
Anne Munro (Treasurer)
Joan Corbett
Stan Eadie
Roisin Farrington
John Hein
Frank Massaro
Mags Meechan

We can co-opt local people between elections - individuals that demonstrate a commitment or have a local knowledge or expertise. We are keen for volunteers to join us! To do so, either turn up to one of our meetings and/or fill out the form on the volunteer page.

Would you like to become a member?

Local Engagement

Our Community Council greatly benefits from its engagement with local groups. As a consequence we believe that the views we express better reflect the wide spread of views and concerns.

The groups are:

• Pilmeny Development Project/Pilmeny Youth Club
• Pilmeny Youth Centre
• North East Edinburgh Care Action Group (NEECAG) - Older People's Forum
• Out of the Blue Educational Trust/Friends of Dalmeny Park
• Pilrig St Pauls Church
• Port of Leith Housing Association
• Pilrig Residents Association
• Althorn Residents Association
• Friends of Calton
• Hillside

The Area we cover

To find out whether or not you live in the area covered by Leith Central Community Council, please look at the map we have provided. If your street is not there, click on the links section for links to other community council websites.

Click here to see a map of the area.

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