http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Community Councils - who's in? en Sun, 31 May 2026 12:04:41 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932&page=2#post-313965 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 17:06:49 +0000 chdot 313965@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>From Twitter -</p> <p>“</p> <p>Nominations are now open for your local community council. Find out how you can make a difference by joining <a href="http://bit.ly/2Hrl3Ix" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/2Hrl3Ix</a></p> <p>“ </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932&page=2#post-262899 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 08:09:55 +0000 chdot 262899@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/is-this-the-end-of-wester-hailes-community-council-1-4581349" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/is-this-the-end-of-wester-hailes-community-council-1-4581349</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932&page=2#post-215252 Sat, 26 Mar 2016 15:11:06 +0000 chdot 215252@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/portobello/portobello-council-hailed-as-role-model-for-community-action-1-4083179" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/portobello/portobello-council-hailed-as-role-model-for-community-action-1-4083179</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932&page=2#post-136915 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:23:59 +0000 SRD 136915@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>More depressing here <a href="http://www.planningdemocracy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Grangemouth_planning_inquiry.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.planningdemocracy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Grangemouth_planning_inquiry.pdf</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932&page=2#post-136902 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:50:08 +0000 Dave 136902@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think it's quite a courageous decision to be honest. Do we expect councillors to work all hours knowing the council intends to ignore their submissions anyway? It sounds like they'd just be lending legitimacy to a sham process. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932&page=2#post-136896 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:34:30 +0000 crowriver 136896@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Don't suppose mass resignations will lead to any necessary improvements.</em></p> <p>Indeed. All that will happen is that there will be no Old Town CC until the next elections. So no scrutiny or response to the developers' lobby. </p> <p>I have to say though it must be a thankless task being a Community Councillor. I presume the present incumbents just had enough, and faced with the same old faces decided to call it a day. Fair enough, but where are the new members going to come from? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932&page=2#post-136743 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:33:19 +0000 chdot 136743@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Pretty strong letter, extract -</p> <p>"</p> <p>If such a failing of democracy can occur at the very heart of the nation then what hope is there for other communities challenging Council decisions when Our officials and elected representatives have become so apparently beholden and enthralled to a discredited system of economics which shows such favour to private speculative interests over consideration for the local economy and the long term wellbeing of society?</p> <p>"</p> <p>Don't suppose mass resignations will lead to any necessary improvements. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932&page=2#post-136742 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:27:58 +0000 SRD 136742@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've posted their letter here <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/jqd82bvs1fbr2f2/Old%20Town%20Community%20Council%20Letter.docx" rel="nofollow">https://www.dropbox.com/s/jqd82bvs1fbr2f2/Old%20Town%20Community%20Council%20Letter.docx</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932&page=2#post-136737 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:21:13 +0000 chdot 136737@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>David McCann (@DavidJ_McCann)<br /> 12/12/2013 11:47<br /> Collapse of Old Town Community Council said to be in response to huge no. of major planning apps they have to respond to</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932&page=2#post-127177 Sat, 05 Oct 2013 01:01:59 +0000 wangi 127177@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A rare example of sane comments to a Evening News article: <a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/education/fears-portobello-high-will-dominate-community-vote-1-3126580#comments-area" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/education/fears-portobello-high-will-dominate-community-vote-1-3126580#comments-area</a></p> <p>(transparency: I'm Lee Kindness, I'm standing for Portobello CC) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932&page=2#post-127061 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:14:50 +0000 gdm 127061@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was looking at getting involved in our CC for Northfield/Willowbrae but, as noted above, it's fallen through due to a lack of numbers. Given we're literally talking about a couple of dozen people needed to express an interest for it all to be legit, I find it mind-boggling that it wasn't possible by some way or another.</p> <p>The (at times quite unpleasant) emails from the councillors and residents have been flying about over the past week or so clogging up the in tray and don't really make the inspiring case to get involved... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-127050 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:22:56 +0000 chdot 127050@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/education/fears-portobello-high-will-dominate-community-vote-1-3126580" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/education/fears-portobello-high-will-dominate-community-vote-1-3126580</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-126874 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 10:57:23 +0000 wangi 126874@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>SRD, all lot of the comms from the council on this has ended up in spam folders... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-126850 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 08:41:52 +0000 crowriver 126850@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>While I don't refret not standing (I don't have the time) I do think CCs could do with more pro-cycling input. My local one has it seems been <a href="http://leithcentralcc.co.uk/2013/09/24/leith-central-cc-ratified-minutes-26-august-2013/">indulging in a bit of cyclist bashing recently</a>. Very surprising, I suppose certain key folk were not there so this rot went unopposed. Note there's nothing in there about motorists' poor behaviour, which as we all know is absolutely rife on Leith Walk...</p> <p>Might just attend the next meeting as a "member of the public". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-126840 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 22:49:59 +0000 crowriver 126840@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Here's <a href="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/820/community_councils_and_assemblies/544/community_councils">the official announcement</a> on the city wide nominations process:</p> <p>"Community Council Elections</p> <p>Edinburgh’s community councils have experienced a record number of nominations from people interested in representing their local community.<br /> Nominations were recently sought for membership of 42 community councils in Edinburgh. At the end of the nomination period, over 500 nominations were received from individuals and groups. Elections are required to be held for the following 3 community councils and will be conducted by electronic and postal ballot. The election date is scheduled for 24 October 2013.</p> <p>Craigmillar<br /> Liberton &amp; District<br /> Portobello </p> <p>Southside CC received insufficient nominations to be established and Northfield/Willowbrae CC did not receive sufficient nominations to continue. While this is disappointing in those areas, members of all communities have other opportunities to participate. For further information visit the Neighbourhood Partnership website at <a href="http://www.edinburghnp.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnp.org.uk/</a>. " </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-126837 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 21:49:02 +0000 SRD 126837@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmmm...looks like at least half are old-timers. I'm making a LOT of resolutions about holding my tongue.</p> <p>@crowriver, I don't think it';s anything personal. Just would have expected a 'welcome to the comm council' email to go to all new members? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-126835 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 21:27:44 +0000 crowriver 126835@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD, are you Merchiston? Could be worse, web link from EACC site for Hutchison / Chesser CC goes to this <a href="http://www.themoat.org.uk/">less than transparent</a> web site! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-126833 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 21:15:33 +0000 crowriver 126833@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>But nothing saying 'we're adding you to our list', much less 'welcome', or our next meeting is....</em></p> <p>Sounds like some of the incumbents may not be best pleased. Not friends with any of the existing council members? Or alternatively it's just the wheels are grinding slowly on the CC charabang*.</p> <p>* - I was astonished to hear (on University Challenge) that this is officially an 'obsolete' word, according to the Collins English Dictionary, along with aerodrome.</p> <p>EDIT - sounds more like "all change here!" From <a href="http://www.merchistoncc.org.uk/pages/committee.asp">your CC web site</a>: "A lot of new faces with a few of the current committee all others having stood down". Your name is mentioned... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-126829 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:56:27 +0000 SRD 126829@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I found out I was in via twitter, several days later got a paper letter from the councillor was who returning officer, that said 'you are elected', and then started receiving email from the council, suggesting I have been added to their mailing list. But nothing saying 'we're adding you to our list', much less 'welcome', or our next meeting is.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-126802 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 17:14:01 +0000 crowriver 126802@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not me, I'm embroiled in the world of primary education politics instead... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-126795 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:37:06 +0000 wangi 126795@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So, who's nominated then?</p> <p>I'll be up in the Porty election... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-125628 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:58:14 +0000 Morningsider 125628@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That looks much worse in writing than I hope it sounded! Also I did add "but in a good way" - which makes all the difference... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-125623 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:25:33 +0000 SRD 125623@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"You're a lunatic" said the first person I ran into after submitting my nomination papers today...</p> <p>Thanks for the vote of confidence morningsider! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-124801 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 19:33:08 +0000 crowriver 124801@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo, that's exactly what it was like at the AGM. I looked around the room and everyone was looking somewhere else! Could have sworn they were whistling and twiddling their thumbs too. It seems the hit squad still call themselves HM Inspectors even though the letterhead says education Scotland.</p> <p>@SRD, yeah we're still without a Secretary, no doubt because it's such a thankless task. I have to attend meetings with all the other PCs in the area too (CCWP). Oh well at least there's a team of willing bods organising the Halloween disco... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-124799 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 19:00:16 +0000 SRD 124799@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>wow. good for you. I'm not chair, but that's because the chair was the only post that we actually had someone in...</p> <p>check out my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/53569811@N03/9734349181/">flickr stream</a> to see how i spent my week.. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-124795 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:40:12 +0000 gembo 124795@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>HMI now education Scotland, c'mon chair crowriver, but well done for cracking during the tumbleweed period of extreme silence when volunteers were asked for. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-124793 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:09:06 +0000 crowriver 124793@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aye, I knew you were going to say that. </p> <p>But I'm the <em>Chair</em>. A bit more work than turning up to a meeting every six weeks or so.....and there's an HMI visit at the end of the month.</p> <p>(Fishing for sympathy). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-124791 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:03:52 +0000 SRD 124791@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>ha! I'm doing parent council AND community council. (pity me) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-124790 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:01:07 +0000 crowriver 124790@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm now on the Parent Council so I've got my hands full. Will still campaign through Spokes, Green party, CCE, etc. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10932#post-124783 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 17:31:35 +0000 SRD 124783@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>anyone else? </p> <p>if we want 20mph zones including dangerous roads, we need people on councils to speak in favour</p> <p>if we want good cycling infrastructure in key places, we need people on the councils supporting it </p>