Category Archives: News and Events

Survey: feedback on the communal bin review

This is a survey commissioned by CEC to get feedback on the communication, implementation and operation of the Communal Bin Review, conducted by Changeworks. LCCC thinks this is good practice and recommends that all CEC initiatives are accompanied by such a learning exercise.

Link to survey: https://www.research.net/r/NewBinSurvey2022

Warm and welcoming Edinburgh

City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) is undertaking ‘warm and welcoming’ work, in the face of cost of living concerns. CEC suggests organisations can contribute in one or both of two ways:

The Warm and Welcoming Spaces Map

The map will provide a visual representation of what’s available and where across the city. This will be static information which will inform people of location, accessibility, times available and further information via a web link or contact details. Please use this Word document to provide your organisation’s details via email to warm.welcoming@edinburgh.gov.uk.

Warm and Welcoming New Activities and Events

The second part is a web page that will provide information about new activities. These will be added as and when organisations forward the information to us. Please use this Word document: email it to warm.welcoming@edinburgh.gov.uk. The information will also link back to your organisation’s website.

Where activities change or a new activity is to be added, a new pro forma will need to be emailed to warm.welcoming@edinburgh.gov.uk, to ensure the information held by CEC and subsequently promoted is accurate.

What happens next?

Please allow up to 48 hrs for the map and any new events/activities to go live.

The map and activities information will be created using a new Warm and Welcoming Spaces tile on CEC’s Cost of Living page. CEC would encourage organisations to link to that page when promoting anything, because the page has a wide range of useful information. Please contact warm.welcoming@edinburgh.gov.uk, not NTBCC, with any queries.

Although this is a CEC initiative, LCCC’s web-weaver published it here because organisations and residents in LCCC’s area may wish to know about it.

Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting, 13 October 2022

Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting on Thursday 13 October 2022 at 5:15pm, at Trams project compound (165 Leith Walk)

Actions and decisions are red italic. ‘TT’ means ‘Trams Team’. Names are mostly abbreviated to initials. Continue reading

Annandale Street to Picardy Place southbound road closure

From the Trams to Newhaven project

On 24 October 2022, there will be changes to the traffic management arrangements on the southbound section of Leith Walk between Annandale Street and Picardy Place to allow final surfacing and lining works to take place.

This will involve a closure of the southbound carriageway for approximately three weeks from Annandale Street to the Picardy Place turnback, including the full junction at London Road. The Picardy Place turnback will remain operational throughout the duration of these works.

Please note that during these works the project’s standard working hours will be extended on Saturdays and Sundays. Hours of work will be from 8am to 5pm.

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Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting, 8 September 2022

Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting on Thursday 8 September 2022 at 5:15pm, at Trams project compound (165 Leith Walk)

Actions and decisions are red italic. ‘TT’ means ‘Trams Team’. Names are mostly abbreviated to initials. Continue reading