Tag Archives: Community Safety

Feeling Safe Community Forum

The latest meeting of the Feeling Safe Community Forum, a sub group part of Leith Neighbourhood Partnership, was held on Tuesday 4th March 2014.  Twelve members of the public attended this first weekday evening meeting. (Previously meetings were held on Saturday mornings.)

The Forum will no longer be selecting ‘Safer Neighbourhood Priorities’. This is because Police Scotland now set local Leith officers’ annual priorities.  Instead, the forum will now select four quarterly ‘Feeling Safe neighbourhood priorities’ which will be led by Edinburgh Council’s Community Safety Team.

The next Forum meeting is due to be held in early June (exact date to be advised).

Local community plan 2014 – 2017

Leith Neighbourhood Partnership is now gathering information for its 2014–17 Local Community Plan. This plan’s actions and priorities should reflect Leithers’ views: people who live, work, volunteer and study here are best placed to know what Leith needs. A survey is the first step in finding out what Leith people want and is open until 31 March 2014.

Take the survey by 31 March 2014 – https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LeithCommunityPlan

Beat doorstep crime

A message from Police Scotland, CoSLA, Edinburgh Council and Trading Standards:

Rogue traders who cold call are targeting vulnerable people, taking their money and dignity.

Say no and report them to trading standards or the police immediately.

You might print one of these posters and put it on your door to deter these rogue traders from even trying it.

(Click an image to open or download a PDF.)

COSLA 1  COSLA 2  COSLA 3  COSLA 4

EDINBURGH 1  EDINBURGH 2  EDINBURGH 3  EDINBURGH 4

Speak up, speak out campaign

Safer Internet public posters-page2

Speak up Speak out about keeping safe online and on your phone

The harmful effects of cyber bullying and ‘sexting’ are being highlighted by the latest phase of the Speak up Speak out public protection campaign. The campaign launched on Tuesday 11 February, to coincide with Safer Internet Day 2014.

It’s the fourth in a series of campaigns by the City of Edinburgh Council, Police Scotland and NHS Lothian highlighting public protection issues. This phase focuses on keeping safe online and on your phone. It’s a topic relevant to everyone but particularly to:

  • children (spotlighting the issues of cyber bullying and sexting)
  • parents/carers (for advice on how to keep children safe online)
  • vulnerable adults
  • older people
  • domestic abuse situations.

To coincide with Safer Internet Day, Police Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council have arranged a series of events in schools, community venues and libraries across the city.  In addition, a range of posters will be seen in venues across Edinburgh to spotlight the main issues and directing people to these contact points for help:

A radio advert will be aired on Forth One and Two for one week from Tuesday 11 February and a series of child-friendly posters have been developed for primary and secondary schools.

If you’d like to hear more about the campaign or would like some campaign posters, please contact ann.duff@edinburgh.gov.uk

Leith Central CC draft minutes, 17 February 2013

Here are draft minutes from the meeting of 17 February 2014: 2014_02_17 draft

Topics discussed include:

  • LCCC team-building
  • Police action against house-breaking
  • Leith Decides
  • Drug users abusing Pilrig Park