Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting on Thursday 09 February 2023 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.
[text in square brackets] is glosses, i.e. implications unspoken at this point but drawn from other spoken items.
CCTT’s minutes-take apologises for late publication of these minutes, due to need to obtain clearance to publish
Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting on Thursday 12 December 2022 at 5pm, at Trams project compound (165 Leith Walk)
Actions and decisions are red italic. ‘TT’ means ‘Trams Team’. Names are mostly abbreviated to initials.
[text in square brackets] is glosses, i.e. implications unspoken at this point but drawn from other spoken items. Continue reading
Please click to see the PDF of these draft minutes: 2020_06_15 draft V1
Please note that these are draft – while LCCC’s minutes secretary has tried to ensure they are accurate, they are provided for information only and do not represent LCCC’s decision until ratified (possibly with changes) at a subsequent meeting.
Edinburgh World Heritage is asking:
Are local democracy and the press under threat?
Concerns have been expressed in Edinburgh that politicians and city leaders may be cutting corners as crucial decisions are made about our city – all during a time when the press is under increased strain due to falling revenue. In this conversation with four leading Edinburgh journalists we will explore the threats to local democracy and press reporting during the coronavirus outbreak.Joining us for this conversation will be Euan McGrory (The Scotsman), Mure Dickie (Financial Times), Phyllis Stephen (The Edinburgh Reporter) and David Bol (The Herald).
Date: Thursday 25 June 2020
Start time: 6pm
Venue: Zoom online (how to join info will be sent to you via email)We look forward to seeing you on the evening. If you have any questions, please contact us on the details below.
Edinburgh World Heritage
5 Bakehouse Close
146 Canongate
EH8 8DD
members@ewht.org.uk
(adapted from an email from the Cockburn Association)
The Old Royal High School is under threat!
Please help us win the planning appeal by pledging a contribution!
Thomas Hamilton’s Royal High School, built between 1825-9, is one of the most important Greek Revival buildings in Europeand was one of the buildings to inspire the moniker of ‘Athens of the North’. It is composed of a powerful symmetrical grouping of principal Doric temple-pavilion, flanking colonnades and subsidiary temples, fully exploiting a prominent elevated site.
https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/old-royal-high-school-appeal
As members will know, developers are proposing to convert the building into a luxury ‘6-star Art Hotel’, which will include two massive bedroom wings that will swamp the careful composition of the Category A-listed former Royal High School buildings, and seriously affect the setting of not only this building, but of Calton Hill, one of the most important landscape features in the City. Continue reading
Leith Central Community Council 