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Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting, held at 200 Bonnington Road on Wednesday 6 June 2019 at 5:30pm

Actions and decisions are red italic.

1 Abbreviations

BAFO = best and final offer	LLCC = Leith Links Community Council
CCTT = Community Councils Together on Trams	LW = Leith Walk
CEC = City of Edinburgh Council	NTBCC = New Town & Broughton Community Council
CPZ = controlled parking zone	OBC = outline business case
CS = Constitution St	POLHA = Port of Leith Housing Association
ECI = early contractor involvement	SPC = swept-path contract
EIA = environmental impact assessment	TAPOG = CEC’s tram all-party oversight group
FBC = full business case	TfE = Transport for Edinburgh
ISC = infrastructure and systems contract	TN = Trams to Newhaven project
LCCC = Leith Central Community Council	TRO = traffic regulation order
LHNCC = Leith Harbour & Newhaven Community Council	TT = trams team

TAPOG is CEC’s leader and vice-leader, CEC’s transport convenor and vice-convenor, and transport spokespersons from each party Continue reading →

LCCC April 2019 approved minutes

Minutes of the ordinary meeting of Leith Central Community Council, held in Nelson Hall, McDonald Road library on Monday 15 April 2019 at 7:00pm

Actions and decisions are red italics. nem con means that no-one spoke or voted against a decision. Continue reading →

Earth Day events in Leith

(Adapted from a a Facebook post by Zero Waste Leith)

Let’s give Leith a spring clean to celebrate Earth Day 2019. Last year almost 400 people took part in 11 litterpicks around Leith and collected more than
half a tonne of litter from our streets. Can we break this record in 2019?

Come along to an event:

Date	Events
Mon 22 April	Pilrig Park – Earth Week Litter Pick Plogging with Boda -Earth Week Spring Clean
Fri 26 April	Yardheads – Earth Week Spring Clean
Sat 27 April	Water of Leith – Earth Week Spring Clean Abbeyhill – Earth Week Spring Clean
Sun 28 April	Leith Links – Earth Week Litter Pick

Please contact zerowasteleith@changeworks.org.uk to let them know you’re going, so they can provide enough kit.

And join us for afternoon tea following the spring clean:
Mon 22 April – Earth Day Afterparty
Sat 27 April – Earth Week Afterparty

Also organised (for specific groups):
Mon 22 April – LS Productions, Constitution St
Wed 24 April – Leith Academy litter pick

Or get in touch with Zero Waste Leith and we’ll help you organise a Earth Week litter pick on your street or in the nearby area – we can provide the
equipment! Email: zerowasteleith@changeworks.org.uk

Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting, 1 November 2018

Minutes of the Community Councils Together on Trams/Trams Team meeting, held in Leith Community Education Centre on Thursday 01 November at 5:30pm

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Unconventional oil and gas consultation

(adapted from a communication from the Scottish Government, vis the Improvement Service. If there any questions about the consultation, please contact UOGSEAConsultation@gov.scot)

The Scottish Government is currently finalising its policy position on the development of unconventional oil and gas in Scotland.

As part of that process the Scottish Government is inviting views on the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and partial Business, Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) of their preferred policy position, that the Scottish Government does not support the development of unconventional oil and gas in Scotland.

These assessments are necessary before the policy position can be finalised and are the latest steps in the approach that the Scottish Government has adopted on this issue. Continue reading →