The Spring widow of opportunity to sign up for the Council’s garden waste scheme opened again this week.  Permits cost £35 + Council for a fortnightly collection until 6 November 2022. To apply for a  permit or find out more click here: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/gardenwaste

For details of Keep Porty Tidy’s group litter picks, news and updates, please see their February e-newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/184315383a74/febnews

And sign up to receive it every month here: http://eepurl.com/hS6my5

Edinburgh’s first Million Mile Beach Clean is from 10.30am on Sunday, 20 February in Portobello. Surfers Against Sewage want to get 100,000 people across the UK to each clean 10 miles of their local blue and green spaces. They’re kicking off the first Million Mile Beach Clean of 2022 in Edinburgh. They’re meeting place at the bottom of Kings Road on the Promenade. The Million Mile Clean campaign is to mobilise 100,000 people across the UK to each clean 10 miles of their local blue and green spaces. 

Another plug for the fabulous Portobello central recipe book.  Click here and pre-order please: https://portobello-central.sumup.link/

The Edinburgh ‘Just Eat’ bike hire scheme – did you use it?  How could it be improved when it comes back again?  Click here:  https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/echs-user-survey-2022/consultation/subpage.2022-01-31.7734979415/

Police Scotland are consulting on priorities for our local area.  Click here to respond: https://consult.scotland.police.uk/surveys/your-police-2021-2022/?fbclid=IwAR1FSP6sPzv440206omynCo7jkRQrXxOk3hGi4zCMhNtmcWSaCHtrZxMUac_aem_AR5-01yJZh896TTkwM6ysuH0iB1DUSVf6t4vLKhHkzOp6ZGBCTPyx10klLSbxqGLhN5TWxOA7KV59dRhHPk96YVqOQi2yQQnoYvWJEcOF3__zsKAEPO3lpNqV7uDR6BZOB0

Charity VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian) is running the new Carer Recovery Fund. This is an opportunity for Edinburgh’s unpaid carers to receive a grant of up to £500 to improve their wellbeing. Webpage with details here: Carer Recovery Fund – VOCAL.

Bridgend Farmhouse Cafe is open Thursday to Sunday 11am to 4pm hot home-made soups, panini, traybakes and cakes and – special on Saturday – freshly-made pakora.

A crew will be filming for a Scottish Government Road Safety TV advert in Colliesdene Avenue on 22 and 23 February. The advert is to encourage the public not to use a mobile phone while driving. The road will be closed to through traffic.  Residents in the closed part have been informed by letter and will still be able to get in and out, though they may be asked to wait for a couple of minutes during takes.

Fort Kinnaird has announced Thistle as this year’s charity partner.  More here: https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2022/02/fort-kinnaird-announces-thistle-as-new-charity-partner/

I found this an interesting read this week: https://sceptical.scot/2022/02/what-have-local-councils-ever-done-for-us/

More on the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s five year residency in Craigmillar in partnership with local schools, The Venchie and Craigmillar Now: https://www.sco.org.uk/join-in/sco-in-craigmillar

Last week I took colleagues to visit Create’s Castlebrae Business Centre and find out a bit about what goes on inside. The fabulous art deco former school building is over 90 years old and is B-listed. Read Create’s latest blog to learn about its history: https://buff.ly/3HIwwR2

I paused sending this Update for a day to pick up on this: Porty Podcast this week is an interview with Cal MacAninch on the Atlantic rowing challenge he and four stalwart members of Portobello Eastern Rowing Club are embarking on this December. Well worth a listen! https://www.buzzsprout.com/71622/10086248?fbclid=IwAR05HXFDSFk8Oy9gxdfxaxIoTIwXZU8dbtWNaBt3Je5zc_yuWtAlo8DcWhc

That’s all for this week.  Have a great weekend, weather permitting!

Maureen

Councillor Maureen Child

Labour Councillor Portobello/Craigmillar Ward

Office: 0131 529 3268

Mobile: 07718 666 481

Facebook Page: Maureen Child Standing Up for Portobello/Craigmillar

Twitter: @MaureenMChild1