Dear All

 

Rev. Dr. Stewart G. Weaver Minister of Portobello and Joppa Parish Church tells me they are marking 70th Anniversary of VE Day.  The Church will be open from 2.30pm-3.30pm TODAY, Friday 8 May, to mark the victory of Allied Forces in Europe at the end of WW2.  As at the Cenotaph and many other places around the country, there will be a 2 minute silence at 3pm, marking the moment when the end of the war was announced.  This will be preceded and followed by the ringing of the bell and music.  Candles will be available to light in remembrance as well.  You would be very welcome to join them –  and thousands of others round the country.

 

Duddingston Primary School Fair takes place tomorrow, Saturday 9 May from 10am – 12 Noon.  The school community aiming to raise money towards renewing and improving musical instruments, maths and science equipment and sports uniform.

 

Portobello Open Door (POD) Film Night is tomorrow 9 May at 7pm in the Wash House Community Centre, 3 Adelphi Grove.  They’re showing “Birdman” this month. For more information click here: http://www.the-pod.org/film-night.html

 

As expected, the statutory consultation on Options for Proposed Changes to the Catchment Area of Towerbank Primary School starts today, Friday 8 May.  The public consultation period will run until Monday 22 June 2015. The options proposed in the statutory consultation have implications for Towerbank, Brunstane, Duddingston, The Royal High and Craigentinny Primary Schools and for Portobello High School and Leith Academy.   Further information including the full statutory consultation paper, background papers and an online questionnaire are available at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/towerbankconsultation.  Copies of the statutory consultation paper are available for inspection at the Council Offices at Waverley Court, at Portobello Library and at the schools affected by the proposals.

 

Four public meetings will be held in respect of the proposals at the venues, dates and times listed below: 

Venue	Date	Time
Towerbank Primary School	Thursday, 21 May 2015	6:30pm – 8:30pm
Brunstane Primary School	Monday, 25 May 2015	6pm – 8pm
Duddingston Primary School	Monday, 1 June 2015	6:30pm – 8:30pm
The Royal High Primary School	Wednesday, 3 June 2015	6:30pm – 8:30pm

During the consultation period, any views on this proposal should be sent in writing to the address below or by e-mail to cf.propertyreview@edinburgh.gov.uk.   All views, whether by letter, e-mail or using the online questionnaire should be sent by Monday, 22 June 2015.  Following the conclusion of the public consultation period a report on the Outcomes of the Consultation will be presented to the Council in October 2015 and the report will be made publicly available three weeks before the Council meeting. 

 

This Sunday TEDX comes to Portobello.  To find out more and bookmark the page to watch it live: tedxportobello.com/livestream/  The blurb says: “The speakers selected for TEDx Portobello came from nominations made by the community. Their diverse perspectives are sure to inspire the town to see things differently in 2015. For that we thank the speakers for taking part, and Portobello for being so active in shaping the event taking place at Tribe Porty in May”. 

 

Ambitious plan for a walkway/cycle path from the Pentlands to Portobello. More here:  fb.me/1I7E2xPJE

 

Lots on the agenda at Communities & Neighbourhoods Committee on Tuesday last.  See a digest and links on the Bulletin attached. Watch discussions of this and other committees here: bit.ly/1sh5ZBt

 

Portobello features in the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling in June. See here:  fb.me/6u1eev7nM

 

The UK Parliamentary General Election results for Edinburgh’s five constituencies were announced at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. See here:
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20112/election_results/651/uk_parliamentary_elections_results .  Tommy Sheppard has been duly elected as local Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East and I congratulate him on his success. 

 

I would like to put on record my huge appreciation for the unstinting work of my friend and colleague Sheila Gilmore who has represented Edinburgh East for the last five years and with whom I have worked in a solid local partnership.  We didn’t always agree on every single issue, or how to tackle it, but Sheila is was always willing to listen, discuss and debate with any or all of us.  Sheila and her staff team were truly fantastic advocates for any constituent in trouble or difficulty of any kind.  She will be a very, very hard act to follow.

 

The next Planning Committee is being held at 10am on 14 May and it will be dealing with the Local Development Plan – including consideration the proposal to re-designate of the contentious Brunstane site as housing land rather than Green Belt, against which there are now over 800 petition signatures.  Please find attached the agenda and link to full papers for the Planning Committee in the Main Council Chamber. Full Meeting Papers can be accessed via the link:- Planning Committee 14 May 2015 Full Meeting Papers – Full Meeting Papers, 11.08 MB

 

Have a good weekend!

 

Best wishes

 

Maureen

 

 

Councillor Maureen Child | Labour Elected Member | Portobello/Craigmillar (Ward 17) | City of Edinburgh Council | City Chambers | High Street | Edinburgh | EH1 1YJ | Tel 0131 529 3268 | Mobile 07718 666 481| Twitter @MaureenChild1

 

p.s. My face-to-face Councillor Advice Sessions, or ‘Surgeries’, are usually every Monday at 5.30 pm in Castleview Community Centre, 76 Craigmillar Castle Avenue (Phone 661 4064) and then at 7 pm in Portobello Library, 14 Rosefield Avenue (Phone 529 5558).  Now also at Craigmillar Library, 101 Niddrie Mains Road, EH16 4DT, 1st Wednesday of the month, drop-in session 5pm-5.30pm, thereafter by appointment only up until 7.30pm. Please phone me on Direct Line 0131 529 3268 or Mobile 07718 666 481, or email maureen.child@edinburgh.gov.uk to check availability, make an appointment or request a home visit.

 

p.p.s.  Please let me know if you don’t want to receive emails like this from me and I’ll take you off my list.  Equally if you want to share it, please do.

 

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