Meeting Info

Here are details of the next meeting of the Leith Central Community Council.

Date: Mon, May 17 (Annual General Meeting)

Time: 19:30

Venue: Out of the Blue, Drill Hall, 30-38 Dalmeny Street
Please come along!

Click here for a map showing the area covered by Leith Central.

Who are we?

Stewart Blaik (Chair)
Roland L Reid (Secretary)
Anne Munro (Treasurer)
Joan Corbett
Stan Eadie (Transport Convenor)
Walter Dods
John Hein (Vice-Chair)
Rob Hainsworth
Annette O'Carroll (Planning Convenor)
Julian Sian
Juan Garcia Navarro
Harold Tobermann
Charlotte Encombe

We can co-opt local people between elections - individuals that demonstrate a commitment or have a local knowledge or expertise. We are keen for volunteers to join us! To do so, either turn up to one of our meetings and/or fill out the form on the volunteer page.

Would you like to become a member?

The Area we cover

To find out whether or not you live in the area covered by Leith Central Community Council, please look at the map we have provided. If your street is not there, click on the links section for links to other community council websites.

Click here to see a map of the area.

Leith Central Community Council needs you!

The purpose of Community Councils is to express local opinion to the local authority and other public bodies operating in their area. They have a statutory right to be consulted on planning and licensing issues but Community Councils were designed NOT to be party political and their boundaries, as the case in Leith, approximately align with the new multi-member council wards to represent geographically distinct communities.

Elections are held every three years. You must live in your Community Council area to be an elected member. Additional members are nominated by the local authority from local voluntary groups and organisations. Senior school students and people with local knowledge can be co-opted. Your MP/MSPs, Councillors, the Community Police Officer attend as well as the public.

By attending your Community Council we can truly be the voice of the community in Leith.

Leith Central Community Council will meet on the following evenings at McDonald Road Library at 7.30pm:

Mon, June 21, August 16, September 13, October 18, November 15, December 13.

For more information, visit the Edinburgh Council website by clicking on this link.

Local Engagement

Our Community Council greatly benefits from its engagement with local groups. As a consequence we believe that the views we express better reflect the wide spread of views and concerns.

The groups are:

• Pilmeny Development Project/Pilmeny Youth Club
• Pilmeny Youth Centre
• North East Edinburgh Care Action Group (NEECAG) - Older People's Forum
• Out of the Blue Educational Trust/Friends of Dalmeny Park
• Pilrig St Pauls Church
• Port of Leith Housing Association
• Pilrig Residents Association
• Friends of Calton & Hillside
• Greener Leith