BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5@gpcc.bigdatapatterns.co.uk DTSTART:20250319T000000Z DTEND:20250319T000000Z DTSTAMP:20261021T221953Z URL:https://gpcc.bigdatapatterns.co.uk/events/gpcc-meeting-march-2025/ SUMMARY:GPCC Meeting - March 2025 DESCRIPTION:Minutes\nGrange/ Prestonfield Community Council Minutes of meet ing 19 March 2025\nMeeting held in person at Prestonfield Community Centre and via Zoom\nOffice Bearers - Chair - Ian Chisholm\; Joint Vice Chairs - Paul Rowllings\, Ellen-Raissa Jackson\; Secretary- Raphael Bleakley\; Tre asurer - Paul Rowllings\;\nMembers present: Ken Robertson\, Stanley Bird\, Sue Tritton\; Ian Wright\; Bill Reid\; Cllr Pauline Flannery\nMembers pre sent on Zoom: Paul Rowllings\, Andreas Grothey.\nMembers of the public on Zoom Apologies: Ian Wright\, Sally Griffiths\n1. Welcome. – Ian Chisholm welcomed members to the last meeting of the 2019 2025 Community Council t erm.\n2. Declarations of Interest – None\n3. Minutes of 19 February 2025 \nActions: • Planning vacancy – to leave to next Community Council. • Newington Cemetery wall – Wall is finished\, waiting for fencing to be erected. • Budget comparator – circulated. 4. Notice of Matters Ari sing - None\n5. Reports (External) – Cllr Flannery updated:\n• Comment ed on the community engagement officer role. Training of engagement office r should be ongoing – identify what they are doing. Having a good idea o f the makeup of the area and being able to reach out to specific groups. N eeds good engagement in that. For example vibrant church groups are in the area\, student demographic and use of Cameron House. It is about the Comm unity Council being reflective of the area.\n• A resident in Prestonfiel d that has noticed rats in the area over the last few months. Cameron Hous e and the school have been notified and the situation is being monitored.\ n• Tree planting project – will involve Prestonfield primary in the ma intenance of trees.\n• Priestfield road – bin hubs. Changes for the si tes – whether that will be carried out. There were issues with glass bin s in particular due to noise impact. Public can now highlight if sites are inappropriate as a bin hub. 1\n• Avenues stores – the owners have rai sed an issue about the Passivhaus development on Blackford Avenue. Owners of the development wanting to put in driveway\, leading to loss of parking space outside Avenue Store. CPZ there will change the parking in the area . No notification is required for any changes with the CPZ. Potential for accidents with the new driveway.\n• Powerline renewal from Whitehouse Te rrace to Kings Building. Public meeting taking place at King’s Buildings on 20th March. This is a long project (15 months)\, is a question whether they are using the correct route.\n• Full Council meeting 20th March. D iscussion about UK place-based investment fund. Funding to rebuild post-co vid.\n• Next round of Community Grants are open.\n• Sue asked about th e wall at the top of Blackford Avenue\, Cllr Flannery to check current sta tus.\n• Ken raised story in Edinburgh Live about the call for Community Council’s to “get more”. Can Cllr Flannery follow this up/ Hope this is a start of a discussion. Cllr Flannery spoke about the Council wanting to strengthen Community Council’s and manage any skill gaps.\n• Ken r aised the Black Magic tour bus which takes up a bus lane and is very pollu ting. Asks why it sits as a tourist attraction.\n6. Reports of Interest Gr oups -\na. Planning - 25/00591/FUL Salisbury Arms Have received a request to GPCC to put in a late objection to plans\, which includes change to sig nage and enlarged kitchen area which will have direct impact on neighbours in Salisbury Road. Blackett association have submitted an objection. Note d that a consultation on affordable housing opening in Edinburgh.\nb. Lice nsing – none\nc. Roads/Transport – update from Alan: • Bus fare incr ease by 20p. • Two bus services\, 38 and 400\, running at a loss – Cou ncil subsidy to continue these. • Transport meeting debated pedestrian c rossings. Discussed increasing the time for a crossing. • Low road in Ho lyrood Park has been shut due to rockfall. • Tour de France grand depart to come to Edinburgh in 2027. • Cllr Flannery highlighted that the numb er 9 bus will get additional night time runs.\nd. Communications/Publicity - Paul updated • Noticeboard – placed the order for this following su ccessful planning application and road excavation permit. Circulated a des ign. Will take 5-6 weeks to arrive and will schedule a date before it is u p on Dalkeith Road. • Sue raised the Grange Fair is coming up – 10th M ay. Can GPCC produce flyers? Ken will bring banners and will discuss with the Grange Association to have something inside the library. Ken suggests having a word with Richard Brown and jot down some ideas for an A5 flyer.\ ne. Environment - • None\nf. Newington Cemetery – Ian updated: • Wor king group met on Monday. Meet on the third Monday of the month. Two furth er planters have been ordered to be placed next to the noticeboard\, due f or delivery shortly. • Event on 28th April in the Cemetery – Ken appro ached by Tony Harris. Public liability insurance for the event?\n7. Report s from Office Bearers \na. Treasurer Report – Paul updated: Bank balance is £8\,709 made up as follows: • GPCC Account Balance - £4\,652 - No new income. - £45 of expenditure (Zoom\, Advertising) • Newington Cemet ery Balance - £4\,057 - No new income or expenditure.\nb. Secretary. • None\n8. Reports from external groups\nEACC – Ken updated: Live event ar ranged for new Community Councillors. Written to CEC to say one event is n ot enough\, for the purposes of networking.\nAlerted to the online safety act implementation by OFCOM\, any group involved in social media activity. Specific responsibility required under online safety and monitoring shoul d take place that nothing untoward can take place on that platform. Impact on CC engagement on social media.\nEACC have published a one page letter to all Community Councillors in the next term setting out the state of pla y between CCs and Council managers. Need to be able to push harder and wit h more purpose. Request that this goes to new Councillors in good time. As king if this can be passed to Cllr Kumar\, to circulate to the letter.\nSt udent Accommodation – Leith Central\, pushing a paper about purpose buil t student accommodation.\n9. Open Forum Elections – 10 elected members f or GPCC\, of those there are five existing members\, with five new members of the public. Three representatives from associations\; Blackett Associa tion\, Waverley Park and the Grange Association.\nRaphael thought there wa s also confirmation from Craigmillar Park of a representative.\nIan thanke d the members of the CC who are standing down. Ian indicated that he will not be standing as Chair\, so there will be a new team for the next term.\ n10. Date of Next Meeting - Wednesday 16 April 2025.\nPlanning vacancy\nWa ll at the top of Blackford Avenue\, Continued for new CC. Cllr Flannery to check current status.\nNoticeboard for Dalkeith Road - Paul to keep updat ed about progress of delivery and installation.\nAttendance at Grange Fair - Ken to draft A5 flyers – using previous comms for information.\nMay 1 0th Newington Cemetery event 28th April – Public liability insurance for the event. Check with Ellen-Raissa about the status of insurance.\nArrang ements for the next CC term - Raphael to contact Cllr Kumar to establish a rrangements for first meeting and to pass on EACC letter for new Community Councillors. CATEGORIES:Meeting LOCATION:Cameron House Community Centre\, 34 Prestonfield Avenue\, Edinburg h\, EH16 5EU\, Scotland\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=34 Prestonfield Avenue\, Ed inburgh\, EH16 5EU\, Scotland\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE= Cameron House Community Centre:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR