Scottish Civic Trust – My Place Awards

The following is an extract from an email from the Scottish Civic Trust that has been forwarded by the City of Edinburgh Council. If there is a project or person in our area that you think should be recognised, please submit an entry and let us know as well. 

I am emailing from the Scottish Civic Trust to promote our national My Place Awards, which celebrate excellence in community-led placemaking in Scotland.

What are the My Place Awards?

The Scottish Civic Trust My Place Awards celebrate excellence in community-led placemaking in Scotland. They have two categories:

  1. Community-led Projects: recognises recent community-led built environment projects that have transformed their locality. This includes new buildings; historic buildings or monuments that have been reused or refurbished; designed public realm schemes, such as street works and parks; and designed landscapes such as gardens or public green spaces.
  2. Community Champions: celebrates individuals across Scotland who have made a significant contribution to their communities through achieving positive change in the local area, whether through placemaking, built environment projects, improving public spaces or increasing access to spaces and places by communities.

Winners of the Awards are celebrated at a ceremony attended by major stakeholders in the built environment and heritage sectors, as well as representatives from local and national government.

The My Place Awards are a great opportunity to showcase a project’s success to the community, stakeholders and funders by receiving much-deserved exposure and media attention, as well as thank community members for their hard work and dedication to their local place.

How to enter?

Entries to the My Place Awards 2025 can be made via the My Place Scotland website. The deadline for entries is 30 April 2025.

For more information, email Erin Burke, Scottish Civic Trust Communications and Events Officer, at Erin.Burke@scottishcivictrust.org.uk.

Full Agenda for NTBCC Meeting on Monday 17 February 2025

This will be an online meeting: Monday 17 February at 7pm, via Zoom (link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81932704749)

The bracketed information shows the time allocated to each item.

Convenors’ reports will be added below the agenda as they are received.

  1. Welcome and Apologies
  2. Approval of Minutes of December 2024 Meeting and Matters Arising
    1. Actions from previous meetings: 2025_02_10 NTBCC actions
    2. Draft Minutes of 9 December 2024 Meeting
  3. Police Report for Q1 2025 – TBC (20 minutes)
  4. Chair’s Report – PW (40 minutes)
    1. Edinburgh World Heritage Trust Update
    2. Community Council Elections and Governance Update
    3. Princes Street and Wa­­verley Valley Strategy Consultation
      See draft NTBCC statement.
    4. Napier University Communications Project
  5. Culture and Communities Matters – SH (10 minutes)
  6. Licencing Matters – AG (15 minutes)
    1. Civic licensing: (to note/discuss)
      1. LHC 540091 at 6 Picardy Place
      2. STL 538256 at 10a Blenheim Place
    2. Update from Regulatory meeting 31/1/25 (to note/discuss)
  7. Planning – RP/AG/KL/PW (15 minutes)
    1. Planning Guidance Consultation Timeline (closes 03.04.25)
    2. Powderhall Development – Withdrawal of Planning Application
    3. Current Applications to Note
  8. Transport and Environment Matters – MB (15 minutes)
    1. Transport and Environment Committee (30.01.25) Update:
      1. CCWEL to George Street Active Travel Deputation
      2. Annual Air Quality Report
      3. Tables and Chairs Permits
    2. Trams to Newhaven Project Update
  9. Any Other Business

Transport and Environment Committee Report

NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 11 November 2024

NTBCC’s minutes secretary/web-weaver apologises for the late publication of these minutes, caused by serious illness. He is now almost fully recovered, and looks forward to more timely work in 2025.

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, on Monday 11 November 2024 at 7pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. ND (‘no dissent’) means that no-one spoke or voted against a decision.

URLs have been added by the minutes secretary.

1 Welcome and apologies

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NTBCC Responds to Edinburgh Future Libraries Strategy Consultation

Following discussions over several weeks, the New Town and Broughton Community Council has submitted the following response to the consultation being undertaken by the City of Edinburgh Council regarding the future of libraries. The consultation remains open until 25 December so there is still time for you to submit your own comments. The consultation can be found at the following website.

NTBCC Response on Edinburgh Future Libraries Strategy Consultation

NTBCC full agenda Monday 9 December 2024 and conveners’ reports received so far

This will be an in-person meeting: Monday 9 December at 7pm, in the Drummond Room at Broughton St Mary’s Church on Bellevue Crescent.

The bracketed information shows the time allocated to each item.

Convenors’ reports will be added below the agenda as they are received.

  1. Welcome and apologies (5 minutes)
  2. Approval of minutes of November 2024 meeting and matters arising
    1. draft November minutes
    2. Actions from November minutes
Item Actor Action
1.c NTBCC Share Zoom meeting numbers and passcodes, not just URLs
3.a NTBCC To try to make late deputation on EWHT. Failing that, contact CEC planning convenor and/or other cllrs.
5.b P Williamson Check whether planning permission was obtained for metal grills on Royal London Building
5.c S Holledge Convene ad-hoc groups on the mentioned consultations
6 R Price Pick up 24/05018/FUL and 24/05030/FUL with NTBCC’s planning ctte.
7.c LLCC rep Forward guidance relevant to Albany St HMO situation
  1. Police report – TBC (15 minutes)
  2. Chair’s report (15 minutes)
    1. Edinburgh World Heritage Site management plan update
    2. Community council elections and governance update
  3. Transport and environment matters (20 minutes)
    1. Report on EACC Meeting (28.11.24)
    2. Transport and Environment Committee (12.12.24) agenda:
      1. Cleansing Performance Report
      2. Trams to Newhaven Update
      3. City Mobility Plan Capital Investment Plan
      4. Tables and Chairs Permits
    3. East London Street Update
  4. Licensing matters (20 minutes)
    1. Licencing Sub-Committee (29/11/24) – HMO Properties
      1. HMO 540522 at 39-47 Albany Street (Withdrawn 19/11)
      2. HMO 541034 at 27 York Place
    2. Civic licensing – Other Applications: (to note/discuss)
      1. LHC 540091 at 6 Picardy Place
      2. STL 538256 at 10a Blenheim Place
      3. STL 523318 at 11 Marshall’s Court
  5. Planning (15 minutes)
    1. Princes Street/Waverley Valley Strategy consultation (closes 21.02.25)
    2. Current applications to note
  6. Culture and communities matters (20 minutes)
    1. Culture and Communities Committee meeting agenda (5.12.24)
    2. Visitor Levy Consultation (closes 15.12.24) – confirm NTBCC submission
    3. Ross Band Stand Consultation (closes 20.12.24)
    4. Edinburgh Future Libraries Consultation (closes 25.12.24)
  7. Treasurer’s report (5 minutes)
  8. Any other business

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Edinburgh University Student undertaking Cycling Dissertation

Keping Li who is student on the University of Edinburgh BMedSci Physical Activity for Health programme has approached us to publicise a dissertation he is undertaking to look at cycling among ethnic minority groups. He is looking to recruit people to participate in his study. The following graphic provides more details of the study and contact details. Continue reading

NTBCC ordinary meeting minutes 9 October 2024

Minutes of New Town & Broughton Community Council’s ordinary meeting, on Monday 14 October 2024 at 7pm

Actions and decisions are red italic. ND (‘no dissent’) means that no-one spoke or voted against a decision.

URLs have been added by the minutes secretary.

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