This statement sets out the position of the Community Council in relation to the principal aspects of the Review. The Council will now meet with City officers and elected officials on 28 February to discuss the Review and its concerns.
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At its regular monthly meeting on 1 February, Balerno Community Council considered the current position in relation to the City Council’s Schools Review which is of direct and significant relevance to Balerno.
This statement sets out the position of the Community Council in relation to the principal aspects of the Review. The Council will now meet with City officers and elected officials on 28 February to discuss the Review and its concerns.
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Balerno Community Council made preliminary comments to the City of Edinburgh Council concerning the recently announced Edinburgh West and South West Schools Review.
A copy of the correspondence can be read here. The announced closure of 62 RBS branches across Scotland in the last week has kicked off debate from village shops to Holyrood and was also raised at Prime Ministers Questions in Westminster.
Scottish Rural Action is undertaking research to find out what the impacts will be on our rural communities and their high streets. Some suggest it may be a good thing as it will free up shop units for other types of businesses, whilst others argue it will drive away business. SRA expect their survey to show complex results with a range of impacts. Scottish Rural Action will take full range of views collected to an evidence session at Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster on 17 January 2018, so it is important they are able to fully represent rural Scotland. SRA know anecdotally impacts of these planned branch closures will hit rural communities the hardest, and it will be the elderly and those who rely on public transport that will be disproportionately affected. Island communities and villages in the Highlands and Borders may have to do round trips of several hours to do their cash banking. They know that many rural communities do not have reliable high speed broadband or mobile signal to use the digital solutions on offer for a limited number of services. Take the survey here Over the past several months, the Post Office Ltd have been conducting consultations about local branch Post Offices. Their plans are now finalised and the new-look Balerno Post Office is scheduled to open at the current location on Monday 5 March 2018 at 13:00.
To make this change happen, the Balerno branch will need to close for refurbishment on Saturday 30 December 2017 at 12:30. However, the following branches will be happy to provide customers with Post Office services during this period. Should these dates change, posters will be displayed in branch to let customers know. Currie Post Office, 190 Lanark Road West, Currie, Lothian, EH14 5NX Wester Hailes Post Office, 14a Westside Plaza, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH14 2SW When the new branch opens, customers will benefit from a newly modernised Post Office service and longer opening hours: Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:30 Saturday 09:00 – 15:00. Christmas Tree Festival
The Balerno Christmas Tree Festival takes place on Saturday 9th 10am-4pm and Sunday 10th 11.15 am -3pm December in the St Joseph’s Campus & Scout Hall. Come and see over 30 Christmas Trees decorated by a wide variety of organisations. Broxburn and Livingston Brass Band The brass band of Broxburn and Livingston will also be playing a seasonal evening concert on Saturday 9 December 7.30pm – tickets are available now from the church office and Letterbox Bistro for £8 (under-16s £4). |
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