This is the last update as my term of Council office ends at midnight tonight.
I have been asked to give some publicity for next Saturday Portobello Guides. They are having a a coffee morning/jumble sale St James Church Hall, Rosefield Street (off Brighton Place) from 10.30am to 12.30pm, raising money to allow them to go to Austria this summer.
The Town Centre manger for Portobello, Sarah Woodford has picked up our concern about parking with retailers on the High Street. She met the Council's parking manager, John Richmond and Andy Matheson (local roads manager) to see if we could make any improvements. They are hoping to have part of the street re-allocated to short term parking like there is outside the Town Hall. It is not a quick fix - it takes about a year or more. It will be subject to a legal process and consultation, - a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO).
Some have asked about patches of bare earth appearing in Joppa Quarry Park and Cairntows Park and possibly elsewhere. This is part of a research project into biodiversity. I can send a full-colour leaflet, but in summary the Council's parks officers are working with Edinburgh and other Universities over the next few years on researching the ecology and conservation of urban pollinators in the UK. The aim is to answer three questions: (1) where exactly is the pollinator biodiversity in the UK?; (2) where are the hot-spots of pollinator biodiversity in cities; and (3) what can we do to improve their diversity and abundance.
I went to choral evensong at the Robin Chapel in the Thistle Foundation on Sunday - for the first time, as I was invited. The choral singing was superb! It is held every year in the memory of Robin Tudsbery to whom the Chapel is dedicated. And - yes - Tudsbery was the name on the stained glass window, spelt with an 'e' not Tudsbury with a 'u'. Two local people at the service told me it was Tudsbury spelt with a 'u' and that was the spelling on the front of the order of service. On balance, I think I believe the spelling on the original Chapel stained glass window his parents approved - don't you? No need for street naming to make an changes to 'Tudsbery Avenue' signs then! (-;
Lastly, I'm a little busy tomorrow. Thank you very much for all the excellent feedback over the last five years or more.
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 |Statistics: Posted by administrator — 02 May 2012, 13:35
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