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Public Meetings
We hold public meetings regularly throughout the year, at 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm on the third Tuesday of the month.
During 2025 the dates of the upcoming meetings are as follows: 21st Oct, 18th Nov.
There will be no public meeting in April, July, August and December.
In-person meetings are held at Merchiston Tennis and Bowling Club, Polwarth Terrace, EH11 1NA.
We will use the following Zoom link for our online public meetings:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86913505145?pwd=Q2hXVFh3OCtBdjNiUGlJMm9
Latest News
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Our next public meeting will be held in person on 21st October
Join us at our next meeting at the Merchiston Tennis and Bowling Club, Polwarth Terrace, Edinburgh EH11 1NA. The agenda will include discussion of local traffic concerns, especially the bridges on Harrison Road and traffic on the surrounding roads. Residents are also invited to raise any local issues that concern them.
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Remember to Have Your Say by 21st September on the options for the redesigned Polwarth Junction!
Merchiston and Districts Community Council believes design Option 1 best addresses the community’s main concerns of pedestrian safety and community amenity, as highlighted in the 2023 Polwarth Roundabout Report.
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Leaf Clearing – Volunteers welcome
This year once more many of our residents will be out clearing leaves that have fallen from our many beautiful trees in Merchiston. On pavements and roads damp leaves contribute to “slippy” falls and blocked drains so clearing them away is important and we have an arrangement with the city council whereby they collect the…
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Poppy Cabs: free taxi service to remembrance services for ex-servicemen and women
The association of Hackney Carriage Drivers within Edinburgh offer a Poppy Cabs service each year to help veterans and ex-servicemen and women the opportunity to travel to a remembrance service within the Edinburgh and Lothians area free of charge. They see it as a way of giving back to those people who have dedicated themselves…
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Volunteers wanted
MDCC is a member of FoMBL (Friends of the Meadows and Bruntsfield Links), an organisation that aims to maintain and improve these essential green spaces in and near our area. There is a call out for volunteers on Saturday 30th August: “Volunteers are welcome to help with a variety of jobs on the Meadows and…
