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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.
The meetings in 2026 will be as follows (in person if not otherwise stated):
- March 17th
- May 19th
- June 16th
- September 15th
- October 20th
- November 17th (in person or online – tbc)
In person meetings are held at the Merchiston Tennis and Bowling Club, Polwarth Terrace, EH11 1NA
There will be no public meeting in April, July, August and December.
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 meeting is on Tuesday March 17th in person – all residents welcome!
Join us on Tuesday 17th March at 7 – 9 pm at Merchiston Tennis and Bowling Club, Polwarth Terrace, EH11 1 NA for our next meeting. All residents are welcome. There will be a discussion of traffic problems in our area followed by other issues raised by residents and reports on planning, licensing and our
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Have you got a garden and need a little help? Edinburgh Garden Partners’ volunteers could be the answer.
https://www.edinburghgardenpartners.org.uk At our meeting on February 17th Mara Barth gave a short presentation about Edinburgh Garden Partners – an Edinburgh-wide organsiation that matches volunteers who are looking for an opportunity to do some gardening – often wanting to grow vegetables or fruit – with garden owners who find maintaining the garden is getting a bit
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Banzai Edinburgh
Banzai Edinburgh recently addressed Merchiston Districts Community Council public meeting on its work, action plans and People Assemblies to discuss what Bruntsfield and area should look like moving towards 2040. Their next peoples assembly is the 28th of February with another on the 28th of March. All welcome. For more information please visit their website
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Agenda for MDCC meeting at 7pm on Tuesday the 17th of February 2025
MEETING of MERCHISTON DISTRICTS COMMUNITY COUNCIL Tuesday 17th Feb 2026. 19.00 at Polwarth Tennis and Bowling Clubhouse In-person public meeting. Residents are invited to attend all MDCC meetings AGENDA: Note: MDCC meetings may be recorded to facilitate writing minutes of meetings. By joining the meeting, you are giving your consent in that regard.
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Congratulations to Bridget Stevens on her MBE !
Our ex-chair and long-serving member of Merchiston Community Council Bridget Stevens (seen in the photo with our current Chair Ian Doig) was awarded the MBE in the King’s Birthday honours list last summer for her services to the Arts, in particular for pioneering the use of audio description in Scotland for sight-impaired people attending theatre
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Merchiston Avenue Junction: Your Feedback Shapes Local Traffic Improvement Proposal
Your voices, your concerns, your solutions We want to start by saying thank you. When we launched our survey about the Merchiston Avenue/Merchiston Place/Rochester Terrace junction in January 2026, we hoped for a good response. Indeed, we received 102 responses from residents who took the time to share their experiences, concerns, and ideas. This strong