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Merchiston Districts Community Council
  • 21 October, 2025
  • News

City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) transport consultations –

Consultations on nearby transport projects are open at present including the consultation on the North-South tram extension, which closes on November 17th. The consultation on the Dundee Street Fountainbridge Active Travel Project is open until 12th January 2026 with drop-in…

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  • 11 October, 2025
  • News

Our next public meeting will be held in person on Monday 17th November

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…

Read MoreOur next public meeting will be held in person on Monday 17th November
  • 17 September, 2025
  • News

Remember to Have Your Say by 21st September on the options for the redesigned Polwarth Junction!

Photo illustration showing a row of shops with a widened pavement in front, and a crossing point with pedestrian refuge half way across the street. The image illustrates a few people crossing the road at the crossing point and at another informal crossing point in the foreground.

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.

Read MoreRemember to Have Your Say by 21st September on the options for the redesigned Polwarth Junction!
  • polwarth pavement project
  • 16 September, 2025
  • News

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…

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  • 11 September, 2025
  • News

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…

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  • 28 August, 2025
  • News

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…

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  • bruntsfield, greenspace, meadows, volunteering
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