To mark the start of the 2026 Rowing Boat Season, the Edinburgh Union Canal Society (EUCS) will be hosting a ‘launch event’ on Sunday 12th April when their three traditional rowing-boats will be available for hire. On the launch day, EUCS will…
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…
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…
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…
Lothian buses have issued a service update due to the resurfacing works planned for Gilmore Place. This affects the bus routes 10 and 27 between the roundabout at ColintonRoad/Polwarth Terrace and Home Street (Cameo Cinema), starting on 26th January *not…
The recent newsletter from the community policing team can be found below