Newtongrange Community Council

Supporting our proud village

Category: Community Action

Miner's cottages in Rosewell

Campaigns / Community Action

Community Councils across Midlothian unite against council “savings proposals”

Midlothian Council service cut proposals: “none of the proposed cuts would be necessary if Midlothian Council was funded appropriately and fairly. We do not accept them. We do not want to pit group against group trying to fight for whose cause is more important, they are all important. We must stand together in solidarity.”

Christmas Lights Street Newtongrange

Community Action

Caring Streets This Christmas

…many people have, quite naturally, worried that we are going back to the experience we lived through from March 23rd this year. With the announcement on Saturday from the First Minister that the Christmas easing...

Community Action

Armistice Day 2020

There was no Remembrance Sunday Service held in the village this year, but a few community groups met at the War Memorial on Sunday 8th November and held a two minute silence before laying their...

Community Action / Minutes

Minutes November 2020

The last digital NCC meeting of the year capturing community highlights and on-going issues. NCC membership recruitment for the new year needed: growing relationships with Midlothian Council, Federation of Community Councils and MTRaP. Plus next steps for Community Development Trust, rollout of the Newtongrange Flyer and the last ‘The Pool’ event of the year and other village issues.

Front cover image of Newtongrange Flyer

Community Action / Current Objectives

Launch of the Newtongrange Flyer

Last month saw launch of The Newtongrange Flyer. The NCC has supported, coordinated and funded a number of resilience activities during the CoViD-19 pandemic and the first issue of the new newsletter, although originally designed...