January 2026 Meeting Agenda

Welcome to the AGM January NCC meeting.  

Meetings are now held in person, by phone and online via Zoom – all welcome as always, please fill in the attendance form to let us know you will be attending or receive the online link

Tuesday 27th January 6.45-8.45 @ Newbattle Community Centre – IT Suit

1. Welcome and Apologies  
2. Previous Minutes (November 2025) – Approval & Outstanding Actions 
   
   1. Hybrid offer still required for MTRAP/MFCC who prefer face to face meetings.
   2. Park noticeboard refurbishment 
3. Police Report 
4. Newtongrange Park Centenary discussion & fencing latest (RA / NGC Chair/ JM /Alun Williams)
5. NMMS & Newtongrange village making connections (RA / Ray Lafferty)
6. Pool site (LA)
7. Line dyke.(LA)
8. Dean Tavern – planning permission for pergolas etc (LA)
9. NMMS  footpath (LA)
10. Lingerwood/Crawlees
11. Looking ahead: Newtongrange on route of Tour de France Grand Départ 2027 https://www.letour.fr/en/the-race/grands-departs/grand-depart-2027 (RM)
12. Correspondence 
    1. RE: WALL ISSUE AT NEWTONGRANGE – Ellen
    2. Midlothian Active Travel Forum – Wednesday 11th February 2PM
    3. A Connected Midlothian: Leading the Way in Belonging and Cohesion: 25 places remaining CLLE event St John’s and Newton Church Feb 10 from 10am to 4pm – Jeremy
    4. Lingerwood Development – possible meeting Feb 11th (or 28th) – Jeremy
    5. Questions for Dr Grace Vickers – Jeremy
    6. Draft Climate Change Plan – Scottish Government consultations – Citizen Space – Jeremy
    7. NEW POWERS FOR SCOTLAND’S COMMUNITY COUNCILS – NEWSLETTER NO.3 – Jeremy
    8. MTRaP ‘In-Person’ Meeting – 17^th Feb (NCLC, 6.00 – 7.30 approx) – Jeremy
    9. PBIP Grants: Unsuccessful Application – Jeremy (supportive in Principle however fence painting not covered under capital works, lack of quotes)
    10. Midlothian Council secures £1.2 million to deliver active travel infrastructure projects – Midlothian View
    11. Public consultation, Safeguarding Scotland’s Water Environment Safeguarding Scotland’s Water Environment – Scottish Environment Protection Agency – Citizen Space 
    12. Potential for community energy in Newtongrange – free support available – would anyone be interested in this, NDT potentially
    13. Sharing climate stories call (Midlothian Climate Action Network) www.climatestories.co.uk 
    14. School Street – Douglas
13. Regular Reports
    
    1. Councillor Reports
    2. MFCC – N/A
    3. Treasurer – N/A
    4. Planning  – N/A
14. Any Other Business
15. Date and Venue of next meeting
    • Tuesday,  24th Feb 6.45-7:45pm
    • Newbattle Community Centre and Zoom