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...
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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...
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.
A Development Trust for Newtongrange
Is it time for a Development Trust for Newtongrange? Click to support a trust creation now Since first proposed in 2012 by then Cllr Owen Thompson (now MP) when closures were a threat, a Development Trust...
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...
Agenda November 2020
News of CoViD tier 2, now back to tier 3 will focus minds on how to support resilience and preventative activity while a development trust moves closer to reality
Minutes October 2020
Online meeting, this month capturing the resilience processes: highlights and on-going issues. Police pressed for responses to complaints and initial thoughts about a Community Development Trust.
Agenda October 2020
The agenda for online meeting of NCC returning from a Summer break: Newtongrange Resilience, crumbling walls, The Pool and painting of the wheel.
A box full of Taylor family memories returned to Newtongrange
In 2017 my work colleague showed me a box full of photographs, postcards, annotated books & documents relating to a Newtongrange family. David had purchased the box in a local auction & knew I would...
Minutes September 2020
Online meeting, this month capturing the resilience processes: highlights and on-going issues. Police pressed for responses to complaints and initial thoughts about a Community Development Trust.
