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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Online meeting focussed mainly on the achievements of the Newtongrange Resilience operation, improved maintenance of Welfare Park and future engagement with Midlothian Council
The second digital NCC meeting including Councillor Jim Muirhead, assigned officer Sandra Banks from Midlothian Council (Communities & Lifelong Learning), Connor Wright and Brian Tannerhill. The meeting highlighted the impact and successes of Newtongrange Resilience Volunteers (NRV) and NC1 receiving Lottery funding. Brian Tannerhill introduced his Last Hurrah proposal to council for discussion. Cllr Muirhead reported on current situation for MC, police report, groups congregating, Welfare Park and VE Day promotion discussed.
The first ever digital NCC zoom meeting including Councillor Muirhead and assigned officer Sandra Banks from Midlothian Council (Communities & Lifelong Learning) stressing the importance of the Newtongrange Resilience campaign during the coronavirus outbreak. MC critical services, police report, litter pick, key secretarial duties, parking non-essential objectives and the Newtongrange Masterplan discussed.
For the February meeting we were joined by both Councillor Johnstone & Muirhead to discuss Newbattle Practice e-consult, Welfare Park, tubs, crime prevention, buses, newsletter plans and noticeboards the topics.
For the first meeting of the year we had a room swelling over twenty people withe the litter pick, park, parking, buses, newsletter plans and information from the Newtongrange Masterplan steering group discussed.
The AGM was an opportunity to reflect on the changes to the Newtongrange Community Council and prepare for an increasing membership as more in the community want to support the village’s development.
***The countdown is on!***
Two months today, on Saturday 19th September, the village will come together to celebrate 100 years of Newtongrange Welfare Park!
Bring a picnic and join us from 2pm to enjoy a jam-packed afternoon of music and entertainment.
And if you’re a local business, community group or organisation - it’s not too late to get involved. Email secretary@newtongrange.org to book a stall.
It’s going to be a day to remember!
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Newtongrange’s top gardeners to be crowned at centenary celebrations Newtongrange Community Council launches historic garden competition with winners to be revealed at the Welfare Park centenary celebrations in September
Interested & want to enter this centenary competition see full details here:
newtongrange.org/newtongrange-gardening-competition-2026/
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