Summer Events at Saughtonhall Rec
There are a number of exciting events taking place at the Saughtonhall Rec over the summer holidays.
Corstorphine/Murrayfield ward covers Balgreen, Broomhall, Carrick Knowe, Corstorphine, Murrayfield, Ravelston, Roseburn, Saughtonhall and Wester Broom.
Working as a team with Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP and Christine Jardine MP, local councillors Alan Beal, Fiona Bennett and Euan Davidson are strong voices for the area and work hard to get things done locally.
Corstorphine/Murrayfield ward
Alan represents the Corstorphine/Murrayfield ward, covering Balgreen, Broomhall, Carrick Knowe, Corstorphine, Murrayfield, Ravelston, Roseburn, Saughtonhall and Wester Broom.
He sits on the Policy and Sustainability Committee and Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board (EIJB). The latter oversees health and social care for Edinburgh. He is also the Vice-Convener of the Lothian Valuation Joint Board and sits on the Transport for Edinburgh Board.
Alan Beal has lived with his family in Corstorphine for 10 years. He works as an Energy/Housing Consultant and qualified in Environmental Management over 25 years ago.
He is an Edinburgh Street Pastor and has been on many boards, including a Chamber of Commerce, the Scottish Solar Energy Society and the Right to Warmth Campaign.
He is keen to work for local people to make Corstorphine & Murrayfield a better place to live.
Corstorphine/Murrayfield ward
Euan represents the Corstorphine/Murrayfield ward, covering Balgreen, Broomhall, Carrick Knowe, Corstorphine, Murrayfield, Ravelston, Roseburn, Saughtonhall and Wester Broom.
He is the group Spokesperson on Education, Children and Families and sits on the Policy and Sustainability Committee.
Euan has worked as a social worker, specialising in child protection and homeless young people.
Fiona represents the Corstorphine/Murrayfield ward, covering Balgreen, Broomhall, Carrick Knowe, Corstorphine, Murrayfield, Ravelston, Roseburn, Saughtonhall and Wester Broom.
A former psychiatric nurse, She sits on the Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Committee, the Development Management Sub Committee, and the Equalities Working Group.
Additionally Fiona is a board member of Yazda UK.
There are a number of exciting events taking place at the Saughtonhall Rec over the summer holidays.
The works to complete the conversion of the Roseburn Park Toilet block into a cafe were finally completed last week.
The long-promised design work on road safety improvements for Ellersly Road, Kinellan Road and Murrayfield Road had been delayed yet again.
The Lib Dem team have been running a survey to gather people's views on the LTN, and recently attended a public meeting to hear from those affected.
The Scottish Land Fund has agreed to grant funding to the Corstorphine Community Centre.
Recent events at Murrayfield have caused access issues and litter concerns for residents.
Edinburgh Leisure has handed the Bowling Green at St Margaret's Park to the Council.
The roads changes for the LTN have now been implemented and will be subject to a six-month trial. The Lib Dem team are running a survey to collect your views.
Lots of residents have been in touch about cones and other problems on the Crescent.
A number of people have been in touch asking about access to dentists.
The roads and pavements that will be repaired in the new financial year have been announced.
There have recently been reports of sewage being leaked into the Water of Leith at Roseburn.