Eddleston & District Community Council
Eddleston & District Community Council exists to promote the wellbeing of the local community and to represent the interests of residents to Scottish Borders Council and other public authorities. Our northern boundary is at Leadburn and our southern boundary is at Nether Kidston, just south of Cringletie. Our area includes the settlements at Harehope, Stewarton, Wormiston, Hattonknowe, Cringletie, Wilkieston, Windylaws, Darnhall, Courhope, Cloich, Shiplaw, Portmore, Waterheads, Cowieslinn, West/East Loch, Nether Falla, Millennium Farm and Kingside.
EDCC is non-political in nature and formed of local residents who act as community councillors for a period of three years. EDCC’s views are taken into account on all major planning applications, and it is given the opportunity to comment on a wide range of SBC reports at the draft stage.
Meetings of the Community Council take place (in person in the Village Hall or by ZOOM) every month during the school year – usually on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm. The CC won’t normally meet in July or December, unless there’s an issue of significance needing discussed.
Community Council meetings are open to the public and issues can be raised in advance, by email or in-person on the night. Our local SBC councillors attend meetings on a rota basis. As well as allowing residents to speak directly to them, councillors can also advise on the best mechanism for approaching SBC on different issues.
We receive a small grant of around £700 from Scottish Borders Council each year which is spent on village projects and small grants as well as operating costs.
Recent issues the CC has been working on include:
- Eddleston School – engaging with SBC as part of the review process and current negotiating access to facilities for the community
- 20mph speed limit – we campaigned for a lower speed limit and better enforcement; we requested the 40mph ‘buffer’ zone and we’ve responded to the consultation on making the trial permanent (in favour)
- Eddleston Water Path – monitoring the timeline for construction and advocating on behalf of residents on safety features
- Eddleston website – funding the new site and helping compile content
- Village Hall broadband – we’ve restored broadband to the village hall to enable hybrid meetings in future
Current Community Councillors
- Kirsty Peebles (chair)
- vacant (vice chair)
- Jo Oliver (treasurer)
- Gill Gracie (minute secretary)
- Abi Whitefield
- Amy Bartlett
- Callum Macdonald
- Gordon Harwell
- Mike Adams
- Ronan Toolis
Contact Details
getintouch (at) eddlestoncc.org.uk
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