Merchiston Community Council is here to represent the local community and to help make things happen. Find out about
Public Meetings
We hold public meetings regularly throughout the year, at 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm on the third Tuesday of the month.
The final meeting of 2025 will be exceptionally on Monday 17th November
at Merchiston Tennis and Bowling Club, Polwarth Terrace, EH11 1NA
There will be no public meeting in April, July, August and December.
We will use the following Zoom link for our online public meetings:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86913505145?pwd=Q2hXVFh3OCtBdjNiUGlJMm9
Latest News
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City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) transport consultations –
Consultations on nearby transport projects are open at present including the consultation on the North-South tram extension, which closes on November 17th. The consultation on the Dundee Street Fountainbridge Active Travel Project is open until 12th January 2026 with drop-in events at Fountainbridge Library, 12 November and 19 November, 1pm – 6:30pm. More generally, find all…
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Our next public meeting will be held in person on Monday 17th November
Join us at our next meeting at the Merchiston Tennis and Bowling Club, Polwarth Terrace, Edinburgh EH11 1NA. The agenda will include discussion of local traffic concerns, especially the bridges on Harrison Road and traffic on the surrounding roads. Residents are also invited to raise any local issues that concern them. Find the Agenda here
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Remember to Have Your Say by 21st September on the options for the redesigned Polwarth Junction!
Merchiston and Districts Community Council believes design Option 1 best addresses the community’s main concerns of pedestrian safety and community amenity, as highlighted in the 2023 Polwarth Roundabout Report.
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Leaf Clearing – Volunteers welcome
This year once more many of our residents will be out clearing leaves that have fallen from our many beautiful trees in Merchiston. On pavements and roads damp leaves contribute to “slippy” falls and blocked drains so clearing them away is important and we have an arrangement with the city council whereby they collect the…
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Poppy Cabs: free taxi service to remembrance services for ex-servicemen and women
The association of Hackney Carriage Drivers within Edinburgh offer a Poppy Cabs service each year to help veterans and ex-servicemen and women the opportunity to travel to a remembrance service within the Edinburgh and Lothians area free of charge. They see it as a way of giving back to those people who have dedicated themselves…
