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 first meetings of 2026 will be as follows (in person if not otherwise stated)
- February 17th
- March 17th
- May 19th
- June 16th
- September 15th
- October 20th
- November 17th
In person meetings are held at the 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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Congratulations to Bridget Stevens on her MBE !
Our ex-chair and long-serving member of Merchiston Community Council Bridget Stevens (seen in the photo with our current Chair Ian Doig) was awarded the MBE in the King’s Birthday honours list last summer for her services to the Arts, in particular for pioneering the use of audio description in Scotland for sight-impaired people attending theatre
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Our next meeting is on February 17th in person
All residents are welcome at our next meeting, which will be held in person on Tuesday February 17th from 7-9pm at the Merchiston Tennis and Bowling Club, Polwarth Terrace, EH11 1NA.
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Merchiston Avenue Junction: Your Feedback Shapes Local Traffic Improvement Proposal
Your voices, your concerns, your solutions We want to start by saying thank you. When we launched our survey about the Merchiston Avenue/Merchiston Place/Rochester Terrace junction in January 2026, we hoped for a good response. Indeed, we received 102 responses from residents who took the time to share their experiences, concerns, and ideas. This strong
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Important change to bus routes 10 and 27 from *26th* January for 4 months!
Lothian buses have issued a service update due to the resurfacing works planned for Gilmore Place. This affects the bus routes 10 and 27 between the roundabout at ColintonRoad/Polwarth Terrace and Home Street (Cameo Cinema), starting on 26th January *not 19th as per the information we first received. Both routes will be diverted along Colinton
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Autumn newsletter from the Edinburgh SW Community Policing Team
The recent newsletter from the community policing team can be found below
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New constituency boundaries for Holyrood Elections from May 2026
Most of Merchiston Districts Community Council area is now in the Edinburgh Central constituency (see map above) and the Edinburgh and Lothians East region for the upcoming May elections. More details here.