March is upon us already, and so is our third meeting of the year! Come along to Balerno High School on tomorrow, 7th March, at 7pm to find out what's been going on and get involved.

A reminder that from tomorrow (29th April) for five days, Harlaw Road will be closed to allow for Scottish Water works. Please see the image below indicating where the closure applies.

.Edinburgh Leisure has updated its swimming lesson times for this term at Balerno High School and currently has spaces available for anyone wishing to learn this valuable skill! Please see the times and contact details in the images below.

It's been a long time in the making, but will set out a path for our future. Balerno's long awaited Community Plan has now been published by Balerno CC. Read it and find out more here: balerno-communitycouncil.org.uk/community-coun…

Public swim times for Balerno High School this June have been released by The City of Edinburgh Council.

Following a successful event last November, another 'Living Well' event has been arranged for Thursday 7th November 2019, 1-4pm at the Gibson Craig Halls, Currie. This is a great opportunity to find out about activities, support and services for older people living in the area.

The The City of Edinburgh Council are looking for ways to achieve net zero carbon by 2030. This is a massive societal challenge and so are crowd sourcing for creative approaches and solutions. If you have ANY ideas, please share those through this link: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/DZT6MSL

Do you think you could spare some time to help those with a learning disability or autism? Equal Futures are looking for volunteers to help them deliver their support services across Edinburgh. Find out more on the attached poster.

Community Councils have a key role in being the voice of their local community, and time for elections. We're looking for members to join our energetic and hard-working CC - could it be you? More info available here (deadline 30th Sept 4pm): edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20133/com…

Commuters around Lanark Road West nr Balerno - we are carrying out an emergency repair to a burst water main near the jct with Somerville Rd. To do this we have extended the temporary traffic lights already in the area while we repair the burst. Edinburgh Travel News Balerno CC

It's time to Light Up Balerno again! Come along on Thursday 5th December from 630pm to help up switch on Balerno's wonderful Christmas lights. There will also be a choir from School Info Officer, so come and join in the festivities!

With deep regret we have decided, in light of the weather forecast for heavy rain and high winds, to cancel the switch on ceremony for the Balerno Christmas Lights. More > balerno-communitycouncil.org.uk/news/light-up-…

A reminder that due to the adverse weather, the Balerno Christmas Lights Switch-on has been cancelled tonight. Our December community council meeting is going ahead however, and we will be meeting at 730pm in Balerno High School - all welcome!

We have been advised that a public exhibition by Rapleys will be taking place on Monday 23rd March between 2pm and 8pm at Balerno Community Centre. This is for a large Proposal of Application Notice & we encourage as many people attend as possible, noting comments.

CHIEFTAINS FOOD BANK: Chieftains will be open as a food bank to help out our community. The food bank donations (food, toiletries and petfood) can be left at our office at the following times: Mon, Tues & Thurs 6-8pm Sat 12- 4pm In conjunction with Balerno Cares 👏🏽

We're looking for volunteers📣 Volunteer to do your bit and help Scotland get through it. Whether it's practical or emotional support, there are lots of ways you can help. Find out more and sign up ➡️ readyscotland.org

We are relaunching our newsletter 'Balerno Forum'! We’ll try to keep you up to date with significant developments but we also want to cover lighter issues, including possibly things about Balerno that you may not have known about. balerno-communitycouncil.org.uk/news/balerno-f…

There's an updated and revised reduced Lothian Buses 44 route. Revised route and timetable introduced. The City Centre terminus will be changed from Leith Street to St. Andrew Square (North-side). The Sunday frequency is reduced to hourly.

We've been informed by The City of Edinburgh Council that brown bin collections will recommence on the w/b 11th May, with blue bin collections restarting this week.