I was honoured to lay a wreath today as part of the Scottish American Memorial Day Service commemorating ties of friendship between Scots and Americans, forged through times of peace and war 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸 Legion Scotland Poppyscotland U.S. Consulate Edinburgh

🌹Lezley Marion Cameron DL 🌹💙🌈 3/3 David was known to train at Warrender Baths, and he performed the official reopening of our refurbished Royal Commonwealth Pool in 2012.
On behalf of the Council and the people of Edinburgh we send our condolences to David’s family, friends, and the swimming community.”

With the UK Parliamentary Election taking place on 4 July, some people may be on holiday and not able to vote in person.

You can apply online for a postal vote and return it ahead of election day.
Deadline for new postal vote applications is 19 June.
gov.uk/apply-postal-v…

Edinburgh 900 gets a royal visit!

Yesterday evening 🌹Lezley Marion Cameron DL 🌹💙🌈 welcomed TRH The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh The Royal Family to the City Chambers where they found out more about how we're marking nine centuries of shared history.

Find out more here: edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1…

Great to welcome senior colleagues from Edinburgh Airport VINCI and Global Infrastructure Partners to the City Chambers today🛫🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Edinburgh Local Heritage Network is celebrating its first birthday! 🎉

The network is committed to celebrating the Capital's rich history and heritage, with over 30 different members represented.

Find out more here: edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1…

Join us for our City Art Centre free lecture Fire-Space: How Edinburgh shaped Global Fire-Safety Standards - a lecture to complement the exhibition ‘Edinburgh Rising from the Ashes: 200 years of the Scottish Fire Service’
Book: edinburghmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/fire-…

To serve the people of the Capital for the last four decades has been my honour and privilege.

My sincere thanks go to the many colleagues who I've had the pleasure of serving alongside over the years and to my constituents for putting their trust in me.

The Edinburgh 900 civic and community funds are open for applications until May 20 and May 27 respectively! 💷

We want to help bring your ideas to life as we celebrate our city's rich history.

Find out more and apply here: edinburgh.gov.uk/events-venues/…

We're looking for the 18th recipient of the Edinburgh Award to celebrate an individual who has made their mark on our city 🏆

If you know someone who has made a special contribution to Edinburgh then cast your nomination on our website by 24 May! edinburgh.gov.uk/events-venues/…

Today marks 100 years since the BBC first opened their doors here in Edinburgh.

My thanks to Director Steve Carson BBC Scotland for a fascinating morning into the history of broadcasting in the Capital 📺📻

In today's Edinburgh Evening News I've written about the importance of our communities in our Edinburgh 900 celebrations.

I'd encourage any interested groups to apply to our Community Fund before the May 27 deadline!

Read the full article here: edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

It was a pleasure alongside Council Leader
Cammy Day to welcome Vice Mayor of Kyiv Volodymyr Bondarenko and colleagues from Kyiv City Council today.

Our bond with our sister city remains strong and Ukrainians everywhere have our unwavering support and solidarity 🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We're looking for the 18th recipient of the Edinburgh Award to celebrate an individual who has made their mark on our city 🏆

If you know someone who has made a special contribution to Edinburgh then cast your nomination on our website by May 24! edinburgh.gov.uk/events-venues/…

The Edinburgh 900 Community Fund is now open for applications! Community groups can apply for up to £5,000 worth of funding 💷

There is also a separate civic fund as part of the programme.

Find out more about Edinburgh 900 and how to apply here: edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1…

Tomorrow is International Workers Memorial Day.

To mark it the Depute Lord Provost will lay a wreath of remembrance alongside Edinburgh Trade Union Council at the Memorial Tree in Princes Street Gardens.

The Council flag at the City Chambers will also fly at half mast #IWMD24

It was an honour to award the The King's Award to Lochend Football Academy earlier this week 🏆⚽️

I'd like to congratulate everyone at the Academy for their efforts.

The Award celebrates the outstanding work of local volunteer groups across the UK: kavs.dcms.gov.uk

Nominations for the Edinburgh Award 2024 are now open! 🏆

We are looking for its 18th recipient so if you know someone who has made a unique contribution to our city please get in touch!

Find out more about the Award and how to nominate someone here: edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/1…