East Lothian Community Planning

The NHS Lothian Health Promotion Service capacity building training programme October 2010 - June 2011.

The programme has been developed in line with the Health Promotion Service life stage approach. This year's courses provide an increased emphasis on early years and on children and young people.

One notable exception to this is the new course Promoting health with people with a learning disability, a welcome addition with a focus on a population group that experiences significant health inequalities and difficulties in accessing health care.

Health Promotion Service Training Brochure (pdf 3Mb)

Training Brochure Booking form (PDF)

Money has been allocated by ELCPP as part of their commitment to supporting community groups to engage more effectively with local people.

The criteria for applications made to the Community Engagement Small Grants Scheme are outlined below. Applications to the fund will be considered by the Community Engagement Group who will process the awards.

Funding Guidance (pdf)

Application form (doc)

13th of October 2010 in Haddington Town House, Haddington, East Lothian

Organised by the Tackling Poverty Theme Group & Support from the Start Project Board

'Achieving Our Potential' is the Scottish Government's framework for tackling poverty and income inequality. This, together with the framework for health inequality ‘Equally Well' and the Early Years framework, set out the vision and supporting actions which seek to address the causes and effects of poverty, disadvantage and inequality.

The context in which we have been working to tackle deprivation has changed. How can we ensure that activities to tackle poverty and deprivation remain a priority for resource allocation in a time of financial restraint?

This seminar will seek to:

• reinvigorate a commitment to the tackling poverty agenda with a focus on the root causes of poverty and early years
• develop a shared vision and ownership of the challenge to tackle deprivation
• identify the key priorities for tackling poverty in the 2011 Single Outcome Agreement and the future of funding this area

The morning of the seminar will also offer the opportunity to learn more about making good financial choices and the options available to families in East Lothian.

Programme for the day:

10.30-12.30 Community Finances: The impact on Family Life, Health and Wellbeing

13.30- 16.45 Tackling Poverty Seminar: Three Agendas: One Challenge

Booking information:
To book your place, please email Pauline McLaren on pmclaren@eastlothian.gov.uk or phone 01620 829947. Please indicate if you wish to attend both the morning and/or the afternoon session. Please let me know if you would like to join us for lunch on the day.

Tackling Poverty in East Lothian: Programme

In the next few years our public services, and the community activity that they support, will be under severe pressure.

The empowerment of communities is vital to delivering outcomes that improve the quality of our lives. If we do not promote it, it will not only be harder but also more expensive to achieve those outcomes. People from a wide range of political perspectives believe that this is true.

But how can it be made into a reality?

What has to be done to help communities play an effective role, and where is that support to come from?  This conference will look at:

• the scale of the challenge
• when and how communities can help to deliver or ‘co-produce' outcomes
• how community development is needed more than ever to help to make this possible
• who should be involved and how different sectors can be brought together and supported.

There will also be opportunities to exchange experience, showcase good practice, tools and resources and explore how to work together and support each other.

The conference should appeal to a wide range of people, across the community, voluntary, public and private sectors, who are directly involved in strengthening communities or who want to understand how their contribution to outcomes could be made more effective.

For bookings please complete the electronic booking form by following the link below:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QWWNHM8  or contact aileen@scdc.org.uk 

For any further details, please contact Peter Taylor, CDAS: peter@pdtaylor.com (0141 586 7588)

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - NOW MORE THAN EVER flyer

See downloads below for info relating to education film events at the Brunton Theatre this Sept and Oct.

Topics range from genetics to gang culture, child labour to apartheid.

Two events are FREE - 'The Counterfeiter' Tues 14th Sept and 'China Blue' Tues 5th Oct, the other two film events are £3.50 per event.

All films are followed with a post-screening talk/Q&A facilitated by specialists in an area related to the film content and most have accompanying teaching resources

For further info please email: rbaxter@eastlothian.gov.uk

China Blue - how much your jeans really cost! PDF

SKIN PDF | Secondary Film Support

The Aug 2010 edition of Signpost to Funding which contains information and updates on a variety of funds.

Signpost to Funding

East Lothian 4 Community - the community funding support website for the East Lothian area  

http://www.open4community.info/eastlothian/Default.aspx

download funding poster (3Mb)

Wednesday 10 November, Edinburgh Corn Exchange

The links between poverty, parenting and life chancesChildren's outcomes can be adversely affected by bad parenting; they can also be adversely affected by poverty. But if being a parent is one of the hardest jobs any of us can do, how much harder is it when you're also struggling with the stresses of poverty? Financial problems, bad housing,worklessness can all impact on the capacity to parent.

This conference examines how efforts to improve
parenting and eradicate poverty have to work in tandem to ensure all Scotland's children have the same life chances.

Speakers include:
Adam Ingram
Minister for Children and Young People
Judy Corlyon
Tavistock Institute
Daniel Dorling
Author of Injustice: why social inequality still persists
Suzanne Zeedyk
Senior lecturer in Psychology, University of Dundee

Workshops on key research and innovative practice in parenting, educational inequality, health and financial inclusion.

For more information, contact alison.clancy@children1st.org.uk

JOB VACANCY

Sustainable Development Officer

East Lothian Council

Based at John Muir House, Haddington

Temporary, full time maternity cover to August 2011

£27,738 - £31,297 pa pro rata

Closing date 5^th September

It is anticipated that the post holder will commence work around the end of November 2010.

Please contact David Evans 01620 827286 for further information/ informal discussion.  For further information on the post and to apply, please see the My Job Scotland website: https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/fe/tpl_ScottishPortal35.asp?s=xgIfLQnAyPBgDdPyv&jobid=87854,4648476012&key=40719585&c=525425358372&pagestamp=semoohlxuqoittnxsq.

Skills Development Scotland are running 4 workshops.

They are aimed at 16 - 19 year olds who are looking for work.

They will take place at the Musselburgh Careers Scotland Centre at Eskmills Business Park starting on 10th September.

Anyone interested should book a place by calling 0131 665 3120

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Lothian and Borders Police are carrying out a Police Perception Survey throughout August unitl the end of September 2010.  The Police  would like to know your views about policing, safety and what it is like to live in your local area.  The results of this survey will help to inform policing priorities and influence how we engage with your local community in future. Many of the questions refer to your local area which, for the purpose of this survey, is considered to be the area within 15 minutes walk of your home.   

Please follow this link to complete the survey www.surveymonkey.com/s/YourPolice2010

Please be assured that your answers are completely confidential and anonymous.

If you have any questions regarding this survey please email SurveyHelp@lbp.pnn.police.uk  or telephone 0131 311 3131 where a member of staff will be happy to help you.

East Lothian Community Planning Partnership is developing an Environment Strategy for East Lothian - setting out a vision for the county and how we might address environmental challenges in the future.

We want to hear your views.

Dunbar - 7.00pm, 24th August at East Linton Community Hall

Musselburgh - 6.30pm, Tuesday 17th August at Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre.

Musselburgh Information Poster | Dunbar Information Poster

Sus it Out Plus^TM offers an opportunity for you and your group to improve what you do: helping your community to come together, reducing your organisation's environmental impacts and increasing the likelihood of you attracting funding to support your organisation's activities. Sus it Out Plus^TM will help you to increase your organisation's skills and capabilities through paying for training or technical support, allowing your organisation to move forward confidently.
Participating in Sus it Out Plus^TM will help you to help your community become more sustainable.

Sus it Out Plus - What it is (pdf)

Sus it Out Plus Assistance Request Form (doc)

As part of a project into how climate change may affect us in the future, the Council is asking the residents of East Lothian to share their stories and experiences of how extreme weather events have affected them.

Amber Moss, Sustainable Development Officer explained: "We are looking back at the weather events of the last 10 years, including everything from flooding, storms and snow to heat waves. The information local residents can provide on how weather has impacted on their lives will be of great use when deciding how best to respond to the changing weather climate change is likely to bring."

There is a short online survey which can be filled in now for this project at www.surveymonkey.com/s/lclip which shouldn't take more than 10 minutes to complete. The survey is available until Friday 20 August.

The July 2010 edition of Signpost to Funding which contains information and updates on a variety of funds.

Signpost to Funding

East Lothian 4 Community - the community funding support website for the East Lothian area  

http://www.open4community.info/eastlothian/Default.aspx

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A new online version of Proving and Improving: a quality and impact toolkit for charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprise.

http://www.proveandimprove.org/new/

“We will work in partnership to build an East Lothian where everyone has the opportunity to lead a fulfilling life

and which contributes to a fair and sustainable future for Scotland and the wider world.”

On behalf of the ELCPP Board I am pleased to present the final Statement of Intent for East Lothian, above. The Statement of Intent sets out what ELCPP aims to achieve together in the long term. It  will guide the strategic direction of the partnership and in particular the next Single Outcome Agreement planned for 2011.  By extension the Statement of intent will have an influence on the direction of travel for partner organisations and groups.

Throughout May we carried out a consultation on the ELCPP Board’s Statement of Intent. There were 28 responses from across this partnership with several suggestions for change. The Board discussed these suggestions at their 15 June meeting and agreed this amended Statement of Intent for East Lothian (with a grammatical adjustment post meeting). Follow this link for the report on the consultation which includes the previous version of the Statement of Intent and find out about who is on the Board and in the Partnership via this link.  And finally, thanks to everyone who contributed to this consultation. 

Please cascade this news throughout your organisations, partnership groups and networks …

Thanks

Veronica Campanile

Veronica Campanile, Community Planning Officer, East Lothian Council, Policy & Performance, Room 1.9. John Muir House, Haddington EH41 3HA. Tel 01620 827475 / Mob  07854189630.  Visit East Lothian Community Planning Partnership website: www.eastlothiancommunityplanning.org.uk

You might be interested in responding to the call for UK partners on the British Council Active Citizens programme that is currently inviting organisations to apply for a grant of up to £7,500 to be a UK local delivery partner.  Active Citizens connects organisations and people involved in local initiatives that benefit their communities, and gives them the opportunity to gain an international perspective on the valuable work they are already doing.

The link below takes you to their website which contains all the information you need to apply including the application form:

http://www.britishcouncil.org/scotland-society-active-citizens-delivery-partners.htm

Below are some information sheets which give you more details about the Active Citizens programme and the role of the UK delivery partners.

The closing date for applications is Friday 9 July 2010.

Active Citizens - call for UK partners

Active Citizens - Information for UK partners

Active Citizens - Introduction for UK partners

'East Lothian is a place of place of opportunity, with a  thriving low carbon economy, healthy communities and a high quality environment for all'

This is the East Lothian Community Planning Partnership (ELCPP) vision within the draft Environment Strategy for East Lothian for 2010-15.  The draft Strategy outlines how the county might address local and global environmental challenges and progress to a more sustainable future for East Lothian.  The Environment Strategy spans the current East Lothian Single Outcome Agreement (SOA) 2009 and will also shape work areas for the 2011 iteration of the SOA.  Do you agree with the vision?  We want to hear your views.

Consultation on this draft Environment Strategy has begun and we are seeking views from individuals and organisations across East Lothian.   As Partnership Groups involved in Community Planning activities, we are keen to hear what you think of the draft Strategy.  

A copy of the draft Strategy can be downloaded from: http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/site/scripts/download_info.php?downloadID=1236&fileID=3218.  There is a short questionnaire on the Strategy: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2RWQ82C, which has been developed especially for Partnership Groups.  If you would like to a hard copy of the draft Environment Strategy and consultation questionnaire, please get in touch (contact details at the bottom of this email).

For information, there is a more general consultation questionnaire for the wider public which can be viewed via the following news article: http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1179&pageNumber=1. 

Please forward this information onto anyone you feel would be interested in sharing their views on the draft Strategy.

The deadline for responses is FRIDAY 27 AUGUST 2010

The June 2010 edition of Signpost to Funding which contains information and updates on a variety of funds.

Signpost to Funding

East Lothian 4 Community - the community funding support website for the East Lothian area  

http://www.open4community.info/eastlothian/Default.aspx

download funding poster (3Mb)

On behalf of Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Board,

I am pleased to introduce this strategic assessment for East Lothian. The assessment gives a unique insight into our service's activities in the East Lothian area and it is intended that this document will inform our community planning strategy for the area.

The role of effective community planning for delivery of national priorities is recognised by the Scottish Government and the publication of Single Outcome Agreements forms part of the Scottish Government's performance management framework. We recognise the benefits of an outcome based approach and are working with a variety of partners on a number of joint initiatives. Our programmes include working with the elderly, engaging with disaffected youths and safety programmes within schools focussing on fire safety and road safety. In addition to these initiatives, our local service delivery manager takes an active role in the East Lothian Community Safety Partnership (CSP).

This strategic assessment provides information for our partners on a number of fire and rescue related issues. Many of these issues have linkages to social trends that can be identified across different sectors and the ability to work in partnership is key to improving the well-being of our communities. An example of this is the plan for Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service (LBFRS), to present fatal fire case conferences to Community Planning Partnerships (CPP). This may help to identify issues both for the CPP/
CSP and individual agencies, to implement preventative measures, to stop a recurrence of these incidents.

This document identifies the resources that LBFRS has within the East Lothian area. Our community fire stations, situated throughout the area, provide a staffing resource that has the potential for an even greater degree of community planning initiatives with our partners. It is intended that this strategic assessment will inform and facilitate an enhanced level of partnership working. It also identifies what the Service views as its strategic priorities for the East Lothian area. These priorities will be embedded within
our Performance Plan and progress will be monitored and reported on a quarterly basis.

We will undertake to update this document on an annual basis with comparative data from our previous performance. It is linked closely to the production of our service's Performance Plan and is planned to be published in the autumn/winter of each year.
Finally, I look forward to working closely with all our partners and hope that this document provides a focus for planning activities that work towards the achievement of prioritised outcomes in East Lothian.

Chief Fire Officer, Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service

Download 2010 Strategic Assessment for East Lothian

A Health Improvement Fund (HIF) funding application proforma and a priorities paper prepared recently by the East Lothian Public Health Team (PHT) are available below to download. 

The priorities paper outlines local HIF priority areas for the funding period 2011 to 2014 and is based on local consultation, information from a combination of public health and health inequalities policy and strategy papers and local, regional and national priorities as expressed in the Single Outcome Agreement, HEAT targets and other relevant documents.  The application form sets out the information required from applicants to the fund.

Please note that bids must have health improvement and tackling health inequalities as a key focus.  Applicants should also note that their bid should fit as closely as possible with the key priority areas outlined in the attached priorities paper.

The Public Health Team invite bids from any and all interested parties.  

The closing date for bids is the 17th Sept 2010.

EL CHP HIF priorties 2011-14

HIF Application 2011-14 (doc) | HIF Application 2011-14 (pdf)

The 2010 East Lothian summer activities brochure is now available to download

Welcome to Refugee Week in East Lothian a Programme of Events in May and June 2010

Refugee Week is a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities.

East Lothian Diversity Network together with East Lothian Council's Arts, Museums and Library Service has developed a programme of events to mark Refugee Week locally. Some events are based in our schools and others in various community venues across the county.  The events include films, exhibitions, workshops, storytelling sessions - download the programme of events on http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/site/scripts/download_info.php?fileID=3077

We look forward to welcoming you!

The new edition of the East Lothian Diversity Newsletter is here! This special edition of the newsletter focuses on the issue of Hate Crime and highlights recent changes to legislation which extends legal protection to disabled people and lesbian, gay and bisexual people. The Newsletter contains information about ways to report  hate crime and also signposts you to services offering support.

Newsletter

Also his years programme of events for Refugee Week can be viewed on

http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/site/scripts/download_info.php?downloadID=1189  

The May 2010 edition of Signpost to Funding which contains information and updates on a variety of funds.

Signpost to Funding

East Lothian 4 Community - the community funding support website for the East Lothian area  

http://www.open4community.info/eastlothian/Default.aspx

download funding poster (3Mb)

Win HMV voucher! We want your views on Transportation in East Lothian..... Please, could you spare a few moments to complete this survey.

Since September 2009, staff have been working with a group of young people from minority ethnic communities living in east Lothian. Five of the young people come from Poland, one from Portugal, one from Hungary and another young person comes from China. The young people range in ages from 14 to 17.

The purpose of the 'Access all Areas' Project is to support young people from BME communities to gain confidence to speak up about  local issues and consult with their communities about this. In doing this young people have had the opportunity to discuss local issues that are important to them.

They are undertaking a consultation with other young people and service providers about transport and access to local services. The idea is that they will  then analyse and present their findings to decision making forums in East Lothian.

Please can you encourage any young people from East Lothian to complete the survey

http://www.youngscotsayswho.org/consultation/East-Lothian-Transport-Survey/survey

Photos of this years' winners and runners up.

Inspiring Volunteer Awards 2010

Windygoul Primary School Parent Council has just launched its Fairtrade cookbook called, Around the World in 80 Recipes. This cookbook was created by the Thinking Globally sub group of the Parent Council, which comprises parents and staff from Windygoul Primary School in Tranent, Scotland.

Why create a cookbook?

We had a vision. We wanted to:

• find a way to celebrate the rich multicultural diversity within the Windygoul Primary School community.
• raise awareness of global issues within our school community.
• raise funds for the Parent Council so that it can support future activities for the pupils of the school.
• help support the school's campaign for Fairtrade status by using as many Fairtrade recipes and ingredients as we could.

Besides, everyone loves food. And each of us has a story to tell about our favourite family recipes; where they come from, who mastered cooking them, and the times we've enjoyed sharing them.

While our school community is mainly Scottish, some of us are from other countries, or have families, parents or grandparents from other countries. Most of us have also travelled to other countries on holiday. There is a richness in our cultural connections with countries around the globe. And we are proud to celebrate that diversity in Windygoul.

We hope you will consider buying our cookbook. Please just fill out the attached order form.

Thanks for supporting us. Check out the fantastic work of Windygoul Primary at http://edubuzz.org/blogs/windygoul/2007/05/19/welcome-to-windygoul-primary-school/ and follow the Parent Council on Facebook or Twitter.

Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre (MECA)

Haddington Road, Musselburgh

Booking Form

Health Bites - Collation

Carberry Tower, Musselburgh

  Download poster

Download the spring edition of the East Lothian Community Care Forum newsletter.

ELCCF Newsletter

The April 2010 edition of Signpost to Funding which contains information and updates on a variety of funds.

Signpost to Funding

East Lothian 4 Community - the community funding support website for the East Lothian area  

http://www.open4community.info/eastlothian/Default.aspx

download funding poster (3Mb)

We are holding a consultation on the ELCPP Board's proposal for a Statement of Intent for East Lothian. This consultation is within community planning, that is partners, groups, organisations and networks involved in partnership working across community planning rather than with the wider public.

The consultation period is 26 April-31 May 2010

This is essentially an on-line process and here is a link to the Statement of Intent consultation page

www.eastlothian.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=755&pageNumber=2 .

The page includes:

• brief information on the consultation with an on-line form
• a downloadable leaflet with the form (2 pages) to enable discussion in groups
• a briefing sheet on community planning as background information (1 page)

Please assist with the consultation process by:

• discussing the proposal with the appropriate body within partner organisations
• presenting the proposal for discussion at partnership working meetings you are having/attending in this period
• asking groups, organisations and networks within your area of work to put this on their agendas
• generally encouraging everyone - partners, groups, organisations, networks ...  to take part.

 Find out more from: Veronica Campanile vcampanile@eastlothian.gov.uk or Meriel Deans meriel.deans@nhs.net

Earlier this year two existing partnerships (East Lothian Violence Against Women and Midlothian Domestic Abuse Forums) agreed to establish a joint multi-agency partnership.  We are now keen to recruit individuals with experience and commitment to fulfil the roles of Chair and Vice-chair of the new East and Mid Lothian Violence Against Women Partnership. These roles will require you ensure that the work is focused on achieving positive outcomes for individuals, families and communities and to provide leadership in the development and embedding of the new partnership arrangements.

We're looking for people:

• Committed to reducing the impact of violence against women and advancing the agenda across both East Lothian and Midlothian
• In a position of influence within the community planning framework in either East Lothian or Midlothian

People can volunteer their own time but may also be nominated by others.  Nominations require individuals consent and all candidates need to ensure that they have the capacity to carry out duties as well as the approval of their organisation to enable them to fulfil these responsibilities.  In asking for a Chair and Vice-chair we recognise that there will be an opportunity to share the workload.  To allow the partnership to have the maximum benefit from the positions of Chair and Vice-chair we are stipulating that they must come from different organisations. It is estimated that the partnership will meet bi-monthly with the possibility of reducing to quarterly once established.  As the joint forum will not be formally convened until its first meeting in September 2010, we propose that confirmation of the appointment of Chair and Vice-chair will be carried out by the Chief Executive's of both local authorities.

Expressions of interest should be made to Lyn Jardine (Violence Against Women Strategy Coordinator) by 21^st May 2010 and should contain a paragraph or two about why the individual is interested in taking up which of the two roles as well as what they consider they will bring to the role. All received interests will be considered by the joint VAWF working group before a final decision is made.

For more information about the role please contact Lyn on (01620) 827023 or (0131) 271 3186 or via email ljardine1@eastlothian.gov.uk or lyn.jardine@midlothian.gov.uk

A Stakeholder Event  between East Lothian Violence Against Women Forum and Midlothian Domestic Abuse Forum to consider a joint strategic approach across both areas was held 29^th January 2010.  We are delighted to share the report of this event which comes in a fully designed pdf and as a text only word document.

Tackling Violence Against Women Exec summary (doc)

Tackling Violence Against Women Exec summary (pdf)

For further information please contact:

Lyn Jardine - VAW Strategy Coordinator

Ljardine1@eastlothian.gov.uk / lyn.jardine@midlothian.gov.uk

 OR  Mairi Simpson - Senior Health Promotion Specialist

mairi.simpson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

The need to engage consumers in decision-making is a principle accepted across the Scottish public sector.  But what is best practice, and how can we learn from what colleagues across the public sector are doing?  To identify and share best practice in consumer engagement, Consumer Focus Scotland is inviting nominations of best practice from local authorities, health boards and their partners.

Nominations will be considered by an expert panel and successful projects will be invited to take part in an event to share best practice and celebrate their success.  The projects will also be featured in a publication exploring best practice in consumer engagement that will be circulated to MSPs and senior managers across the public sector.  All the information you need to make your nomination are attached and the final deadline for full submissions is 14 June 2010.

Let us know about East Lothian Nominations - this is a great opportunity for us to celebrate good practice in working in partnership with communities in East Lothian as well as raising our profile nationally so please put this item on the agenda of your groups and networks. If you do send in a nomination please copy in David Russell drussell@eastlothian.gov.uk and Meriel Deans meriel.deans@nhs.net

Consumer Engagement Invitations (pdf)

Submission guidelines (pdf)

Declaration of Interest (doc) | Declaration of Interest (pdf)

Submission Form (doc) | Submission Form (pdf)

MELDAP would like to hear your views on the draft MELDAP Drug and Alcohol Strategy 2010-2010.

Full details on ELC website

It is MELDAP's intention to have the final agreed strategy ready for publication then circulation by the end of May. To enable this target to be met comments on the draft strategy should be sent by Friday 21 May 2010 (exteded from 14 May) by email to:

MELDAP@eastlothian.gov.uk

East Lothian Council are looking to recruit enthusiastic people to teach adult education classes (day or evening) in the various towns and villages throughout East Lothian in the following subjects:

• Arts and Crafts
• Scottish Country Dancing
• Cake Decorating
• Card Making
• Gaelic Language
• Feng Shui
• Calligraphy
• Literature - the Classics
• Complementary Therapies, especially aromatherapy and indian head massage.

Experience of tutoring or group work is essential as well as a good level of knowledge in the subject. 

If you are interested then please contact Susan Ainslie sjainslie@eastlothian.gov.uk 01620 827606 or Elaine Gale, egale@jec.ac.uk 0131 344 7057

Jewel & Esk College is involved in a project with the National Union of Students whereby volunteer students are trained to carry out energy audits of a range of premises with the aim of encouraging a reduction in the country’s carbon footprint. 

The audit will involve a visit lasting no more than an hour during which the students will look at various aspects of the building with particular reference to energy wastage etc.  They will advise on low cost solutions which can be easily implemented to save energy and money and will produce a short report which will summarise the issues they have highlighted. 

Ultimately, the plan will be that a follow-up visit will be arranged after about a year to see what changes, if any, have been made and if they have made a difference.

If you would be interested in taking part in this project and would like to arrange for your FREE energy audit, please contact Caspar Lampkin at NUS Scotland on 07957 311865.

Haddington Townhouse - Wednesday 21 April 7pm-9pm

Chaired by journalist and broadcaster Louise Batchelor

Unsure who to vote for? Want to hear what politicians have to say about the issues you care about?

How will they tackle climate change, our energy needs, protect our countryside and green spaces, and represent communities?

Party candidates in East Lothian constituency will answer your questions on local matters and debate the environmental issues facing us today.

Download the flyer

The Commonwealth Games are coming to Scotland and you don't need to be a world class athlete to get involved!

By becoming a Commonwealth Games Youth Legacy Ambassador you can make a long-lasting, positive difference to your community.

This exciting opportunity will help Scotland take advantage of its role as the host nation by building a legacy for the future. The legacy is made up of 4 themes and we're looking for 2-4 young people aged between 14 and 22 from each local authority to promote these legacy themes to people throughout their local authority for two years.

Young people can download an application pack from www.youngscot.org/youthlegacy or they can contact the free Young Scot Infoline on 0808 801 0338 - closing date for applications is 23^rd April 2010.

County where the founder of the conservation/national park movement was born carries on his legacy as top of the UK sign ups to Earth Hour

WWF Scotland has crowned East Lothian as the UK’s first unofficial ‘lights-out’ champion, for the largest proportion of its population signing up for WWF’s Earth Hour on Saturday 27th March.   Earth Hour aims to make a bold statement of concern about climate change, and in turn convince the world's leaders to take action to conserve Earth's natural environments, people and wildlife.  

East Lothian managed to beat Greater London by almost 5,000 signatories, to the top spot of 100 authorities during the final crucial hour (8.30-9.30pm), with a further five Scottish local authority areas finishing in the UK top ten.

Sustainable Haddington organised a sell out Earth Hour supper at Peter Potter’s in Haddington.  A map showing who had signed up and what they did during Earth Hour in the Dunbar and East Linton ward, was organised by Sustaining Dubar.  Longniddry Primary School’s Eco Committee organised an Earth Day on Friday 26th March, classroom lights and interactive whiteboards were kept off and pupils were encouraged to dress in bright clothing.   Non-essential lights went out across all of East Lothian Council’s buildings, with staff encouraged to switch off IT equipment and lights before heading home for the weekend.

East Lothian resident and member of Sustainable Haddington, Abbie Marland, said:

“To finish top for the entire UK was a fantastic achievement, and just shows how deeply the people of East Lothian and the rest of Scotland care about the environment. This was a really powerful message, delivered by working together at the heart of community. Local support was brilliant – from schools, businesses, our local Council and so many residents. Climate change needs action at every level. We had fun with WWF’s Earth Hour – now we need to make sure East Lothian and the rest of Scotland now lead the way with sustainable living.”

More information about Earth Hour

Wednesday 14th April 2pm - 4pm, Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre

• Hear about ‘Support from the Start': a project in East Lothian' to tackle health inequality
• See display of new Musselburgh Primary Care Centre
  
• Voting for PPF representative on East Lothian CommunityPlanning Partnership sub Committee

Full information

VAEL - Voluntary Action East Lothian are holiding the first East Lothian Third Sector Conference

Wednesday 28 April 2010, Musselburgh Racecourse,10 am - 3.30pm, with lunch

The first East Lothian Third Sector Conference will take place in the great facility that is Musselburgh Racecourse. This event will look to involve the participation of the wider Third Sector in involvement, visioning, agitating, shaping and delivering on the Single Outcome Agreement for East Lothian. Starting with 6 Thematic Groups this is the opportunity to be heard, to discuss and make a lasting contribution.

Please note that numbers are limited and registering at this stage does not guarantee allocation of a delegate place.

To apply for a place at this conference please contact info@vdel.co.uk or call 0131 665 3300 to receive further information.

The full conference programme will be sent to delegates mid April.

Voluntary Action East Lothian is the partnership of ELVON, Social Enterprise in East Lothian and VDEL (Volunteer Centre East Lothian)

The attached paper outlines proposed local HIF priority areas for the funding period 2011 to 2014 and is based on information from a combination of public health and health inequalities policy and strategy papers as well as local, regional and national priorities as expressed in Single Outcome Agreements, HEAT targets and other documents.

The Public Health Team would be grateful for your thoughts and comments on this paper and these proposed priorities

Any comments to address below by 23rd April

John Boyce
Public Health Practitioner
East Lothian Community Health Partnership
Edenhall Hospital
Pinkieburn
Musselburgh
East Lothian EH21 7TZ

0131 536 8106 (58106) / mob: 07891 662 290

John.Boyce@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

EL CHP HIF proposed priorties 2011-14 (PDF)