The rapid growth of the Forum has been a big surprise. It was set up 4 months ago (October 2014). The quality and wealth of interaction has surprised everyone with over 1500 members now.
A few folk have asked me about the agenda behind 'Residents Forum: Bonnyrigg and Lasswade'. Wondering if it was with an eye to local politics. No, I don't want to be a politician. I set the Forum up as an easy way to keep residents informed of Community Council stuff, as part of everyday life. I was trying to be lazy, after 18 months of updating the Community Council Website, blog and Facebook page, I wondered if there was a way to get community info up simply and directly. So I swapped the Facebook page into a Facebook group to see if that would work. The Community Council Facebook page had taken 1 year to get 280 likes, and I thought maybe we would get 50-100 to join the new group and put up content. So what happened next, blew me away. Day by day the life of the forum has grown richer with each person joining and have learnt so much. PLANNING APPLICATIONS VALIDATED FOR PERIOD ENDED (SUNDAY) 1 February 2015 for Bonnyrigg and Lasswade
14/00797/DPP Mr & Mrs N Springford,32 Apex Hotels House, Hailes Avenue, Edinburgh Erection of 8 dwellinghouses and a mixed use block comprising 6 flats and 1 shop unit; formation of access road and car parking; and associated works at Former Bonnyrigg Market Site, High Street, Bonnyrigg, , Ward: Bonnyrigg Date Registered 19 January 2015 15/00059/DPP Mr Gary Wood, 9 McLean Place, Lasswade, EH18 1DJ Erection of porch Case Officer: Ingrid Forteath 0131 271 3316 15/00063/WTT Mr Gordon Munro, Registry House, 4 Elm Row, Lasswade Pruning of trees within Lasswade and Kevock Conservation Area at Registry House, 4 Elm Row, Lasswade, EH18 1AQ 15/00067/WTT Mrs Lynne Patterson, Viewbank Cottage, Viewbank View, Lasswade Felling and pruning of trees protected by TPO 3 of 1984 Case Officer: Ellen Krog McCalman 0131 271 3340 15/00071/LBC Mr And Mrs Kirsteen V B And David A Rowlands, Eskgrove, 3 Kevock Road, Lasswade Ward: Bonnyrigg 15/00072/LBC Midlothian Muslim Community Centre,12A Lothian Street, Bonnyrigg, EH19 3AD at 12A Lothian Street, Bonnyrigg, EH19 3AD Ward: Bonnyrigg 15/00073/DPP Midlothian Muslim Community Centre,12A Lothian Street, Bonnyrigg, EH19 3AD at 12A Lothian Street, Bonnyrigg, EH19 3AD Ward: Bonnyrigg |
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