Welcome to the website for
Loanhead and District Community Council.
site last updated 11 Nov 2012
 The Community Council meets on the 2nd Tuesday each month
 at 7:30pm in Loanhead ExServicemen's Club
 Academy Lane, Loanhead.

Following the demolition of the Town Hall by Midlothian Council, the Community Council has kindly been given use of the Loanhead Ex-Servicemen's Club upstairs lounge until a satisfactory location with full disabled access can be secured.

LINKS

Internal links

Constitution & Standing Orders

Minutes of meetings

Election Nomination Form

 External links

The Scottish Government

Tell me Scotland (NEW)

Midlothian Council

The Association of Scottish Community Councils

Midlothian Federation of Community Councils

Undiscovered Scotland - Loanhead entry

Community links

Loanhead Community Development Association

Loanhead Gala Day

Loanhead Music Festival

Loanhead Parish Church

Loanhead After School Club

Community Council Membership

The Community Council holds its AGM in November. The Community Council members are elected every three years, at the relevant AGM. This session, the election was held on Tuesday 13th December 2011. The Office Bearers and membership remain as before. The next election is scheduled for Tuesday 11th November 2014.

 

Loanhead and District Community Council serves the town of Loanhead and the village of Straiton; the communities along the west side of the A701 between the City bypass and the mobile home parks on the west side of the A701; and the mobile home parks themselves.

The Community Council is an elected body comprising 17 members, two seats being reserved to residents of the mobile home parks of Nivensknowe Park, Pentland Park and Straiton Park. 

Elections for membership are held every three years, in November, the next election year being 2014.  To be eligible for membership, candidates must

  • reside within the Community Council area, 
  • be registered on the Electoral Register.
Candidates must have two proposers, each of whom also meets the above criteria. The proposals should be made on the Nomination Form which can be downloaded here, and submitted to the Returning Officer by the Friday preceding the date of the election.

The Community Council meetings are open to members of the public. If you wish to raise an issue, you can attend in person, or use our contact page.

Page last updated 15 Dec 2011.  Site went live 15 Dec 2010.