North Neighbourhood

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The North Neighbourhood sits to the north of Princes Street and covers the communities of Greater Pilton and Greater Leith as well as Trinity, Inverleith, Stockbridge and parts of the New Town. The area has two regeneration areas – Greater Pilton and a smaller area of Leith.

North Edinburgh has a population of 123,000 people with 24,200 of those under the age of 19 years. There are 20 primary schools, 5 secondary schools, 18 nursery schools or classes, 5 child and family centres and 6 community centres and a c ommunity learning and development team offering a range of services to the local community. In addition to these there are a range of social work services available in the area.

The area is set to change quite dramatically over the next 10 years with a major building project which will establish a new waterfront community stretching from Granton along the shore line to Leith. It is anticipated that this could bring an additional 40,000 people into the area.

Boundaries

North Edinburgh takes in the Neighbourhood planning areas of Forth, Leith, Leith Walk, Inverleith and the northern part of Central Edinburgh

Community Learning and Development Services

Community Learning and Development (CLD) is managed as part of the Children and Families Department by a locally based CLD Manager. CLD has four main areas of activity – Youth and Children’s Work, Community Based Adult Learning, Community Centres and Community Capacity Building. Each area is taken forward by a team of CLD staff led by a Senior CLD worker.

Contact Details - Senior Staff
Contact Details - Centres

Community Learning & Development Manager - Christine MacKay

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