New Flight Path Proposal Over North Queensferry

Community Meeting 2:30pm 1st November 2025 - NQ Church Hall

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Edinburgh Airport is launching a public consultation on new flight paths that could have lasting adverse consequences for our village. A Community Response Meeting will be held to coordinate our response.

 The Community Council will hold a special meeting on Saturday 1st November at 2:30pm in the Church Hall.   All residents are encouraged to attend and help shape our collective voice.

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Airport’s Proposals

On Monday 20 October, Edinburgh Airport will unveil plans for potential new aircraft departure routing. One of the proposed options would bring significant new noise and health impacts to North Queensferry.

Although three route options will be presented, the airport’s preferred option (Option 1) is the most disruptive. It would reroute traffic that currently heads over Livingston and southward toward London and Europe to instead turn sharply right after westward take off, cross the River Forth, and fly at relatively low altitude over the village whilst climbing and turning south at a higher altitude after passing us.

This change would shift a major volume of air traffic directly over our community at full engine thrust, increasing noise and pollution exposure.

While all three options affect North Queensferry to some degree, Option 1 is by far the noisiest. 

A quieter alternative exists — one that still crosses our area but at a higher altitude and steeper climb rate, reducing the impact.

This consultation may determine the long-term flight path over our village. 

Once implemented, changes will be difficult to reverse. Let’s make sure our voices are heard.

Soroptimist International Dunfermline has recently celebrated it’s 75^th Anniversary as a club and is a member of Soroptimist International Great Britian and Ireland (SIGBI). Their vision is to help women and girls to achieve their individual and collective potential, realise aspirations and have an equal voice in creating strong, peaceful communities worldwide.

At a local level they aim to achieve this through Programme Action activities. Examples of activities this year have included a pop up shop to raise funds for Aberlour Children’s Trust, volunteering, raising funds and donating with Dunfermline Children’s Clothes Bank, food drives for Dunfermline Food Bank, litter picks and beach cleans, among others.

SI hold meetings twice a month from September to June generally at the Carnegie Conference Centre, with meetings in January and February held via Zoom.

Further details can be found on the website and on Facebook

www.sigbi.org/dunfermline

www.facebook.com/Soroptimist International Dunfermline/

BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is planning to carry out full nighttime closures of the Forth Road Bridge during the nights of Wednesday 29th, Thursday 30th of October between 21:30 and 05:00 to remove all existing traffic management from the bridge.

There will also be a full Forth Road Bridge closure between Friday 31st of October at 09:30 to Sunday 2nd of November at 05:00. This is to facilitate the Supernova Running Charity Event.

During the full closures, the bus stops at the North will be relocated to Ferrytoll park and ride and the South to the existing bust stop on Builyeon Road, next to the BP Garage.

From 20 September – 19 October, join in a month-long celebration of community climate action across Fife.  

With 60+ community-led events (and more being added every day), there’s something for everyone - whether you’re climate curious, already involved, or simply thinking of making a better future for your family. 

Expect: 

Bat walks & beach cleans 

Gardening & seasonal cookery workshops 

Upcycling crafts & green tech demos 

Saltmarsh planting & woodland restoration 

Walks, talks & cycle rides 

Apple Days celebrating the season’s abundance 

… and much more! 

This includes a headline event Wee Day Oot on 4 October at Lochore Meadows Country Park - a free, action-packed day of fun for the whole family marking Scotland’s Climate Week. 

Every event in the festival is community-led - created and hosted by the amazing organisations, volunteers, and groups across Fife. From community gardens to museums, arts collectives to cycling clubs, churches to nature restoration groups - their energy and creativity make this festival possible. 

Together, they’re showing how much inspiring climate action is already happening in our communities - and reminding us all that everyone can get involved. 

Explore the full programme & find an event near you on our map and calendar: https://fccan.org.uk/fife-climate-festival/ 

It’s not too late to add your own event - submit via our online form: https://fccan.org.uk/event-submission/ 

Fife Climate Festival and Small Grants are a collaboration between Fife Climate Hub and Climate Action Fife.  

As part of the contract for managing the north east trunk road network on behalf of Transport Scotland, Amey issue a quarterly newsletter to highlight different areas of work.

The latest edition can be found here https://netrunkroads.scot/latest-news/quarterly-newsletter-september-2025/

Fife Climate Festival is back for its third outing this Autumn, shining a spotlight on the inspiring ways communities across the region are taking action on the climate emergency and building a fairer, greener future for everyone.

Running from 20th September to 19th October 2025, the month-long celebration will feature events organised by local groups right across Fife, from cycling and walking activities to repair cafés, film screenings, garden tours and community open days.

Led by Fife Climate Hub, with support from Climate Action Fife, and funded by the Scottish Government and the National Lottery Community Fund, the festival invites all local groups to join in. From sports clubs to community councils, if you’re already active on climate issues or simply climate curious, you can be part of the festival programme.

https://www.climateactionfife.org.uk/fife-climate-festival/

‘National Telecare’ campaign: This campaign relates to customers that use a telecare device such as personal alarms, pendant alarms, lifeline devices and home care monitoring systems. It is important that they take action to ensure that their equipment is compatible with the new digital technology. While many modern telecare systems are designed to work with both traditional and digital landlines, older models may require upgrades or replacements. Users should be encouraged to make contact with their landline provider for support as soon as possible. https://digitalphoneswitchover.com/

BT Connected-Together campaign: This initiative encourages friends, family, colleagues, neighbours to support vulnerable members of the community through the switch. This involves helping them to understand why it is happening, and how to prepare. The BT guide and the BT website can be accessed here:

Buses play a vital role in our communities: they connect places, provide access to jobs, education, healthcare, and leisure, and are essential in tackling inequalities and climate change. However, many people across the South East of Scotland still face barriers when it comes to travelling by bus.

The SEStran Regional Bus Strategy is being developed, which seeks to address these challenges.

To give your views, there is a questionnaire which asks questions about:

• Levels of bus service – how well bus times and routes meet day to day needs
• Cost
• The impact of delays and route changes
• Types of tickets available
• Bus information and customer service
• Bus drivers
• Bus stops, bus stations and park and rides
• The bus vehicles
• Safety, security and inclusion

Link to survey here.