North Queensferry Community Council

15 April 2025SEPA consultation

SEPA are launching a consultation on a proposed Environmental Performance Assessment Scheme (EPAS) - a fair way of reporting on how businesses are meeting their responsibilities.

You can add your thoughts by using the link below.

https://consultation.sepa.org.uk/compliance-and-beyond/epas/

01 April 2025Fife Council - review of Establishment of Community Councils

Fife Council is reviewing the Scheme for the Establishment of Community Councils and inviting members of the public to share their views.

Have your say between 24 March and 16 May 2025

For more information visit https://www.fife.gov.uk/communitycouncils

If you can’t access the information online, copies of the draft scheme is available for inspection at Fife House, North Street Glenrothes, Fife KY7 5LT and from the following public libraries during normal opening hours:

Cowdenbeath Library, 41 High Street, Cowdenbeath, KY4 9QA
Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, 1-7 Abbot Street, Dunfermline, KY12 7NL
Kirkcaldy Galleries, War Memorial Gardens, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1YG
Cupar Library, 33 Crossgate, Cupar, KY14 5AS
Rothes Hall Library, Rothes Square, Glenrothes, KY7 5NX

Please note that the content of any suggestions or representations made and the details of the party or parties making such representations may appear in a publicly available report to the Council.

22 March 2025Forth Bridge Trips available for April 26th 2025

Trips to the top of the Forth Bridge are being made available by a joint event with Bridges to Prosperity, Balfour Beatty and Mott MacDonald

via Eventbrite

Please note: This event is not run by NQ Community Council and we cannot assist with booking queries, please contact the organisers.

27 February 2025Minutes for February 2025 available

Please see the 'Meeting Minutes' tab for a link

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18 February 2025The 135th Anniversary of The Forth Bridge

The Forth Bridge soon celebrates its 135th anniversary and several free commemorative events have been planned.

Tuesday 4th March:

Public Exhibition, 2pm - 5pm - Location: Transport Scotland Contact & Education Centre, Ferrymuir Gait, South Queensferry

Engineering & Heritage Presentations, 6.30pm - 8pm - Location: Online & in person, Details TBC

Saturday 8th March:

Public Exhibition, 10am - 4pm - Location: Transport Scotland Contact & Education Centre, Ferrymuir Gait, South Queensferry

More information can be found at theforthbridges.org

17 February 2025Forth Bridges Trail signage

You may have seen the new signs aound the village highlighting the Forth Bridges Trail, below is a little background for the project.

The Forth Bridges Tourism Strategy 2019-2029 was born from one of the actions of the Forth Bridge World Heritage Management Plan which supported the Bridge's successful inscription as a World Heritage Site in 2015.

The Tourism Strategy was launched in 2019.

Forth Bridges Tourism Strategy Launched

The Forth Bridges Tourism Group is a partnership between Fife Council, City of Edinburgh Council, West Lothian Council, Transport Scotland, Network Rail, Historic Environment Scotland and VisitScotland.

The Forth Bridges Trail was proposed building on the tourism signage strategy. The work has been carried out in three phases, according to when funds were available, managed by the Forth Bridges Area Tourism Strategy Manager Karen Stewart

Phase One in November 2022 launched the Forth Bridges Trail. This phase was funded by contributions across the Tourism Group.

Destination Forth | Tourism Minister Launches New Forth Bridges Trail

Phase Two in April 2024 was funded partly by the Tourism Group and partly by the UK Government's UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

New Stops on the Forth Bridges Trail Unveiled for World Heritage Day

Phase Three (final) - February 2025 - The signs have just been installed, this phase was entirely funded by the UK Government's UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Throughout all the phases, there has been support from the North Queensferry Heritage Trust and Community Council, involving the Community Trust and Local Action Plan groups at key points.

23 January 2025R100 Broadband Evaluation

The Scottish Government is investing in broadband infrastructure in your area through its Reaching 100% (R100) programme and we’re keen to get your support to help gather feedback.

The £600+ million programme is extending access to faster broadband to sub-30 Megabits per second homes and businesses who are unlikely to receive upgrades through commercial plans. You can find out more about R100 at: gov.scot/digitalconnectivity.

To understand whether and how households and organisations have benefited from R100, the Scottish Government is undertaking an evaluation of the programme. As part of this, we are surveying households and organisations who:

Are scheduled to receive broadband access via R100 but have not yet been connected
Have been provided with broadband access via R100 and have taken up the connection
Have been provided with broadband access via R100 but have not taken up the connection

The surveys are only open to properties covered by the R100 programme. If a property is covered by the programme, the associated address will come up as an option when the property postcode is entered by the survey respondent.

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