Thursday, November 30, 2006

Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel

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Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel this morning ... interesting discussion about funding for social work and child protection services...
Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Captain's Road Social Work Centre ...

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Captain's Road Social Work Centre today ... one of the larger Social Work centres in the city and I sensed a real change in atmosphere i...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Carrickvale Community Centre and Juniper Green Primary School

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Council Executive meeting this morning at Carrickvale Community Centre ... just on the edge of my current Ward. Was only able to stay for ...
Monday, November 27, 2006

Oban and 2 Edinburgh Community Centres

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Spent all of Saturday up in Oban ... now I'm politically biased obviously, but do have a read at Jack McConnell's speech and then ...
Friday, November 24, 2006

Oaklands School

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Visited Oaklands School today - not the existing one, but the new-build which is about to open in a few weeks time! Building not quite fini...
Thursday, November 23, 2006

Full Council meeting today

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Full Council meeting today - with a huge number of deputations attending, so looks like it could be a long meeting! In fact, it did go on ri...
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Children and Families Central Support Services and FanFare Concert

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Spent the whole morning at the Central Support Services offices for the Children and Families Department down at Macdonald Road ... a reall...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Long Service Awards ...

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Long Service Awards this afternoon; for all Children and Families staff who have 25+ years council employment ... they must all be mad ;-)) ...
Monday, November 20, 2006

Weekly Surgery this evening ...

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Weekly surgery this evening ... don't think I've mentioned this weekly event much in my earlier posts to date! Well, every week (exc...
Sunday, November 19, 2006

Weekend visit to Auchterarder

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Visited my brother's new house in Auchterarder this weekend ... lovely spot. Had a really good lunch there on Saturday, followed by ple...
Friday, November 17, 2006

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy this morning ;-))

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Reading "Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy" to a group of children at Forthview Primary School this morning - certainly hop...
Thursday, November 16, 2006

St. Cuthbert's Primary School this morning ...

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Visit to St. Cuthbert's Primary School this morning, with my 'Children and Families' hat on ... very much looking forward to it...
Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Edinburgh Leisure briefing ...

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Breifing on " Edinburgh Leisure " this morning ... first Board meeting coming up in a couple of weeks, so went in to see the Chief...
Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Council Executive meeting today - education business

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Council Education Executive meeting today ... main focus were the budget reports for Month 6. Several of the Council Departments are showing...
Monday, November 13, 2006

Prestonfield Primarty School visit ... after very busy weekend! ... and local CC this evening

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Visit to Prestonfield Primary School this morning ... bit of therapy for me, having looked after the family all weekend with partner abandon...
Friday, November 10, 2006

Director's Meeting

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Director's weekly meeting this morning ... main topics under discussion continue to be the budget for 2007/08 and the financial closure ...
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Thursday, November 09, 2006

Greendykes Children and Families Centre and LDC yesterday!

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Local Development Committee (LDC) meeting for Edinburgh Central yesterday evening - was so busy all day long that I failed to have any time ...
Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Primary School Heads meeting ... and CCWP this evening

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Primary School Heads meeting this afternoon ... by far the biggest number at any of the 'Heads' meetings I've been to so far. I...