Edinburgh Council have just finished a consultation on a traffic order which includes the provision to make parking bays payable on Sundays from 12.30-6.30pm and for these periods single yellow lines will be active as well. It is not known yet when these changes, if confirmed, would start.
News
Death of past Chairperson and activist
We are saddened to hear of the death of Tot Brill, a previous Lister tenant, activist, committee member and Chairperson. She died in London where she now lives. She was a force of energy for Lister in the 1980s, very good (as they say now) of ‘thinking outside the box’. Our condolences to family & […]
Committee agenda & papers now published
Lister has taken its first big step for open-ness – publishing its Agenda and Committee papers for the October MC meeting just held – yesterday. Whilst we are required to do this for the Freedom of Information obligations, Lister is pleased to do this to help inform our tenants and others about the issues and […]
Change of Gardener
Our hard-working Gardener/Handyperson, Charlie, has decided to move on to other challenges, and has finished working here at the end of August. He has been with us exactly five years and has carried out his work with great dedication and effort. Lister has recruited a new Gardener/Handyperson, Paul, who has just started and will be […]
Obituary – Jenny Lewis
Lister’s Management Committee was very saddened to hear of the death of Jenny Lewis in late July from cancer. Jenny was a long-standing tenant and for 31 years, a very valued committee member. She was Secretary of the Committee from 1990-95, Chairperson from 1995-2015, and Secretary (again) from 2016-18. She had received a long-service award […]
Successful AGM at Lister
Thirty-two tenant members came to our AGM on 25 June and heard all about the activities of the last 12 months and plans for the future. Our new auditors, Chiene + Tait LLP, a local Edinburgh firm, attended too, and were re-appointed for the coming year. The Financial Statements (accounts) were accepted. For the first […]
New Housing Assistant, Fiona, starts at Lister
Lister is delighted to have recruited a new Housing Assistant, Fiona Dodds, following the retirement of Julie Fleming. Fiona comes with lots of enthusiasm and also experience from previous jobs in a range of housing fields. She is fitting in well and is available to assist with any enquiries at the Lister office.
Strong demand for Lister vacancy
Lister has had its first vacancy advertised on Key-to-choice and there was strong demand to join our city centre community. 442 people bid for the vacancy – a 2 bed top floor flat – by the deadline of Friday 14 June. Despite us joined the choice-based bidding system in April 2018, this is our first […]
The Launch of the ARCHIE Alliance
In late March, the ARCHIE Alliance was launched – at an important working ceremony held at the CEC City Chambers, with a welcome by Councillor Kate Campbell, CEC Housing & Economy Convener. ARCHIE is an alliance of eight independent housing associations and co-ops, based in Edinburgh, and the acronym stands for the Alliance of Registered […]
Transfer points system review
The Management Committee is reviewing the Transfer points system and associated guidance. More information is available on the web-page in ‘For tenants’ entitled ‘Transfer points review’. Any comments please to the Lister office by Monday 22 April.
