Want to do more for your local community of Innerwick?
East Lammermuir Community Council, covers Innerwick, Oldhamstocks, Spott, Stenton, and surrounding areas. We are seeking a person to take on the role of Community Councillor for Innerwick.
This is open to anyone living or working in the East Lammermuir area with an interest in and connection to the Innerwick area. The Community Council is able to fill this vacancy by co-opting a suitable person to serve from now until the next community council elections in September 2026. There are 2 community councillors for each village, and at present we have one vacancy for Innerwick ward. This covers the village of Innerwick, plus Thurston, Thorntonloch, Branxfield, Blackcastle and Crowhill.
Proposed electricity infrastructure works mean that there will be very significant developments in this area over the next decade, bringing both challenges and opportunity for the local community.
The role is to work as part of East Lammermuir Community Council to improve quality of life for people who live and work in East Lammermuir. In part through representing the local community, seeking to liaise with other local bodies, developers, and East Lothian Council and the East Lothian Health & Social Care Partnership and NHS Lothian, and Police Scotland. Also through administering community benefits funds.
This includes nine Community Council meetings a year which usually take place on Tuesday evenings, held in the four village halls in turn. There may be other roles which your skill set fits you to fulfil.
The meeting calendar and lots of other relevant information is published on our website elcc.scot
If you would like to know more about what’s involved email chair@elcc.scot to arrange a chat in the first instance. An informal interview will be arranged for all interested candidates, to take place March 2023.