When the Colinton branch of RBS was closed the bank gave assurances that they would continue to serve locals from the Juniper Green branch.
Now RBS have decided to close that branch too.
If you have any views or comments on this, Colinton Community Council would very much like to hear from you. A small group of politicians and local community councillors met recently to discuss the threatened closure.
The community council claim that RBS officials have not answered their questions satisfactorily and they are pushing for clarification on matters raised by those living in Balerno, Colinton, Currie and Juniper Green.
Local residents and in particular the elderly and vulnerable, as well as local businesses will be most affected.
The group includes Gordon MacDonald MSP, Allister McKillop, Vic Stewart, Gordon Lindhurst MSP, Councillor Ricky Henderson, Richard Henderson, Joanna Cherry QC MP and Cliff Beevers.
They propose to investigate the closure of the only banking facility in the area and secondly they are to put out feelers for any alternative banking solutions. The group will meet again in the New Year.
Juniper Green Community Council have already set up a small group seeking further information from RBS.
Contact Juniper Green CC by email chair@junipergreencc.org.uk or Colinton CC secretary@colintoncc.org.uk
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Hi Phyllis
First, your pic with this article is very historic. We moved into the Colinton / Lanark Road area in 2008 and the PO wasn’t where your pic shows it to be (IIRC). Although the pic does explain why the post box is where it is (still). The current location of the PO is on the other side of the road about 40 m away.
And, by the way, the post office is up for sale and whether Colinton will continue to have a PO is unknown, as far as I know.
Second, it would have been helpful if you had included contact details of both Colinton Community Council (which, as you say, “would very much like to hear from you”) and Juniper Green Community Council.
Thanks
Dr John Barrow
Dr Barrow thank you for your comments – clearly we have to send our photographers out to Colinton to get some up to date photos and I have added in the email address for the community councils.
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