Drummond Civic Association (DCA)

We are a group of local people, living in Drummond Place and neighbouring streets, working to maintain the beauty & ensure the peacefulness of our surroundings

Our AGMs are held each November or December at the Polish Club at 11 Drummond Place

GOALS & INterests scope

Our major subjects of interest are

This is not an exhaustive list. Raise something with us and we will try to help by advising which bodies to approach, if we don't approach them ourselves.

We deal extensively with the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) and the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust (EWHT).

Members of our committee have often served on the New Town & Broughton Community Council (though none is at present). Our assistant secretary, Maidie Cahill, is on the Board of the EWHT.

who can join? HOW MUCH does it cost?

Anyone living in Drummond Place and the immediately surrounding streets, or who shares our interests and objectives - wherever they live - is welcome to join.

Fettes Row, Great King Street and Northumberland Street have separate associations, but you can join more than one association if you choose.

The annual subscription is £3 per househould. (That is a minimum sum, but many give more.) Dues can be paid at the annual general meeting, or sent to the Treasurer, Hugh Olson, at 74 Great King Street.

drummond place gardens do we control them?

No, we don't. There is a separate committee which manages and maintains the wonderful gardens at the centre of Drummond Place. Keys are available to all those who overlook the gardens on payment of a subscription. (There is a long waiting list for people in neighbouring streets not overlooking.)

Contact the secretary, Scott Maxwell, via this link: enquiries.drummondplacegardens@yahoo.com

Alternatively you can write to Mr Maxwell at 2 West Scotland Street Lane, EH3 6PT.

dca committee present membership (2008-09)

dca constitution last amended 19 Nov 1998

Name: The Association shall be called Drummond Civic Association.

Aims: The Association is formed to conserve Drummond Place as a place to live in and an area of high architectural value, and to maintain close liaison with similar associations within the New Town.

Membership: is open to all residents in Drummond Place and to others who share the Association's aims

Committee: The Association shall be represented and its affairs managed by a Committee of eight, who shall elect one of their number in rotation to act as chairman. The Committee shall appoint a Secretary and a Treasurer who shall be ex officiis members of the Committee. Each Committee member shall demit office at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting coinciding with the end of his/her fourth term of office and shall be ineligible for re-election until the following AGM. Any vacancy arising in the membership of the Committee may be filled by the Committee's appointing a member of the Society to hold office until the next AGM.

Meetings: There shall be an AGM requiring not less than 21 days' notice. Twelve members will form a quorum. Other meetings, normally requiring a minimum of 7 days' notice, shall be called at the Committee's discretion. Should five members make a written representation to the Secretary, a meeting will be convened.

Finance: To meet inevitable running expenses (stationery, etc) a voluntary subscription will be invited, payable annually to the Treasurer. The Committee will each year suggest a minimum amount per household. Donations in excess of this will of course be welcome.

The Treasurer will hold funds on behalf of the Association, and accounts of the Association's transactions will be made up for submission at its AGM.

In the event of the Association being wound up, funds remaining after discharge of the Association's liabilities shall be made over to an appropriate charity to be determined at the time by its members.