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Locality information 

 

These links will take you to external websites were you can find out more about what is happening in the local community around St Thomas' Church.

Please note that St Thomas' cannot take responsibility for the content of any external websites.

North West Locality

Currently, Corstorphine is part of the North West locality.
City of Edinburgh Council locality boundaries information is available at: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/27031/city-of-edinburgh-council-boundaries-map.

The Northwest Edinburgh Locality Improvement Plan 2017-2022 is viewable here.

 

Corstorphine Elected Representatives

 
City of Edinburgh Council (CEC)
Corstorphine is within the boundaries of two Council wards: 
  • Ward 3: Drumbrae/Gyle
  • Ward 6: Corstorphine/Murrayfield

Councillors Ward 3:
Councillor Robert Aldridge     robert.aldridge@edinburgh.gov.uk (Lord Provost)
Councillor Euan Hyslop           Cllr.Euan.Hyslop@edinburgh.gov.uk
Councillor Edward Thornley   Cllr.Edward.Thornley@edinburgh.gov.uk

Councillors Ward 6:
Councillor Alan Beal                Cllr.Alan.Beal@edinburgh.gov.uk
Councillor Euan Davidson       Cllr.Euan.Davidson@edinburgh.gov.uk
Councillor Fiona Bennett         Cllr.Fiona.Bennett@edinburgh.gov.uk

Scottish Parliament

Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP Alex.Cole-Hamilton.msp@parliament.scot

Westminster Parliament

Christine Jardine MP christine.jardine.mp@parliament.uk


Corstorphine Community Council

Community Councils are set up by the local authority and comprise individual, elected community councillors and representatives of local groups. The Corstorphine Community Council works with the City of Edinburgh Council, NHS and Police Scotland to help enhance the local area and to ensure that the views, opinions and concerns those living and working here are being taken into account when decisions on amenities, traffic and planning affecting our neighbourhood are being made.  Further information available at their website and Facebook page - http://corstorphinecc.uk and https://www.facebook.com/corstorphinecc. 


Planning

Planning information is a key part of local community's interaction with the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC). Weekly lists are produced as well as information on consultations. From May 2020, weekly listings of applications and decisions are available from the Council website at: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/planningweeklylists

You may be interested in details of the CEC's plans for the new Maybury Primary School, now approved, and to be build as part of a large housing development to the west of St Thomas'.  
 

Information on current consultations

Please see the City of Edinburgh Council information here. 
Please see Scottish Government consultations here.
 

Corstorphine Business Community

A voluntary association of local businesses whose aims are:

  • Promoting business prosperity and its positive contribution to community life;
  • Facilitation of business networking;
  • Providing links to information, resources and support for business;
  • Engaging with strategic planning for business and community development.
The group, individual members and other local businesses have been involved in community projects such as the Corstorphine Community Support Project

See their Facebook page for more details. 

 
Hello
Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

Planning your Visit

New to church? 

Welcome! Whether you've just moved to the area, or have lived here all your life - we hope the website helps you find out what you want to know about St Thomas' Church.

We meet in person and are also providing worship services and other activities online online through YouTube, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter). 

Further details are available within the Church Life area of our website, which includes information about children's and youth activities and resources. Other activities are described within the Overview of the Community section.

For a quick introduction to what you can expect on a Sunday, please click here. We hope to see you soon!