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March
SPRINGBOARD: Assembly for creative climate action Scotland in 2045 will be a net-zero country, confident in a changed climate. Society, communities, jobs and the economy will look very different in this greener,
SPRINGBOARD: Assembly for creative climate action
Scotland in 2045 will be a net-zero country, confident in a changed climate.
Society, communities, jobs and the economy will look very different in this greener, fairer, more equal country.
How do we create this new Scotland?
The transformation needs imagination, conversations, new ways of working.
SPRINGBOARD: Assembly for creative climate action will take place online from 27 February to 2 March 2023. We invite cultural, environmental and community organisations and individual practitioners, local authorities, businesses, charities, government and public organisations to work together to re imagine this new Scotland and to grasp the opportunities and overcome the challenges of the journey towards it. We want to engender and support collaboration between and across different sectors and different sorts of organisations to achieve the transformational,
systemic and national change required.
This is NOT a conference! Yes, there will be inspiring and informative talks and discussions with experts in climate change, culture and social change. But for most of the four-day assembly you’ll be working in a cross-sectoral ‘cohort’ discussing one of the following three questions and creating bold action plans:
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February 27 (Monday) 10:00 am - March 2 (Thursday) 4:00 pm
We would welcome any donations and encourage our service users to swap both garden and indoor plants as well as seeds and other essentials. Free
We would welcome any donations and encourage our service users to swap both garden and indoor plants as well as seeds and other essentials.
Free entrance
Free plants to adopt
Plants to Swap
Family-friendly
Nice atmosphere
Coffee and snacks provided
(Friday) 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Granton Parish Church
55 Boswall Parkway West Hall Edinburgh EH5 2DA
Are you a community-led group in the Glasgow area? Interested in collaborating with
Are you a community-led group in the Glasgow area?
Interested in collaborating with other groups to work towards a sustainable, equal and resilient future for Glasgow?
The Glasgow Climate Action Network aims to support community groups by building capacity and connections. Please feel free to share with other community groups.
You’re invited to join our first gatherings, where we will:
– Start with sharing some food/ a cuppa
– Meet other community-led teams – voluntary, workers, board members etc.
– Input to the plan for the network, including what has already been input
– Discuss applying for funding for a Glasgow Climate Action Hub
– Outline next steps
The other gathering is online – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glasgow-community-group-network-gathering-online-tickets-524579199507
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(Tuesday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join us on Wednesday the 8th March any time between 6:30-8:30pm at Atlantis Sport and Leisure, Oban.
Join us on Wednesday the 8th March any time between 6:30-8:30pm at Atlantis Sport and Leisure, Oban.
We inviting everyone to join our seachangers themed winter games night.
There’ll be tonnes of board games to play thanks to The Atlantis Winter Warmer scheme
A bespoke board game created by illustrator, Paul Gent, all about local ecosystems
Marine themed hot drinks by local anthropologist, photographer and food nerd, @allylomas (and normal hot drinks and soft drinks)
A visual presentation of the findings of our nature survey
Creations from our recent community workshops with collaborative artworks made with Oban Youth Cafe, Stramash and the Grab Trust.
and a seaweed slinging contest!?
Families welcome.
With thanks to Oban Hope Kitchen for hosting the overall project and to Seachangers who have funded it.
Poster designed by Danielle Banks.
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(Wednesday) 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Atlantis Sport and Leisure
1 Dalriach Rd, Oban PA34 5JE
Are you a community-led group in the Glasgow area? Interested in collaborating with
Are you a community-led group in the Glasgow area?
Interested in collaborating with other groups to work towards a sustainable, equal and resilient future for Glasgow?
The Glasgow Climate Action Network aims to support community groups by building capacity and connections. Please feel free to share with other community groups.
You’re invited to join our first gatherings, where we will:
– Start with sharing some food/ a cuppa
– Meet other community-led teams – voluntary, workers, board members etc.
– Input to the plan for the network, including what has already been input
– Discuss applying for funding for a Glasgow Climate Action Hub
– Outline next steps
The other gathering is at Civic House – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glasgow-community-group-network-gathering-tickets-524509089807
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Join Aberdeen based, visual artist Caitlin Dick to create your very own bee hotel using found and recycled materials. Learn about the benefits of supporting wild bees and help pollinators
Join Aberdeen based, visual artist Caitlin Dick to create your very own bee hotel using found and recycled materials. Learn about the benefits of supporting wild bees and help pollinators find a safe and suitable place to live and nest. Discover what happens inside a busy bee hotel and get all the tips you need to ensure your hotel gets plenty of friendly visitors!
Free event, but booking is required: https://thebarnarts.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173638123
(Saturday) 10:00 am
What is a Climate Café? A climate café is a simple, hospitable, empathetic space where fears & uncertainties about our climate & ecological crisis can be
A climate café is a simple, hospitable, empathetic space where fears & uncertainties about our climate & ecological crisis can be safely expressed. The model is adapted from Death Cafés.
This one is for anyone aged 18 or over.
We need the kind of exploration that climate cafés provide as it becomes more evident that climate and ecological breakdown are not far-away problems but a clear and present danger to our own safety and wellbeing. People increasingly need to talk about what our changing world means for them in terms of impacts at personal, family and societal level. We need to imagine it in some detail so as to be able to think about it constructively and clear-sightedly, and to explore some complex feelings and thoughts which may often be taboo and hard to talk about.
The focus of discussion is participants’ thoughts and feelings about the climate and ecological crisis. There are no guest speakers and no talks, and it is an advice-free zone. Whilst the climate and ecological crisis is usually the main focus of the café we realise too, in these exceptional times, that COVID19 is another life-threatening preoccupation and needs a space to be explored – and this can happen here too.
This café will be led by trained facilitators.
A reminder email will be sent to registered participants in the week leading up to the café, followed by the Zoom link the day beforehand. Please check spam/junk folders and if you have any issues contact us at [email protected]
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It is essential to have attended a climate café before undertaking this training. More detail below. What is a Climate Café? A Climate Café is a simple,
A Climate Café is a simple, hospitable, empathetic process that offers a space where fears and uncertainties about our climate crisis can be safely expressed, leading over time to greater emotional resilience and understanding.
We need the kind of exploration that Climate Cafés provide as it becomes more evident that climate change is not a far-away problem but a clear and present danger to our own safety and wellbeing. People increasingly need to talk about what our changing climate means for them in terms of impacts at personal, family and societal level. We need to imagine it in some detail so as to be able to think about it constructively and clear-sightedly, and to explore some complex feelings and thoughts which may often be taboo and hard to talk about.
The focus of discussion is participants’ thoughts and feelings about the climate crisis. There are no guest speakers and no talks, and it is an advice-free zone. This is psychologically important, helping to create the supportive atmosphere.
Climate Psychology Alliance members are establishing climate cafés in communities across the UK, and we want to see them taking place in every location.
This workshop will support participants to develop the confidence to set up their own Climate Café. It will include a short taster climate café, the psycho-social principles on which Climate Cafés are based, building a toolkit of practical resources, and a discussion of the organisation and facilitation of Climate Cafés.
Yes. You do not need a therapeutic background to take this workshop but it is essential that you have attended a climate café as a participant before doing this training.
This will need to be a climate café that:
If you cannot get a place on one of ours, an internet search or a browse on Eventbrite should produce some. You can check with the organiser if it meets the criteria above or get in touch with us. Please do join our waiting lists as spaces regularly become available at short notice.
All our climate cafés are listed here.
Rebecca Nestor, doctoral researcher at the Tavistock Centre, who has been facilitating Climate Cafés in Oxford for two years
Gillian Broad, professor of social work at the University of Sussex and an experienced facilitator of reflective groups including Climate Cafés.
Sat 11th Mar 14.00 – 17.00 GMT
Cost: £20 standard rate & £5 concessionary rate (for students and those on low income).
A reminder will be sent to registered participants leading up to the workshop and the Zoom link will be shared the day beforehand. Please check spam/junk folders.
If you have any problems please email [email protected]
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Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire lighting and wilderness survival skills and meet new people. For those aged 14 you can complete the Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteering or Skills sections. Explore some amazing wild places and get connected!
Ticket sales close at 10am on the Thursday before each project date.
The sessions all run on a Sunday. Full details of the project will be sent the week prior.
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(Sunday) 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tynecastle High School (Meeting Point)
2 McLeod Street Edinburgh EH11 2ND
Feel overwhelmed by climate change? Feel like there is so much to learn, and no idea where to start? Looking
Feel overwhelmed by climate change?
Feel like there is so much to learn, and no idea where to start?
Looking for a community to share and learn?
Join us for our monthly Climate Cafe
This session will be dedicated to transport, in particular Active Travel. We aim to provide a safe space to have an open conversation, create a community and to help with climate anxiety
Books are available to borrow from the Zero Waste Hub at any time before the cafe
Our climate cafe is open to everyone, beginners and experts alike
Hot drinks will be available to purchase from our cafe
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(Friday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Forth Environment Link is putting on a final event as part of our 20-minute neighbourhood and climate action work in Bainsford & Langlees. Alongside a
Forth Environment Link is putting on a final event as part of our 20-minute neighbourhood and climate action work in Bainsford & Langlees.
Alongside a free buffet supplied by Rainbow Muslim Women’s Group, children’s activities & entertainment, a short film screening, smoothie bikes and more!
This is also a fantastic opportunity to let us know your thoughts on any of the work done and let your voice be heard!
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(Saturday) 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Bainsford Community Hall
Bainsford Falkirk FK2 7JS
Join like minded people, colleagues in the field of climate change, community workers, climate activists and volunteers from across Scotland. This will be an opportunity to share ways of nourishing
Join like minded people, colleagues in the field of climate change, community workers, climate activists and volunteers from across Scotland. This will be an opportunity to share ways of nourishing active hope and of tackling challenges as change-makers seeking a greener, more just society.
Come to learn what we can do together in our regions to build networks, increase capacity and act effectively.
10.00am -4.30pm Wed 22 March Gathering
Book: https://AnnualGathering.eventbrite.co.u and Share
This event is YOUR chance to get involved in tackling climate change. Join at: Augustine United Ch, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EL.
***Programme to be announced soon***
TIMETABLE: A mixture of inspiring sessions plus workshops. Meet folk in your region / join local groups. All welcome.
*Please bring pop-ups and literature to share with participants!
Creche is being organised – so please book childcare places too!
Please email [email protected] if you require a travel bursary.
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(Wednesday) 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
A simple social gathering with facilitators where we can talk about our thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency.
A simple social gathering with facilitators where we can talk about our thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency.
A Climate Café is an opportunity to give ourselves time to sit, perhaps with a hot drink and a slice of cake, and describe our thoughts and feelings about the crises of our ecology.
Climate Cafés are bounded by confidentiality although they are not therapy sessions. We invite you to take part in a warm, hospitable, facilitated conversation where you can reflect on your and others’ feelings without being bounced into action. This is one way of coping with the challenges facing us all.
This cafe will take place on Zoom, so please feel free to have some coffee or cake at home while you meet with us virtually.
The focus of discussion is participants’ thoughts and feelings about the climate and ecological crisis. There are no guest speakers and no talks, and it is an advice-free zone. You can find out more about ithere. Alternatively, you might be able to find some closer to where you are geographically.
This event is free and anyone aged 18 years and over, from any background, is warmly welcome. Please feel free to share the event with your friends and family
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Come along to Fort William’s Social Gathering event to connect with like-minded people in the community and learn
Come along to Fort William’s Social Gathering event to connect with like-minded people in the community and learn how you can get involved in the sustainable fashion movement.
Jam, founder of The Caledonian Wool Co and Eilidh, founder of Beinn Nibheis, will share how the local community in Fort William is driving change in fashion. Jam will share about the importance of shopping and supporting local. Eilidh will discuss research being done on new environmentally conscious ways of waterproofing garments.
Other activities for you to get stuck into include a mending circle where you can learn tips and tricks from Jan on how to repair your clothing. There will also be a clothes swap to allow you to exchange items in your wardrobe for ones that are new to you. Please bring no more than 3 items of clothing per person to swap.
Drinks and snacks will be provided as part of your ticket! Tickets will also be available on the door.
This event is organised by Sustainable Fashion Scotland.
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(Thursday) 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Meet up for coffee and a blether. Lend a Hand Kemnay will be on hand to share recipies and help prevent food waste by making use of surplus food at
Meet up for coffee and a blether. Lend a Hand Kemnay will be on hand to share recipies and help prevent food waste by making use of surplus food at the community food shelf. Pick up some pre-loved clothing from the clothes rail too.
Free. Drop in.
(Friday) 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Click to download the Climate Week North East 2023 brochure! Climate Week North East is 10 days packed full of fun, inspiring and interesting events, designed to raise awareness
Click to download the Climate Week North East 2023 brochure!
Climate Week North East is 10 days packed full of fun, inspiring and interesting events, designed to raise awareness of climate change but, more importantly, show what we can all do to make a difference and reduce our carbon footprint, live sustainably and increase biodiversity in a fun way. It occurs every March, with events on throughout Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. The next Climate Week North East is on 24th March – 2nd April 2023.
Events in Climate Week North East differ each year but generally include family fun days, guided walks and bike rides, upcycling events, tours, wild meadow making, workshops and discussions, conferences, litter picks, films and talks, craft and story sessions, information drop ins and challenges.
We welcome any events that have as their focus how you are or we can reduce carbon emissions, live sustainably and increase biodiversity. If you have an event you would like to put on during CWNE even if it’s simply to showcase what you currently are doing, then get in touch at [email protected]
Check out our past CWNE brochures to gain inspiration or simply see what type of events have taken place previously. For up to the moment information on our events and what is going on locally see our facebook page.
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March 24 (Friday) - April 2 (Sunday)
North East Scotland (See individual events details)
Live Life Aberdeenshire Libraries will be hosting a series of events across all of their libraries for the duration of Climate Week North East 2023. From wildlife gardening, to junk craft
Live Life Aberdeenshire Libraries will be hosting a series of events across all of their libraries for the duration of Climate Week North East 2023.
From wildlife gardening, to junk craft sessions, from upcycling to bookbug sessions – there will be sessions for everyone aged 1 to 100. Make sure to check the website for all dates and events!
March 25 (Saturday) - 31 (Friday)
Various - See Event Details
We run our popular Repair Café in the Hive on the last Saturday of the month from 10am to 1pm. If you have any queries please get in touch with
We run our popular Repair Café in the Hive on the last Saturday of the month from 10am to 1pm.
If you have any queries please get in touch with [email protected].
The Dollar Repair Café is an antidote to a throwaway culture, and following its launch we run the café once a month from The Hive.
Come along and get your things repaired, and maybe learn a thing or two about repairing – no appointment needed!
There is no charge for any advice or repair, but visitors’ donations will help keep the service free at the point of delivery for everyone. Donations are used to cover costs and to help us offer additional workshops for free.
We have volunteers who can help fix:
and much more! So bring along your broken items and one of our volunteers will do their best to fix it!
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(Saturday) 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
The Hive
Park Place, Dollar, FK14 7AA
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‘Oil kills! It’s petrifying.’
‘You better shape up, cos we need a plan!’
If you’re in Glasgow on Saturday 25th March, please join Divest Strathclyde & friends at 11am in George Square for a Grease the musical themed rally to tell the Strathclyde Pension Fund to shape up for the planet and stop investing £836 million in climate-wrecking fossil fuels!
We’ll be hearing from a bunch of cool speakers talking about the impact of the Strathclyde Pension Fund’s fossil fuel investments. We’ll also have some dancing & a singalong using songs from the musical Grease, with some brand new lyrics. Everyone is welcome!
If you want to know more, or are interested in getting involved with the campaign, please get in touch at [email protected]
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(Saturday) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
With the spring equinox just past, it’s the perfect time to think about what you might like to grow this year. Saving your own seeds and swapping them with your
With the spring equinox just past, it’s the perfect time to think about what you might like to grow this year. Saving your own seeds and swapping them with your local community can help you save money on seeds and is a great way to contribute to biodiversity and multispecies wellbeing in cities. Plants grown from locally saved seeds adapt to their specific conditions and are more resilient to climate change than most industrially produced seeds.
But many of us living in the city don’t have much space to grow. So in this introductory workshop we will explore growing from seed to seed in small spaces, like on window sills, in pots and containers, and in community gardens. We will spend the morning exploring the community garden at the Meanwhile Site, learning some basics of urban community seed saving and garden planning, and we might even sow some seeds together.
Dress for the weather. No experience necessary, all curiosity welcome! If you have any questions feel free to get in touch with Hannah at [email protected] or [email protected]
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(Saturday) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join East Grampian Coastal Partnership for various beach cleans throughout the Climate Week North East. More details on each individual beach clean here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/turning-the-plastic-tide-57209531943 Beach cleaning equipment will be provided including
Join East Grampian Coastal Partnership for various beach cleans throughout the Climate Week North East.
More details on each individual beach clean here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/turning-the-plastic-tide-57209531943
Beach cleaning equipment will be provided including gloves, bags, pickers, sharps box and sanitizer. Volunteers are reminded to dress appropriately for the conditions on the day.
This is an event for all so please do bring along your friends and family. Under 18s should be accompanied by an adult at all times.
We look forward to welcoming you at the event and hope you have a safe and enjoyable time!
Please book your free spot on Eventbrite. Thank you!
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March 25 (Saturday) - 30 (Thursday)
Various - See Event Details
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire lighting and wilderness survival skills and meet new people. For those aged 14 you can complete the Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteering or Skills sections. Explore some amazing wild places and get connected!
Ticket sales close at 10am on the Thursday before each project date.
The sessions all run on a Sunday. Full details of the project will be sent the week prior.
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(Sunday) 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tynecastle High School (Meeting Point)
2 McLeod Street Edinburgh EH11 2ND
Join award-winning Fairley Taylor on a foraging walk around Inverurie town centre. Weather dependent. Free. Contact to book: [email protected]
Join award-winning Fairley Taylor on a foraging walk around Inverurie town centre. Weather dependent.
Free. Contact to book: [email protected]
(Sunday) 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join Glen Tanar Ranger Eric Baird and local climate group members on a 3 hour walk around the Glen Tanar Estate. The event is free. Starts 10am Braeloine Visitor Centre,
Join Glen Tanar Ranger Eric Baird and local climate group members on a 3 hour walk around the Glen Tanar Estate. The event is free. Starts 10am Braeloine Visitor Centre, just across the bridge from the car park.
(Sunday) 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Part of the series of Trellis Networking Seminars across Scotland. For groups gardening in the community and those supporting people to improve health and wellbeing through gardening activity. Indoor and
Part of the series of Trellis Networking Seminars across Scotland. For groups gardening in the community and those supporting people to improve health and wellbeing through gardening activity. Indoor and outdoor – talks, discussions, networking. Lunch included. Optional post-event social gathering for attendees with tea & cake in the garden.
(Sunday) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Realise the power of peer support, ditch the car in favour of walking with your dog and being part of a new pack. Come and find out more about PawPalz.
Realise the power of peer support, ditch the car in favour of walking with your dog and being part of a new pack. Come and find out more about PawPalz. Just pop into the Quarry Room at 2pm, everyone welcome.
(Monday) 2:00 pm
Come and visit the Camphill Wellbeing Trust’s Compass Project in Cults, where we demonstrate practical ways for healthy, sustainable living. Take part in a range of outdoor activities and
Come and visit the Camphill Wellbeing Trust’s Compass Project in Cults, where we demonstrate practical ways for healthy, sustainable living. Take part in a range of outdoor activities and pick up new skills: tours of our no-dig garden, home composting workshops, demonstrations of our wormeries and beekeeping, and much more.
Wed 29th March, 2-4pm. Free event, but booking required. Please email [email protected]
(Wednesday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Aberdeen Performing Arts is proud to present Jam for Climate Justice. This unplugged gig features jam, toast, and the creme de la creme of Aberdeen’s music scene. Join us at
Aberdeen Performing Arts is proud to present Jam for Climate Justice. This unplugged gig features jam, toast, and the creme de la creme of Aberdeen’s music scene. Join us at the Lemon Tree for a night of live entertainment, new songwriting, and refreshments provided by local makers and bakers. What better way to spend Climate Week North East than jamming to save the planet?
Tickets: https://www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/climate-week-north-east-jam-for-climate-justice-a-night-of-new-song-writing/
PRICE
£10
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(Thursday) 7:00 pm
Join us to debate Udny Climate Action’s draft ‘action plan’ and see the film of ‘Our Green Journey’ which showcases community action in the NE. Snacks and refreshments. Entry free. For
Join us to debate Udny Climate Action’s draft ‘action plan’ and see the film of ‘Our Green Journey’ which showcases community action in the NE. Snacks and refreshments.
Entry free. For more info- Udny Climate Action’s FB page, http://climate action.udny.org or email- [email protected]
(Friday) 7:15 pm
April
Click to download the Climate Week North East 2023 brochure! Climate Week North East is 10 days packed full of fun, inspiring and interesting events, designed to raise awareness
Click to download the Climate Week North East 2023 brochure!
Climate Week North East is 10 days packed full of fun, inspiring and interesting events, designed to raise awareness of climate change but, more importantly, show what we can all do to make a difference and reduce our carbon footprint, live sustainably and increase biodiversity in a fun way. It occurs every March, with events on throughout Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. The next Climate Week North East is on 24th March – 2nd April 2023.
Events in Climate Week North East differ each year but generally include family fun days, guided walks and bike rides, upcycling events, tours, wild meadow making, workshops and discussions, conferences, litter picks, films and talks, craft and story sessions, information drop ins and challenges.
We welcome any events that have as their focus how you are or we can reduce carbon emissions, live sustainably and increase biodiversity. If you have an event you would like to put on during CWNE even if it’s simply to showcase what you currently are doing, then get in touch at [email protected]
Check out our past CWNE brochures to gain inspiration or simply see what type of events have taken place previously. For up to the moment information on our events and what is going on locally see our facebook page.
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March 24 (Friday) - April 2 (Sunday)
North East Scotland (See individual events details)
Come and visit the Paws on Plastic charity stall at Stonehaven Farmers Market on Saturday 1st April, 9am – 1 pm. We will be encouraging more dog owners to pick
Come and visit the Paws on Plastic charity stall at Stonehaven Farmers Market on Saturday 1st April, 9am – 1 pm. We will be encouraging more dog owners to pick up a few pieces of litter on walks to protect animals, communities and the environment and educating on the consequences of littering. We have litter pick challenges, ‘how many cans in the bucket’ competition, a lucky dip and lots of information on how you can get involved with our campaign.
We will also have information about Plastic Free Stonehaven and the Green Dog Walkers Scheme. Come along and see us and browse all the other amazing stalls of local goodies at the Farmers Market.
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(Saturday) 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire lighting and wilderness survival skills and meet new people. For those aged 14 you can complete the Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteering or Skills sections. Explore some amazing wild places and get connected!
Ticket sales close at 10am on the Thursday before each project date.
The sessions all run on a Sunday. Full details of the project will be sent the week prior.
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1 (Saturday) 9:30 am - 2 (Sunday) 4:30 pm
Tynecastle High School (Meeting Point)
2 McLeod Street Edinburgh EH11 2ND
We will be cleaning up Newburgh Beach whilst also conducting a bird and marine mammal survey. We will record the different species we see, and submit them into the North
We will be cleaning up Newburgh Beach whilst also conducting a bird and marine mammal survey. We will record the different species we see, and submit them into the North East Scotland Biological Records Centre after our trip to help further research into biodiversity in the North East of Scotland.
The date and time of this amazing event will be dependent on tides so please keep an eye on this website in February 2023 for a date and time.
No cost for this event. Public bus to and from Newburgh (plus a walk to the beach). NESBReC data recording and submitting is also free.
Newburgh can be accessed either the 50 or X63 public bus (twice every hour) which goes directly to the Newburgh Inn. Walk to the beach (around 15 minutes).
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All Day (Saturday)
‘Paws on Plastic Day’ on Sunday, 2nd April is a day of action when we invite all dog owners, plus our 23,000 members and followers across social media, including thousands
‘Paws on Plastic Day’ on Sunday, 2nd April is a day of action when we invite all dog owners, plus our 23,000 members and followers across social media, including thousands in North East Scotland, to get out and pick up a few pieces of litter on walks with their dogs to protect animals, communities and our precious environment.
Our members pick up every day on walks, removing over 34 million pieces of litter every year. On 2nd April all we ask is to pick up a bit more, perhaps with a group of family members or friends. It feels great to take a positive action which makes an immediate, visible difference to an area! Fantastic for mental health & inclusive for all the family.
We would ask that you then post about your achievements on social media with our hashtag #pawsonplastic. This is event is part of the national Spring Clean running 17th March – 17th April organised by Keep Scotland Beautiful.
All are responsible for their own safety and those of their companions. Gloves/litter pickers are recommended & care taken when touching anything.
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All Day (Sunday)
Various - See Event Details
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
An Earth Month art and science workshop with Seaweed Gardens We’re inviting children (any age) and parents to join us for an art and science workshop as part of
An Earth Month art and science workshop with Seaweed Gardens
We’re inviting children (any age) and parents to join us for an art and science workshop as part of Earth Month at The Rockfield Centre.
A seed bomb is a small ball of seeds and soil prepared in advanced and to be carried in the pocket, ready for when you spot a piece of ground that could be more nature filled! Perfect for rewilding ex-industrial parts of the town or holding the coastal soils out of the sea.
Those who are interested can learn about the unique ecosystems where wildflowers and seaweeds meet.
We’ll also prepare throwing slings and practise our creative throws. Let’s be joyful in our efforts to protect the planet!
All materials are provided.
Please book before coming along.
This session is run by Seaweed Gardens, a local collective of researchers, creatives and growers. Seaweed Gardens are a group of active citizens working with the seaweed growing on our coast to make better soil in community garden projects, learning about the local seas in the process and then reimagining them through art in the wider community.
Follow Seaweed Gardens on Instagram @seaweedgardens.
Or join their Facebook group.
New members welcome!
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(Sunday) 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
This online workshop is for Fife-based community groups and community leaders who are not already engaging their communities on climate action, but who would
This online workshop is for Fife-based community groups and community leaders who are not already engaging their communities on climate action, but who would like to start.
We will discuss the effects of climate change on Fifers, the action your communities could take and the benefits of doing so, and will share examples of what is already happening around Fife.
If you are reading this and thinking “climate change… that’s not something we talk about” then you are exactly the person we want to speak to!
Climate change impacts us all, so why not come and find out what your community could be doing to take action.
You do not have to know anything about climate change to take part. These workshops are not about knowing the answers, but rather about getting a conversation going, discovering answers and working together to make Fife a greener and fairer place to live.
Booking information
This workshop is free to attend, but spaces are limited so booking is required.
If you have any problems booking or any questions, please phone 01592 858458 or email [email protected]
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A simple social gathering with facilitators where we can talk about our thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency.
A simple social gathering with facilitators where we can talk about our thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency.
A Climate Café is an opportunity to give ourselves time to sit, perhaps with a hot drink and a slice of cake, and describe our thoughts and feelings about the crises of our ecology.
Climate Cafés are bounded by confidentiality although they are not therapy sessions. We invite you to take part in a warm, hospitable, facilitated conversation where you can reflect on your and others’ feelings without being bounced into action. This is one way of coping with the challenges facing us all.
This cafe will take place on Zoom, so please feel free to have some coffee or cake at home while you meet with us virtually.
The focus of discussion is participants’ thoughts and feelings about the climate and ecological crisis. There are no guest speakers and no talks, and it is an advice-free zone. You can find out more about ithere. Alternatively, you might be able to find some closer to where you are geographically.
This event is free and anyone aged 18 years and over, from any background, is warmly welcome. Please feel free to share the event with your friends and family
more
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire lighting and wilderness survival skills and meet new people. For those aged 14 you can complete the Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteering or Skills sections. Explore some amazing wild places and get connected!
Ticket sales close at 10am on the Thursday before each project date.
The sessions all run on a Sunday. Full details of the project will be sent the week prior.
more
(Sunday) 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tynecastle High School (Meeting Point)
2 McLeod Street Edinburgh EH11 2ND
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
We run our popular Repair Café in the Hive on the last Saturday of the month from 10am to 1pm. If you have any queries please get in touch with
We run our popular Repair Café in the Hive on the last Saturday of the month from 10am to 1pm.
If you have any queries please get in touch with [email protected].
The Dollar Repair Café is an antidote to a throwaway culture, and following its launch we run the café once a month from The Hive.
Come along and get your things repaired, and maybe learn a thing or two about repairing – no appointment needed!
There is no charge for any advice or repair, but visitors’ donations will help keep the service free at the point of delivery for everyone. Donations are used to cover costs and to help us offer additional workshops for free.
We have volunteers who can help fix:
and much more! So bring along your broken items and one of our volunteers will do their best to fix it!
more
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
The Hive
Park Place, Dollar, FK14 7AA
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire lighting and wilderness survival skills and meet new people. For those aged 14 you can complete the Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteering or Skills sections. Explore some amazing wild places and get connected!
Ticket sales close at 10am on the Thursday before each project date.
The sessions all run on a Sunday. Full details of the project will be sent the week prior.
more
(Sunday) 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tynecastle High School (Meeting Point)
2 McLeod Street Edinburgh EH11 2ND
May
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire lighting and wilderness survival skills and meet new people. For those aged 14 you can complete the Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteering or Skills sections. Explore some amazing wild places and get connected!
Ticket sales close at 10am on the Thursday before each project date.
The sessions all run on a Sunday. Full details of the project will be sent the week prior.
more
(Sunday) 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tynecastle High School (Meeting Point)
2 McLeod Street Edinburgh EH11 2ND
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire lighting and wilderness survival skills and meet new people. For those aged 14 you can complete the Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteering or Skills sections. Explore some amazing wild places and get connected!
Ticket sales close at 10am on the Thursday before each project date.
The sessions all run on a Sunday. Full details of the project will be sent the week prior.
more
(Sunday) 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tynecastle High School (Meeting Point)
2 McLeod Street Edinburgh EH11 2ND
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
A simple social gathering with facilitators where we can talk about our thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency.
A simple social gathering with facilitators where we can talk about our thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency.
A Climate Café is an opportunity to give ourselves time to sit, perhaps with a hot drink and a slice of cake, and describe our thoughts and feelings about the crises of our ecology.
Climate Cafés are bounded by confidentiality although they are not therapy sessions. We invite you to take part in a warm, hospitable, facilitated conversation where you can reflect on your and others’ feelings without being bounced into action. This is one way of coping with the challenges facing us all.
This cafe will take place on Zoom, so please feel free to have some coffee or cake at home while you meet with us virtually.
The focus of discussion is participants’ thoughts and feelings about the climate and ecological crisis. There are no guest speakers and no talks, and it is an advice-free zone. You can find out more about ithere. Alternatively, you might be able to find some closer to where you are geographically.
This event is free and anyone aged 18 years and over, from any background, is warmly welcome. Please feel free to share the event with your friends and family
more
We run our popular Repair Café in the Hive on the last Saturday of the month from 10am to 1pm. If you have any queries please get in touch with
We run our popular Repair Café in the Hive on the last Saturday of the month from 10am to 1pm.
If you have any queries please get in touch with [email protected].
The Dollar Repair Café is an antidote to a throwaway culture, and following its launch we run the café once a month from The Hive.
Come along and get your things repaired, and maybe learn a thing or two about repairing – no appointment needed!
There is no charge for any advice or repair, but visitors’ donations will help keep the service free at the point of delivery for everyone. Donations are used to cover costs and to help us offer additional workshops for free.
We have volunteers who can help fix:
and much more! So bring along your broken items and one of our volunteers will do their best to fix it!
more
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
The Hive
Park Place, Dollar, FK14 7AA
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
June
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire lighting and wilderness survival skills and meet new people. For those aged 14 you can complete the Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteering or Skills sections. Explore some amazing wild places and get connected!
Ticket sales close at 10am on the Thursday before each project date.
The sessions all run on a Sunday. Full details of the project will be sent the week prior.
more
(Sunday) 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tynecastle High School (Meeting Point)
2 McLeod Street Edinburgh EH11 2ND
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire
Our Green Volunteers programme is for young people aged 12-18. Take part in positive action for the environment, spend time in wild places, learn fire lighting and wilderness survival skills and meet new people. For those aged 14 you can complete the Duke of Edinburgh Award Volunteering or Skills sections. Explore some amazing wild places and get connected!
Ticket sales close at 10am on the Thursday before each project date.
The sessions all run on a Sunday. Full details of the project will be sent the week prior.
more
(Sunday) 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tynecastle High School (Meeting Point)
2 McLeod Street Edinburgh EH11 2ND
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
A simple social gathering with facilitators where we can talk about our thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency.
A simple social gathering with facilitators where we can talk about our thoughts and feelings about the climate emergency.
A Climate Café is an opportunity to give ourselves time to sit, perhaps with a hot drink and a slice of cake, and describe our thoughts and feelings about the crises of our ecology.
Climate Cafés are bounded by confidentiality although they are not therapy sessions. We invite you to take part in a warm, hospitable, facilitated conversation where you can reflect on your and others’ feelings without being bounced into action. This is one way of coping with the challenges facing us all.
This cafe will take place on Zoom, so please feel free to have some coffee or cake at home while you meet with us virtually.
The focus of discussion is participants’ thoughts and feelings about the climate and ecological crisis. There are no guest speakers and no talks, and it is an advice-free zone. You can find out more about ithere. Alternatively, you might be able to find some closer to where you are geographically.
This event is free and anyone aged 18 years and over, from any background, is warmly welcome. Please feel free to share the event with your friends and family
more
We run our popular Repair Café in the Hive on the last Saturday of the month from 10am to 1pm. If you have any queries please get in touch with
We run our popular Repair Café in the Hive on the last Saturday of the month from 10am to 1pm.
If you have any queries please get in touch with [email protected].
The Dollar Repair Café is an antidote to a throwaway culture, and following its launch we run the café once a month from The Hive.
Come along and get your things repaired, and maybe learn a thing or two about repairing – no appointment needed!
There is no charge for any advice or repair, but visitors’ donations will help keep the service free at the point of delivery for everyone. Donations are used to cover costs and to help us offer additional workshops for free.
We have volunteers who can help fix:
and much more! So bring along your broken items and one of our volunteers will do their best to fix it!
more
(Saturday) 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
The Hive
Park Place, Dollar, FK14 7AA
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
July
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and
Whether you want to dig your hands in soil, seek community and chats or just fancy a cup of fresh mint tea – join us on Meanwhile Mondays and meet some like-minded people in Leith! No gardening experience needed.
The Meanwhile Site is a shared space and partially under construction –
small children will need supervision at all times!
(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm