This month, as Spring blossoms across the lands of Scotland, we bring you the stories of two Outdoors Learning programmes that Story Weaver Joana Avi-Lorie had the pleasure to attend and get involved with.Continue readingLearning to love our local nature & wild places
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This month Story Weaver Lesley Anne Rose chatted with David Tatton, Community Environment Champion at Growing Together Craigshill. David shared inspirational stories of all of the amazing work they undertake with all ages in their local…Continue readingMember of the Month: Growing Together – Craigshill
As many of you will know, along with countless other community organisations, this is a difficult December for SCCAN. The first quarter of the 20th century has not been short of strange things. Perhaps we should number…Continue readingBuilding Climate Resilience: Addressing Challenges in Funding, Adaptation, and Food Security
Narrating Change: Co-producing adaptation targets between communities and policymakers in Scotlands is a study produced by SCCAN in collaboration with Kings College London. Read about this exploration of the role of storytelling and narrative in…Continue readingWeaving Stories and Adapting Together
This month Story Weaver Lesley Anne Rose chatted with Marion Montgomery from Stonehaven in North East Scotland about the amazing initiative Paws on Plastic which Marion set up in 2018. Her aim was to make…Continue readingMember of the Month: Paws on Plastic
We would be grateful if you would consider filling in our 2024 Members’ survey. There are 8 questions which will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete and it will be open 2 weeks until Friday 20th December (5pm).…Continue readingPlease take part in the SCCAN Members’ Survey 2024
To date SCCAN as an organisation has developed through several operational structures from being fully volunteer founded, led and run, to taking on a paid staff team to expand and deliver important work in supporting…Continue readingStatement on SCCAN Funding
Christmas is a time of year when we celebrate family, friends and community. A time of coming together, of giving and receiving. It’s also a time when we are pushed to over consume, often through…Continue readingWe Wish You a Carbon Free Christmas
On Saturday 28 September, North East Climate Action Network (NESCAN Hub) organised thhe first Envirolution Aberdeen– a community based, free festival dedicated to increasing understanding, connection and engagement with the natural world, helping communities transition…Continue readingEnvirolution Aberdeen
Research findings and reflections on community health during a visit to Belhaven Community Garden in Dunbar. A valuable and inspiring partnership with NHS Lothian, the garden is now threatened by the closure of the Belhaven…Continue readingCommunity health & community gardens: The Haven at Belhaven Community Garden