There are moments in life that gently test your character, and then there are moments that grab you by the collar, shove…Continue readingWhen the Heating Gave Up Before I Did: A Week of Cold Truths in Rural Aberdeenshire
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To celebrate Scottish Book Week 2025, which runs between 17th and 23rd November, we turned to the best book critics we know:…Continue readingStories that Shaped our Thinking: SCCAN’S Picks for Scottish Book Week
On the 3rd of September (not the song!) Greenbank Residents got together for a regular residents meeting. It was well attended and…Continue readingCall to Greenbank residents
A friend who I’ve been pals with since I was about 12 (which is a good few new moons ago – perhaps…Continue readingIt’s all connected
We now have a company limited by guarantee, the imaginatively named Greenbank Woods Ltd! The interim Directors, everything is being called interim…Continue readingGreenbank Woods Ltd is formed
In a recent article in The Scotsman, Sandy Winterbottom talks about the ‘extreme’ wildfire alerts all summer, the areas seeing barely a…Continue readingWhen exposure isn’t enough: why attribution is essential for climate support
For some time I had been talking about the woods, the state of their upkeep, the nudges to the owners to carry…Continue readingGreenbank Woods East for sale
Monthly round up of news and events relating to climate adaptation in Scotland. New reports on public perceptions of Scotland’s changing climate…Continue readingClimate Adaptation: July / August news & events
A 1000 Better Stories blog written by Clare Harris, Scotland lead for the Local Story Exchange https://localstoryexchange.org Women on Wheels founder, Shgufta…Continue reading‘We do it for the joy’: Women on Wheels
For this month’s SCCAN Member of the Month, we’re shining a spotlight on the amazing work undertaken at Bridgend Farmhouse in Edinburgh.…Continue readingMember of the Month: Bridgend Farmhouse
Having have been involved with SCCAN’s social media work for years now, I have enjoyed it, except for one part that I…Continue readingThink Again
Monthly round up of news and events relating to climate adaptation in Scotland. Angus Climate Hub seeks your Storm Stories This winter…Continue readingClimate Adaptation: June/July news & events
At the end of May, SCCAN was invited to speak at the Scotland Policy Conferences keynote seminar called “Next steps for climate…Continue readingNext steps for climate adaptation policy in Scotland: SCCAN Roundup
The ‘longer-in-the-tooth’ folk in the climate world might remember the zine Funny Weather: everything you didn’t want to know about climate change…Continue readingFunny Weather
Discounted rate for SCCAN members of £30 from £95: Zero Carbon Britain: Live Online – Scaling up Community Action by the Centre…Continue readingMembers Discount: Zero Carbon Britain One-Day Online Training Course – 19th June 2024
Monthly round up of news and events relating to climate adaptation in Scotland. Continue readingClimate Adaptation: May/June news & events
This is a story about the cultural contributions of everyday South Asian communities to Scotland and about finding and creating community and…Continue readingCooking (in) the Land
I love the sound of a deadline whooshing past. I’m looking at the birds outside, when I should be concentrating on a…Continue readingCoffee cups rattle as climate reality hits Angus
A story about the positive impact of two community cycling groups in Edinburgh written by Douglas Rogers and funded through a SCCAN…Continue readingBack in the saddle: Edinburgh’s Wee Spoke Hub – Part 2
You can see more details about the event on the SCCAN Annual Gathering eventbrite page here.Continue readingSCCAN Gathering Programme: Glasgow 2024
To quote Shakespeare “The pen is mightier than the sword’. As one of the Story Weaver team at SCCAN, I’m passionate about…Continue readingWhy stories at the heart of communities matter
We have two fundamental problems when it comes to making meaningful change to our specie’s current disastrous collective trajectory: our psychology and…Continue readingOpening the black box: how to make real change on the brink of oblivion
Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Gina and Mike at Aultnaskiach Dell about the ways they have been taking care of…Continue readingEveryday Changemakers: Gina and Mike, Aultnaskiach Dell
27/28 February 6/7 March 9:30- 14:00 Working in your local groups in/around Glasgow and have experience or an interest in facilitation? Expression…Continue readingClimate: Knowledge Into Action Training – Glasgow
“It’s so disorganised!” claimed a friend in a recent conversation about the plethora of organisations working locally to combat the climate crisis.…Continue reading“It’s so disorganised!”: A word from our Ops Lead
SCCAN are delighted to announce several more successes in the progression of the development of a network of regional community climate action…Continue readingScottish Climate Action Hubs update
Here’s your opportunity to make a significant impact as a Governance and Policy Circle Member Volunteer at the Scottish Communities Climate Action…Continue readingJoin Our Cause: Be a Catalyst for Change with SCCAN!
SCCAN is delighted to announce that we have reached the absolutely phenomenal milestone of 1000 members joining our network. This important milestone…Continue reading1000 members united in climate action!
Members of the Midlothian Climate Action Network are thrilled and making plans to celebrate after the Scottish Government confirmed that their application…Continue readingSuccess for a Midlothian Climate Action Hub
Filmmaker and Composer Cameron Mackay, founder of the award winning production company Cameron Mackay Productions, filmed footage and interviews with SCCAN staff…Continue readingSCCAN Annual Gathering