One of the things that the owners of Greenbank Woods will now have to be aware of are the requests to carry…Continue readingPlanning Requests for Tree Works
Great news. On the 7th of April Greenbank Woods Ltd purchased the eastern section of the Greenbank Woods, and on the 16th…Continue readingUnder New Management
List of climate, environment and community funding available in May 2026. Funding available from Climate Action Hubs Lanarkshire Climate Action Festival Grant:…Continue readingFunding list: May 2026
As we approach the Scottish Parliament election in May 2026, Scotland stands at a crossroads. The decisions made by the next intake…Continue readingYour Voice, Our Future: A Guide to Engaging with the 2026 Scottish Election
List of climate, environment and community funding available in April 2026. Funding available from Climate Action Hubs Fife Climate Hub Small Grants…Continue readingFunding list: April 2026
We are looking to recruit a Community Engagement Team Member:Continue readingSCCAN are recruiting a Community Engagement Team Member
As some may know, a couple of members of the SCCAN team have been liaising with colleagues and other stakeholders at both…Continue readingCan pizza save our beautiful planet?
List of climate, environment and community funding available in March 2026. General Funding Learning through Landscapes – Local School Nature Grants: Offers…Continue readingFunding list: March 2026
List of climate, environment and community funding available in February 2026. Funding available from Climate Action Hubs Highlands And Islands Community Climate…Continue readingFunding list: February 2026
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
Planning consent has been granted for us to construct a new footpath and a small compound to store our tools, Work is…Continue readingFootpath
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
Join us on Sunday 26th October from 11am to 3pm for a fungi foray followed by an art workshop. Fungi expert Chris…Continue readingFungi Foray and Art Workshop
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
(05/03/2025) Come and meet us at Granton Library – Wednesday 5th March 2-6pm to discuss the road to net-zero for Granton area:…Continue readingHeating Granton in the 2030s?
(02/02/2025) The ECCAN Community Heat Event on February 3, 2025, explored strategies for sustainable and community-driven heating solutions. Key points included the…Continue reading‘ECCAN Community Heat’
(2024-11-6): BE-ST Festival was a great opportunity to engage with the ‘Building decarbonisation industry’. This includes experts in building renovation, heat pumps,…Continue readingBE-ST Festival – Paisley
(2024-10-14) TSB invited CHEF to attend their ‘Green Home Festival’ at their head quarter in Edinburgh on George St. It was an…Continue readingTSB Green Home Festival
(2024-09-23) There will be an Inaugural Members Meeting on the afternoon of Monday 23 September when we shall formally elect trustees for…Continue readingCHEF Launch Event
(2024-08-15) The Community Heating Show was part of the Green Homes Festival 2024. This session hosted a community engagement and empowerment session…Continue readingThe Community Heating Show – Charlotte Sq Edinburgh
It’s that magical time of year when Edinburgh bursts to life with the Edinburgh Festivals! The streets are buzzing with performances, music,…Continue readingEdinburgh Festival highlights
Story Weaver Joana Avi-Lorie comes along to Edinburgh Climate Cafe at Portobello Promenade, a 10-year running project meeting people where they are…Continue readingEdinburgh Climate Cafe at Portobello Promenade
The Curve is a series of free, 90-minute workshops for third sector organisations. These online workshops aim to build knowledge around best…Continue readingFree digital skills training for the third sector
Are you involved in community climate initiatives or a climate hub? Are you involved in Transition Towns, XR or other community led…Continue readingCommunity Climate Coaches Training
This year the SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund will award grants up to a maximum value of £5,000 to organisations who commit to…Continue readingSafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund