£6/2 concessions
Venue: Donkeyfield Community Orchard, Daiches Brae, near Brunstane Station
Come and learn some simple harmony songs around the bonfire and amongst the fruit trees in Donkeyfield Community Orchard. All songs will be taught by ear. All welcome!
Please book by July 21st. Contact Eve: eve@pedal-porty.org.uk or 07724 825 434
The first in a short series of
WORKSHOPS AT DONKEYFIELD ORCHARD
Daiches Brae, near Brunstane Station
Sunday, 29th June 11 – 3pm, £30 (there are a few concessionary places, please contact us for details)
Learn to make a beautiful willow pea cone to support your peas, or other climbing plants. All materials provided, but bring your own lunch.
Please book by June 22nd. Contact Eve:
eve@pedal-porty.org.uk or 07724 825 434
There will be a singing workshop to learn some traditional and some new wassailing songs for the PEDAL wassail on Wednesday 15th January at 7.00 – 9.00pm at 7 Rosefield Avenue. Cost £5 per person to raise money for the orchard. All welcome — songs will be taught by ear so no singing experience or ability to read music required. Children and young people welcome providing they are able to concentrate and join in. Please contact Jane Lewis if you wish to come.
This introductory course will give you a grounding in all you need to know to start growing your own food. Sundays over 8 weeks (25 March — 13 May), or over two full days (10 and 17 June). £60/45. Contact Chris 0131 664 9559 or chrism.bgc@gmail.com.
The Scottish Self-build Forum are hosting a one-day workshop on how to increase the number of people building their own home, on Wednesday 21st September. The day will explore the opportunities for a more accessible self build sector throughout Scotland, to help boost local economies and provide better, more affordable (and we hope more carbon neutral!) homes. The event is free for up to two delegates per organisation. More information is available here.
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This event is organized by Urban Roots, a community led environmental charity. The programme for the day will depend on participants’ needs – have your say on the Booking Form when you reserve a place.
Booking forms can be downloaded at www.farmgarden.org.uk/scotland For further information please contact Naomi Knights, tel: 0131 623 7058 or email: naomi@farmgarden.org.uk
Interested in growing your own fruit and vegetables? Not sure where to begin? This introductory course at the Bridgend Allotments will give you a grounding in all you need to know to start growing your own food. Continue reading
Changeworks has just released 26 new dates for 14 different training courses that can help communities and organisations become more sustainable.
They range from practical techniques such as Communicating Climate Change, to technical issues such as an Introduction to Hard to Treat Homes. Take a look at the Changeworks website for a full list of courses and dates.
Courses cost from £99 + VAT, but if you apply for support from Skills Development Scotland or the Low Carbon Skills Fund, you can get 50% refunded (see below). Please note that the deadline for both funds is 31 March 2011.
This funding gives organisations with under 150 employees the opportunity to apply for up to £5,000 towards employee training costs. Funding is available for up to 10 employees per business and the money is not a loan so there’s no need to pay it back. SDS will refund 50% of the cost of up to 10 training courses with a maximum value of £500 per course. And it’s flexible, so 10 employees can do one course each, or one employee can do 10 courses, with any combination in between.
Click here to find out more. For advice on how to apply, call free on 0800 783 6000
The Low Carbon Skills Fund is available to any employer with fewer than 250 staff within Asset Skills’ footprint, which includes housing, property, facilities management, surveying and energy advice, to access a 50% refund against the cost of training in any aspect of low carbon technology/energy efficiency/microrenewables. Up to 25 training sessions can be funded per employer. The training must be complete by 30 June 2011 and applications must be received by 31 March.
For further information about the Low Carbon Skills Fund, click here. In order to apply for the 50% refund, please in the first instance contact Tim Pogson.
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CHANGEWORKS PRESENTS…
THE SCOTTISH WASTE EDUCATION SUPPORT PROGRAMME’S
‘FINISH YOUR FOOD’
One Day Training Course
Reducing Food Waste in Schools and Communities
***HURRY! SPECIAL OFFER***
***ONLY £95!!***
One third of food is wasted when it could be reduced, reused and recycled. This fabulous food waste training course will equip you with the skills, knowledge and information needed to engage schools and communities in reducing food waste.
You will observe the highly engaging ‘Finish Your Food with Mr Silly Sausage’ project in action and learn about the techniques employed to tackle wastage. The ‘Finish Your Food’ project is an excellent way to support Eco Schools initiatives and reduce food waste in school. Learn how pupils become active citizens as they raise awareness at home with the ‘Plate Pledge’ family challenge and the whole community is effectively engaged in food waste reduction.
About Us:
The Scottish Waste Education Support Programme (SWESP) run by Changeworks has been delivering high quality waste education training courses to the majority of Scotland’s local authorities and community organisations for the last 5 years. You too could benefit from our unique approach to waste education through a range of activities, techniques and top tips based on tried and tested waste education from experienced waste educators.
Course:
09:00: Presentation on how to reduce food waste in schools and at home
11:30: School visit
12:00: Visit dining hall to see lunch in progress
13:30: Whole school presentation ‘Finish Your Food with Mr Silly Sausage’
13:50: Talk with eco pupils about recording food waste as Zero Waste Heroes
14:00: Depart school
14:30: Arrive Changeworks for coffee and debrief
For more information see: http://www.changeworks.org.uk/shared/swesp/584/
Previous participants said:
“A good variety of information, practical activities and opportunities to share with others. Well worth the time and money.”
Date: 21st March 2011
Venue: Changeworks, 36 Newhaven Road, Edinburgh, EH6 5PY
(10 mins from city centre)
Cost: Special rate of £95 + VAT
Included: Lunch, refreshments, all training materials
To book your place contact:
Jane Adams, Waste Prevention Administrator,
A: Changeworks, 36 Newhaven Road, Edinburgh, EH6 5PY.
T: 0131 555 4010 E: jadams@changeworks.org.uk
Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust is offering a free community orchards management course on Saturday 26th March, 10am — 4pm
Aimed at people already running or thinking about setting up a community orchard, for more details see ELGT’s website
