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The winning meadows in Scotland’s first No Mow May competition were announced in East Linton Community Hall last week. During judging 143 species were identified in the lawns, left to grow throughout May. This included 23 types of grass and species on the conservation “Red List”. Corn Spurrey, Common Rockrose and Sheep Sorrel, which are […]

ELCAN and East Lothian Climate Hub: Year 2 in Review The East Lothian Climate Hub is now two years old. To misquote AA Milne, we’re “almost new.”  Our second year was more than an opportunity to build on still fresh foundations. We were able to keep hold of our beginner’s mindset and the knowledge there’s

In January, as part of Building Sustainable Action in East Lothian, a day within the wider Green Futures Festival 2026 in East Lothian, a group of leading community climate action organisers and volunteers convened to explore: What does it take to build and sustain area-wide organisations that successfully enable community climate action projects to begin

Party Manifesto Comparison 2026: Climate, Nature & Cost of Living The 2026 Scottish Elections are coming up on 7th May 2026. The East Lothian Climate Hub has produced a Election Manifesto Comparison on the six main political parties, setting out the key pledges around climate, nature and cost of living. These were created to be

On Wednesday 11th March the Fraser Centre hosted it’s first Reuse Fair with community partner organisations. The event saw 82 individuals attending, who were able to benefit from the wide range of second hand items available from the Kit Stop, Lil CIC, the Library, the new music loan library, Carefree Kids and Recycling First. The Fraser Centre is