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Eighteen years ago Pam Warhurst and a group of friends planted the seed of a sustainable food revolution.  Imagine if you could put all the unused public land to work, feeding the community? Since that first thought, Pam Warhurst’s home town of Todmorden has had a green revival. Over a decade later, there are planters […]

Would you like to work with the Climate Hubs to secure the financial future of community climate action in Scotland?   Please read below and click through to consider a brief for consultancy and/or strategic partnership for feasibility/development, to investigate the potential for shared ownership of corporate renewable energy projects, to generate on-going income streams

There’s only four weeks left of 2025: the year that the East Lothian Climate Hub grew, consolidated, focused sharply and impactfully on thematic work, launched numerous successful initiatives, and prepared to become an independent charity. I am grateful for you and the work you do. With our ELCAN Winter Gathering in Aberlady, on 3 December,

MSP for East Lothian shares Climate Secretary’s praise for local action in East Lothian and concern at rising climate scepticism On Friday 7 November, MSP for East Lothian Paul McLennan delivered a message of encouragement for members of the local climate action network and heard concerns about climate and nature issues. Exactly six months out

Peter Quinn joins ELCAN’s board of trustees as our newest member. With a wealth of experience in business, environmental management, nature conservation and in leadership positions for boards including the Scottish Committee of UK Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, he has spent the last six years as director

The Scottish Government wants to know what you think of the Climate Hub (ELCAN) and our work in East Lothian. Have you attended an event or helped out in a hedgerow with us? We are asking community members, who have engaged with our work, to share their thoughts as part of this evaluation. Please take

East Lothian is on the banks of becoming the UK’s capital for renewable energy. Could it be a capital for community energy, too? As soon as 2028, the beginnings of the world’s largest offshore wind farm could be delivering power via East Lothian and transformative benefits to communities. Berwick Bank is course to be the

We were delighted to see members at the Gathering on the 1st at The Fraser Centre and share our recommendations to constitute ELCAN.

Sociocracy, at its heart, is about making decisions together in a way that values everyone’s voice, while getting things done. With that in mind, we gathered post-its, flipcharts, and a big dose of curiosity – and set out to collaboratively understand what actually needed doing