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On Wednesday 11 March, the Fraser Centre will be holding an event to give items a second life. There will be six organisations from across East Lothian and hundreds of items, being given away at little to no cost.

As part of the UK’s “largest ever investment” in community energy, GB Energy is calling for Expressions of Interest from communities across Scotland and the UK. Today the government and GB Energy published the Local Power Plan. Backed by a £1 billion fund, the scheme will support an initial 1000 projects, such as solar panels

At the end of consultation on Scotland’s Climate Change Plan – which will shape the country’s response for the next 15 years – the East Lothian Climate Hub has published an open letter outlining their thoughts: The CCP must recognise the role of resilient communities and value of Climate Hubs in an unpredictable future  

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