Upcoming Events

Attracting and Retaining Volunteers

Mon 11 Nov, 7-8:30pm. Online.

Join in this peer to peer session to hear from:

Carey Douglas from Sustaining Dunbar who has worked with High School students in a buddying system and has great success in involving volunteers in community gardens
Sharon Young, Volunteer Centre East Lothian, who will share tips on attracting and retaining volunteers

Following which there will be a Question and Answer session and informal discussion. This will be a practical and informative session, and an opportunity for you to share any challenges or successes that you have also experienced within your own group’s work.

Click here to sign up: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/eastlothianclimatehub1/1427171

Past Events

East Lothian Climate Hub Food Gathering

Wed 23 Oct 2024 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM, Location TBC

The purpose of this gathering will be to agree the focus area / actions for food in East Lothian that the Climate Hub, in partnership with interested ELCAN members and interested parties, can put energies into and feed into an action plan. This will be agreed against the East Lothian Friendly Food Network’s Charter, and other work going on across East Lothian, identifying where we can collectively add value.

Seagrass Monitoring Outdoor Session

Thurs 10th Oct 11.45am – 2.15pm, Outdoor session at Tyninghame Beach

This is a fantastic opportunity being delivered by Restoration Forth specifically for ELCAN members to attend. It gives a chance to learn more about the work of Seagrass restoration locally and how we can best support it – and a chance to get involved practically for a few hours!

Farming and Sustainability in Scotland

Wed 9th Oct, 7-8.30pm, online.

This event will be an introduction to farming practices, policy and sustainability in Scotland. This will be delivered by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) researchers who work both with the science behind farming practices and climate impacts, and with farmers. They will give a presentation that provides an overview of the emissions from farming practices, developments around agricultural policies that support more sustainable land use and the challenges around a transition to more sustainable practices. There will be plenty of space for questions and discussion following the presentation. If you are new to the subject or familiar with it, please come along, ask questions and share your thoughts.

Climate activism, good mental health and collective wellbeing

Mon 30th Sept, 9.30am – 1pm. Willow Room, Cockenzie House, Prestonpans – please see directions to not get lost.

Learning how to be with climate-anxiety is crucial for long term engagement in climate activism and good mental health. This workshop will cover understanding climate-anxiety, managing climate-anxiety and therapeutic responses and how to keep ourselves individually and collectively in good mental health as we carry out climate activism.

Community Heat Teams – Distributing Cameras, Establishing Teams, Initiating Action

Fri 27 Sept, 3-6pm. Fisherrow Centre, Musselburgh

Join us for an exciting opportunity to join teams and help your neighbours save on energy bills while reducing carbon emissions! We are helping communities form teams in several local areas and providing hands-on training on using the cameras, conducting heat surveys, and accessing resources to support home retrofitting. The event will feature expert guidance, practical tips, and opportunities to connect with others passionate about sustainability.