About Us

Greener Kirkcaldy is an environmental community group that helps local people to reduce their carbon footprints and fuel bills, and promotes environmentally friendly choices.

Since April 2010 we have run an advice centre in Kirkcaldy town centre, worked with community groups to raise awareness of environmental issues, and organised a wide range of events. We advise and support people on a range of environmental issues such as energy efficiency, greener transport options from walking and cycling to car-sharing and fuel efficient driving, waste reduction and local food – promoting local produce and encouraging those who want to grow their own. Our current Lang Toun Energy Savers project helps people to save money on their electricity and gas bills, gives advice on energy-saving measures such as home insulation and offers a home handyman service for small energy saving measures.

Greener Kirkcaldy volunteers also worked on other exciting projects in 2011. We worked with Kirkcaldy Allotment Group towards a community orchard within Ravenscraig Walled Garden, and we looked into the options for increasing the amount of renewable energy produced in Kirkcaldy. Both projects are nearing fruition. We have lots of exciting plans for 2012, which we will reveal during 2012.

We work with a wide and growing range of other local organisations, community groups and individuals in our projects. We are also looking for new members and volunteers. If you would like any more information or would like to get involved in any way, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Greener Kirkcaldy is a registered Scottish charity (number: SC041412) and a company limited by guarantee (registration number: SC371318).

Current funding

We thank our current and past funders greatly for their support, without which we would be unable to help people save money and reduce their carbon footprints. We also thank the public for their donations.

Voluntary Action FundWe acknowledge funding from the European Year of Volunteering 2011 to help attracting volunteers.

The European Year of Volunteering 2011 is grant funded by the Scottish Government and the programme administered by Voluntary Action Fund

Comic Relief logoWe acknowledge funding from Comic Relief for work on affordable warmth in 2012. Affordable warmth is more formally called fuel poverty. Our work on this fits in with work on different aspects of poverty undertaken by other organisations.

Poverty in the UK today is much more complex than simply being a measure of homelessness or unemployment; it can affect the old and young, families and single people, and many whole communities face deprivation. People living in disadvantaged communities face a range of issues such as poor employment opportunities and reduced levels of physical and mental health. Comic Relief has made a longstanding pledge to fund disadvantaged communities.

BGET logo
We are grateful to the British Gas Energy Trust for funding for laptops, screens and staff training.

The British Gas Energy Trust provides grants to families and individuals in need, hardship or other distress, particularly those having difficulty in meeting their domestic gas or electricity bills. In exceptional circumstances the Trust can clear other priority household debts and purchase essential household items. In addition the British Gas Energy Trust also funds a number of organisations across the country to assist with the completion of application forms as well as providing wider debt/money advice. For a full list of funded organisations and contact details, please visit www.britishgasenergytrust.org.uk

ff_logo_smallWe won the Scottish Area of the Future Friendly Awards in 2011 and acknowledge the prize.

The Future Friendly Awards exist to recognise contributions of all kinds, from all sorts of people.

We are grateful for funding from the Fife Council Area Budget for volunteer expenses and outreach events.

This budget is not publicised at the moment, but other grants are available.

Ebico trustOur Lang Toun Energy Savers project is supported by the Ebico Trust for Sustainable Development and we greatly appreciate their support for us.

The Ebico Trust is a registered charity which supports initiatives to improve the energy efficiency of the homes of low income householders and offer support and advice on saving energy.

We acknowledge funding from Sus it Out for staff training.Sus it Out

Sus It Out seeks to increase the skills and strengths of Scotland’s communities to make them sustainable.

Past funding

Between December 2009 and March 2011 we were funded by the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund.

Reports, accounts and constitution

Greener Kirkcaldy Memorandum and Articles of Association (our constitution) [174KB PDF file].

Greener Kirkcaldy accounts to the 31st of March 2011 [2.2MB PDF file].

Both the above have the signatures redacted, to comply with Data Protection best practice.
There is a small error in the accounts. Page 8 is numbered as page 9, so there appear to be two page 9s.

Report on our Lang Toun Energy Savers project from August to October 2011 [1.3MB PDF file].

Report on our Lang Toun Energy Savers project from May to July 2011 [609KB PDF file].

Final report coverFinal Report on our Advice Centre Project [3.4MB PDF file]. The centre was open from the end of April 2010 to March 2011 funded by the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund. The project was a great success. For a cost of less than £219,000 we will save people around £2,000,000 on their bills over the lifetime of the measures. That is at April 2011 prices too. The physical measures will save the equivalent of 11,400 tonnes of carbon dioxide over the lifetime of the measures and behavior change will save 288-500 tonnes over the next five years.