News & Blog

Greener Kirkcaldy recently appointed three new staff in partnership with Fife Gingerbread.   Chloe Mcmaster, Jamie Garner, and Keith Greenslade have joined us on an initial six-month placement as part of the Life Chances: Lone Parent Traineeships. This is a Fife Council-funded programme that supports lone parents to re-enter the …

In April 2025 a small team from Greener Kirkcaldy visited Whitburn Community Development Trust to learn from their projects and share ideas. This inspiring learning exchange gave us fresh insight into how another community-led organisation runs its garden, community fridge and volunteer programmes.

We are governed by a dedicated group of  12 volunteer trustees who provide leadership and guidance. Among this amazing team, two long-serving members stand out for their extraordinary dedication: Ian Stirton and Pat Crosbie. Collectively they have given almost 2,000 hours to Greener Kirkcaldy.

At Greener Kirkcaldy, over 120 dedicated volunteers give their time, energy and passion to support our work. Each volunteer brings something unique to our projects. Three of our amazing volunteers are shortlisted in Fife Voluntary Action’s Volunteering and Voluntary Sector Awards 2025. This blog shares their stories.

Greener Kirkcaldy has appointed Matthew Lawson as Chair of our board of trustees.

Greener Kirkcaldy volunteer Gordon Nisbet was named Inspirational Volunteer of the Year in this year’s Fife Voluntary Action Volunteering Awards. He shared his story with our Media Volunteer Anne Fraser.

Our community food volunteers want to learn from other local organisations who work with food. To help with this, our Senior Development Works Jackie Arreaza organised an exchange visit to EATS Rosyth.

We are excited to introduce the theme for our Annual Gathering and AGM: Celebrating community ownership – what next for Kirkcaldy?