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Greener Kirkcaldy

Going Greener Together

More Taste, Less Waste… For Flats

Fungi Wild Walk

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Join us for our annual fungi wild walk. Saturday 23 September, 10.30am – 12.30pm, Dunnikier Park. Booking required.

Group Cycle Ride to Leven

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Bring your bike and join us on a day trip to Leven – Saturday 7 October, 11am – 3pm, leaving from Ravenscraig Park. Booking required.

FULLY BOOKED Big Picnic

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Join us for an indoor picnic celebrating food that is good for you and the planet. Thursday 12 October, 10am – 12pm. Hayfield Community Centre. Booking required.

FULLY BOOKED Loch Leven Bird Walk

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Join us on a visit to one of the prime winter sites for birds in the UK. Saturday 21 October, 10am – 1.30pm, meet at Kirkcaldy train station. Booking required.

Hedge Maintenance Workshop

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Saturday 2 September, 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden. Get to grips with summer hedge care and maintenance. Booking required.

Jeans Genius Workshop

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Learn to care for your jeans and repair and upcycle your denim. Monday 28 August, 6.30pm – 8.30pm, Hayfield Community Centre.

Group Cycle Ride

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Join us on a Group Cycle Ride on one of Kirkcaldy’s cycle routes, Monday 18 September, 5.30pm – 7pm, Ravenscraig Park car park. Booking required.

Tool Repair Workshop

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Get your tools repaired and learn how to maintain them. Saturday 16 September, 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden.

Waste Project

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Our ‘Zero Waste Kirkcaldy’ project is working with the community to reduce waste more by reducing, reusing and repairing.

Power Up Your Property Event

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Improve the comfort of your home and reduce your energy costs and carbon footprint with our ‘Power Up Your Property!’ event, Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline, Tuesday 22nd August.

Living Well on a Budget

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Learn to make the most of your shopping, take control of household budgets and stay warm on our 6 week course starting on 26th October. Booking required.

Green Day

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A day of fun activities for the whole family to enjoy! Thursday 10th August, 11am – 4pm, Adam Smith Theatre

Jeans Genius Workshop

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Learn to care for your jeans and repair and upcycle your denim. Monday 26 June, 6.30pm – 8.30pm, St Bryce Kirk Centre. Booking required.

Soft Fruit Workshop

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Saturday 10 June, 10am – 12.30pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden. Learn all about growing soft fruit – what, when, where and how. Booking required.

Peas and Beans Drop-in

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Drop by Ravenscraig Walled Garden and get tips and advice from our volunteers on growing peas and beans at home. Saturday 17 June, 1.30pm – 3.30pm.

Getting started growing your own food

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It’s the time of year when people are out planting ready to grow their own food. Media Volunteer Steven shares his experiences up at his Dad’s allotment.

Fashion Revolution Week drop-in

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Care about the impact clothes are having on our planet? Join us in the High Street Hub for our Fashion Revolution Week drop-in, 26 – 29 April.

Why repair your tools?

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Media Volunteer Devoran tells us why you should repair your tools instead of replacing them, ahead of our Tool Repair Workshop next week.

Bees & Blossom Workshop

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Find out how to increase biodiversity and attract pollinators to your garden. Saturday 13 May, 10am – 12pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden. Booking required

Wild Flowers Wild Walk

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Join us on a walk to explore wild flowers and their role in biodiversity. Saturday 20 May, 10.30am – 12.30pm, Dunnikier Country Park. Booking required

The Eco Shop

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Local and organic and Fairtrade food, drink, household goods and unique gifts available in the Eco Shop.

Pass it on Week

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11th – 19th March is Pass it on Week. Media Volunteer Wendy tells us more in her blog.

Trees Wild Walk

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Join us for our first Wild Walk of 2017 and found out more about trees. Saturday 8 April, 10.30-12.30, Ravenscraig Park. Booking required.

What we do

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We have been working in Kirkcaldy since 2009, helping householders reduce their energy bills, working with other community groups, and running Wild Walks in the town’s parks and beaches. We […]

Sew and Repair Classes Blog

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New Media Volunteer Justine joined us after coming along to one of our programmes of Sew and Repair Classes. She shares her experience of the classes in her first blog.

Library of Things Launch

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Our new, tool-sharing project launches from our High Street Hub on Saturday 11 March. Drop in 10am – 4pm. Refreshments provided.

Getting to Know Your Soil

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In preparation for our ‘Getting to know your soil’ workshops, Media Volunteer Steven shares his top tips on soil types, and how to get the best from your soil.

10 benefits of LEDs

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Find out about some of the benefits of switching to LEDs in Media Volunteer, Steven’s latest blog.

Sew and Repair Classes

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FULLY BOOKED Learn basic sewing, repair and upcycling skills. 6 classes starting Monday 9 January. Booking required.

Energy Saving for Older Properties

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Older homes can be difficult and expensive to heat. Come along to learn how to heat it more efficiently at our event on Wednesday 25 January, Potter About, Burntisland.

January “Love Your Clothes” drop-in

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Pop into The High Street Hub in January to pick up one of our free, handy care-and-repair packs and learn more about our “Love Your Clothes” campaign.

Jeans Genius Workshop

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Learn to care for your jeans and how to use sashiko to repair and upcycle your denim. Monday 20 February, 6.45pm – 8.45pm, St Bryce Kirk Centre. Booking required.

True Cost Film Showing

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A groundbreaking film that asks the question, “who made my clothes”. Wednesday 22 February, 6.30-8:30pm. Booking required.

Green New Year Resolutions

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If you’re making New Year Resolutions this year, why not make one of them to try and be a bit greener? Media Volunteer Steven makes some suggestions.

8 Ways to Save Energy at Christmas

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Christmas is a time when we often use lots of energy in our homes. Media Volunteer Steven shares his top tips for saving energy (and money) over the Festive period.

Get Crafty!

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Media Volunteer Lauren has been getting crafty with her gifts this Christmas. This saves money, reduces waste and makes something unique! Read all about it in her blog.

Christmas time – reduce the waste

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Christmas can be one of the most wasteful times of year. Media Volunteer Wendy shares her top tips on reducing waste this festive season.

Greener Christmas Fair

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Join us and Hayfield Community Centre for our joint Greener Christmas Activity Fair, Thursday 1 December, 3pm-6pm, Hayfield Community Centre.

Herbs and Their Uses

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Saturday 26 November, 10am-12.30pm at Dysart Community Hall. Learn all about herbs and what to do with them. Booking required.

Pumpkin Recipes

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Don’t waste your pumpkins, cook them. Volunteer Wendy shares her favourite pumpkin recipes.

Love Food Hate Waste

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Food is one of the worlds most valued resources yet 1/3rd of the worlds food is wasted. Find out what you can do to reduce the amount of food wasted in your home.

Christmas in the Eco Shop

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If you’re looking for something local, special and sustainable, make our Eco Shop your first port of call this Christmas.

Pumpkin Festival

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Saturday 29 October, 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden. Join us for pumpkin carving, tasters and recipes and more pumpkin fun.

Garden Soil Workshop Part 1

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There’s more to soil than you might think. Learn all about it on Saturday 5 November, 10am-12.30pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden. Booking required.