We’re developing a new five-year Strategic Plan for 2027-2032, and we’d love to hear your views.
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Organic September – The Benefits of Eating and Growing Food Organically
Media volunteer Rachel explores what the term organic means, how it benefits people and planet and what organic practices are implemented in Scotland.
Jackie’s Community Food Work Celebrated at Annual Environmental Health Forum
Jackie was recently awarded the President’s Award on behalf of Greener Kirkcaldy at the The REHIS Annual Environmental Health Forum.
Why we’re backing SCVO’s call for Fair Funding
Greener Kirkcaldy is supporting SCVO in their call for Fair Funding for Scotland’s voluntary sector.
Looking back, looking ahead: reflecting on our 2023–28 Strategic Plan
Find out about our reflections on the last three years of our Strategic Plan and our plans for the future.
Climate Ready Regeneration in Kirkcaldy
Our Chair Matthew Lawson shares his thoughts on how Kirkcaldy’s regeneration offers a unique chance to build climate resilience in our communities.
Onwards and Upwards – Dawn’s Volunteer Story
Volunteer Dawn shares her story about getting involved in volunteering with Greener Kirkcaldy, her experience with us and how it has led to employment.
New volunteer project sharing skills and food
Through our recent meal prep sessions, volunteers are working together to turn surplus food and seasonal produce into nutritious, ready-to-eat meals for our Community Fridge.
Greener Kirkcaldy’s treasurer nominated for national award
Our fantastic Treasurer Ian Stirton has been named as a finalist at this year’s Scottish Charity Awards.
Coastal Residues: Open call for participants
Want to explore Kirkcaldy’s coastline differently? Local artist Scott Hunter is looking for people to take part in a free creative project exploring how industrial (for example, coal-mining, linoleum and textiles) and domestic waste continue to shape Kirkcaldy’s coastline.
Re-thinking travel, rediscovering home – exploring Climate Friendly Holidays
A recent project with Fife College brought 50 students together to think about climate-friendly, flight free holidays.
Managing energy costs in an uncertain market: Support for small businesses, charities and community groups in Fife
Changing energy prices can cause uncertainty for many small businesses and community groups. Learn about the support that is on offer and how we can help.
One donation, twice the impact – Help us raise £5,000 through Earth Raise 2026
Donations to Greener Kirkcaldy are worth twice as much between 22 and 29 April, thanks to the Big Give’s Earthraise campaign.
Kirkcaldy kick starts bid to be UK Town of Culture 2028
Kirkcaldy has officially started its bid to be UK Town of Culture 2028.
A newcomer’s view of Kirkcaldy
Katy recently joined Greener Kirkcaldy’s media volunteer team and is new to Kirkcaldy. In this blog she shares her first impressions of the Lang Toun.
Winter safety for women who cycle
Volunteer Cycle Ride Leader Carol Black shares some of her top tips for cycling safely during the winter.
Navigating darkness and monsters – how to stay safe when you cycle at night
Volunteer Cycle Ride Leader Janet Kerr shares some top tips for safe cycling at night.
Lang Toun Fest returns for 2026
Kirkcaldy’s flagship summer festival, Lang Toun Fest, returns in 2026, from 5 June to 5 July. Find out more about this celebration of everything Langtonian and how you can submit an event.
Become a Trustee at Greener Kirkcaldy
We are looking for volunteers to join our Board of Trustees. This is an exciting time to help lead our charity and shape our direction and development. Applications close on Thursday 30th April 2026.
Give to Gain – My journey from young volunteer to five years as a staff member
From volunteering in 2014 to almost five years as a member of staff in 2026, our Communications and Events Coordinator Andrea shares her journey and how the women around her empowered her along the way
Help to map the future of Kirkcaldy as UK Town of Culture
The Lang Toun Partners, a group of Kirkcaldy-based organisations including Greener Kirkcaldy, are submitting an expression of interest to bid for UK Town of Culture 2028.
When Ramadan and Lent overlap: A shared moment for food, reflection and climate action
With a rare and meaningful moment of overlap between two faith traditions (Lent and Ramadan) on the horizon, we offer a wider invitation to reflect on how our everyday choices affect people and planet.
Raising eco-aware kids: small lessons that last a lifetime
Media volunteer Rachel shares some simple ways to teach kids to appreciate their environment through her experiences as a mum.
A compost revolution is coming at Greener Kirkcaldy
Our Community Building at 8 East Fergus Place might not seem like the place for a composting revolution. But by linking the different parts of our busy organisation, something exciting is happening.
Update on our Board of Trustees
Our Chief Executive Lauren shares an update on our Board of Directors.
Share your views on Scotland’s Climate Change Plan
The Scottish Government is asking for views on its draft Scotland’s Climate Change Plan by Thursday 29th January. Here is information on how you can have your say.
Beans, beans, good for your heart…and the planet!
Learn about to benefits of beans for your health, the planet and your wallet and the new UK wide campaign encouraging people to Bang in Some Beans!
A climate-friendly Christmas meal
As we approach Christmas Day and start to plan and shop for the celebrations, the community food team at Greener Kirkcaldy are coming up with ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
Lang Toun Cycles celebrates five years serving the Kirkcaldy community
Lang Toun Cycles Community Bike Shop is celebrating five years of serving the community from Kirkcaldy High Street.
Celebrating Christmas sustainably!
Media volunteer Rachel looks at the areas where we are wasting the most money and resources during the festive season, and offer a few ideas for how we can make improvements making Christmas a more sustainable and less stressful time for everyone.
Promoting safer cycling in Fife
Read about our key insights from the Road Safety Roadshow 2025 at Heriot-Watt University and how we are promoting safer cycling in Fife.
Empowering young New Scots through cycling
In partnership with Fife Council, we worked with 13 unaccompanied refugee and asylum-seeking young people. This targeted programme fostered independence, confidence and community connection.
Festive closure at 8 East Fergus Place
Happy holidays, Kirkcaldy! Our blog has details of when we are reopen after the holidays as well as places you can contact for support if you need it.
Reflections from our 2025 Annual Gathering and AGM
On Saturday 8 November we welcomed over 70 members, partners, community representatives and supporters to the Adam Smith Theatre for Greener Kirkcaldy’s 2025 Annual Gathering and AGM. Find out more about this exciting event.
Greener Kirkcaldy to host Press Pause® workshop exploring community-led tourism
We are inviting local businesses, community groups, and residents to take part in a SCOTO Press Pause® Workshop on Thursday 27th November. This workshop explores how community-led tourism can support Kirkcaldy’s sustainability, identity and economic resilience.
Understanding the carbon cycle and why it matters
In this blog, media volunteer Rachel breaks down exactly what carbon is, explains how the carbon cycle works, and why it all matters.
Climate justice – think global, act local, all together – Our 2025 Annual Gathering and AGM
Some important information about our 2025 Annual Gathering & AGM which takes place on Saturday 8th November.
Thousands of starfish on Kirkcaldy Beach – why did it happen and what can we do?
Media volunteer Rachel takes a look at why so many starfish appeared on the beach in Kirkcaldy recently.
Our new Bairns Bike Library offers affordable access to high quality kid’s bikes
We are excited to launched a new Bairns Bike Library offering high quality cycles to families across Fife.
Let’s shape a greener, fairer future for Kirkcaldy together
Kirkcaldy has a golden opportunity. With the promise of a multi-million-pound investment from the UK Government, we have a once-in-a-generation chance to reimagine what our community looks like, how it feels and how it works for everyone who lives here.
Super sourdough
Learn more about the amazing qualities of sourdough and how you can learn to make it for yourself in our upcoming workshop.
Learning to scythe at Ravenscraig Walled Garden
We are experimenting with using a scythe to cut the grass in our community orchard. Read our blog to find out more about the benefits of this.
Greener Kirkcaldy is officially a Gold Carbon Literate Organisation!
Greener Kirkcaldy is accredited as a Gold Carbon Literate Organisation. This award highlights our dedication towards tackling the climate emergency, reducing carbon emissions and our commitment to working towards a zero-carbon future.
Supporting lone parents through employability placements
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 workforce.
Sharing and learning with Whitburn Community Development Trust
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.
Taste of freedom – learning essential life skills when leaving home
Read about how learning to cook helped Assistant Cycle Mechanic Keith when he left home at 17 and how we can help you learn essential life skills before leaving home so you are ready to cook and budget on your own.
Celebrating our incredible board members: Ian and Pat
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.
Celebrating our volunteers
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.
50 organisations call for action to get more people moving
Greener Kirkcaldy has joined 50 organisations from across Scotland to urge all political parties to enable more people to walk, wheel or cycle ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election.
Join us for the launch of Fife Roots
Climate Action Fife’s Fife Roots campaign aims to share resources and advice to help people eat more local and seasonal veg.
Support our work during the Big Give Green Match Challenge 2025
This week, your donation to Greener Kirkcaldy can make double the difference.
A kind donation from Fife Chamber of Commerce
Thank you to Fife Chamber of Commerce members for a generous donation.
Handyperson Gary retires after nearly 5,000 home visits
Handyperson Gary Wallace is hanging his final curtain after seven and a half years working for Greener Kirkcaldy.
Lang Toun Fest goes live
Lang Toun Fest is a unique collection of small festivals, activities and events celebrating our amazing town and its people and organisations. It runs this summer from 30th May to 5th July.
You Decide Kirkcaldy – Help our new community food project receive a share of funding from Fife Council
Help our new community food project receive a share of funding from Fife Council. Voting closes on 30 March 2025.
Meet the new team caring for our gardens
We have recently recruited two new staff to take care of our gardens at Ravenscraig Walled Garden and 8 East Fergus Place. Meet Esme and Kit!
New Chair for Greener Kirkcaldy
Greener Kirkcaldy has appointed Matthew Lawson as Chair of our board of trustees.
Beyond Veganuary
Has Veganuary inspired you to become vegan or incorporate more vegan food in your meals? Here are some tips, resources and advice from vegans and people who took on Veganuary this year to help you on your journey.
Support Greener Kirkcaldy through the Fife Firewalk Challenge
We’ve teamed up with a fantastic group of Fife charities to organise a fundraising firewalk in February. Learn how you can support our brave participants!
Winter cycling tips
Our team at Lang Toun Cycles share eight tips to help you make the most of your commute or leisure rides and stay safe while the road and light conditions are more challenging.
Valuing the benefits of the Cosy Kingdom energy advice service
The Improvement Service recently published a social return on investment analysis on the benefits provided by the Cosy Kingdom energy advice service. It found that every £1 invested would generate around £34 of benefits.
How to live more sustainably in 2025
Greener Kirkcaldy Chair, Pat Crosbie shares some positive actions you can take in 2025 to live more sustainably.
Greener Kirkcaldy’s festive opening hours – 2024 / 2025
Here are Greener Kirkcaldy’s Christmas opening times as well as some advice on where you can go for support during the festive break.
Gordon Nisbet: Inspirational Volunteer of the Year 2024
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.
Support our work during the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2024
Christmas is just around the corner and we’re excited to invite you to be part of something truly special! This year, Greener Kirkcaldy has been selected to take part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge.
Sharing fresh ideas about food and growing
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.
Fighting food waste with Plate Up For Fife
In the UK, a quarter of all food grown is never eaten. Explore the importance of reducing food waste and how we’ve been supporting it.
Share your views on the climate emergency
Climate Action Fife and Fife Climate Hub want to find out what people in Fife think and feel about the climate emergency and the actions they can take to fight it.
Celebrate community ownership at our 2024 Annual Gathering
We are excited to introduce the theme for our Annual Gathering and AGM: Celebrating community ownership – what next for Kirkcaldy?
The wonderful world of apples and pears
While we might think that apples and pears are quite humble fruits, they each have their own interesting background.
Hard to heat, hard to treat – our journey to net zero at 8 East Fergus Place
Since we purchased our community building at 8 East Fergus Place we have been working to reduce its environmental cost. Read about some of the changes we’ve made.
The Mediterranean diet – What are Blue Zones?
Blue Zone is a term that refers to parts of the world where people have experienced longevity and good health.
Social enterprise cooking workshops at the Lang Spoon Community Kitchen
We’re planning an exciting programme of cooking workshops this year. Here’s a taste of what we have planned between now and March 2025.
The Lang Toun Larder
Thank you to our volunteers, funders and pantry members who have been part of our Lang Toun Larder over the past four years.
Help us to win £5,000 to support our work
We are encouraging people to nominate them for a chance to win £5,000 as part of Benefact Group’s annual Movement for Good Awards.
Making global climate connections through Climate Reality
Development Worker Michelle Selbie travelled to Rome earlier this month to attend Climate Reality training led by former Vice President Al Gore. We asked her to share some of the things she learned and to outline the training she can offer people around Fife.
Celebrating community with Pride
Each organisation with a stall at Fife Pride carried vital messages and services they can provide for the LGBTQ+ community. Find out more about some of the groups sharing information at the event.
Exploring the living lab at Dundee Botanic Gardens
Many of our garden volunteers enjoyed a trip to Dundee Botanic Gardens recently, where they met Garden Curator, Kevin Frediani.
Making Greener Kirkcaldy a more diverse and inclusive organisation
During Pride Month, we wanted to share an update on what we are doing to make Greener Kirkcaldy a more diverse and inclusive place. This is equally important for our staff, volunteers, visitors and participants.
Why nettles are important for people and nature
The stinging nettle can be seen as a nuisance but it’s actually really valuable, for nature and for people.
Celebrating five years of community ownership
This year, we take immense pride in celebrating five years of community ownership of our Kirkcaldy town centre community building.
Get involved in the Everyday Cycling Fife campaign!
By taking part in Everyday Cycling Fife, you can help people feel empowered to make more journeys by bike.
Community Climate Grants are back!
Fife-based community groups can apply for up to £1,000 to tackle the climate emergency with Community Climate Grants.
Learning about forest skills and woodlands
Garden volunteer Penny recently completed a forest skills training course at The Ecology Centre. Hear about her experience in this blog.
Fife Easy E-Bikes aims to help Fifers get into cycling
We have launched Fife Easy E-Bikes. A new e-bike subscription service to make it easier for people in Fife to get into cycling.
One donation. Twice the impact! Help us raise £5,000 through the Big Give
Help us tackle the climate crisis by making a donation through the Big Give Green Match Challenge.
Earth Day: planet versus plastic – making a difference in Fife
The focus of this year’s Earth Day is on the impact of plastic pollution on our planet. Here are some simple yet effective ways that you can make a difference.
Join Greener Kirkcaldy’s board of trustees
Greener Kirkcaldy is looking for volunteers to join our board of trustees (management committee). This is an exciting time to help lead our charity and shape our direction and development.
Have your say on Fife Council’s plan to get more people walking, cycling and wheeling
Take part in Fife Council’s survey by Sunday 25th February.
Staycations: Should I stay or should I go?
As part of Climate Action Fife, we teamed up with Fife College to speak to Travel and Tourism students about making better travel choices.
Walking through winter
Find out more about our walking programme, which has continued through the wet weather of winter.
Share your views on a new green route from Kirkcaldy to Kinghorn
Do you support a new route for walking, cycling and wheeling? Have your say by Friday 26th January.
Celebrate Burns Night with vegetarian haggis
More and more people are enjoying a plant-based alternative to traditional haggis. Check out our tasty recipe for vegetarian haggis.
Oat-of-this-world – A guide to making your own oat milk
Development Worker Andrea talks about how she has started making oat milk at home and shares how she does it.
The “V” Word – Exploring the challenges, misconceptions and climate benefits of being vegan
Our Community Chef Tony looks at why there is still stigma around the word “vegan” and the benefits of a plant-based diet on the planet.
How to turn winter prunings into DIY plant supports
Carol Sidey explains how easy it is to make plant supports from your winter prunings.
Other Ways to Win: Talk and cycle with Lee Craigie
Learn about an inspiring cycle ride and talk with acclaimed cyclist Lee Craigie.
Harvesting ideas at Scotland’s National Veg Summit
Tony and Jackie from our Community Food Team represented Greener Kirkcaldy at Scotland’s National Veg Summit recently. They share their reflections in this blog.