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Greener Kirkcaldy

Going Greener Together

FULLY BOOKED Bat Wild Walk

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.

What is Permaculture?

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What is Permaculture? Find out more ahead of our introductory course next weekend in Media Volunteer, Steven’s blog.

Home – climate change film

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Thursday 20 October, 6pm – 8pm, Adam Smith Theatre. See the earth, our home like never before at our Climate Change Film Night. Booking required.

FULLY BOOKED Bats Wild Walk

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FULLY BOOKED Wednesday 5 October, 6.45pm – 8.30pm, Beveridge Park. Join us on a search for one of our favourite nocturnal animals.

Apple Day 2016

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Saturday 15 October, 1pm – 4pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden. Join us for our annual celebration of the humble apple.

Sustainable Students

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You may expect students to be just eating noodles, but there’s a new revolution taking over – Urban farming. Media Volunteer Andrea tells us all about it.

Vintage Upcycling Drop-in

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Learn ways to give a retro spin to your clothes and accessories at our sewing drop-in, Saturday 27th August.

Green Day Festival

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Wednesday 24 August, 10.30am – 3.30pm, Town Square, Kirkcaldy. Lots of activities including bike & computer repair, upcycling, growing & wild walks.

A guide to draught-proofing

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Don’t wait until the cold weather to start getting your home ready for winter. Read Energy Advisor Michael’s blog on draught-proofing!

Grow Your Own: Herbs

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Saturday 13 August, 10.30am – 12.30pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden. Learn all about herbs and their uses at our workshop. Booking required.

Spring Clean Your Wardrobe

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We’ve all got clothes we don’t wear anymore. Media Volunteer, Andrea looks at what we can do instead of hoarding them or throwing them away.

Home Renewables Advice

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Friday 1 July, 10am – 4pm, High Street Hub. Speak to experts from Home Energy Scotland at our Home Renewables Advice drop-in day.

Fife Food for Fife Folk July event day

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Shop our monthly local and seasonal fresh produce pop-up market, try tasters and get seasonal recipes in July’s Fife Food for Fife Folk event day on Saturday 23.

Gearly Beloved

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This week is bike week! Why don’t you seize the opportunity to give your bike some TLC or take it out and about and see where your pedals can take you.

Beginners Soft Fruit Workshop

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Saturday 25 June, 10am – 12.30pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden. Learn all about growing soft fruit – what, when, where and how. Booking required.

FULLY BOOKED Insect Hunt

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FULLY BOOKED Thursday 23 June, 4pm – 5.30pm. Ravenscraig Walled Garden. Grab your magnifying glass and join us on a hunt for mini beasts. Booking required.

Spring & Summer Energy Tips

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Winter isn’t the only time to think about your energy bills, there’s plenty you can do to save energy over the Summer too. Read Steven’s blog for some top tips.

Fife Food for Fife Folk June event day

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Strawberries are back! Get picnic and summer salad recipes, try tasters and buy fresh, seasonal, local produce at our June Fife Food for Fife Folk day, Saturday 11 June.

Coastal Wildlife Wild Walk

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Saturday 11 June, 11am – 12.30pm. Seafield Beach. Discover the wildlife along our local coastline on our family friendly walk. Booking required.

Foraging for frittata

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Media Volunteer Kaska has been doing some foraging. She shares her experiences, recipes and top tips in her blog.

I love trees

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A few amazing things about trees and how to find out more on one of our Wild Walks.

Saving energy in the Kitchen

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There are lots of ways you could be saving energy and money in the Kitchen. Media Volunteer Steven shares his top tips in his latest blog.

Time to start growing

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Media Volunteer, Devoran is starting to grow her own food this year. Read about her plans, ideas and first steps in her blog.

Fife Food for Fife Folk April event day

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Saturday 23 April, 11am – 4pm, High Street Hub – Buy seasonal food, try local tasters, get recipes ideas & inspiration and collect your grocery box orders.

Planning For Your Plot

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Want to grow food? Learn the basics on space, soil and what you can grow at our workshop. Saturday 23 April, 10am – 12pm, Ravencraig Walled Garden. Booking required.

Green Week at Fife College

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Events across Fife College Campuses, including Dr Bike Fix-its and Bike Maintenance Workshops Sew & Repair and Climate Change Workshops. 25 – 29 April.

Trees Wild Walk

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Discover trees and their habitats in our family friendly wild walk. Saturday 14 May, 11am – 12.30pm, Ravenscraig Park. Booking required.

Fife Food for Fife Folk May event day

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Saturday 21st May, 11am – 4pm, High Street Hub – Buy seasonal food, try local tasters, get spring recipes ideas & inspiration and collect your grocery box orders.

Getting Started With Growing

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The growing season is upon us. Media Volunteer, Steven tells us all about getting started with planting and growing after a visit to his Dad’s allotment.

What I did for Earth Hour 2016

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Saturday 19 March, 8.30-9.30 was Earth Hour. Media Volunteer Devoran took part this year with her children. Here’s what she got up to in her hour of darkness.

Seed Swap

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Swap unwanted seeds and pick up seedlings from our growing project for your own garden. Saturday 26 March in The High Street Hub.

Insects Wild Walk

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Hunt for mini beasts and other creatures at our April Wild Walk. Saturday 16 April, 11am – 12.30pm, Dunnikier Country Park. Booking required.

The Library of Things

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Forget buying – borrow instead. Borrow DIY and gardening tools for free from our Library of Things.

Pass it On Week

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5th – 13th March was ‘Pass It On Week’. Learn why passing it on is important and how you could reuse your unwanted things in Adam’s blog.

Fairtrade Fortnight Breakfast

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Drop-in Fairtrade and local community breakfast, games, activities and film-showing in the High Street Hub, Wednesday 2 March, 9.30am – 11am.

Wassailing at the orchard

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Volunteer and Wassail King, Ross, gives us his version of events from this year’s Apple Wassail at our community orchard at Ravenscraig Walled Garden.

Learn to Drive Smarter

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Volunteer Adam looks at how you could reduce fuel consumption, save money and reduce your carbon footprint by simply changing how you drive slightly.

My Home Energy Advice Visit

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Would you like to save energy in your home? Volunteer Wendy shares her experience of a Home Energy Visit from a Greener Kirkcaldy energy advisor.

January Closet Clearout

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De-clutter this January by donating or swapping unwanted clothes, shoes, bags, hats, scarves and gloves. Wednesday 27th January, 4pm – 7pm.

Not so Fast and Furious

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Drop by the Mercat Centre on Saturday 6th February, 10.30am – 2.30pm for a free virtual reality fuel efficient driving experience and see how your driving shapes up.

February Closet Clearout

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Love your wardrobe and have a clearout. Bring unwanted items to donate or swap. Wednesday 10th February, 4.30pm – 6.30pm.

Why Volunteer?

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Thinking of volunteering? Ross shares his experiences volunteering with Greener Kirkcaldy.

This Changes Everything Film Night

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Join us for a full feature length film showing of Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’ and refreshments. Tuesday 15 March, 6pm – 8.30pm, St Bryce Kirk Centre

Coastal Wild Walk

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Find out how climate change is affecting our local coastline. Saturday 19 March, 10.30am – 12.30pm, Seafield Car Park. Booking required.

Christmas Closing Times

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Our office is closed from 24th December until Monday 4th January 2016 and our High Street Hub re-opens on Wednesday 6th January 2016.

What To Do With Your Christmas Leftovers

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Christmas Day is over leaving behind lots of leftovers. Steven gives some of his favourite tips and ideas for using up leftovers & reducing waste after the big day!

Computer maintenance

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Media Volunteer Wendy blogs about her experience of learning computer maintenance skills.

Apple Wassail

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Join in our annual Apple Tree Wassail at our community orchard at Ravenscraig Walled Garden. Saturday 23rd January, 1.30pm – 3pm

Sew & Repair Taster Event

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Find out about our Sew & Repair Classes and try sewing and making decorations, bags and corsages from old fabrics. Thursday 7th January, 11.30am – 2pm.

Preparing Your Garden for Winter

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Steven shares his top tips on what you can be doing in your garden over winter so that you’re prepared when the new growing season arrives!

Sew & Repair Classes – Blog 1

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Media Volunteer Wendy has been attending our Thursday Sew & Repair Classes. She shares her experience of the first two classes in her first sewing blog.

Clothes Swap

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Bring clothes you no longer want and swap for this season’s party outfit at our festive clothes swap, Wednesday 25th November, 5.30pm – 7.30pm.

Upcycling Workshop

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Bring an old item of clothing and learn how you can turn it into something new. Saturday 21st November, 2pm – 4.30pm.

Apple Day 2015

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Media Volunteers Steven and Ross shares their experiences making apple juice at our annual Apple Day this year.

Fife Food for Fife Folk November Event

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Saturday 7th November in the Hub – try and buy seasonal fruit, veg, bread, try seasonal tasters, get recipes and inspiration and collect your orders.

Book Swap

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Take part in our Book Swap – just bring a book you are finished with and swap for another one.

Apple Day 2015

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Celebrate apples with us at Ravenscaig Community Orchard – Saturday 17 October

Grocery box

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Can grocery boxes offer a different way to connect to the food we eat?

Fungi Walk

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Our final Wild Walk of the season is usually one of our most popular – the annual Fungi Foray! Saturday 26th September.

Greener Driving

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Are electric vehicles the future in Scotland? Read up on the key facts and benefits ahead of our info evening next week in Media Volunteer, Adam’s latest blog.

Berry Walk

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Saturday 29th August, 11am – 1pm, Dunnikier Park. Discover, identify and eat edible berries on our wild walk.

Deer spotting at Dunnikier Park

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Our Community Gardener, Ronnie talks about the amazing wildlife he and the volunteers have spotted (and had to guard against!) at our Edible Landscape up at Dunnikier Park.

What is a weed?

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Saturday 25th July 10am to 12pm at Ravenscraig Walled Garden. Learn all about weeds – what they are and what is the best way to treat them!

The Ravenscraig Cook

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Our orchard development worker Jackie shares some seasonal recipes in a monthly blog from Ravenscraig Walled Garden.

This week in the Eco Shop

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Back, by popular demand – Zapastista ground coffee, by Café Rebelde. Plus, try Traidcraft’s Fairtrade chocolate hazelnut spread on toast for a tasty ethical treat!

Members Shopping Day

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15% off all purchases for members in the Eco Shop, on Saturday 23rd May. (Non-members can join on the day).

Everyone can be a photographer

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Even if the only camera you have is on your phone (yes they can be used for more than just selfies) As the famous photographer Ansel Adams said “There are […]

Sustainable Food Club Survey

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We would love your help to help us develop a Sustainable Food Club in Kirkcaldy. Please complete our survey, you could win an Ethical Food Hamper.

Sew and Repair

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See what we got up to at our Sew and Repair Workshop. Next up Upcyling Workshop this Saturday 21 March.

Vintage Tea Party and Book Swap

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Join us on Saturday 28th March at our Vintage Tea Party and Book Swap, a fun, family-friendly celebration of sharing and making the most of things we already have.

Fuel Poverty Awareness Day

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It’s National Energy Action Fuel Poverty Awareness day. Here’s how we have helped a client to be warm this winter.

Nest box Week

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We’re getting closer to spring & thinking about local wildlife. Did you know this is nest box week and we can all can take part!

Seed Swap

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Bring along your leftover seeds and take others away in our Seed Swap – Saturday 7th March in the High Street Hub.

Remember Remember

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Bonfire night is massively celebrated in the UK, but how do these celebrations effect the environment?

Hip New Hub

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As of October the 10th the old Greener Kirkcaldy has transformed into a colourful and eye-catching new hub. What a transformation it is.

Ditch the car for Car Free Day

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Since I started working in Riccarton I have driven to work from my home in Kirkcaldy. High ticket prices and the thought of having to get a bus and a […]

Apple Day 2014

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Saturday 25th October 12 – 3pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden
A family day celebrating the humble apple

Our Advice Centre is changing

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We are currently in the process of renovating our Advice Centre and Shop, making it bigger, better, and a little different.

Earth Over-Shoot Day

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Ever heard of Earth Over-Shoot Day? It’s the day in the year when we (humans) have used up all of Earth’s natural resources which Earth can produce in a year.

Compost Training

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Thursday 18th September, Ravenscraig Walled Garden, 14:00 – 15:30 Composting your garden and kitchen waste, means you’ll have food for your plants, and you’ll reduce the amount of waste going […]

Electric Car Information Evening

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Thursday 25th September 7pm – 8.30pm, St. Bryce Kirk
Come along and learn more about electric vehicles and the charging infrastructure throughout Fife and Scotland.

Drive Greener Kirkcaldy

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Find out how you can drive ‘greener’, save money and reduce your impact on the environment. Plus enter our transport quiz to win £250 of gift vouchers!

Saturday Swap Shop

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Swap shop this Saturday 10.30 til 4 in our Advice Centre on the High Street. Bring or take a book, CD/DVD or seeds!

A Food Hub for Kirkcaldy?

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We’re planning our projects for the next few years, and we’d love to know what you think. Can you spare a few moments to take our survey?

Take-On the Take-Away

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Saturday 24th May, 11am – 1pm
Learn how to cook your favourite takeaway – home-made versions are healthier, tastier and more fun!

Cooking For Your Kids

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Saturday 26/4/14 11:00am – 1:00pm
Our cooking workshops continue in April – this session is all about how to feed kids with healthy, seasonal produce

KIDS CLUB: Mini-Canny Cooks!

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Cottage Family Centre, Cawdor Cres. Templehall. 2nd April 11am-1pm. Bring your pre-teens to learn how to love your-left-overs as a family. Zero Waste Fife […]

Cosy Kirkcaldy DIY Workshop

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Our own Handyman, Darren, will be explaining simple fixes to make your home more energy efficient. Saturday 15th February, 10am – 1pm, Greener Kirkcaldy Advice Centre

Fill Up at the Philp

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Come along and have your fill at this community event at the Philp Hall. Find out what’s going on in your area and enjoy a fun day out.

Energy Saving in Older Properties

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Do you live in an older stone built property? Would you like to know how to improve the energy efficiency of your home, and get your energy bills down? Monday 10th February, 6.30pm – 8pm, St Brycedale Centre,

Go Green in 2014

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Happy New Year! Now that Christmas is over it’s time to get thinking of new year’s resolutions. For many of us these will focus on spending less money, eating healthily […]

Christmas Present Amnesty

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Firdays and Saturdays throughout January, Greener Kirkcaldy Advice Centre and Eco Shop, 10am – 4pm Once the festive period is over, we often find ourselves […]

Waste Not, Want Not: Wrapping

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by Lauren Parry and Jennifer Bain Christmas is coming! You’ve spent months planning and finding the right gift and the time has come to wrap it. Wrapping and unwrapping presents […]

Fair Trade treats for Christmas

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We’ve got some scrummy new Fair Trade products in our Eco Shop – chocolate coins, mint thins, Medjoul dates, biscuit selection gift boxes, and much more

Have a Greener Christmas

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Our Project Manager Suzy has listed her Top 5 tips for a greener Christmas. Having a great holiday season needn’t cost the earth.

Cooking with Winter Veg

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by Jean and Ross Laird. We were sad to have to postpone our workshop on this but Jean and Ross show us how to enjoy the best of the season’s produce.

Volunteer Opportunity – Community Mapper

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Role Description Greener Kirkcaldy is looking for volunteers to take part in an exciting Community Mapping Project.  We want to survey the whole of Kirkcaldy to identify: Sites that would […]

Apple Day 2013

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The 21st October was National Apple Day, so on Saturday 19th October we headed to Ravenscraig Walled Gardens to celebrate all things appley.

Creating a Winter Larder: Apples

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by Jennifer Bain If you have been growing your own this year, you may be wondering what to do with all those crops you nourished so tenderly / neglected but […]

Solar Powered Film Night

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ARCHIVE: September 2013 by Ross Laird A group gathered at the Howff on the night of Tuesday 27th August, not to help tend the gardens but to watch a film. […]

Shine on Fife

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Would you like to know if solar panels are right for your home? Shine on Fife offers you free, independent advice before you speak to installers, and for as long as you need.

What’s Growing at the EATS Bed?

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ARCHIVE: September 2013 By Jennifer Bain Back in June you may have noticed the sudden appearance of a new flower/fruit/vegetable bed just inside the main entrance to Ravenscraig Park. This […]

Apple Day

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Saturday 19th October, 12 noon – 3pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden

Plot to Pot Workshop

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ARCHIVE: September 2013 By Jean Laird On Saturday 17th August at Ravenscraig Orchard Louise Oliver led a very interesting and enjoyable workshop on preserving. The shed was packed to bursting […]

Cold calling; free boilers and insulation

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We’ve had lots of people contacting us recently about offers they’ve had for free insulation or boilers; many wondering ‘where’s the catch?’. Since April the way energy efficiency measures are […]

Wild Berry Walk

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Saturday 14th September, 11am-1pm, Ravenscraig Park (meet at the main car park)

Green Homes in Fife

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You may have noticed we’ve been promoting our new Shine On Fife project a lot recently.  It’s because we think that solar panels are great and that many people in […]

New Fair Trade products in our Eco Shop

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We’ve got loads of great new Fair Trade products in our Eco Shop from today – Ubuntu Cola, Fruit passion orange and apple juice, basmati rice, quinoa, Bombay mix, Chocolate-covered […]

Ross’ Diary – July

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by Ross Laird My most recent jobs in Ravenscraig Walled Garden After the many rainy days at the beginning of our supposed summer, we finally have had a great spell […]

Ravenscraig Community Orchard

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We’re developing a community orchard in Ravenscraig Walled Garden, Ravenscraig Park, Kirkcaldy. We’ve planted apples, pears, plums, quince, berries, soft fruit and even some nut trees. Our fantastic team of […]

Summer Veg Cooking Workshop – Recipes!

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by Russell On Tuesday we hosted our first cookery workshop.  It was a gorgeous hot day and 8 folk turned up for an evening of cooking, discussion and eating.  Louise […]

Edible Wild Leaves Walk June 8th

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by Ross Laird The Wild Food Walk took place on Saturday 8th June. The sun was shining on Beveridge Park, and an eager group of participants enjoyed an informative session […]

NEW Fairtrade shop – 10% off

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ARCHIVE: June 2013 Have you visited our new Fair Trade shop yet? Its part of the Greener Kirkcaldy Advice Centre & Eco Shop at 254a High Street. Throughout June, we’re […]

Advice Centre and Eco-Shop re-opens

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We’re back!  The new look Greener Kirkcaldy Advice Centre and Eco Shop has re-opened on the High Street this Saturday 25th May. You can still come in for impartial, expert […]

Ross’s Diary: Bat Walk 11th May

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The group gathered outside of Kirkcaldy Rugby Club in the Beveridge Park at around 20:30 not to go to the party, but to go on the hunt for bats. There […]

New Community Group for Dunnikier Park

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by Russell You may have noticed some works going on in Dunnikier Park over the last few months.  Greener Kirkcaldy has been involved in the developments on the area of […]

Introducing ‘Ross’s Diary’

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Ross Laird has been volunteering with Greener Kirkcaldy for the last few months at Ravenscraig Walled Garden as part of his Duke of Edinburgh Award.  He’s so keen he’s also […]

Seed Swap – February 23rd 2013

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The seed swap took place at Ravenscraig Community Orchard on a cold, wintry morning in February. The aim was to avoid wasting seeds and still be able to sow a […]

Asparagus Planting 30th March

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by Ross Laird Ross is working towards his Duke of Edinburgh Award and is volunteering with us as part of this.  As well as attending volunteer sessions he’s been writing […]

Fuel Efficient Driver Training – June 2013

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Friday and Saturday 7th and 8th June 9am-4pm Greener Kirkcaldy Advice Centre.

We’ve run 2 successful weekends of Fuel Efficient Driver Training sessions over the past year, and we’re doing it again in June!

Growing asparagus

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The Ravenscraig Community Orchard volunteers spent a lovely afternoon a couple of weeks ago planting an asparagus bed on our training allotment.  You can read our volunteer Ross’s report on […]

Introduction to Organic Vegetable Gardening (2-day course)

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11th and 18th May in Kirkcaldy

Are you interested in growing your own fruit, vegetables and herbs? This 2-day introductory course will give you a grounding in all you need to know to get started. Its FREE of charge to Kirkcaldy residents; for others the cost is £80 (£50 unwaged).

Growing Perennial Vegetables

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Saturday 6th April 10am – 1pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden

Our monthly grow your own workshops continue with ‘Growing Perennial Vegetables’.

Wild Walks 2013 – Geology Walk

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Saturday 20th April, 11am-1pm, meet at Seafield beach car park

Our popular ‘Wild Walks’ are back for another year starting on the 20th April with a new addition to our repetoire – a Geology Walk.

Greener Kirkcaldy Film Night – ‘Beyond the Pole’

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Tuesday 30th April, 7pm – 9pm, Greener Kirkcaldy Advice Centre

The bi-monthly film night is back in April with a tongue-in-cheek mockumentary about the first carbon neutral, vegetarian and organic expedition to the North Pole

Grow Your Own Workshops

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We want to encourage you to grow your own veggies, herbs and fruit, and we’ve worked out a series of workshops to fill everyone with ideas and inspiration.

Beginner’s Grow Your Own

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Saturday 23rd March 10am – 1pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden Please contact us to book your place Continuing our series of monthly growing workshops.  This month […]

Fuel Efficient Driver Training

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Friday 15th and Saturday 16th of March 2013, Greener Kirkcaldy Advice Centre We’re offering FREE Fuel Efficient Driver Training lessons (normal price £40) in March. Understanding how to drive more […]

Book Club Review – Solar by Ian McEwan

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Many thanks to everyone who braved the weather on Tuesday night (29th Jan) to come along to the first ever Greener Kirkcaldy Book Club. On the table to discuss was Ian McEwan’s ‘Solar’ – a very funny book that happens to be about climate change.

Top 5 New Years Resolutions

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by Lisa 11th January 2013 Here’s five fun resolutions you’ll want to make and keep this year to save the pennies, shave the pounds […]

LED light bulbs for sale

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NEW – we’re now selling LED light bulbs. These are ideal for replacing halogen bulbs in spotlights, down-lights or other awkward fittings including dimmable ones […]

Extended January opening hours

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We’re extending our opening hours in January, to Tuesday-Saturday 9am-5pm. Lots of people have been telling us their energy bills have gone up recently and we’re expecting even more folk […]

Christmas Present Amnesty

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Sat 12th Jan 10am – 4pm

Bring along your unwanted items to our ‘free shop’ and if something takes your fancy you can have it – FOR FREE!

Volunteer Open Evening

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Wed 16th Jan 3pm – 7pm

Come along to find out about the various ways you can volunteer with Greener Kirkcaldy.

Book Club

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Tues 29th Jan 7pm – 8.30pm

Join us for the first meeting of our Book Club. January’s book is Solar by Ian McEwan.

Planting the Orchard

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Thursday 6th December marked one of the most exciting days of the year for Greener Kirkcaldy. After 8 months of preparation at Ravenscraig Walled Garden staff and volunteers planted 50 […]

Plant the Orchard

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Thursday 6th December, 10am – 4pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden.

The most exciting day of the Orchard project so far – the day the trees arrive and we begin to plant orchard. Don’t miss out being part of history as we plant a brand new orchard for Kirkcaldy!

Greener Kirkcaldy Christmas Fair

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Saturday 1st December, Postings Shopping Centre Come and get in the Christmas spirit with Greener Kirkcaldy in the Postings Shopping Centre.  We’ll be taking over […]

DIY Workshop

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Greener Kirkcaldy Advice Centre, Saturday 24th November, 13:00-16:00

A practical, hands-on workshop designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to install energy efficiency measures in your home. Places on this workshop are limited so contact us to book your place

SUPER-SOUP SATURDAY!

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Saturday 10th November (12noon -3pm) at the Greener Kirkcaldy Advice Centre. Pop in for a warming cup of local, seasonal and organic soup and collect a goody bag with the […]

Cozy Crafts

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12:30 – 15:30 Saturday 17th November, Kirkcaldy Day Centre, 1 Townsend Place (opp. St. Bryce Kirk)

Come and join us for an afternoon of making things to keep you cozy this winter. There’ll be hands-on stalls for you to have a go at cheap, DIY ways to make you feel snug as the nights draw in.

Film Night – The Age of Stupid

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Tuesday 27th November, 19:00 – 21:30, Greener Kirkcaldy Advice Centre

Join us for our very first film night. This month we’ll be showing Franny Armstrong’s ‘The Age of Stupid’ starring Oscar nominated Pete Postlethwaite.

Greener Kirkcaldy Kids’ Club

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This October break we’ll be running a Kids’ Club on Wednesday afternoons for 3-11 year olds.
On 10th October is the Wee Beastie Hunt, and on 17th October is the Great Kirkcaldy Bake-Off.

Herb spiral workshop

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Help us build a Herb Spiral at the Greener Kirkcaldy training allotment – Saturday 29th Sept at Ravenscraig Walled Garden 10am – 4pm

Jam Making Workshop

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On Thursday 13th September at Templehall Community Centre 6.30pm – 9pm we’ll be running a jam making workshop.

Swap Shop in October

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Each Friday and Saturday this October, in the Advice Centre. Bring along any books, CDs or DVDs you don’t use any more and swap them for new ones!

Free Soup!

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Saturday July 14th (1pm – 5pm) at the Greener Kirkcaldy advice centre
Local, organic, veggie soup for free

Book swap in July and August

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Fridays and Saturdays at the Greener Kirkcaldy advice centre
Bring your old books along and swap them for new reads

Bike Week 16th – 24th June 2012

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Fun Day – Saturday 23rd June at Kirkcaldy Town Square from 10am-4pm with bike tryouts, unicycle stunt displays, Dr Bike (free bike checkups and repairs), competitions, giveaways and lots more.

Seed Swap!

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ARCHIVE: May 2012 Fri 11th May, noon til 5pm and Sat 12th May, 10am til 5pm at the Greener Kirkcaldy centre Do you have half-used […]

Food group meeting – Thursday 12th April

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We have now agreed a lease at the Ravenscraig walled garden for our community orchard and so the meeting will start with a site visit, then move on to a local pub for a discussion and planning session.

Come and hear about the latest progress, or get involved!

Energy group meeting

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Wednesday 14th December – see how our work on community renewables is going

Dr DIY workshop 29/10/11

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ARCHIVE: October 2011 We will be running a Doctor DIY workshop on Saturday 29/10/11. Come along to our centre at a time that suits you, between 10am and 5pm. Our […]

Ecover refills – new products now available

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ARCHIVE: October 2011 Thanks to your continued support we’ve again increased our range of refills of eco-friendly Ecover cleaning products. We have added Lemon & Aloe Vera washing-up liquid and Lemon […]

Meeting of new Energy Group

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The first meeting of our new Energy Group will take place on the 19th May 2011 at 7pm-8.30pm at the Greener Kirkcaldy centre.

The Energy Group will look into the options for increasing the amount of renewable energy (such as solar panels and small-scale hydro-electricity) we produce in Kirkcaldy and setting up community renewable schemes locally.

Wild food walks – dates for your diary

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Back by popular demand…  this year’s Greener Kirkcaldy wild food walks will take place on

4th June 11am-1pm – leaves and greens – this was a great success
30th July 11am-1pm – summer berries
1st October 11am-1pm – wild mushrooms

Make your move Kirkcaldy – project launch

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The Kirkcaldy Walking & Cycling project’s public launch event will be held on Saturday May 21st from 10am to 4pm in Kirkcaldy Town Square. This fun day for all ages will include a chance for people to try out different kinds of bikes, watch an exciting stunt display by The Clan, and find out more about walking, cycling and public transport use in the town.

Celebrate Earth Hour

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Saturday 26th March, 8-9.30pm at the Greener Kirkcaldy Advice Centre

Greener Kirkcaldy are inviting you to celebrate Earth Hour with us.

Dr Bike is back in town

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Sat 12th March, 11am-1pm

The mobile mechanic is coming to the Greener Kirkcaldy Centre to run a free drop-in service for all bikes cycled in on the day.

Make your resolutions count this New Year – launch evening

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Thursday 13th January 7-9pm

If you feel inspired to save cash and do your bit for the environment in 2011, we are offering a free ‘carbon footprint’ service. Come to the launch evening at the centre to be one of the first to take part and get your free carbon footprint report.

Volunteer Open Evening

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ARCHIVE: October 2010 Wednesday 10th November, 7-9pm at the Greener Kirkcaldy advice centre Do you have an interest in the environment? Would you be able to spare a few hours […]

Winter Warmth info evening at Dunnikier Community Centre

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Come along to Dunnikier Community Centre on the 25th Nov 7pm-9pm to find out more about our fast track discounted insulation offer. An expert Energy Advisor will be on hand to answer your questions about home insulation, energy efficiency and this offer, or to book your free, no obligation, home insulation survey on the spot.

Winter Warmth Open Day

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ARCHIVE: October 2010 Friday 26th November 12-5pm at the Greener Kirkcaldy Centre Find out more about the Winter Warmth offer and book a free, no obligation home insulation survey. Alternatively, […]

Kirkcaldy Farmers’ Market

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ARCHIVE: October 2010 Saturday 27th November, 9am-1pm, at the Town Square, Kirkcaldy Try some great locally produced food and get that secure feeling of knowing that this winter is going […]

Kirkcaldy Farmers’ Market

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Sunday 19th December, at the Town Square

Love your Christmas leftovers with Greener Kirkcaldy – we’ll be at the Farmer’s Market with some great ideas and recipes.

Introduction to Permaculture course

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15th and 16th January (2-day course) in Kinghorn and Kirkcaldy

The course now full – to reserve a place in event of a cancellation see below

A two-day introductory ‘taster’ course, providing an opportunity to learn about the principles of permaculture in a positive, creative and supportive space.

Winter Warmth DIY drop-in workshop

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Saturday 23rd October, 10am-1pm

Discover some simple low-cost measures you can take to keep your house cosy this winter – draught-proofing, DIY secondary glazing, radiator reflector panels and more!

Savvy Travel Day

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Saturday 19th February – drop in any time between 10am-5pm

Did you know that simple changes to your driving habits could reduce your fuel use by 15%?

Come along to our centre and try out an eco-driving simulator – available for one day only! Bring a friend and see who can drive in the most fuel-efficient way!

Kirkcaldy Beach clean – Sat 18th Sept

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Seafield Environment Group are organising a clean-up of Seafield Beach, as part of the annual Beachwatch campaign. They’ll be meeting at Seafield Picnic Area at 11am on Saturday 18th September 2010.

Winter Warmth insulation offer launch

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Saturday 18th Sept, at the Greener Kirkcaldy centre

Book your free, no obligation, home insulation survey on the spot at the launch on Saturday 18th September from 10am to 5pm, at the Greener Kirkcaldy centre, 222 High Street.

‘Shrink your fuel bills’ drop-in day

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Saturday 2nd October, 10am-5pm

Bring your energy bills along and learn how to understand them better, or get confidential advice on switching supplier or tariff to get a better deal.

Free Dr Bike health checks

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Sat 9th October, 11am-1pm

The mobile mechanic is coming to the Greener Kirkcaldy Centre at 222 High St, to run a free drop-in service for all bikes cycled in on the day.

Wild Food Walk – hunt for mushrooms

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ARCHIVE: September 2010 16th October 2010 Have you ever wondered how to identify a shaggy ink cap and a puff ball, or would you just like to know which mushrooms […]

Switch & Bitch evening – Wed 8th September

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Clothes swapping is the new hot craze sweeping the nation. In association with Chickenshop, we are supporting a Switch & Bitch event on Wednesday 8th September at Dean Park Hotel, […]

Free Dr Bike health checks

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Sat 11th September, 11am-1pm

The mobile mechanic is coming to the Greener Kirkcaldy Centre to run a free drop-in service for all bikes cycled in on the day.

Introduction to Home Renewable Energy

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Tue 24th August, 7pm-9pm

Come along to the Greener Kirkcaldy centre to learn about the range of renewable energy systems that might be suitable for your home, in a friendly informal setting.

Solar Energy for the Home

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Wed 1st September, 7pm-9pm

This workshop is for anyone who is interested in solar panels for their home. It will cover the different types of panel for hot water or electricity, the practicalities, costs and incentives, how systems connect to your existing systems, and how to proceed.

Greener Kirkcaldy ‘Foodies’ Meeting

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ARCHIVE: July 2010 We at Greener Kirkcaldy have lots of ideas and enthusiasm for local food and growing projects but no firm plans as yet. We would love to hear […]

Savvy Travel Day

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ARCHIVE: July 2010 Are you interested in reducing the environmental impact of your travel, and saving money? Then come along to the advice centre between 10am and 4pm on Saturday […]

Wild food walk on 22nd May

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ARCHIVE: May 2010 Join our guided Wild Food Walk on 22nd May 11am – 1pm, and discover your local environment in a new way! This event will show you how […]

Big Tent 2010

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Greener Kirkcaldy staff and volunteers are going to be at the Big Tent festival in Falkland on July 23rd to 25th this summer. We will have a stall in the Climate Champions zone. Please come by and say hello!