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Greener Kirkcaldy

Going Greener Together

Brewing and Blending – Herbal Tea Workshop

Jam Making Workshop

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Learn more about jam making. Saturday 25 August 10.30am – 12.30pm. Ravenscraig Walled Garden. Booking required.

Basic Sewing Skills

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Learn the basics to repair, upcycle or even make your own clothes in our Workshop. Wednesday 5 & 12 September, 6pm – 8pm, St Bryce Kirk Centre. Booking required.

Foraging Wild Walk

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Discover plants you can eat from the woods. Saturday 25 August, 10.30am – 12.30pm, Ravenscraig Park. Booking required.

Dr Bike Fix-it Drop-in

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Bring your bike along for a free 15 minute ‘fix-it session’ with Dave’s Bike Shed. Saturday 8 September, 1pm – 3pm, Ecology Centre Summer Festival.

Re-use and Repair Fest

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Would you like to know more about reusing and repairing? Come along for fun activities on Saturday 18 August, 1.30pm – 3.30pm at Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy.

Transport Project

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Our Transport project aims to inspire and support our community to reduce car use for short journeys.

Growing Projects

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We have two growing projects at Ravenscraig Walled Garden and Dunnikier Country Park where we hold events, workshops and volunteer sessions.

Food Projects

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We hold various cooking events and workshops, and run a Fife Food for Fife Folk project to help our community have access to good, healthy and sustainable food.

Our High Street Hub

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The ‘High Street Hub’ sells eco and fair trade products, and is a welcoming space to come for energy advice, a chat about volunteering, or just to find out more about us.

Cosy Kingdom energy advice service

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Our energy advisers can help you and your family stay warm and get your energy bills under control. Free, impartial advice and support.

Waste Re-use

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Media volunteer Angie shares ideas on how household items can be re-used to prevent unnecessary waste.

Air Travel and its Alternatives

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With air travel becoming more and more popular, Media Volunteer Steven explores its impact on the environment, and the alternatives, in his latest blog.

Wildflowers in the Garden

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Wildflowers look nice in your garden and are great for the environment. Media Volunteer Marco talks about the hows and whys of wildflowers in his blog.

Wetlands Wander

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Join us for a wander round Dunnikier Park wetlands with expert guide Tony Wilson. Saturday 23rd June, 10.30am – 12.30pm. Booking required.

Fife Coastal Path Walk

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Media Volunteer Steven shares photos from his walk along the Fife Coastal Path, and encourages us all to get out walking more.

Growing Your Own Food

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Media Volunteer Steven has been helping his dad starting the growing season at his allotment. He shares some tips on growing your own food in his blog.

Group Cycle Ride

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Bring your bike and join us for a cycle. Saturday 28 April, 10am – 1pm, meeting at Bank of Scotland beside Asda, Kirkcaldy. Booking required.

Sweet Treats, Less Waste!

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Learn tips on reducing food waste while making tasty treats. Thursday 17th May, 6pm – 8pm, Methodist Church Kirkcaldy. Booking required.

Woodlands Wild Walk

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Join us for our first Wild Walk of 2018 and find out more about trees. Saturday 12th May, 10.30am – 12.30pm, Dunnikier Country Park. Booking required.

Home Renewable Energy

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Installing home renewable energy systems can save you carbon emissions and money. Media Volunteer Bryan outlines the benefits and different systems in his blog.

Earth Hour 2018

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Earth Hour – what is it, why you should take part, and what else you can do. Media Volunteer Marco tells all.

Tool Repair Drop-in

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Saturday 24 February, 10.30am – 1.30pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden. Bring tools along for free repairs and maintenance with the Ecology Centre’s Tool Shed Project.

Fairtrade Fortnight 2018

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26 February – 11 March is Fairtrade Fortnight. Find out more about how you can get involved in Media Volunteer Steven’s blog.

Greener Kids

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We’re going to be doing more work with children and young people. We’ll be launching a series of activities in Spring.

January Declutter

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Now is a great time of year to declutter your house. Media Volunteer Steven shares his top decluttering tips in his blog.

Wonky or wasted?

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Media volunteer Lauren shares her thoughts on why we should by ‘wonky veg’ in her latest blog.

Computer Fix-it drop-in

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Saturday 3 February, 10.30am – 2pm, Greener Kirkcaldy High Street Hub. Laptop, tablet or smartphone not working? Bring it along to our Fix-It Drop-in and have it repaired.

Love your Lovelies Sewing Workshop

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Learn to care for and repair your delicate clothing. Wednesday 7 February, 6.30pm – 8.30pm, St Bryce Kirk Centre. Booking required.

Ready Steady Cook

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Put your cooking skills to the test in our exciting 2-part cooking workshop, 26 January and 2 February, 11am to 1pm, Kirkcaldy Methodist Church. Booking required.

Let LED light the way

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LED bulbs are the most energy efficient on the market. Media Volunteer Devoran shares her experience and the pros and cons in her blog.

Benefits of Walking

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Walking more is good for your health, pocket and the environment. Media Volunteer Steven says why it should be your New Year’s resolution in his blog.

My electric car

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Media Volunteer Wendy recently bought an electric car. Read about her experience in her latest blog.

Greener Christmas Fair

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Join us and Hayfield Community Centre for our Greener Christmas Fair, Wednesday 29 November, 3pm-5pm, Hayfield Community Centre.

Reduce Your Waste Drop-in

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Drop by our High Street Hub during European Week for Waste Reduction to find out how you can reduce waste by reducing, reusing and repairing. 22 – 25 November.

International Volunteer Day

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5 December is International Volunteer Day. Media Volunteer Steven shares his experience volunteering at Greener Kirkcaldy in his blog.

Kids Tears and Repairs

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Sewing workshop on repairing children’s clothing, 17 January, 6.30-8.30pm, St. Bryce Kirk Centre, Kirkcaldy. Booking Required.

Cycle Group Led Ride

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Join us for basic bike maintenance followed by a tour round Kirkcaldy’s cycle routes, 13 January, 11am to 3pm, meeting at East Fergus Place. Booking required.

Buy Nothing Day 2017

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Forget Black Friday. Friday 24th November is Buy Nothing Day. Find out more in Volunteer Laura’s blog.

Apple Day Blog

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Media Volunteer Lauren shares her photos and experiences from this year’s Apple Day celebration.

Electric Vehicle Evening

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Find out more about electric vehicles, learn how they can save emissions and costs, and take a test drive. Tuesday 21 November, 6pm – 8pm, St Bryce Kirk. Booking required.

5 reasons why you should car share

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Car sharing can help you save the environment, reduce travel costs and meet new people. Find out more in Media Volunteer Steven’s blog.

Fuel efficient driver training

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Wednesday 25 October. Reduce the amount of fuel you use and save money. Free 50-minute fuel-efficient driving session. Booking required.

Bike Maintenance Workshop

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Learn the skills to fix your bike yourself. Wednesday 25 October, 6.30pm – 8.30pm, Templehall Community Centre. Booking required.

Apple Day

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Come to our annual apple day celebration, with apple juice and snacks, activities and competitions. Saturday 28 October, 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Ravenscraig Walled Garden.

One Planet Picnic

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Throughout October groups across the country are holding their own One Planet Picnic. Find out more about the Keep Scotland Beautiful initiative in Steven’s blog.

Autumn Foraging

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Autumn is a good time to go foraging in Fife. Read more about finding food for free in Laura’s blog.

Organic September

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September has been Organic September. Find out more about the reasons to go organic, and how you can get involved in Wendy’s blog.

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.

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.