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Summer Field Studies Residential

River Feshie Field Studies Residential Join us for five nights in the Caledonian pine forests of Glenfeshie in the heart of the Cairngorm mountains. During this week the mighty River Feshie will be our teacher as it snakes and braids its way through rewilded glens filled with ancient pines.

2024-02-01T11:34:55+00:00February 1st, 2024|

Wreath-making the Green Team Way!

“It smells like Christmas” Around 100 wreaths were made with The Green Team in November/December by three different organisations. This included Syrian teenage girls from MCFB (multicultural Family Base), a wellbeing greenspaces group from FCCT (Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust) and employees from BlackRock. All individuals enjoyed the mindful, relaxing

2023-12-12T14:12:10+00:00December 12th, 2023|

Winter Celebration Thanks!

We had just the best night on the 1st December at our second Winter Celebration and Awards Night. We sincerely hope that everyone who attended had a great evening too.  It was lovely to see so many people there for a very heart-warming event. It was a great opportunity

2023-12-07T17:21:57+00:00December 7th, 2023|

Main Programmes Price Increase

As of 1st January 2024 we will be applying a price increase to our main programmes. Prices have remained at the same level for 10 years and we continued to keep our prices static during covid and the ensuing cost of living crisis.  Unfortunately it remains untenable for our

2023-12-14T13:55:20+00:00December 1st, 2023|

Winter Celebration Online Raffle

We are really looking forward to our Winter Celebration and Awards Night on Friday 1st December. It is a great opportunity to share in all the achievements and personal development that our participants have made as well as giving thanks for the amazing work that all our volunteers do.

2023-11-28T12:48:49+00:00November 28th, 2023|

Green Team Supports World Clean Up Day

World Clean Up Day with Decathlon We were delighted to be asked to support Decathlon's litter pick event for World Clean Up Day on the 17th September this year at Sighthill Park. We provided a small support team consisting of members of our youth panel and staff along with

2023-12-07T16:01:33+00:00October 1st, 2023|

Green Team at Volunteer Fair 2023

Carbon Conscious Always conscious of our carbon footprint, we arrived at the Volunteer Fair on 13th September on our cargo bike with all the things for our stall on board - including Margon's collection of crocheted animals and some windfall apples! Volunteer with us We spoke to lots of

2023-09-14T10:50:04+01:00September 14th, 2023|

New electric minibus is on it’s way!

Carbon Conscious At the Green Team we are always very conscious of our impact on the planet, and we are proud of the positive change our projects make – whether that is tree-planting to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, removing non-native invasive species to enhance biodiversity or other tasks.

2023-08-24T19:14:54+01:00August 22nd, 2023|

Green Shoots – changing lives

Green Shoots: Transition Days Our Green Shoots programme supports young people around the age of 12-14 (S1-S3) who are experiencing challenges in their life. The programme runs during term time in blocks of 8-10 weeks and gives the young people the opportunity to develop as individuals in a safe

2023-08-24T18:15:16+01:00August 15th, 2023|

Green Team supports Discover! Programme

“this is amazing” “ great to see parents so engaged with their children” This summer we supported City of Edinburgh Council with their Discover! programme, facilitating nature play in local parks. The Discover programme is open to disadvantaged families accessing free school meals to alleviate pressures during the school

2023-08-24T10:46:35+01:00August 7th, 2023|

Fun and games at Summer Holiday Activity Week

The summer holiday club week which ran from 17th-21st July was such a delight this year. We really explored all over Edinburgh and the Lothians. We enjoyed trips to the coast fossil hunting, woodland conservation work in East Lothian, a trip to Five Sisters Zoo to help with their invertebrate

2023-08-24T10:44:41+01:00August 1st, 2023|
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