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Summer Field Studies Residential

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

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.

Wreath-making the Green Team Way!

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

“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

Main Programmes Price Increase

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

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

Winter Celebration Online Raffle

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

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.

Green Team becomes Volunteer Charter Champion

2023-12-07T16:34:46+00:00November 1st, 2023|

We're a Volunteer Charter Champion! At The Green Team we place considerable value on our volunteers and recognise the enormous contribution they make to the success of our organisation and to the lives of the young people involved in our programmes. That is why in October this year we

Green Team Supports World Clean Up Day

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

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

Green Team at Volunteer Fair 2023

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

New electric minibus is on it’s way!

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

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.

Green Shoots – changing lives

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

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

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