Wishing Andy well as he steps down as a trustee after 6 years of service This year we say goodbye to Andy Ruck, a Green Team Trustee since 2015. Andy first joined us in March 2012, as a project volunteer supporting the delivery of our
The Green Team is looking for new volunteer trustees to join our board Under lockdown we have reassessed everything we used to think was important. Our connections to other human beings and to the natural world now matter more than ever for our physical
12 Days of Christmas - Green Team Online Auction We would like to thank everyone involved in our first ever online auction. From those kind people and organisations who donated items to those who entered bids and helped us get the items to the winners. Successful bidders are being
Great resources for Make SMTHNG Week Make SMTHNG WEEK is a global event that coincides with Black Friday and the beginning of the Christmas period. The movement encourages people to take time during the week to make something new, fix something broken or upcycle something to give it
'tis the season of giving 12 Days of Christmas - Green Team Online Auction It's been that kind of a year so this December we are doing something a little different! From the 1st to the 12th of December we will be running an online auction to raise
Beautiful glass sculpture made by Sarah Each year we hold our Green Team Gatherings in Spring and Autumn, a chance for volunteers to come together and participate in a range of training workshops. Due to the coronavirus, we held our Spring Gathering on Zoom, but having successfully choreographed
sharing our volunteering support with Aileen Campbell Today we presented at an online meeting with Aileen Campbell, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government. The Green Team was one of six organisations presenting, as recipients of funding through the Volunteering Support Fund. Impact Funding Partners asked us to
nature's autumn harvest At the beginning of September we were delighted to re-start two blocks of nature play sessions for pre-school children and their parents or carers. With small family groups, it was easy to connect with nature and enjoy time outdoors, whilst still maintaining social distancing for
nature connection After 18 weeks of meeting online, some of the Nature Connection group met at Bawsinch Nature reserve in Duddingston ... 4 hours of wellbeing activities and reconnecting was just the ticket on an extremely hot day. The Nature Connection Group was started at the beginning of
Changing lives through environmental programmes for young people Run annually by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), the Scottish Charity Awards celebrate the best of Scotland’s voluntary sector. The Green Team has been announced as a finalist for the Scottish Charity of the Year Award, the only
Green Volunteers and Green Angels set to restart this month If you were one of the people working towards your DofE volunteering or skill section when lockdown happened you will be pleased to know that we are getting our Green Volunteers and Green Angels weekend programmes back up
Green Volunteers, Green Angels and Green Explorers all set to restart in August Young people keen to get back outdoors will be delighted to hear that The Green Team is set to restart its mainstream programmes in August. Green Volunteers, Green Angels and Green Explorers will all restart