Join The Green Team for a sponsored litter pick to mark World Clean Up Day. We have chosen Hailes Quarry Park, Murrayburn to concentrate on. It’s a well used and lovely park but needs a bit of a clean up. We are trying to raise £2,000 towards a new
We are very excited to publish that we are recruiting for a co-CEO to lead The Green Team in the coming years.Co-CEO – Corporate ResponsibilityPermanent contract, 21 hours per week£45,000 pro rataEdinburgh (potential for hybrid working)Closing date 6:00pm on Friday 6 September 2024OverviewThe Green Team was founded in 1995 to
After almost 3 weeks in the saddle, our inspirational patron, Peter crossed the finish line on the 29th June in Duncansby Head having bike-camped diagonally across the country. The route was whopping 860kilometres from the Mull O'Galloway.At 77 years of age, Peter said:"It was a humongous effort, but worth
On Thursday 9th May, it finally happened – our new electric minibus arrived. Nicknamed Stevie, they have settled in well and are already best friends with our electric people carrier, Evie. The long fundraising road We started our fundraising campaign back in 2022 when some of our youth panel, volunteers
This volunteer’s week we’re taking the time to celebrate and thank all our amazing volunteers. We have people behind the scenes helping with fundraising, events and admin, volunteers capturing amazing images and video to portray our work, our board who give of their time tirelessly, our youth panel who
Our thanks to everyone who braved the downpour to join us for our A.G.M. on Thursday, 23rd May at our new home in The Risk Factory. Gregor presenting together with some of our Youth Panel at the 2023 AGM As A.G.Ms go it was pretty exciting... a
Our amazing and unstoppable patron, Peter Wright, is getting back in the saddle this summer to take on another challenge to help young people like Chloe improve their mental wellbeing. "I wish I could be here all week. Usually I have regular suicidal thoughts, but at Thrive I don’t
It is with a real sense of pride that we share the stories and stats from 2023 in our annual impact report. The report highlights the variety of our work and the significant difference it makes to hundreds of young people across Edinburgh and The Lothians. In a year
“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
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
