Webinar Invitation: Understanding Carbon Audits – What They Mean for Your Farm and for Scotland

Are you curious about what a carbon audit can really do for your business? Join us for a practical and engaging webinar exploring the value of carbon audits, not just as paperwork for policy, but as a tool for making better on-farm decisions.

What to Expect:

• A clear introduction to what carbon audits are and how they work

• Real-world insights from a farmer using audits to inform day-to-day decisions

• A chance to ask your own questions and explore what it could mean for your farm

Hosted by Nikki Yoxall, farmer, researcher, and Technical Director at Pasture for Life, this session will unpack how carbon audits fit into the bigger picture of sustainable farming in Scotland – from reducing emissions to enhancing soil health and accessing funding. Nikki brings experience working with a range of farmers across the UK, supporting nature-friendly practices through research and farmer-led learning.

With guest speaker Jock Gibson of Edinvale Farm, a Pasture for Life certified business in Moray. Jock brings a farmer’s perspective on carbon auditing, having used audits to improve efficiencies, strengthen the farm’s environmental performance, and support his decision-making. He’ll share practical reflections on what’s worked, what’s been challenging, and how carbon data is helping him shape the future of his farm.

This webinar is ideal for anyone in the Scottish farming community looking to:
✅ Make sense of carbon audits in plain language
✅ Hear directly from another farmer’s experience

Event meeting link (which will also be sent out before the event): https://tinyurl.com/UnderstandingCarbonAudits

Join South of Scotland Enterprise, Local Energy Scotland & Communities about net-zero, renewables & clean heat opportunities.

The event will be hosted at Duns Swimming Pool.

Find out more and get your tickets here: Developing a Community Energy Project Tickets, Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM | Eventbrite

ILLUSION HORSE - Art Workshop

Transform Arts CIC are delighted to announce our next monthly drop in creative workshop for all ages and abilities coming up, SEE POSTER ATTACHED.   

All welcome to join us on:

Saturday 7th June 

10.30 am-2pm  

Little Art Hub, 17 Channel St, Galashiels.

Join us to decorate a giant horse puppet with eye bending optical illusions for the Braw Lads day fancy dress parade!  Learn how to create optical effects using simple drawing and collage techniques.

Also make your own optical illusion accessories & have a go at making a retro animation inspired by Eadweard Muybridge the first person to capture the animated movement of a Horse, before film.

Join us to get creative in a friendly space, Make art using recycled & donated/reclaimed materials.

All ages welcome. parents must accompany children.

No Booking required just drop in.

This event has been made possible by all your generous donations to the Little Art Hub CROWDFUNDER- Hooray we hit our target, THANKYOU SO MUCH. Look out for more activities coming up at the Little Art Hub.

The venue is wheelchair accessible although the toilet is not fully accessible, there is one nearby at the tapestry.

It is also the Heartland Market day in town so you can visit the fabulous local stalls as well NOW AT THE SQUARE

Hope to see you there! Get in touch if you have any questions.

Heat Hack: Saving Energy on Buildings, Friday 30th May, 9.30-11.30am.

Our friends at East Lothian Climate Hub would like to invite you to the upcoming event Heat Hack: Saving Energy on Buildings on Friday 30th May in Dunbar. This event will be run by Heat Hack. It aims to support people who manage buildings to create a high-level plan that covers everything from checking the heating controls are fit for purpose to undertaking a full building retrofit.  This workshop is for anyone that manages community buildings such as churches, villages halls and sports clubs.

The session will cover topics such as:

• What matters for thermal comfort; ways to keep people warm without trying to keep warm air in hard-to-retrofit buildings

• Retrofit options for reducing heat loss

• Dealing with increased/harder rainfall

• Achieving consensus and planning for change

• How to have the right conversations with professionals and convince funders that your plan is a good one

Please share this with any groups managing community buildings that you know of, and feel free to ask any questions: tess@eastlothianclimatehub.org

Please register here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/eastlothianclimatehub1/1644314

Address: St. Anne's Scottish Episcopal & Methodist Church, 1 Westgate, Dunbar, EH42 1JL

Penicuik Storehouse/ Penicuik Community Garden are hosting a plant and seedling swap.

The event will be hosted at Penicuick Storehouse.

In celebration of Bee Day we are sharing our surplus plants and seedlings with an emphasis on pollinator-friendly plants.

Join us in Berwickshire to celebrate Green Health Week in Eyemouth as we celebrate inclusive access to nature and wellbeing for all. This event highlights how connecting with the outdoors can support mental and physical health while also fostering a deeper appreciation for our environment.

Try an e-bike or e-trike in a taster session with Sea the Change from their Cycle Shack in Eyemouth and then head down to Gunsgreen House where we will learn from our NHS Borders Ways to Be Well presentation. There will then be the opportunity to hear about the Scottish Borders Climate Action Network and opportunities on how we can share ideas on nature, climate, and wellbeing to inspire one another. Fingers crossed the sun shall be shining!

Explore how small changes—active travel, time in green spaces, and community action—can benefit both personal health and the planet.

Enjoy tea, coffee, and refreshements, meet like-minded people, and discover new ways to embrace nature sustainably. Free event – all welcome!

The event is hosted by Sea the Change, Scottish Borders Climate Action Network (SBCAN) and NHS Borders.

If you have any questions please email sbcan@sup.org.uk

Celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day by joining us to hear the birds singing on Bowden Common. No need to be a bird expert.

Meet at Bowden Common for 6.30am.

Our next project will be on Saturday 03 May, 10 am - noon. We will be removing rubbish from the left bank of the River Tweed near the Sewage Works. Meet at 10 am at the Scottish WATER depot off Winston Road, TD1 2DA (What three words: villa.washing.serenade). The meeting point will be signposted from the gates of the depot / sewage works. Please wear gloves and boots or wellies. For more information contact 07763 850087 or e-mail galawaterways@gmail.com

Hike and Bike

Walk description - on this walk, we will take in sections of the Cross Borders Drove Road and the Southern Upland Way. Leaving Traquair, we will walk through the Tweed Valley Forest Park and on to Minch Moor. After a break at the iconic Three Brethren, our route takes in Yair Bridge before we head over the hills and back to Galashiels.

Meet at Hub at 7.30am

Bus at 7.45am

Start walk at 8.30am

Return by 5.30pm

Walk description – Leaving the Hub, we will walk up through Ladhope Gorge and around Ladhope recreation ground, across Blaikies Hill and Wester Hill before descending back to Galashiels town centre.

Meet at Hub at 12.00pm

Start walk at 12.10pm

Return by 3.30pm

Galashiels Walking Festival Spring 2025 - Ladhope, Blaikies & Wester Hill Tickets, Sat, Apr 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

Walk description – We'll get the bus from the Hub to our start point at the Kingsknowes Hotel. We will then walk alongside the River Tweed to Boleside, crossing over near the old Tweed Bridge to Faldonside before following the riverside path to through the Abbotsford estate, past Abbotsford House (the home of Sir Walter Scott), before returning to the Kingsknowes Hotel.

Meet at Hub at 9.45am

Bus at 10.00am

Start walk at 10.10am

Return bus at 3.00pm

Distance 8km / 5 miles

Grading – Easy

Galashiels Walking Festival Spring 2025 -Kingsknowes, Boleside & Abbotsford Tickets, Sat, Apr 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM | Eventbrite

Unfolding a story about female leadership, human rights activism and climate justice,  MRS ROBINSON (directed by Aoife Kelleher ) tells the inspirational life story of change-maker Mary Robinson: Ireland's first female President, a pioneering UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the successor of Nelson Mandela as Chair of The Elders and the co-founder of Project Dandelion. Film trailer (33) MRS ROBINSON TRAILER - YouTube A reforming constitutional lawyer and senator in her early career, Mary Robinson detonated an electoral earthquake by winning the Irish Presidential vote in 1990. Later, as a crusading UN High Commissioner, she built a lasting legacy; fearlessly challenging perpetrators of human rights abuses all over the world. To this day, she exerts power and leadership as the Chair of The Elders; the independent group of global leaders (founded by Nelson Mandela) who work for peace, justice and human rights. Following the film (52 mins) there will be refreshments, and we will hear from three women in the Scottish Borders who are taking action around climate change in different ways, with time for discussion.

There are only 25 tickets available so to avoid disappointment please reserve your seat in advance by signing up here

MRS ROBINSON - Sun, Apr 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM BST | Kinema

This is a free screening but donations on the door are welcome to help Films for Change cover venue and refreshment costs.

Spring Clean, 09:45 to 12 noon. Meeting in the riverside car park near the Transport Interchange, Stirling Street. Please wear stout shoes or boots. Litter-pickers, gloves and bin-bags provided. For more information phone 01896 664739 or e-mail galawaterways@gmail.com

Meet artists, crafters, hobbyists, menders and makers. Hear what people told us in our recent survey. Join the discussion about what to do next.

Please join us for this symposium on developing sustainable district heating in rural Scotland.

Scotland Beyond Net Zero - Rural District Heating Symposium Tickets, Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite

Please join us for this symposium on developing sustainable district heating in rural Scotland.

Join Changeworks and Greener Melrose for this information sharing event.

The event will be held at the Corn Exchange, 12-4pm on Sat 29th March.  Changeworks  aim to help people feel more confident with their energy bills through helping people to understand their bills and to save energy at home. Changeworks advisers will be there giving an information talk every half hour and are able to answer individual questions in between times.  Advisers can also make follow up appointments to talk to people privately after the event.

If anyone needs help to get to the event they can email or phone Changeworks for support.

The event is free and we'll be providing tea, coffee and biscuits.

Join us and CAN - Circular Arts Network on 15th March at Little Art Hub Galashiels for the Circular Arts Network Sharing Event. A chance to grab some free art supplies, in a sustainable way! Bring and swap paint, paper, tools, fabric and everything else!

There will be an info sharing event on 12th Feb online where you can hear a bit more about the fantastic work CAN do and there may also be the chance to request materials for the 15th March..

Find out more here and book your FREE ticket: Circular Arts Network Sharing Event Tickets, Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM | Eventbrite

A talk by Apithanny Bourne on our wildflower meadows and the wildlife they support.

Tweeddale Society presents a talk with Tony Lightley.

Looking to the skies in March and April each year and wondering why were all these Ospreys passing through the area to breed much further North when the habitat was perfect for them the Scottish Borders. Plentiful fishing opportunities in productive clean rivers, lochs and game fisheries  numerous forested areas for nesting sites and very little recreational and agricultural disturbance at that time. The talk will explain how we attracted the birds to the area, the effects of the birds being here and where we are now with the population. 

Join Transform Arts CIC at Little Art Hub, for a day of fun and free art making for all ages.  

Help create a second giant artwork inspired by the idea that all living things on Earth Share the same Air.

The artwork will celebrate the wonder of the air on our planet, and inspire us all to think of more ways to look after the air and minimise our impact on climate change and air quality. 

The artwork will form part of a large window display for the Little Art Hub.

Suitable for all ages.  Just drop in no need to book, parents must accompany children

Our next project will be on Saturday 01 March, 10 am - noon. We will be removing rubbish from the left bank of the River Tweed near the Sewage Works. Meet at 10 am at the green barrier at the end of the lane that runs adjacent to the Scottish WATER depot off Winston Road, TD1 2DA (What three words: villa.washing.serenade). Please wear gloves and boots or wellies. For more information contact 07763 850087 or e-mail galawaterways@gmail.com