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JOSC tell us what they got up to as part of their act for change action!

As we approach the end of Borders Act for change month, let’s keep the momentum going!

Borders Act for Change: On Sunday 23rd February, Crailing Community Orchard led a morning of Apple Grafting

With funding from the Youth Climate Action Fund 2024, Border Rievers Explorer Scouts, purchased equipment to facilitate outdoor meetings. This enabled the group to benefit from being in nature alongside typical Scout skill development including bush craft, navigation, hiking, survival skills and emergency aid.

With the Youth Climate Action Fund 2024, LGBT Youth Scotland in the Borders ran a “Squirrel Club”. A multi venue set of sessions rooted in nature and red squirrel conservation.

With funding from our Youth Climate Action Fund 2024, Eat Sleep Ride ran a project with young people developing and running a sustainable egg business.

In 2024 Berwickshire Marine Reserve received funding from SBCAN to expand their Ocean and Carbon Literacy Programme Facilitation in Berwickshire.

“Thank you for coming in to talk to us and do experiments. We have had lots of fun.”

Eyemouth Primary P7A

Over the last couple of weeks our team member, Ayliffe has been out talking to schools about Borders Act For Change.

On November 21st we held the second meeting of Active Travel Links our Active travel Forum for members of statutory, community and business organisations who are involved with delivery, or promotion, of active travel facilities across the Scottish Borders.