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Tesco Bags of Help funding of £12,000 supported a free and fun play area inspired by the life, works and words of the bard at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway, Ayrshire.Read more
Social Farms & Gardens are currently seeking nominations from member organisations for individuals to take up a place on the SF&G Board from April 2019.Read more
ParkPower has been selected as one of 5 innovative UK Rethinking Parks prototype projects. We’re now looking for an experienced project manager to lead our exciting new Park Power project.Read more
Each year, parks that have been awarded a Green Flag Award are put to public vote called the People’s ChoiceRead more
Overtoun Park in Glasgow now has some beautiful public art to compliment its existing Victorian fountain and bandstand. With £12,000 Bags of Help funding, lots of imaginative work from volunteers and a skilled creative team Grow 73 have created an innovative trail through the park.Read more
The monthly e-bulletin includes local, national and international greenspace-related news, as well as the latest information from greenspace scotland and our membersRead more
The partners behind the Resourcing Scotland's Heritage (RSH) programme have unveiled an interactive digital toolkit to help people working in Scotland’s heritage sector to develop their fundraising skills.Read more
Aberdeen was crowned best city in Britain In Bloom at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) UK Britain In Bloom finals.Read more
Our project of the month Perth and Kinross Council’s Community Greenspace team have been actively encouraging community involvement across a range of greenspace and parks services.Read more
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has launched a global Urban Nature Alliance which will be hosted by the Scottish Wildlife Trust in Edinburgh.Read more
Thanks to new funding the Central Scotland Green Network Trust are supporting Buglife to create 25 pollinator hubs at various points along the John Muir Way.Read more
Glasgow City Council has published a Consultative Draft Open Space Strategy (OSS) and is keen to get feedback. You have until Dec to make your views heard.Read more
Letham Primary School in Perth received £12,000 from Tesco Bags of Help to develop their school grounds for all to enjoy.Read more
School day learning, play times and after school socialising have been transformed through a radical new play area with sand and natural play structures.Read more
Sustain has published a new guide to support councils to incorporate edible gardens into parks as a way to tackle social isolation, poor health and diet and childhood obesity.Read more
50 people and organisations, including greenspace scotland, sign up to national pledge on outdoor play and learning.Read more
Summer 2017 saw £5,000 funding from Tesco Bags of Help provide senior citizens in Campbeltown with lots of opportunities to get out and active with outdoor sports.Read more
Heritage Lottery Fund and National Trust join forces on new national initiative to help pioneering places save their precious parksRead more
Following on from the Young Placechangers project with greenspace scotland the town centre stage on Dunfermline High Street was launched on Saturday.Read more
A community orchard in Dunblane, thought to be one of the largest in Scotland, was planted by volunteers with a £4,975 grant from Bags of Help.Read more
Visiting the outdoors can improve physical and mental health but surveys have shown that girls aged 15-17 are significantly less likely to be active outside than their male counterparts.Read more
Having been widely used across Scotland and Europe over the last over two years, it’s now time to find out what is working well and whether there are any areas that can be improved.Read more
From today [11 October 2018] young people and youth groups can apply to the Young Placechangers Ideas Fund for Seedcorn grants (up to £500) and larger Ideas Fund grants (up to £3000)Read more
The project aims to help the volunteers develop a sense of empowerment as well being more connected to the local nature and woodland.Read more