During lockdown About Youth and the Bridge8 Hub and Paddle Cafe began to work together to offer the young people in the local area access to outdoor activities and to enable About Youth to continue to engage with young people and deliver youth work provision safely Read more
During lockdown, the Breathe project in Aberfeldy had to think about how to move the “Breathe family” online and stay connected with young people. As soon as it was possible, they returned to face-to-face activities and decided to build on their experience of outreach youth work and provide outdoor youth drop in’s. Read more
Woodlands Community Garden worked during the pandemic to develop their Nature Recovery Project to tackle the isolation felt by the regular community garden volunteers Read more
When St Modan’s High School was rebuilt, a rooftop garden was built into the original design with a greenhouse, pond, raised beds, water, electricity, a safe perimeter and lovely views. Read more
By chance the adoption of the Harlaw Road Red Phone Box by Balerno Village Trust (BVT) coincided with Covid-19 and the box became a community service point during the lockdown. It was used to promote local walks and to swap and share small items. Read more
Fife Employment Accessibility Trust (FEAT) have adapted their long running “Employ Your Mind” to run fully outdoors in 2021 with the launch of the Grow Your Mind project. With funding from Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, they will run a total of 4 groups over an 18-month period. Read more
Bannockburn House Trust set up in 2016 with the aim of purchasing the house and grounds for the local community. In 2017 the Trust completed Community Buy Out. When the Covid-19 crisis hit, BHT had to reduce volunteer numbers to follow the guidelines from the Scottish Government. Read more
The Project of the Month for December shows how Urban Roots and Pollokshields Trust are working together to ensure that local people can continue to access the services of voluntary groups by creating an indoor-outdoor meeting space in the Bowling Green greenspace in the heart of the community Read more
Our colleagues from Social Farms and Gardens Scotland have summarised the questions being asked by community growers in relation to the tier system of covid-19 protection levels. A lot of the information will also be valuable to greenspace and parks groups. Read more
New report highlights why cities must put nature at the heart of their recovery Read more
During the Covid-19 pandemic, more social activity is happening in parks, greenspaces, gardens and out on the street. Outdoor screenings are a great way of bringing communities together in a safe and special way. Read more
As we continue to adapt to living with covid-19, we are developing a new resource to encourage and support our greenspaces to be used more for activities that would normally take place inside. Read more