The local community is to celebrate the official opening of the recently completed Blackness to Bo’ness section of the John Muir Way.
Blackness Area Community Council and Carriden Church are arranging an event for Saturday 25th April when walkers can enjoy the new section of the 134 mile coast-to-coast route.
Central Scotland Green Network Trust has launched a photography competition to capture images of the stunning greenspace across Central Scotland.
In this ground breaking piece of research, we are asking community organisations and individuals to literally put their growing spaces on the map.
Members of the ‘grow your own’ community are being asked to complete a brief online survey. Participants will be able to trace the boundary and entrances of their allotments, orchards and community gardens as well as answering a few questions about their spaces.
Green Infrastructure is a term that encompasses quite a broad scope. Its ‘catch-all’ nature is often difficult to define. The UK Green Building Council has published a report which aims to bring together information that currently exists on the subject to provide an easy to use guide.
In 2013/14 the Community Projects Fund provided one off grants of up to £3000 to support small scale projects at grass roots level to improve their local greenspace and enhance the quality of the environment. The fund, which was supported by Forestry Commission Scotland, was directed at projects which would benefit and/or engage with children and young people.
The newly formed Scottish Green Infrastructure Forum (SGIF) has announced details of this year’s conference as part of Glasgow’s Green Year 2015.
The completion of Glasgow’s ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ has provided an uninterrupted route from Kelvingrove to Anderston. This report by the Glasgow Centre for Population Health shows the positive impact that this has had on active travel in the city.