Keep Scotland Beautiful – Pencaitland and District Community Council

Keep Scotland Beautiful organises Climate Challenge Fund surgery

Keep Scotland Beautiful has organised a Climate Challenge Fund application and funding advice surgery for community groups across the Lothians.

The CCF fund has already supported many projects across Scotland.

The event takes place from 9.30am – 12.30pm on Thursday 18th July at Penicuik Town Hall.

The event is free, but anyone interested in attending is being asked to register via the online sign-up available via the event web page.

A presentation will introduce the CCF which will be followed by a Questions and Answers session and a one-to-one advice surgery.

In total, 563 projects across Scotland have received over £46.9 million in CCF funding to reduce carbon footprint and make community improvements. Time is running out apply for grants up to £150,000 per year with the next applications deadlines in September 2013 and January 2014.

Funded projects have included:

Pencaitland Litter Pick takes place Sunday 21st April

Pencaitland Community’s annual Litter Pick is set for this coming Sunday. Come and spend an hour or two making your area beautiful.

A stray Snickers wrapper caught in the wire fencing in Wester Pencaitland. Come along on Sunday and help make your village a little more litter free. LOCATION: Trevelyan Hall TIME: 2pm + Refreshments & prize draw. Click the photo for more information.

As with past years the action kicks off from 2pm in Pencaitland’s Trevelyan Hall. Groups or families turning up will be given litter pickers and bags before heading off to various parts of, not only Pencaitland, but hopefully some of the other areas covered by the Community Council. We’re particularly keen to have groups or families who want to cover Glenkinchie or New Winton this year.

Then, once your area has been covered, pop on back to Trevelyan Hall with your haul of flotsam and jetsam where there will be refreshments and the opportunity for anyone under 16 to participate in our free Prize Draw for a fabulous compact Digital Camera. This year it’s a Nikon L25 and it comes with a memory card and case too.

Bring your Camera

If you have a camera please grab some photos during your Litter Pick and email them to us at website@pencaitland.org where we will then feature them on the website.