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FREE home energy checks

Our current CCF project aims to save you energy and money by conducting a simple, FREE energy survey of your home. Our focus is on suggesting simple solutions that will cost little or no money to implement, with no pressure to follow this up. All advice is impartial.

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Energy Fair & Exhibition

Come along to our Peebles CAN Energy Fair & Exhibition on Wednesday 29th March 2017 10am-2pm at the Burgh Hall in Peebles.

Volunteers

Peebles CAN always welcomes volunteers to help maintain the community garden - and enjoy the delicious produce grown there.

During this lockdown the community garden is closed for January. Thank you to all volunteers who have helped us over this time. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

As a response to the Coronavirus outbreak we now offer One to One volunteer sessions and you can tailor a time and gardening session to meet your individual requirements. If you think you have anything to offer, please get in touch.

The community garden also works closely with the local youth group and high school to help young people. The Year of the Young People award supports young people to develop their skills and learn about healthy eating and local produce.

To find out more please email

Skill Share Upcoming Events

Peebles CAN is delivering "skill share" workshops in our yurt at the community garden.

The skill shares are open to everyone, and are informal sessions to learn new things and share ideas. You can take part as a participant or as a leader - we are always on the look out for people to share what they know.

Themes for skills sharing events include food, craft, art, IT skills, social media, phone applications, DIY, upcycling, photography, mindfulness - anything at all you are interested in!

Our upcoming Skill Share Events

Held at the Peebles CAN Community Garden, behind Victoria Park Day Centre on Kingsmeadows Road

Book by email

NOTE - All our planned skill shares have been postponed during the lockdown. We will be up and running as soon as we are allowed to do so. Keep safe everyone and see you soon.

Please see our projects pages for more information on our current and past projects.

Latest News

Thank you GARDEN VOLUNTEERS for all the fabulous work you do in the Community Garden and behind the scenes. The work you do as a volunteer is really appreciated by us at Peebles CAN and by the local community. Have a look at this news report from The Peebleshire News, you've been featured!

CCF Funding

Peebles CAN have secured a share of funding made available through the Scottish Government's Climate Challenge Fund (CCF). Peebles CAN have been awarded a CCF grant totalling £147,896.88 over 2 years.

The CCF is a Scottish Government grant programme managed by environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful. The CCF provides funding and support to help community-led organisations in Scotland tackle climate change through projects that reduce local carbon emissions.

Our project, The Road to Carbon Reduction, will offer free support for Peebles and the surrounding towns to help people reduce their carbon footprint through active travel, cycle maintenance and confidence workshops, eco driving workshops, food growing, carbon literacy skill shares and community meals and promotion of journey sharing.

For more information on CCF and projects they fund visit their website at www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/ccf

A Gift for Peebles

We are delighted to have been chosen as the nominated group for A Gift for Peebles. They are kindly gifting us with new gardening equipment to enhance our community garden in Peebles. Thank you very much.