Taking ownership: why the capital needs a co-operative approach to community...
Community projects are everywhere. Whether you’re aware of them or not, they’re making things better for you and your neighbours. They’re helping people cut carbon and stay warm in winter with solar...
View ArticleWatch your waste – not your waist – this Christmas
Christmas is traditionally a time for generosity, indulgence and feasting. We love to give gifts, feed our friends, have a wee Baileys or [insert drink of choice] and eat our own bodyweight in trifle...
View ArticleTen easy steps to a ‘Green 2013′
Make 2013 the year you make a difference. It needn’t be difficult; at Changeworks we know that small changes are often all it takes to make a big impact. And it’s not just the pledge that’s important –...
View ArticleOn the road again… Lauren and the Scots Together team are out and about for...
With the final countdown well and truly underway, and less than a week to go, the ‘Scotswitch’ roadshow team is still going strong. We’re out and about all week spreading the word and helping people...
View ArticleChangeworks Makes a Good Impression!
When I began my student placement with Changeworks, I was eager to find out what they’re doing to lessen Scotland’s carbon footprint. On my first day at the Energy Saving Scotland advice centre South...
View ArticleThat friday feeling: Caroline’s ‘Arancini with arrabiata sauce’
On the menu today for National vegetarian Week is an authentic Italian recipe for a comforting classic… Caroline says: “I had an Italian friend whose ‘Nonna’ taught me how to make these. They are...
View ArticleWeekender: Ruth’s ‘Cheese, leek and tattie pie’
Today’s special for National Vegetarian Week: the humble spud, jazzed up to dinner party standard OR just as good on the couch in your jammies… Ruth says: “This is a good recipe for using up spuds that...
View ArticleA volunteer’s story: meet our award winning volunteer Don
We’re so proud of Don for received an ‘Inspiring Volunteering’ award from the Lord Provost, pictured below, highlighting the important contribution volunteers make to Changeworks. Don has been a Heat...
View ArticleWorth celebrating: our future waste champions
The education work we do with nurseries and schools is lots of fun – both for the children and teachers who take part AND for our Waste Education team themselves! Throughout the year we hold loads of...
View ArticleEdinburgh babes take on real nappy change challenge
Changeworks’ Real Nappy Project volunteers, parents and babies took part in the Guinness World Record Breaking Great Cloth Nappy Change 2014 to celebrate Real Nappy Week (28 April – 4 May 2014)...
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