Why your Big Day doesn’t have to cost the earthAfter getting engaged in 2011 it quickly became apparent that we wouldn't be having a small wedding; we both wanted friends and family to share the day with us rather than eloping to Gretna Green, so we...
10 Aug 2012 Lynne Sneddon Waste, Energy and fuel poverty, Carbon reduction
A few of us from Changeworks and Community Energy Scotland at our Edinburgh offices opened a two-day, pop-up, pre-loved clothing and accessories shop. Or ‘jumble sale’, as we used to call them in the 80s. We’d been inspired by COMAS’ recent...
3 Aug 2012 Lynne Sneddon Waste
This is the fourth and final post in a series lambing updates from our very own Donald Morrison, crofter and Changeworker, in the village of Cross on Lewis. Donald’s updates begin 15 March – see his first, second and ...
28 Jun 2012 Lynne Sneddon Waste, Energy and fuel poverty, Carbon reduction
The third in a series of four lambing updates from our very own Donald Morrison, crofter and Changeworker in the village of Cross on Lewis. Donald’s updates started 15 March – see first and second posts – and end...
30 May 2012 Lynne Sneddon Waste, Energy and fuel poverty, Carbon reduction
The second in a series of four lambing updates from our very own Donald Morrison, crofter and Changeworker, in the village of Cross on Lewis. Donald’s updates began 15 March – see first post – and end 30 April.2 April...
22 May 2012 Lynne Sneddon Waste, Energy and fuel poverty, Carbon reduction
This is the first in a series of lambing updates from our very own Donald Morrison, crofter and Changeworker, on Lewis. Donald’s updates start 15 March and end 30 April and will be featured over the next few weeks.15 March 2012I live in the...
16 May 2012 Lynne Sneddon Waste, Energy and fuel poverty, Carbon reduction
Discussing the merits or otherwise of solid walls could be right up there with watching paint dry, or maybe not? Changeworks’ Solid Wall conference explored the barriers to insulating a solid masonry walls to find out. Almost 200 attendees...
27 Apr 2012 Lynne Sneddon Waste, Energy and fuel poverty, Carbon reduction
Earth Hour 2012 took place 8.30pm on Saturday 31 March. Did you notice? WWF’s Earth Hour is a simple idea that’s quickly turned into a global phenomenon. Hundreds of millions of people turning off their lights for one hour, on the same...
13 Apr 2012 Lynne Sneddon Energy and fuel poverty
Can tenements be made energy efficient?In the last of three meetings organised by the Edinburgh Community Energy Co-operative, the answer to this question seems to have been:“Yes, but...”Following a successful campaign to promote insulation...
23 Mar 2012 Lynne Sneddon Energy and fuel poverty
Changeworks Recycling excels at helping businesses to get serious about reducing their waste, cutting their costs and complying with Zero Waste legislation.We asked Angela Dolan, our very own business recycling expert, to...
13 Mar 2012 Lynne Sneddon Waste
