Two more episodes in the Dunbar and District ‘mini-series’ from Scottish Community Climate Action Network’s ‘1000 Better Stories’ podcast are now available:
1000 Better Stories 06 – A Garden of Plenty Our final stop in our virtual visit to Dunbar is Belhaven Community Garden, before hearing some final thoughts on the power of community from the volunteers of Tyninghame Village Hall.
1000 Better Stories 05 – Making and Mending We chat cooking with the Community Carrot and repair and renewal with the East Linton Repair Cafe.
Listen to more episodes below:
Everyday Changemakers: Marie-Anne Brown, Magpie – 1000 Better Stories
Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, speaks with Marie-Anne Brown, a manager at Magpie in Banchory, about embracing a circular economy lifestyle, balancing social and climate responsibilities, and planning for extreme weather.
This is a final episode in our mini-series on climate driven extreme weather and adaptation in Scotland, marking the first anniversary of the devastating October floods in North East Scotland.
Credits
Production, recording and editing: Kaska Hempel
Resources
Magpie Shops https://www.magpieshops.org.uk/
Circular Communities Scotland https://www.circularcommunities.scot/
Aberdeen Voluntary Action https://www.avashire.org.uk/
Aberdeenshire South Food Bank https://aberdeenshiresouth.foodbank.org.uk/
DeesideCAN https://www.deesidecan.org.uk/
Number One https://www.facebook.com/numberonebanchory
SSEN powering communities to net zero fund includes funding for community-led physical and environmental resilience for communities within their supply network areas https://www.ssen.co.uk/about-ssen/our-communities/powering-communities-to-net-zero-fund/
The Scottish Government’s New Build Heat Standard will now allow wood burning stoves from 1 January 2025, based on rural and island community feedback (amendment on 8 November 2024)
https://www.gov.scot/news/wood-burning-stoves-to-be-permitted-in-new-homes/
SCCAN Adaptation resources
https://sccan.scot/climate-adaptation/
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- CampusCast CROSSOVER: Climate Adaptation at new Fife College Campus
- Farming and water – panel discussion, GO Falkland
- Everyday Changemakers – Simone Stewart
- Harbour Voices CROSS OVER: Hans Unkles and his all electric lobster boat
- BONUS – Matthew Clubb on Torry Retrofit
- GO Torry – growing resilience one year after peoples' assembly