Our Healthy Homes for Skye, Raasay & Lochalsh project has launched! We encourage all households in the area to take the survey to find out the number of homes that are draughty, damp and expensive to keep warm. See the post for survey links.
The consultation is seeking input to plans for moving away from peat products, starting with peat-related gardening products, to protect peatlands from further damage as part of the overall Climate Change plan.While the primary focus should be on commercial peat...
Join in Raasay’s climate festival to celebrate the Carbon Neutral islands Project. 25th March, 12-6 pm
Scotland’s Climate plans are ambitious but there aren’t clear plans about how to achieve them. The UK Climate Change Committee warns that unless the Scottish Government acts immediately, the 2030 targets will not be met.
Listing of some of the warm hub and food spaces open during February and March
by Alex Layfield The Sunday Warm Hub at Broadford Village Hall (12 - 3 pm) is a part of ongoing community conversations around healthy eating and our food systems, involving Highland Community Waste Partnership, Skye Climate Action, Hebridean Inn, Broadford Village...
by Emma Bee The hub has been a great success so far and the response to it just goes to show how much these types of spaces are needed. Not only for the warm hub side of it, but more the coming together and the sharing of ideas. These types of spaces nurture...
The Highlands and Islands Climate Hub, based in Thurso, has just appointed a Senior Development Officer to support and empower community-led climate action in South-West Highland, including Skye and Lochalsh. We're looking forward to welcoming the new recruit and...
The Healthy Homes project is progressing apace, with a planned launch in March. As we have reported previously, the Healthy Homes initiative came out of a series of meetings last year with Skye Climate Action supporters, community groups and other agencies. The...
An update on our Healthy Homes project: working towards ‘Healthy homes, a healthy economy and a healthy planet in Skye and Lochalsh.’ The steering group is finalising the questionnaire about housing condition and energy use. All householders across Skye and Lochalsh...