Skye Climate Action

Community beach clean, Ostaig, Sleat
2025-07-27 09:30 - 11:30 (Europe/London)

Life's a beach: marine litter open day
2025-07-27 13:00 - 17:00 | An Crùbh, An Crùbh, Isle of Skye, IV43 8QU
Everything you wanted to know about the marine litter problem but were afraid to ask!

Skye’s beaches are beautiful. But they also see a lot of marine litter. Come along to this free drop-in afternoon, hosted by Sleat Nature Group and Loughborough University’s 50-Years-of-Litter-on-Skye project, to see what all the fuss is about, and what we can do about it.

Through informal chats, interactive displays, workshops and kid’s games Life’s A Beach will help us all get an understanding of the issue of marine litter, its impact on whales, seals and other marine life, and the ways we can reduce and remove it and help our beaches look beautiful again.

Also along will be members from Skye Beach Cleans, Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme (SMASS), Scottish Entanglement Alliance (SEA), Scottish Island Federation (SIF), Highland & Island Climate Hub, and more..!

Waste Not at Torrin
2025-07-30 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-06 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-13 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-20 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-27 10:00 - 17:00 | 9 Torrin, 9 Torrin, Isle of Skye, IV49 9BA
Having a clear out? Need to de-clutter?
Looking for something pre-loved to take home?
Come to one of our Waste Not Wednesday events and have a good rummage.

Take away pre-loved but unwanted items for free.

‘One person’s trash is another’s treasure.’

Waste Not is OPEN 10am – 5pm once a week, at 9 Torrin.

PLEASE NOTE – we cannot accept furniture or large items
e.g. high chairs/gym equipment/cots…
For any queries please contact torrinwastenot@btinternet.com

Volunteering at Broadford Community tree Nursery
2025-07-30 10:30 - 14:00, 2025-08-06 10:30 - 14:00, 2025-08-13 10:30 - 14:00, 2025-08-20 10:30 - 14:00, 2025-08-27 10:30 - 14:00 | Growers Hub, Broadford, Pairc Nan Craobh, Broadford, Isle of Skye, IV49 9AP, United Kingdom

SCA Electrical Amnesty - domestic appliance recycling
2025-07-30 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-27 11:00 - 13:00 | Kyleakin Community Hall, Kyleakin Community Hall, IV41 8PQ, United Kingdom
Drop off your unwanted domestic electrical appliances – large or small, anything with a plug or battery – at Kyleakin Community Hall between 11 am and 1 pm.

Lochalsh ReUse & Recycle Hub Sale with 25% off
2025-08-01 10:00 - 2025-08-31 17:00

Cosaig Growers Open Day + ReRoot visit
2025-08-09
The ReRoot visit to Cosaig Growers in Glenelg will combine with their Open Day. There will be opportunity to tour the area, ask questions, talk with fellow visitors, and to join in with a picnic lunch. Light refreshments, teas, coffees and music provided – along with inspiration.
The ferry from Kylerhea runs 10am – 7pm and has a maximum of 12 foot passengers (£5 return or £6 with a bike) in addition to vehicles. It takes around 45 minutes to walk from the ferry to Cosaig Growers. Alternatively you can drive from Shiel Bridge over Mam Ratagan into Glenelg and just walk up the track from the village.
Once in the village, pass the shop on your left, continue to the Glenelg Inn past a few houses and take the track on your left and up about 500 yards to Cosaig Growers greenhouse and growing space. For those arriving by car, best to park at or near the village hall. Limited parking is reserved for those who cannot walk up the track.
Those coming for the ReRoot visit are likely to arrive at different times. I’ll aim to be at the entrance at midday (and again at 1pm or as arranged if I know that someone else will be coming). Otherwise, just go in and have a look around. Jake or Kate will be able to have a chat with us if a few are there at the same time.
Please let me know if you plan to come along and join with others from ReRoot – to aid coordination aomacl@tighgorm.scot

Caroy beach clean
2025-08-09

Scything training on the Plock, Kyle
2025-08-09
Learn the traditional way of cutting grass. Expert instructors will guide you, whether you are a beginner or looking to improve your skills. Get tickets here.

Highland Big Pollinator Count
2025-08-09 - 2025-08-16
Click here for how to join in and get a handy illustrated pollinator chart.

2nd Community Councils Convention on the Impact of Major Energy Infrastructure Projects
2025-08-12 13:00 - 15:00
At Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness
Seven Community Councils, including Sleat CC, are hosting a meeting with Community Councils and ten Highland MPs and MSPs to have a public conversation about the impact of energy infrastructure on Highland communities. All community councils and members of the public are welcome to attend. To help with planning, please register your attendance by emailing Cameron.Kemp.kbcc@gmail.com AND secretary@ardross.org.
Read the statement from the 1st Community Councils Convention here.
For more info, click here.

Croft Horticulture Online Workshop Series, No 3
2025-08-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual Meeting
The Scottish Crofters Federation is running a series of seasonal croft horticulture online workshops, with Isle of Lewis crofter and market gardener, John Hamilton, giving practical advice on planning, planting, soil, compost, harvesting, selling, growing all year round, and scaling up production.
Preserving and growing over winter, 26th August 2025
Courses are held by Zoom, 7-9 pm
The next courses are:
Planning for a market garden, 14th October 2025
Preparing for the season, 17th February 2026
Cost per workshop: £20 for members; £35 for non-members. Sign up for five workshops and only pay for four.
For more info and to reserve a place, click here.

Waste Not at Torrin
2025-09-03 10:00 - 17:00 | 9 Torrin, 9 Torrin, Isle of Skye, IV49 9BA
Come to one of our last Waste Not Wednesday events and have a good rummage.
Take away pre-loved but unwanted items.
‘One person’s trash is another’s treasure.’
Waste Not is OPEN 10am – 5pm once a week,
at 9 Torrin, IV49 9BA
Wednesday 3rd of September
Wednesday 10th of September
Wednesday 17th of September

We will then be CLOSED until our Pre-loved Christmas events
at the end of Nov/first week in December.

For any queries please contact torrinwastenot@btinternet.com

Rosebank oil field : Day of Action 6th September
2025-09-06
Oil giant Equinor is preparing to apply again to develop the huge Rosebank oil field in the North Sea.
The Stop Rosebank campaign is organising actions across the UK with events planned in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Shetland.
Find out what actions are happening and how to join in here.

Waste Not at Torrin
2025-09-10 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-17 10:00 - 17:00 | 9 Torrin, 9 Torrin, Isle of Skye, IV49 9BA
Come to one of our last Waste Not Wednesday events and have a good rummage.
Take away pre-loved but unwanted items.
‘One person’s trash is another’s treasure.’
Waste Not is OPEN 10am – 5pm once a week,
at 9 Torrin, IV49 9BAWednesday 3rd of September
Wednesday 10th of September
Wednesday 17th of September

We will then be CLOSED until our Pre-loved Christmas events
at the end of Nov/first week in December.
For any queries please contact torrinwastenot@btinternet.com

Highland and Islands Climate Festival
2025-09-13 - 2025-10-08
From 13th September to 8th October, the Highland and Island festival will celebrate the activity taking place across Highland, Orkney and Shetland to combat climate change and create sustainable, locally focused and vibrant communities. The Festival will culminate in the Highland Climate Conference in Inverness on 8th October.
To apply for funding to hold an event (by 11th July) visit the website : www.hiclimatefest.co.uk/funding
If you’d like to discuss your ideas, please email me at Katy@hiclimatehub.co.uk

Walk for land justice Skye to Glasgow, starts in Broadford
2025-09-16 13:00 - 22:00 | Growers Hub, Broadford, Pairc Nan Craobh, Broadford, Isle of Skye, IV49 9AP, United Kingdom
At the Growers Hub and The Studio

Broadford community tree nursery seed collecting
2025-09-17 | Growers Hub, Broadford, Pairc Nan Craobh, Broadford, Isle of Skye, IV49 9AP, United Kingdom
The start of this season’s seed collecting, at Torrin.
Collecting Hazel, Rowan, Birch and possibly Hawthorn.
Contact phil@broadfordandstrath.org for the meeting time and other details.
See the news post about the Community Tree Nursery also.

Walk for land justice: Skye to Glasgow
2025-09-17 - 2025-10-06
Grassroots to Global believes that we can’t solve our crises using the same way of thinking that created them. G2G aims “to help enable real systemic change starting by creating democratic spaces for all kinds of people to learn, listen, use their imaginations, connect experiences and issues and rebuild trust in ourselves and each other.”
Grassroots to Global are planning a walk for land justice from Skye to Glasgow, 17 September to 6 October. Click here for more info and here to register your interest.
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Mass climate lobby of MSPs, Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh
2025-09-18
Scotland’s new Climate Change Plan is in development, and political parties are drafting their manifestos ahead of the election in May 2026. At the same time, the Scottish Government and others are scrapping their climate promises—despite the mounting evidence of climate change happening here and now.
On 18 September, people from across Scotland will have the chance to meet with their MSPs—in small groups with others from their region—and share why climate justice matters to them. To find out more and sign up, click here.
It doesn’t matter if you’ve never met your MSPs or spoken about climate before. Stop Climate Chaos Scotland will give you all the support you need, from making it super easy to contact your MSPs to feeling confident on the day. You won’t be doing this alone.
