Midlothian Climate Action

📣 Is your group struggling to find enough volunteers?🙋

If so, this training is for you!✨

📅 Wed, August 27, 10am – 12:30pm
📍 Midlothian Community Action, Dalkeith

🔗 Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-att...

This session is for organisations working in Midlothian. Spaces are limited, book early!

From pre-school to after school, weekends and beyond, there are weekly and monthly programmes for all, throughout the year... Connect with nature and discover more with The Green Team 💚 Here's a quick taste... for more information head to www.greenteam.org.uk

🎉🌿 We’ve just passed 50 members! 🌿🎉

We’re thrilled to announce that over 50 groups are now part of MCAN! 💚

Check out our members: buff.ly/dl1kF0Q

Thank you for being part of this movement. Here's to the next 50! 🙌

#ClimateAction #CommunityAction #Changemakers #PeoplePoweredChange

🥗🍚Join us for a delicious lunch at One Dalkeith, to chat about climate or anything you fancy.🥕🍲

Your group doesn't need to be part of the network to join us. Come introduce yourself!

🕒Thu, 28th Aug 12:30-2.30pm
📍One Dalkeith

Let us know you're joining: www.eventbrite.com/e/lunchtime-...

👚👖 Thanks to everyone who took part in the School Uniform Swap! ♻️🎒

We rehomed 40+ items and collected 140+, keeping clothes in use and out of landfill!

Our Reuse, Share & Repair Circle is already planning what’s next. Got ideas or want to help?

♻️ Let’s start a reuse revolution in Midlothian!

✨ Still time to apply for our Seedcorn Grants! ✨

Got a great idea for a growing project?
Know a young person ready to lead on climate action?

Our Seedcorn Grants are still open. Every week we give out grants until the funds run out!

🔗 Apply now: www.midlothianclimateaction.org.uk/seedcorn-fund/

🎒 Free School Uniform Exchange – 2 Days to Go! 👔👗

One Dalkeith will be hosting a School Uniform Swap with support from the Hub this Thursday. Everyone welcome!

Donations welcome. Please drop them at One Dalkeith.

Let’s make sure every child starts the school year feeling confident and equipped 💫

MCAN July Updates: Seedcorn Grantees and Rolling Applications, Circle Updates, and more! Welcome to the network!

📨Our latest newsletter is here! 📨

This month’s highlights include:
🥗 Community meal at MAEDT Pavilion
🧵 Updates from all our Circles
🌿 Seedcorn Grants
… and more!

Read it now: buff.ly/wALFwxI

📬 Want to get these updates straight to your inbox each month? Sign up here: buff.ly/L8sDx5j

🌱 Seedcorn Grants – Rolling Applications Still Open! 🌱

Our Growing Fund and Young Changemakers Fund are still open for applications on a rolling basis.
Every week we give out grants until the funds run out!

🔗 Apply now + full details: www.midlothianclimateaction.org.uk/seedcorn-fund/

Growing Families - Booking by Bookwhen We are a charity based in Loanhead SC050263

For youth cooking sessions in the garden on 15th & 23rd July. 10:00-12:00.
Thanks to @midlothiancan.bsky.social for their Seedcorn Young Changemakers Fund. Only 2 places left if anyone still interested in joining us tomorrow.👉 bookwhen.com/growingfamil...
🙏🙌🔥💚

DONATIONS NEEDED💚 We’re collecting donations of clean, gently-used school uniforms.Drop-offs can be made at One Dalkeith.

STALLS FROM LOCAL GROUPS. The event will have various local groups offering information about their services. Please let us know if you'd like to have a stall!

🎒 Free School Uniform Exchange – Donations Needed! 👔👗


One Dalkeith will be hosting a School Uniform Swap with MCAN support

📅Thu 24th July, 11am–3pm
📍 One Dalkeith, 21 Eskdaill Court


Good-quality pre-loved school uniforms, sorted by size and school. No payment required, just take what you need!

Last month, we had a great time at our catch-up community meal at the MAEDT Pavilion! 🥗

It was amazing to see so many people coming together and connecting over some tasty food. Here’s a few snapshots from the day!

Thanks to everyone who joined us! Looking forward to the next one.

🌱 Seedcorn Grants: Rolling Applications Now Open! 🌱

Good news! Our Growing Fund and Young Changemakers Fund are still open for applications, now on a rolling basis until funds run out!

These are first come, first served, so apply early!

Apply now: www.midlothianclimateaction.org.uk/seedcorn-fund/

🌱 We’re in the news! 🌱

We’ve been featured on MidlothianView.com, with a spotlight on the work our network is doing across the region.

“Real change happens from the ground up.”

👉Read the full article here: www.midlothianview.com/news/network...

📨Our latest newsletter is out 📨

Read about:
🛠️Circle Updates🦔
🤝Hubs Gathering💬
⛈️Climate Change and Disability event☀️
📜Climate Stories & Ecocide Bill🧾
... and more!

Read it here: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/8498...

📬Subscribe now: www.midlothianclimateaction.org.uk/contact/news...

🌿Looking for fun activities this summer?🌞

Newtongrange Community Garden has a brilliant line-up of activities this July.

If you're into...
🐝Bees and pollinators
🦇Nighttime bat walks
🌳Nature skills
🎨 Hands-on crafts
🍓Community spirit
...don't miss it!

📅 Full schedule: lu.ma/user/newtong...

🥗🍚HAPPENING TOMORROW: Community Meal & a Chat🥕🍲

Join us for a free meal and a chat at the MAEDT Pavilion. Catch up, share your work, and connect with others.

🕒Thursday, 19th June 7pm-9pm
📍MAEDT Pavilion, 14-15 Bogwood Road Mayfield

www.eventbrite.com/e/mcan-community-meal-tickets-1394842203579

👕✂️Join Our First Reuse, Share & Repair Circle Meeting!🪛📦

Are you looking to shape a local reuse revolution? Join us on:

📅Wed, 25th June, 5-7pm
📍Dalkeith

🔗Sign up: buff.ly/Bqaiu47

#RepairReuseShare #MidlothianReuse #ReuseRevolution #CircularEconomy

🌧️"Holding on to the metal spikes with wet and frozen fingers I inched my way slowly across, trying not to look at the brown swollen South Esk below and blotting out the roar of a river in spate"🌊

Our last story comes from S. Mason. Thank you to all participants!

📖 Full story: buff.ly/43GMSLG

🌱 Growing Fund! Just over ONE week to apply!🪴

Up to £500 to supports projects that enhance community gardens, green spaces, and sustainable growing initiatives.

📅 Deadline: Sunday, 15th June 2025

🔗 Apply now! www.midlothianclimateaction.org.uk/seedcorn-fund/

⚡Join Us for the First Energy & Heat Circle Meeting! 💡

Are you interested in renewable energy, energy efficiency, or exploring community-owned energy in Midlothian?

📅 Wed, 18th June, 5-7pm
📍 Midlothian Community Action, 4-8 White Hart St, EH22 1AE

🔗 Sign-up now: buff.ly/U8Fu5CA

🥗🍚Community Meal & a Chat - you're invited!🥕🍲

Are you a community group or organisation working in Midltohian? This is a chance to catch up, share your work, and connect with others.

🕒Thu, 19th Jun 7pm-9pm
📍MAEDT Pavilion

Let us know you're joining: www.eventbrite.com/e/mcan-commu...

Breezy Bonnyrigg Gala day. Loanhead Community Garden was delighted to be sharing a stall with @midlothiancan.bsky.social & Midlothian Wildflowers. Thank you to everyone that wafted by & came to say hello. 🙏😁💚🌱🌍🌳
#LoanheadCommunityGarden
#MidlothianWildflowers

🌿🌍‘The blood weeps in my heart when I do shape
In forms imaginary, th’ unguided days
And rotten times that you may look upon
When I am sleeping with my ancestors.’

This week’s featured writer is retired Barbara Wood.

📖 Full story here: www.midlothianclimateaction.org.uk/2025/05/30/c...

☀️Young Changemakers Fund! Open for applications☀️

Up tp £250 for youth projects that aim to educate, inspire and involve children and young people (up to 25) in climate action or nature protection.

📅 Deadline: Sunday, 15th June 2025

🔗 Apply now! www.midlothianclimateaction.org.uk/seedcorn-fund/

🌳🚀“We should put solar panels next to the sun. Made of titanium, so they won’t melt.”☀️🛰️

This week’s Creative Writing Competition feature comes from 9-year-old Archibald Clark

📖 Full story: www.midlothianclimateaction.org.uk/2025/05/23/c...

Young changemakers really do have the best ideas!💚

📨Our latest newsletter is now out!📨

Read about
🌱Seedcorn Grants
🗣️Reflections on our Big Blether
☀Upcoming Circle meetings
...and more!

Read: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/8498...

📬Want updates on your mailbox every month? Subscribe: www.midlothianclimateaction.org.uk/contact/newsletter-signup/

☀️☂️"You'll battle rain and howling wind
On rising with the lark
Then later on at lunch-time
It's "taps aff" in Kings' Park."⛈️👙
-S. Mason
Holiday Hotspot?

Read in full this submission of our Creative Writing Competition!

📖 Full story here: www.midlothianclimateaction.org.uk/2025/05/16/c...

🌱Seedcorn Grants Now Open!🌱

Three funds available for Midlothian groups:

☀️Young Changemakers: £250
🪴Growing Fund: £500
💚Community Action Fund: £1,500

⏰Deadline: Sunday, 15 June
ℹ️Drop-ins: 26 May (online), 28 May (online&in-person)

🔗Apply now: www.midlothianclimateaction.org.uk/seedcorn-fund/