Edinburgh CRF is acting as a Community Hub for Keep Scotland Beautiful. This means we have a set of equipment for litter-picking, that is available to anyone in the community to borrow to do a bit of tidying up in their local area. This is also available for YOU! We …
Plastic-free July! What are you going to do?
Plastic-free July is fast approaching! Why not commit to reducing or eliminating single-use plastic for the month? I made a commitment last year to reduce my use of single-use plastics and used Plastic-free July to focus on what changes I could make. I focussed on things room-by-room in my house …
Take part in The Big Plastic Count!
Take part in The Big Plastic Count this week, to help gather the evidence needed to persuade the government, supermarkets and companies to tackle the plastic crisis. You can download a sheet to log all the different plastics you throw away over the coming week to help build a picture …
Free Bike Fit & Fix Workshop
In partnership with FASIC & Hart’s Cyclery, Active Lives are offering University of Edinburgh Staff & Students the opportunity to attend a free 2 hour workshop. What does the workshop entail? A session with Dave Robertson or Jo Gordon, who are both physiotherapists at FASIC. They have in-depth knowledge of …
What’s in a teabag? Plastic-free July
Teabags It’s surprising how many tea bag brands (unfortunately) use plastic. Before you sit down for a relaxing cuppa, ensure you’re not contributing to plastic pollution. What you can do Choose loose leaf tea, or select the brands that produce plastic free tea bags. How can you do it Going …
Are you going Plastic-free July?
This is Plastic-free July! There is information on this initiative and great hints for reducing plastic use at Plastic-free July, whether you are a bit of a novice at cutting out plastics or are looking to tackle the more difficult challenges. You can also sign up for a weekly email …
Anxiety: An Owner’s Manual
I am sure the University Chaplaincy won’t mind us sharing their blog on dealing with anxiety. https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/bulletin-magazine/2021/06/08/anxiety-an-owners-manual/. In it, Kitty Wheater, UoE’s Mindfulness Chaplain, reflects on how we can learn to protect our own mental health by recognising and dealing with the creatures that live within …
Nature and mental health
I hope you all, like me, enjoyed the spring Mental Health newsletter that was circulated during Mental Health Awareness Week by our Mental Health First Aider team. If you missed it, here is a link – https://sway.office.com/Li3TO3IdQYfnGpF7?ref=email. It’s a great read, so do have a look. I really do appreciate …
Your Food isn’t Rubbish!
Did you know that a whopping one third of the world’s food is wasted? 60% of it is edible food. Producing, distributing, storing and cooking food uses energy, fuel and water. All of these emit greenhouse gases, contributing to climate change. If we all stop wasting food that could have …
Have you ever wondered why zebras have stripes?
A study on this could mean a huge reduction in the use of pesticides. Scientists have long hypothesized that one of the reasons zebras evolved stripes is to deter biting insects. Now Japanese researchers have proven that stripes do have this effect… not only on zebras, but on cows too! …
