Reading Time: < 1 minuteBelinda (who teaches the yoga class in IGMM on Fridays) is running a morning Yoga Workshop in Colinton on 23 December, to further your understanding of Yoga, to take your Yoga practice to a deeper level and for a stress-free holiday period. For further information, please refer to the below …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEdinburgh has become the first UK city selected to join the Global Cities CAN B programme. It has been confirmed along with Barcelona, Cordoba in Argentina and Asuncion in Paraguay for the global movement of cities working to be more sustainable, prosperous, inclusive and resilient. See the Insider article at …
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen talking about sustainability and saving the planet *insert superwoman picture here* – we cannot forget about sustainable eating. Below I will share a few tips how you can re-vamp some good old staple recipes with plant based products. Also to take the art of calorie counting to the next …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Route: Elie (Ruby Bay) – Crail (Julia’s Café) Distance: 10 miles Time: 5 hours (at a nice leisurely pace) On Saturday we ventured out on our second CRF group walk, this time taking on a section of the Fife Coastal Path. We met in Elie for …
Reading Time: 2 minutesBodyshop, LUSH, L’OCCITANE, Kiehl or MAC user? Check out the recycling schemes on offer which can save you a pretty penny as well as help the environment! Body Shop recycling scheme Return Recycle Repeat encourages customers who return their used Body shop bottles (and jars or pots) to receive £5 off …
Reading Time: 2 minutesI have stumbled across an article a few days ago stating that “sending even a short email is estimated to add about four grams (0.14 ounces) of CO2 equivalent (gCO2e) to the atmosphere. To put this into perspective, the carbon output of hitting “send” on 65 mails is on par …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe like to recycle a lot of things at Edinburgh CRF but do you forget what and where the recycling collections are located??? Well fear not, attached is a poster of all the recycling schemes we are involved in and where you need to recycle them! There is also a …
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere is a new Book Exchange in Chancellor’s Building – see below. A great re-use opportunity! On the first floor balcony (by the lifts) of the Chancellor’s Building, you will now find a table of second hand books. These books are available for you to take, borrow, or swap for …
Reading Time: 2 minutesI joined Elizabeth (formerly our IT Manager) for a walk in the Pentlands last week. It’s not an area I’ve explored much, but I have been inspired by Ana and Mitzie’s tales of lovely walks there, and it didn’t disappoint. We parked at the Flotterstone Information Point next to the …
Reading Time: 2 minutes On Saturday 21 September a group of 15 staff from the Edinburgh CRF, along with their friends and family, headed down to Musselburgh to take part in the Great British Beach Clean. We arrived at 11am to be briefed on the clean up and were given equipment to use …
