ELREC Food Support Appeal
Dear colleagues and friends, The lockdown and Covid 19 have been particularly difficult on many BAME, low income and isolated families here in Edinburgh. In June 2020 ELREC started a food project to help bridge the gap between BAME people and food poverty and access to free food services such as food banks. This came […]
Driving efficiency Training (free) – Save up to 15% in fuel use
Take part in this free 45min 1to1 driving efficiency training with a driving instructor & learn everything you need to know to SAVE 15% FUEL Save up to 15% in fuel! Limited spaces. Book your slot now https://ecodriving1.eventbrite.co.uk Due to anticipated high interest, it is first come first served. We require a £20 refundable deposit […]
Green manures Online workshops. RBGE workshop with ELREC
The Royal Botanical Garden Market Gardener Ben will take you through how you prepare your soil for the next growing season by using green manures over winter. He will discuss what plants are suitable, how they improve your soil, and how to use them. Join Zoom Meeting on Thursday 17 September at 01:30PM Meeting ID: […]
Big Swap Shop Event // Free clothes, utensils, books, etc
Come along to find some great clothes, toys, books, DVDs, kitchen utensils and other stuff for FREE! PLEASE SHARE This event will enable you to swap clothes and other items and reduce the amount of textile produced and landfilled. Come and help the planet by reducing waste! Everything will be available at NO COST. You […]
After Covid – From Greed to green?
A talk with Environmental Scientist James Curran MBE “Scientists predicted a global pandemic. It appeared on global risk registers. But we weren’t ready.Scientists predict a climate and nature emergency. It appears on risk registers. This time we must prepare.” Join James Curran to reflect how the COVID crisis could be used to create a new […]
Racism in Edinburgh
ELREC has been dealing with numerous cases of racism in Edinburgh and Lothians, our Chair Foysol Choudhury had sent a couple of letters to some MSP’s and Councillors, in order to inform the situation and tackle this issue. Eleanor Bird kindly answered his letter, please check out her answer: “As a local councillor, I want […]
Foraging and what to do with your weeds – RBGE Online workshop
21/08/2020 Friday from 13:30-15:00 Join our next Edible Gardening Project at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Online session on Friday 21st August at 1:30pm. The idea of this workshop is to find other uses of the most common weeds we find in the garden. If we spend so much time weeding, then it makes sense […]
Lord Provost Speech at ELREC AGM
“Chairman Choudhury, Members of the Scottish Parliament, Elected Members, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer, ELREC Board Members, Staff and Volunteers, Ladies and Gentlemen, as Lord Provost of the great City of Edinburgh, and as Patron of ELREC, I am delighted to be here with you all at your 2020 Annual General meeting, as you continue the […]
Black Lives and Climate Justice: Prof Sir Geoff Palmer 6-8pm Tues 8 Sept
Exploring the intersection between #BlackLivesMatter, #RacialJustice, #JustTransition and#BuildBackBetterScot 6pm Tues 8 Sept online Join Sir Geoff Palmer to reflect on how structural racism impacts not just people of colour but also all of us in a country dominated by a continuing colonialism – benefiting from extraction of resources from the Majority World to maintain our […]
ELREC AGM 2019
‘Everything has a silver lining’ this goes for most things and our AGM was no exception. Even during difficult times like such, we as a humanity find ways to not only survive but thrive. As many of you know, we had the AGM scheduled for March 2020 but due to Covid -19 it was cancelled, […]
