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‘Collaborating for a Successful Sector’ The annual CRNS conference is the dedicated Third Sector event for Scotland’s reuse, repair and recycling sector and the perfect networking opportunity for members; stakeholders; policy makers; social enterprises; funders and private organisatio

Edinburgh CRNS Forum – 13th September CRNS is pleased to announce the date for the latest CRNS Edinburgh Forum. These FREE open Forums provide an opportunity for our reuse, repair and recycling organisations to network, get strategic updates from CRNS and engage with speakers on a top

Glasgow CRNS Forum – 14th September This Forum will be hosted by the Heart of Scotstoun Community Centre and the first part of the meeting will involve a guided SEPA workshop session on the updated Scottish reuse regulations, which all reuse and repair organisations should be aware of

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AWARDS SCOTLAND CRNS is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in two categories of the Social Enterprise Awards Scotland, #SocEntAwards17.   We greatly look forward to the awards ceremony in the Scottish Parliament on the evening of Tuesday 7th November

There was a great buzz ‘doon the watter’ on Friday 16th June around the formal launch of Restyle Argyll which was held in the Victoria Hotel on Rothesay’s sea front. We had expected some photobombing from the island itself but it was so misty that a clear photograph of the bay was imp

The Scottish Government proves it has the bottle (and the can)! The Scottish Government has shown the rest of the UK the way with a commitment to finding out how deposit and return can work in Scotland. A study has been commissioned by The Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham and

    A Very Grand Occasion Indeed! The 2017 CRNS Awards Dinner took place within the iconic Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow on Friday 19 May 2017 and it was a very grand occasion indeed. CRNS members, sponsors and stakeholders looked very smart as they arrived to partake in a gl

Fife Council leads the way in reuse furniture Fife Council has become the first local authority to trial a change in the way it provides furniture and other household items to Scottish Welfare Fund customers. Since April 2013, all 32 local authorities in Scotland have provided Crisis

Reuse Furniture for Scottish Welfare Fund Clients A ground-breaking reuse consortium has been created in Scotland to deliver quality, affordable furniture to people in need. The reuse consortium, created by Community Resources Network Scotland (CRNS), is the first consortium of its ki