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 Stirling Climate Challenge Fund Information Surgery   Fri 28 July 2017 09:45 – 13:00 BST Stirling Baptist Church 67 Murray Place, Stirling FK8 1AU Funded by The European Regional Development Fund this event has been organised by a partnership of Keep Scotland Beautiful, Communit

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

CRNS and the Federation of City Farms and Gardens held a successful “Community Approaches to Composting” event in Edinburgh recently. Community organisations from across Scotland, came together to network and share their knowledge of all things community composting related. The mornin

CRNS Annual Conference ‘The Voice of the Sector – The Vision of the Members’ This year’s conference was a vibrant and dynamic event which focussed very much on ‘collaboration,’ between CRNS members and the private and public sector.  Held in Perth Concert Hall and sp

Schools Challenge The national schools challenge in the summer asked both primary and secondary schools throughout Scotland to come up with an idea for making things last at their school.  The thinking behind this year’s challenge was all about generating suggestions that might make a