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20.08201520th August 2015

Over 2,000 Adults and Children in Glasgow Join in Scientific Litter Project

By RoseIn BlogTags cleaner canal science, cleaner canals, glasgow, glasgow science festival, litter, litterpick, the forth & clyde canal, zero waste scotland

A report published following a brand new science litter project in Glasgow led by Glasgow Science Festival (GSF), Scottish Waterways Trust and Zero Waste Scotland...

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20.08201520th August 2015

Cycling Out of the Struggles: Why I Want to Give Back to the Canals

By RoseIn BlogTags challenge, cycle, fundraiser, fundraising, power of an hour

On Saturday Melissa Moore is cycling from Edinburgh in the East to Glasgow in the West along the canals to fundraise for Scottish Waterway Trust’s...

20.08201520th August 2015

Sandy’s Story: Volunteering by The Forth & Clyde Canal

By RoseIn BlogTags art, bowling, bowling harbour, bowling marina, conservation, heritage, sculpture, the forth & clyde canal, volunteer, volunteering

Each year Sandy Darroch spends a few days away from his work at Cofely GDF Suez to volunteer at Bowling Marina by The Forth &...

20.08201520th August 2015

Another buzzy Sunday at BeeScene

By RoseIn BlogTags beescene, bumblebee survey, bumblebees, calders, Edinburgh, the Union Canal, volunteer, volunteering

At our latest volunteer bee survey on The Union Canal in Edinburgh we were joined by 5 volunteers and 2 leaders. We spotted: Buff tailed:...

19.08201519th August 2015

Wildflower Surveys on The Union Canal

By RoseIn BlogTags conservation, Edinburgh, floramedica, the Union Canal, volunteer, volunteering, wildflower surveys, wildflowers

First of all, many thanks to all those who came along to the last volunteer Wildflower Survey and helped conduct survey no 2 of our...

19.08201519th August 2015

Volunteers Needed for Calders Garden in Edinburgh

By RoseIn BlogTags calders, canal college, conservation, Edinburgh, outdoors, the Union Canal, volunteer, volunteering

The garden areas on both sides of this canal access road was created as part of the Scottish Waterways Trust’s canal college project which provided...

19.08201519th August 2015

We Went Wild on the Canal at Banavie!

By RoseIn BlogTags caledonian canal, canal officers, events, go wild on the canal, heritage canal officer, highlands, lochaber geopark, scottish canals, wild lochaber festival

Go Wild on the Canal was postponed from a dreadful day of weather mid-May to the evening of Friday 14th August. And it rained…all night…...

19.08201519th August 2015

Community Event to Uncover Lost Forth & Clyde Canal Foundry

By RoseIn BlogTags archaeology, archaeology scotland, art, art installations, canal officer for cultural heritage, canal officers, cultural heritage, forth & clyde canal, glasgow, maryhill, scottish canals, unlocking the story, victoria foundry

Visitors to Glasgow’s Forth & Clyde Canal are being invited to indulge their inner Indiana Jones to help uncover the remains of a lost canalside...

03.0820153rd August 2015

Project Coordinator needed for Green Action Skills Trail Falkirk

By IainIn BlogTags falkirk, green action, jobs, projects

Sessional Post – 60 days to June 2016 Daily Rate £115 Immediate Start The Green Action Skills Trail project is an...

31.07201531st July 2015

Art & Archaeology at Glasgow’s Victoria Foundry

By GemmaIn BlogTags archaeology, conservation, events, forth and clyde canal, heritage, maryhill, public art, scottish canals, unlocking the story, volunteering

Yesterday we were out with our hi-vis on seeing some archaeology in action, exploring the remains of the Victoria Foundry with Scottish Canals, on the...

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