Greener Kirkcaldy

Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity and development trust working on a local scale to benefit people and our environment in Kirkcaldy.

About Greener Kirkcaldy

	8 East Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy KY1 1XT
	01592858458
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Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity and development trust working on a local scale to benefit people and our environment. We would like to see a future where everyone is able to heat their home affordably, eat well, and tread more lightly on our planet. We work towards that by delivering projects to meet the needs and aspirations of local people: tackling fuel and food poverty, protecting and enjoying the environment, and bringing the community together. We take a community development approach, supporting our members, volunteers, and the wider community to make Kirkcaldy a greener and fairer place to live. Anyone in the Kirkcaldy area can become a member.

We have been working in Kirkcaldy since 2009. We currently employ 20 staff, have over 50 volunteers, around 500 members. We are governed by a volunteer management committee, elected from our membership.

We hold various cooking workshops and courses in our new Lang Spoon Community Kitchen at 8 East Fergus Place to help people improve their cooking skills, reduce food waste, and eat local, seasonal food. Our building at 8 East Fergus Place also houses our office, an events space, small kitchen garden and bike borrowing scheme, and has a distribution point for Kirkcaldy Foodbank.

We also run a community training garden at Ravenscraig Walled Garden where we host regular volunteer sessions, training and events.

We lead the Cosy Kingdom partnership providing a home energy advice service across Fife. So far the partnership has helped over 3,000 homes in Fife keep warm and save money.

Our building at 8 East Fergus Place is open: Monday – Tuesday 9.30pm – 4.30pm, Wednesday 12pm – 4.30pm, Thursday – Friday 9.30am – 4.30pm. Come and visit us to find out more about what we do, book on to our events and activities, borrow a bike, find out about our volunteering opportunities, or book a home energy advise visit.

We are independent but work closely with Fife Council and Home Energy Scotland, as well as local partners like Fife Community Food Project and Kirkcaldy Community Gardens & Allotments.

Upcoming Events at Greener Kirkcaldy

Kids Summer Sewing Club

18th July 2019

Get you kids sewing in the school holidays at our Kids Summer Sewing Club! We’ll be learning basic hand sewing skills to sew our own monsters, robots, ghosts, aliens and ghouls!

Summer Pruning Workshop

20th July 2019

Greener Kirkcaldy's holistic fruit tree care and pruning workshop on 20th July will introduce you to pruning apple, pear, cherry and plum trees, taking a natural approach.

Kirkcaldy 3 Parks Cycle Ride

20th July 2019

Join Greener Kirkcaldy on 20th July for a leisurely group cycle ride, taking in 3 of Kirkcaldy’s parks and the prom with a mix of on and off road cycling.

Adult Basic Cycle Training

22nd July 2019

Would you like to cycle more, but lack confidence? Join Greener Kirkcaldy's free 4 week programme of adult cycle training starting Monday 22nd July!

Parent and Child Cycle Training

22nd July 2019

Would you like to cycle more with your kids? Then come along to Greener Kirkcaldy's free 4 week programme of Parent and Child cycle training with local cycling guru, Jim!

Kids al fresco! Summer Outdoor Kids Club

25th July 2019

Come along for some fun outdoors, meet new friends and make great memories at Greener Kirkcaldy's Kids al fresco! Summer Outdoor Kids Club, suitable for children aged 5-10.

Basic Bike Maintenance Workshop

30th July 2019

Learn basic maintenance skills to care for your bike, keep it in good shape and make roadside repairs in our practical basic bike maintenance workshop with local Dr Bike Dave’s Bike Shed.

Kids Summer Cooking Club (5-8 years): Cheese scones and blueberry muffins

31st July 2019

Keen to encourage your children to get cooking and learn new skills? Get them along to Greener Kirkcaldy's summer kids cooking clubs in The Lang Spoon Community Kitchen!