Growing Communities for Health
As always, ELGT had a great response to the ‘Growing Communities For Health’ grant scheme when the latest round opened in September of last year. During 2016, we funded twelve projects across Edinburgh and helped to grow the network of community gardens in the city.
Among the twelve community groups receiving grants this year, Newhaven Heritage and The Afro-Caribbean Christian Fellowship started up brand-new garden projects. Grants were also given towards:
- expenses for volunteers at North Edinburgh Grows and LGBT Health & Wellbeing
- rebuilding raised beds at Lochend Secret Garden
- a range of specially-adapted lightweight tools for volunteers at the Garden Globe, Craigmillar
- volunteer training at the Royal Edinburgh Community Garden (above)
If your community group wants to start a new garden, or is looking for funds to help develop an existing garden, the 2016-17 grant scheme is open now and will close in November. See here for full details.
Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust
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