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Welcome to the Letham Climate Challenge website!
Letham is one of a number of communities across Scotland working to reduce the Carbon Foot Print of the community.
After receiving funding from the Scottish Government a Street by Street Energy Audit was carried out across Letham. Energy Awareness Advisors visited over 700 properties providing energy saving advice and carrying out a Home Energy Check. Residents were then referred to an Insulation Contractor who provided very competitive quotations with some residents being able to obtain grants for free insulation work.
The work was supported by Scottish Hydro Electric, SCARF and Perth & Kinross Council.
Following a further appliction to the Climate Challenge Fund work was carried out in setting up a Garden Share Project where residents without gardens could be matched up with residents who have a garden but are unable to manage it with the main aim of growing fruit and vegetables.
We have now started a waste minimisation project and we have opened a Swap Shop in Garth Avenue, Letham where unwanted household items can be swapped with someone else's unwanted items. If you don't want to swap when you bring your unwanted items into the shop then that is ok.
We will aslo be running a series of FREE workshops:
Bike Repair
Clothing Alterations
Cookery
Organic Gardening
Furniture Repair
Arts & Crafts
Living a Lower Carbon Lifestyle
***The shop is OPEN***
Mondays
Wednesdays
Fridays
10am - 3pm
Drop in Workshops are being run this week at the Swap Shop at 35 Garth Avenue.
All workshops are free and everyone can take home an item that they have made.
Monday 10th October 11am – 12noon Gardening & Recycling
Try using alternative containers to grow plants.
Monday 10th October 1.30pm – 2.30pm Gift Card Making
Recycling materials to make attractive cards.
Wednesday 12th October 1.30pm – 2.30pm Gardening & Recycling
Try using alternative containers to grow plants.
Friday 14th October 11am – 12noon Gardening & Recycling
Try using alternative containers to grow plants.
Friday 14th October 1.30pm – 2.30pm Jewellery Making
Recycling materials to make attractive jewellery
The Letham Residents Association is leading the projects locally.
We now have a page on Facebook - Letham Climate Challenge.
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