Join Arran Eco Savvy and Arran’s Food Journey for a workshop on a local food plan for Arran: Wednesday November 17th at 5.30pm at the Ormidale Pavilion The Scottish Government is currently consulting on their future plan for local food, Local Food for Everyone, but what does ‘local food’ mean to you and how can …
Stroll With it Arran! Health Walk timetable The Stroll With it Arran! Health Walks are continuing over winter – a great incentive to still get out and about now that it is getting a bit colder! The walks will pause for a few weeks over the Christmas period with the last one this year being …
Climate Fringe Week is Scotland’s biggest call for action on climate change ahead of COP26, and will take place from 18-26 September 2021. With COP26 coming to Glasgow this November, this is a key time to bring about climate action amongst communities and the Scottish voice should be louder than ever. WHAT IS CLIMATE FRINGE …
Arran Eco Savvy share news of the upcoming Farmer’s Market – We are excited to be working with Bellevue Farm – Holiday Cottages & Farm Tours in Blackwaterfoot, and Arran’s Food Journey to hold a farmers market at Bellevue Farm on Sunday 5th September! Come along to meet local producers, take a farm tour, see the …
Welcome to Stroll with It Arran! Health Walks Walking is a great way to stay healthy and get fitter as well as being good for our mental health. If you would like to walk more, build up your confidence and explore Arran, joining a health walk could be the answer. This summer the Stroll with …
The Crowdfunder for the Arran Home Recipe Book is Live! The Arran Home Recipe Book features over 100 recipes with focus on local produce, including Scottish classics and international favourites. The crowdfunder is now live! You can pre-order a copy for £14 from here Recipes are supplied by cookbook author Nick Paul as well as …
Arran Eco Savvy is working with North Ayrshire Council to look at access to affordable and healthy food. We have created a survey to better understand what barriers people are currently facing in accessing affordable, healthy food. This information will be used to inform a strategy to provide support to people in our community. Please …
Alongside their growing fleet of eBikes (available for Arran residents to loan – see here for more info), Arran Eco Savvy have organised a new eBike Recharge scheme. Here is some more information about the initiative: Everyone on Arran understands the challenges of cycling our beautiful yet demanding terrain; with the advent of eBikes, the …
On the evening of 25th March, the Eco Savvy Sustainable Island Life Awards celebrated people involved in two years of Arran community climate action. The Sustainable Island Life project run by Arran Eco Savvy completes activities on 31st March 2021 after being supported by the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) for the last two years. …