1000 Better Stories

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Alex Daniels from Transition Dundee about gleaning, fair access to fresh food and his favourite glut-busting recipes.

Transcript

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-alex-transition-dundee/

Credits

Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

Register for 1000 Better Stories Collective skillshare with Manuela and Daniel from Maxwell Centre in Dundee, 30 May, 1-2pm

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/904908354247

Gleaning Project at Transition Dundee

https://www.transitiondundee.com/gleaning

The Gleaning Network

https://gleaning.feedbackglobal.org/

West End Community Fridge

https://www.transitiondundee.com/community-fridge

Campy Growers

https://campygrowers.uk/

Kris Harbour off grid living

https://www.krisharbour.co.uk/

Transition St Andrews

https://transitionsta.org/

Roasted cauliflower dip

https://www.cookincanuck.com/roasted-cauliflower-dip-recipe-vegan/

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Paul and Chloe about making dreams come true and turning the forgotten patch of land into a safe place for community connection and play.

The story is the last one in the five-part Dumfries series of Everyday Changemakers.

Transcript

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-paul-and-chloe-sandside-community-garden/

Credits

Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

Sandside Community Garden facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/sandsidegarden/

Gilbert’s coffee grounds composting project on Cycling Dumfries website

https://cyclingdumfries.wordpress.com/2023/06/12/trailer-tuesdays/

Scottish Government’s Adaptation Plan consultation, closes on 24th of April

https://www.adaptationscotland.org.uk/news-events/stories/scottish-national-adaptation-plan-public-consultation

Adaptation Scotland

https://www.adaptationscotland.org.uk/

Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists, Jonathan Watts, The Guardian, 9 Apr, 2024

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/apr/09/tenth-consecutive-monthly-heat-record-alarms-confounds-climate-scientists?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0Afp1lIWMzhzDZIChyxx0m-ji3_rgn-MtISK2lPJj0nTmB0MJ1i3qOZ6A#Echobox=1712642938

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Martin O’Neill from The Stove network about coming home and creative placemaking with his community.

The story is the fourth in a five-part Dumfries series of Everyday Changemakers.

Transcript

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-martin-the-stove/

Credits

Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

The Stove https://thestove.org/

Midsteeple Quarter stories and studies https://www.midsteeplequarter.org/midsteeple-quarter-resources

Newly published Creative Placemaking report based on the Stove’s work https://thestove.org/how-creativity-culture-can-support-communities/

What We Do Now creative placemaking network https://whatwedonow.scot/

Post-covid Open Hoose programme which launched 10 community-driven initiatives, including Climate Kitchen https://thestove.org/projects/ongoing-projects/open-hoose/

Dumfries Climate Kitchen https://climatekitchen.co.uk/

From our archive - another scottish example of community-driven town centre regeneration story 1000 Better Stories Podcast: Carolyn Powell, Huntly Development Trust https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-6e2tu-142d6cf

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Rachel Cooper of The Crichton Trust about taking large strides and small steps in their journey towards their zero carbon future teeming with life.

The story is the third in a five-part Dumfries series of Everyday Changemakers.

Transcript

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-rachel-the-crichton-trust/

Credits

Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

The Crichton Trust https://www.crichton.co.uk/

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Tom Burns, Marketing Officer from Shax, about the circular economy with a heart.

The story is the second in a five-part Dumfries series of Everyday Changemakers.

Transcript

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-tom-burns-shax/

Credits

Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

Shax https://shax.org.uk/

Circular Communities Scotland https://www.circularcommunities.scot/

Investing in Volunteers Award https://investinginvolunteers.co.uk/

Volunteer Friendly Award https://volunteerfriendly.co.uk

The Crichton Trust https://www.crichton.co.uk/

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Sally Hinchcliffe, a founding member of Cycling Dumfries.

The story is the first in a five-part Dumfries series of Everyday Changemakers.

Transcript

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-sally-hinchcliff-cycling-dumfries/

Credits

Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

Cycling Dumfries https://cyclingdumfries.wordpress.com/

Pedal on Parliament https://pedalonparliament.org/

UK cycling embassy https://www.cycling-embassy.org.uk/

Sustrans https://www.sustrans.org.uk/

Cycling UK https://www.cyclinguk.org/

Sally Hinchcliffe https://sallyhinchcliffe.net/

Atmospheric river event 8-9 Oct 2023 https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2023/2023_07_scotland_rain.pdf

Storm Babet 18 - 21 October 2023 https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2023/2023_08_storm_babet.pdf

Kirkpatrick McMillan, inventor of the pedal bike

Video story of the bike reconstruction and journey in 2023 https://youtu.be/pfvocT7rfQ4?si=50bFhanJxAstxAGN

Blog on reconstructing the bike in 2023

https://off.road.cc/content/feature/bike-check-kirkpatrick-macmillans-rear-wheel-driven-wooden-replica-13181

On Cycling Dumfries website:

https://cyclingdumfries.wordpress.com/2023/10/03/there-must-be-something-in-the-nith-water/#more-17037

BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-19423947

Dell McLurg of the Merkinch Community Council reflects on turning life's challenges into local activism and the creation of the community's Merkinch Local Nature Reserve.

The story is the final in a 5-part series of weekly interviews with a variety of grassroots organisations involved in climate, biodiversity and social justice action across Inverness.

Transcript

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-dell-merkinch-community-council/

Credits

Interview, edit and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

Friends of Merkinch Local Nature Reserve https://www.facebook.com/merkinchreserve/

Merkinch Local Nature Reserve Ticket office http://www.merkinchlnr.org.uk/htm/old_ticket_office/old_ticket_office.php

Merkinch Community Centre https://www.merkinchcommunitycentre.co.uk/about/

Networks of community organisations:

Scottish Communities Climate Action Network https://sccan.scot/

Development Trusts Association Scotland https://dtascot.org.uk/

Highlands and Islands Climate Hub https://hiclimatehub.co.uk/

Highland Good Food Partnership (also a great podcast!) https://highlandgoodfood.scot/

Highland Community Waste Partnership https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/highland-community-waste-partnership/

Circular Communities Scotland https://www.circularcommunities.scot/

Incredible Edible Network https://www.incredibleedible.org.uk/

Community Woodlands Association Scotland https://www.communitywoods.org/

Community Land Scotland https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/

Jon Dixon from the new Holm Grown and Maria from Knocknagael CIC talk about shielding their green spaces from the wave of urban sprawl in Inverness.

The story is the 4th in a 5-part series of weekly interviews with a variety of grassroots organisations involved in climate, biodiversity and social justice action across Inverness.

Transcript

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-jon-holm-grown-amp-maria-knocknagael-cic/

Credits

Interview recording: Kaska Hempel and Craig Dunn

Edit and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

Holm Grownhttps://holmcommunitycouncil.org.uk/holm-grown-a-community-growing-space/

Holm Community Council

https://www.facebook.com/Holmcommunitycouncil

https://holmcommunitycouncil.org.uk/

Incredible Edible Inverness https://www.facebook.com/IncredibleEdibleInverness

Incredible Edible Network https://www.incredibleedible.org.uk/

Knocknagael Ltd https://www.knocknagael.org.uk/

Community Asset Transfers https://www.gov.scot/policies/community-empowerment/asset-transfer/

Community Land Scotland https://www.communitylandscotland.org.uk/

Highlands and Islands Climate Hub https://hiclimatehub.co.uk/

Highland Good Food Network https://highlandgoodfood.scot/

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Gina and Mike at Aultnaskiach Dell about the ways they have been taking care of their tiny, urban woodland.

The story is the 3rd in a 5-part series of weekly interviews with a variety of grassroots organisations involved in climate, biodiversity and social justice action across Inverness.

Transcript

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-gina-and-mike-aultnaskiach-dell/

Credits

Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

Aultnaskiach Dell website https://www.aultnaskiach.org.uk/

Community Woodlands Scotland https://www.communitywoods.org/

Case study: Aultnaskiach Dell as the Scottish Land Commission case study (includes video and report) https://www.landcommission.gov.scot/our-work/governance-ownership/community-ownership/aultnaskiach-dell-community-woodland

https://www.landcommission.gov.scot/news-events/news/municipal-forests-v-community-woodlands-reflections-from-2020-national-student-award-winner

Local press article about the early days of the Dell SCIO https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/673891/20000-appeal-launched-to-save-natural-habitat-in-inverness-city-centre/

Abriachan Forest Trust https://www.abriachan.org.uk

An audio story of Abriachan Forest by Mairi Mcfadyen and accompanying essay on land ownership in the Highlands http://www.mairimcfadyen.scot/fragile-correspondence/2023/audio-piece

Mairi’s presentation for SCCAN storyteller collective audio skillshare https://youtu.be/HwHo0fjlKjQ?si=szJ25FvAaQo259Xt

Case study: Abriachan Forest

https://www.forestpolicygroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Abriachan-FPG-case-study.pdf

Community woodland case studies by Community Woodland Association, including Abriachan Forest https://cdn.forestresearch.gov.uk/2022/02/community_woodland_case_studies_scotland.pdf

Our Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Everyday Changemaker Louise Marshall, the producer for Dance and Accessible Arts at Eden Court in Inverness.

The story is the 2nd in a 5-part series of weekly interviews with a variety of grassroots organisations involved in climate, biodiversity and social justice action across Inverness.

Transcript

See our website: https://sccan.scot/blog/everyday-changemakers-louise-eden-court/

Credits

Interview, recording and sound production: Kaska Hempel

Resources

Eden Court Climate of Hope project, for COP26 https://eden-court.co.uk/news/climate-of-hope-a-beginning

Ink Asher Hemp https://eden-court.co.uk/news/back-in-my-day

Anthropocene by Gym Jam Theatre https://www.gymjamtheatre.com/home/projects

It’s Not That Radical by Mikaela Loach https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/61645827

Louise Marshall https://eden-court.co.uk/profile/louise-marshall

“Not in My Back Garden” performance by Eden Court’s Community Engagemnet Groups for COP28 https://www.highlifehighland.com/blog/eden-court-climate-emergency-performance-hosted-at-inverness-botanic-gardens-this-weekend/

The Eden Court’s statement of commitment to climate action https://eden-court.co.uk/news/climate-emergency-commitment?fbclid=IwAR3P5rmOgbJ_BbivDSCwSrmHnVVm7JJxfIrVIzCHFlRaJAqYVOm_1sq_j0g