Greener Kirkcaldy
Charity registered in Scotland SC041412
Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity working locally to bring people together, take positive action on the climate emergency and support people through fuel poverty and food insecurity. We deliver a range of projects, events and skills training to achieve the needs and goals of local people – building resilience as a community and working towards a future where everyone can live better and tread more lightly on our planet. Based in the heart of Kirkcaldy – with a community building, training kitchen, bike shop and garden – we carry out activities across Kirkcaldy and work with partners to deliver projects across Fife
- Advice / Information, Community Development, Education / Learning / Training, Environment / Recycling, Poverty, Social Economy / Social Enterprise, Volunteering
- 8 East Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 1XT
- www.greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk
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Current opportunities
As part of Greener Kirkcaldy’s Communities Connected Project, they are looking for volunteer walk leaders. Their walks inspire people to reduce their carbon emissions by driving less and walking more, and are easy and sociable. Walk leaders lead and support short walks in the Kirkcaldy area to encourage people to come together and keep active. A small amount of preparation is sometimes required for the walk, alongside the Sessional Walk Leader.
If you can give around two hours per month, enjoy walking, and would like to help people to explore the Kirkcaldy area, this could be the role for you.
Greener Kirkcaldy are looking for a bike refurbishment assistant to build and service bikes in their Lang Toun Cycles bike shop on Kirkcaldy High Street. The volunteer role offers support and training and if the volunteer is suitable, they will be offered the opportunity to train as a bike mechanic. The role requires and commitment of one ½ day per week. Volunteers would be offered full support from the bike shop staff.
This opportunity would be a great match for someone who is interested in bike maintenance and working in a bike shop.
Greener Kirkcaldy are looking for Active Travel Assistants to be based in their Active Travel Hub at Lang Toun Cycles in Kirkcaldy High Street providing advice on active travel. Active travel includes walking, cycling and wheeling as well as modes of travel that are more energy efficient eg using public transport instead of the car. Active travel benefits the environment and the travellers’ physical and mental health. You would be providing information on how best to travel actively by helping to plan and offer safe routes to walk or cycle or Information on the cheapest public transport options i.e. advanced public transport tickets and travel cards. In the role you would enjoy the support of the Active Travel Hub staff and Greener Kirkcaldy’s volunteer coordinator. If you are interested in doing something for the environment, public wellbeing and meeting new people, go and volunteer with them.