Jobs fayre in Cumbernauld
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Sanctuary Housing is hosting a Jobs Fayre in Fleming House (ground floor) on the 28th of January from 11am - 3pm. You can find out more about the fayre on our Facebook Events page.
Latest news
Community Growth Area – have your say
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The development of the Community Growth Areas south of Forest Road and around Palacerigg will see major change in South Cumbernauld. Make sure your views are heard at North Lanarkshire Council's consultation as it will set the agenda for new major developments in the area.
Natural Connections – Learning from others
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Lochinver preschooler's identifying their next scavenger hunt item
Last week, we had a visit to our sister programme Coigach and Assynth Living Landscape based in Lochinver, Sutherland. The Coigach and Assynt Living Landscape project covers a vast area of mainly small townships and crofts with a population of 1200, a huge comparison to the Cumbernauld Living Landscape which covers a much smaller area but a larger population of 55,000 plus.
Natural Connections – To sleep or not to sleep…
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© Amy Lewis
Unless you have been away on holiday or snuggled up in your home for quite a while you will have noticed the drop in temperature in the last month. This dip in temperature change triggers survival mechanisms for some of our wildlife in Cumbernauld such as hedgehogs, badgers, squirrels, pine martens, bats and other small rodents. There are a few mechanisms but for now we talk about two, torpor and hibernation which are vital for these animals to survive the winter.
Natural Connections – Natural Capital in Cumbernauld
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Heather pollination
I attended The Wildlife Trust’s Conservation in the 21st Century event last week in Edinburgh to discover how we can implement ‘natural capital’ approaches in Scotland. What is it, I hear you say? Well…natural capital values our environment by looking at the services we derive from nature. A great example of this is pollination from wild bees, butterflies and hoverflies. They estimate this ‘free’ service is worth a whopping £43million to the Scottish economy. It is becoming increasingly necessary to assign a value to a natural asset in order to protect it for all of us and to show businesses the need for them to become more environmentally friendly and sustainable for their long term survival too.
National Lottery boost for Natural Connections project
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The Cumbernauld Living Landscape has launched the Natural Connections project, which will work with local schools and communities to improve three important wildlife sites in Cumbernauld. St Maurice’s Pond, Ravenswood Local Nature Reserve and Cumbernauld Glen Wildlife Reserve all neighbour Cumbernauld’s high schools.
Green route design event – register now!
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Cumbernauld Green Routes feasibility project is looking to transform the centre of Cumbernauld and its links to surrounding communities by creating green routes which are accessible, safe and enjoyable. Register now for the design event to help shape the solutions to reconnect Cumbernauld's green network.
Natural Connections – A connection with nature
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We had a cook out last week for the last Natural Connections workshop for the term with the students of St Maurice’s High School. The lads instantly took up the primal challenge of cooking outdoors (man vs fire – safely and responsibly!) to supply the other students with amazing bacon butties. We were surrounded by a sea of smiles as the students, in the pouring rain with a cup of tea in one hand and butties in the other got stuck in.
The future of sustainability – Abronhill Primary School pupils win top award
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Abronhill Primary School and Nursery Class have been commended for their environmental action by winning a national award. The schools nature garden and tree planting programme have helped improve Cumbernauld’s environment. Children have been busy working to enhance their playground, as well as a nearby Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve. Pupils spent hours weeding and planting bulbs and new trees.
Natural Connections – Thanks to backroom team
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Cumbernauld's finest with #VampireSquirrel - Looks like Sandy may have bitten more than he could chew!
The beautiful Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Cumbernauld Glen, was the showcase for our first ever Halloween night nearly three weeks ago now. Seeing how much effort it took to plan, organise and deliver got me thinking about all the work in the background that also helped it become such a success. Little is thought about the background works, they fade into comparison of the fun had but without them, quite simply, the event would not have been able to take place.