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Project Manager

Judith King

Arran Eco Savvy is delighted to welcome Judith King
Judith is Eco Savvy’s Reuse Micro hubs project manager.

7/8 micro hub managers  have been employed  as part time managers for our eight villages.
Eco-Savvy’s new project is  Arran Eco Savvy Reuse Micro-hubs’ which aims to create an island wide network of reuse and up-cycling sites which will encourage local communities to come together to tackle waste and build a more sustainable future.
These micro-hubs will be focal points for waste reduction – promoting up-cycling though skills sharing, reuse through swap shops and delivering educational events. Each hub will be located in an existing community space and by collaborating with established Arran groups the aim is that no one on Arran will ever be more than four miles from an Eco Savvy Hub.
This is a big project and a great challenge for everyone on Arran to make it a huge success.
This project is funded through the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund and the European Regional Development Fund.

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8 New Vacancies

Eco Savvy Re-use Micro-Hub Managers

8 vacancies

we are recruiting a hub manager in each of the following locations

Kildonan, Kilmory, Shiskine/Blackwaterfoot, Pirnmill, Lochranza, Corrie/Sannox, Brodick & Lamlash

Eco-Savvy is an environmental charity on the Isle of Arran, working towards making Arran a greener and more sustainable island. The charity has been awarded a grant by the Climate Change Fund and the European Regional Development Fund to establish eight micro-hubs, so creating an island wide network of reuse and up-cycling sites.

We are now seeking enthusiastic motivated people with a good knowledge of their local community to manage these hubs.

You will need good communication and organisational skills, be IT literate, with an understanding of spreadsheets & word documents. Social media skills would also be helpful but not essential.  Your objectives will be to motivate your community & gather supporting volunteers.

The job is a fixed term contract for 10 months working 8 hours per week (may include some weekend and evening work).                           The pay rate is £11.50 per hour.

To apply please send a CV and covering letter to arran.ecosavvy@gmail.com or post to Eco Savvy Community Shop, Shore Road, Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran. KA27 8PR.

Applications close 5pm Wednesday 10th May.                                    Interviews will be in mid May with a start date of early June.

These positions are funded through the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund and the European Regional Development Fund.

 

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Job Vacancy

Project Manager

This position is funded through the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund and the European Regional Development Fund.

Application Closed 31st March 2017

Eco Savvy Reuse Micro-Hubs Project.

 Over the next year Eco-Savvy aim to launch 8 new reuse micro-hubs around Arran . We are looking to recruit a Project Manager to lead and coordinate the creation and roll-out of the new micro-hubs.

Candidates will need to be numerate, organised and IT literate – including Spreadsheets, Word Processing and Social Media. You will also need to be a good communicator and willing to work largely unsupervised. A clean driving license would be helpful but not essential.   Further  micro hub details here

Job Description here

To apply please send a CV and covering letter to arran.ecosavvy@gmail.com or post to Eco Savvy Community Shop, Shore Road, Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran. KA27 8PR. Applications close 5pm   31st March. Interviews will be in early April with an expected start date of early May.

This position is funded through the Scottish Government’s Climate Challenge Fund and the European Regional Development Fund.

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Exciting times for Eco Savvy

 

Arran Charities awarded over £110,000 for Environmental Projects across the Island

It was great news for two environmental projects on Arran this week. Both Eco-Savvy and Arran Community Land Initiative were successful in their applications to the Climate Challenge Fund for 12 months funding starting in April. The total funding granted amounts to £115,000, which not only will help Arran communities tackle climate change, it will also provide new jobs on the island.

Arran Eco Savvy awarded £63,436 (includes maximum funding of £31,718 from the European Regional Development Fund). 

Eco-Savvy’s new project is ‘Arran Eco Savvy Reuse Micro-hubs’ which aim to create an island wide network of reuse and up-cycling sites which will encourage local communities to come together to tackle waste and build a more sustainable future.

These micro-hubs will be focal points for waste reduction – promoting up-cycling though skills sharing, reuse through swap shops and delivering educational events. Each hub will be located in an existing community space and by collaborating with established Arran groups the aim is that no one on Arran will ever be more than four miles from an Eco Savvy Hub.

Arran Community Land’s project is called ‘Arran Fabulous Community Food’ and aims to extend the use of the community land in Whiting Bay to greatly increase the amount of food grown locally on Arran and to make this available for local consumption. There will be a new orchard, soft fruit plantation and heritage potatoes grown along with workshops and educational events to support and encourage local people to grow and cook locally produced food.

This food production will help to reduce the carbon footprint of food eaten by local people, give them local food options, encourage more local growing of food in the community and enhance carbon reduction on Arran.

This money forms part of almost £10m  of funding  to tackle climate change across Scotland. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made the announcement on Monday, saying:

“Scotland is making huge progress in delivering our climate change ambitions, but there is still much to achieve and the role of behaviour change and community action is crucial.

“The Climate Challenge Fund supports community projects that inspire people to care about the problem of climate change, consider what it might mean to them in terms of their everyday lives and enable them to take action.’
Arran Community Land at info@arranland.org
contact Eco-Savvy at arran.ecosavvy@gmail.com If you would like more information on the projects go here

Eco Savvy is delighted to be working with Arran Community Land to tackle climate change, we look forward to wide community support and  helping  Arran grow and a make a huge contribution towards climate change.

 

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Important survey request

Eco Savvy Micro-hubs

proposal for your village

We would like to request 5 minutes of your time today please, to help shape the future of Eco Savvy.

Arran Eco Savvy Reuse Micro-hubs,
This is an innovative idea evolved from your suggestions to us, when you have visited our community shop in Whiting Bay.

We aim to locate an Eco Savvy micro-hub in each village on the island.

Each hub will be located in an existing community space, providing a useful income. We hope to collaborate with established Arran groups and identify a local person to be employed part-time to act as a hub coordinator.
A hub coordinator will be supported by local volunteers

Micro-hubs will operate the same way the Whiting Bay Eco Savvy hub works.

Q. What would happen at a micro hub?

Sales of unwanted items will be available in a small designated area.

  • People will become a member of Eco Savvy

  • Members are able able to sell up to 5 small unwanted items and receive a percentage of the selling price

  • Donations of unwanted household items will be welcomed
  • Electrical items will be PAT tested ready for sale
  • Eco Savvy the project, Arran zero waste and sustainability information will be available
  • Solutions for unwanted or waste items will be found
  • Social skill sharing, schools up-cycling and workshop activities will be generated from each micro-hub.
  • Collaborative working will be encouraged and supported to maximise local benefits
  • Low Carbon lifestyles will be supported

Climate challenge targets will be introduced, for example, the loan of a shower timer for a family household with meter readings before and after will be offered. This will help us to meet carbon reduction targets and our members will also benefit by reduced bills.

Q. Where will these micro hub be located?

At present we have not established exact locations, we hope the addition of a micro-hub will benefit village halls, church halls or any suitable community welcoming space, by paying a regular income and by generating an increased footfall.

Working to find the right solutions for each village is very important, all our villages are special and all are very different.
Some villages may have a hub  operational 5 days a week while others may only be able to offer  2 days.

All hubs will offer practical household waste solutions to additional island villages, applying village specific needs and opportunities.
This will in turn establish a sustainable network of reuse activities, members and volunteers.

The aim being that everyone on Arran is never more than four miles from an Eco Savvy re-use hub.

For the first time, Eco Savvy is applying for funding to expand our existing project to reduce the carbon footprint of the wider island community through awareness,waste reduction, social skill sharing, schools up-cycling and workshop activities.

Q. Doesn’t Eco Savvy have a lot of money already?

Yes, but we have ring fenced £10,000 for forestry land purchase, in order to begin Community composting of Arran’s green waste.

Eco Savvy has sold over forty five thousand pounds of unwanted items in our Whiting Bay hub and injected over twenty thousand pounds back into the local economy.  With the additional £10,000 ring fenced for forestry land purchase we believe the Micro-hubs project will deliver environmental, social and economic benefit to all our villages.
Do you agree?
Please can you please spare a couple more minutes to respond to our survey which is  anonymous.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CZ6JVKX

Your reply is very important to us, we need our members responses to support our application.

To establish the Micro-hubs we need this funding, once established we are sure they will become financially sustainable as Eco Savvy in Whiting Bay has been from the onset.
If you would like to get involved and volunteer with Eco Savvy please contact us.
Please send us any comments or questions you have concerning mico-hubs or any other Eco matter.
Thank you for your time and support.

Eco Savvy

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Join in Zero Waste Arran Week 2016

Zero Waste Arran 2016

Join us and help to make Arran a greener and more sustainable island.

Welcome to Zero Waste Arran Week

Eco has a plan to get everyone refilling their water bottles on Arran.

Arran Primary School pupils have all been invited to enter our competition to;

  • Design a poster to show everyone where water bottles can be refilled on the island

Their fantastic entries will be on display at the Big Green Footprint so please come along and show them your support

Come along to our Big Green Footprint  and find out more.

Do you have an up-cycling business?
A passion for up-cycling?
If so would you like to bring along samples of your work to one or both of our exhibitions to be held during Zero Waste Arran week 11th -18th September? Eco Savvy is planning a week of events including a social evening with some fun crafting Eco Style!
Eco is also presenting the BGF and hosting two large ambitious exhibitions in Whiting Bay and Brodick village halls with
A variety of great workshops – something for everyone.
Competitions and Challenges
If so would you like to bring along samples of your upcycling work to one or both of our exhibitions?
We would like to include all businesses and individuals who love up-cycling in an exhibition of work and products.
Exhibit your work, talk to visitors, demonstrate and share your up-cycling passion and experience.
Sell your up-cycled goods for a donation to Eco Savvy
Contact us to book your place.
Whiting Bay Exhibition Thursday 15th September
Brodick Hall Exhibition Saturday 17th September

 

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Eco-Marine Competition & Crafts event

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Eco Savvy will make this bin available at all times for beach plastic litter disposal.   The contents will be checked and all the litter which is possible to  recycle will be put in the blue recycle bins.

Please remember to pick up any beach plastic on the shore and put it in the bin outside Eco Savvy or use the Kildonan beach bin.

 

A display of “Beach plastic litter” marine life is shown in the Eco Savvy Community shop window.

Eco Marine poster

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Eco Savvy’s message

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A busy event and great to be working with   COAST 

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The prize giving

 

More details  here

 

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