eco advice centre

All these events are free but booking is essential

Love Food, Hate Waste!

Kenny Leishman from local food company V Cuisine will be showing how we can save money by reducing our food waste, as well as giving top tips on using leftovers. There will be recipes, ideas and some tasty dishes to try.

Suitable for all ages.

Funky felted flowers from tired old togs workshop

Lorna Reid from Chookiebirdie will be here to demonstrate and help with making your own corsage from recycled felted fabric. All materials will be provided, so come along and have fun whilst trying something new.

Suitable for adults and accompanied children 7 years and over

Grow your own Groceries workshop

Do you fancy growing your own veg and herbs but need help to get started? Or maybe you grow your own and would like some advice or tips? Then this is for you – enthusiastic local growers Margaret Brogan, Norma Kemp and Lynne Bates will be here with lots of help, advice and top tips for creative ways to grow some of your own food. There will also be an opportunity to have a go and take home your own planted up salad and veg.

Transition in Scotland Film and Information Night

Come along and find out what other towns and villages in Scotland are doing to become more self-reliant in the face of increasing oil prices and energy change. The Transition in Scotland film is an inspiring documentary showing what different communities have achieved in the last three years whilst having fun, helping the environment and saving money.

Wine and nibbles will be provided.

Suitable for adults and older children

Compost and Wormery

Want to make your own compost or fancy having a wormery but don’t know where to start? Want to grow tastier and more nutritious food, save money and have good soil fertility? Come along and find out how with Ron Gilchrist from Greenway Training. This interactive workshop will include buying or making your own wormery or compost bin, how to get started and top tips and troubleshooting.

Suitable for all ages

Wonderful weeds- herb walks

Did you know that many weeds are actually useful medicinal plants? Local herbalist Pamela Spence shows the hidden gems of West Kilbride on this herb walk in the village. Learn ways to preserve herbs so that you can use them throughout the year.

Suitable for all ages but children must be accompanied.

Willow making workshop

Glasgow Wood Recycling  - make your own planter

Glasgow Wood recycling makes great ethical products from recycled wood. They find creative ways to reuse this valuable resource and will have a selection of their seats, planters and garden items on display. They will also bring along some recycled wood and help you to make a small planter which you can plant up with salad or veg to take away.

Suitable for all ages, children must be accompanied

Micro-renewable technologies talk

Come along and hear Bob Baillie from the Energy Saving Scotland Advice Centre talk about his personal experience of renewable technologies.  A real advocate for sustainable energy solutions, Bob will cover the different technologies available to householders and essential information about the Feed in Tariffs.  You can also learn more about our Solar Bulk Discount scheme - offering substantial cost savings on solar hot water and PV systems.

Why all the fuss about climate change?

Local resident Kate Dapre will be talking about the real facts around climate change, and the simple things we can all do to help reduce our carbon footprints.

Rag rugging and lavender heart making workshop

Come along and have a go at rag rugging with Anne McGrath from Gathering Threads. This popular activity uses scrap material to produce a lovely, useful rug. Also try your hand at a lavender padded heart with recycled material, producing a desirable gift. All materials provided.

Suitable for adults and accompanied children 7 years and over

Upcycle your pre-loved textiles workshop

Anne and Lorna will be giving top tips and inspirational advice on how to re-use your textiles. There will be an opportunity to see items and gifts creatively made from recycled materials and find out how you can Upcycle your textiles.

Suitable for adults and accompanied children.