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/