A useful environmental education toolbox

The innovative educational collective Moving Sounds recently partnered up with Transition Scotland Support and Catalyst Campaigns to produce this lovely book full of games and activities for groups of  children and adults alike. 

Games to Save the Planet is a toolbox of arts-based environmental education activities. It's a 48 page book of the many activities and games Moving Sounds have used over the years to explore issues through the arts. It's both playful and profound; great for anyone wanting to facilitate positive change or just have creative fun in groups. 

You can download a pdf of the book at the Moving Sounds website or at the Transition Scotland Support website. 

Alternatively, send a cheque for £11 with your postal details to: 

Moving Sounds, Unit 9, Phoenix Place, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1BH

Do you dream of a hut in the woods?

Huts are the focus of the latest issue of the much-loved magazine Reforesting Scotland, designed by Catalyst Campaigns. The magazine is selling out fast, so if you are one of Scotland's many hutting enthusiasts, contact Reforesting Scotland soon to become a member and receive a copy of the magazine. It includes articles about how to build your own hut, or how to buy a good quality off-the-shelf one if you are not inclined towards woodwork yourself. It also includes articles about the potential for many more hutting opportunities in Scotland, together with the launch of Reforesting Scotland's Thousand Huts campaign.

If you'd like to keep abreast of the latest hutting news, join the Thousand Huts campaign Facebook page, which already sports over 400 members.

Your guide to a feast of ideas

Transition Scotland Support commissioned this fantastic book from Edinburgh-based Bespoke Organic Events. Designed by Catalyst Campaigns, it has countless recipes to help you feed large groups of 20-200 people at large gatherings, camps or events. All the recipes are vegetarian with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients. The book is full of helpful tips for estimating quantities of food for large groups, and is ideal for ensuring no-one at your event is left hungry and disgruntled!

You can download the book at the Transition Scotland Support website

Launch of Lorraine McCauley and the Borderlands EP

We're big fans of Lorraine McCauley and the Borderlands and were delighted to work on the cover art for their EP, as well as this promotional poster for the launch. Lorraine recently performed her songs about protest and climate change at Edinburgh Castle as part of Earth Hour. We're currently working on a music video for the song "Waiting for..." from a new cd which will be released in early 2012.

To listen to the music of Lorraine McCauley and the Borderlands, have a look at these links:www.soundcloud.com/lorrainemccauley

www.lorrainemccauley.wordpress.com

www.youtube.com/user/lorrainemccauleyband

Promoting renewable fuels

Low Carbon Cairngorms has produced a set of useful fact sheets about the benefits and opportunities for wood fuel in the Cairngorms National Park area. The case studies are designed by Catalyst Campaigns and are available from the Low Carbon Cairngorms website.

How to organise a regional gathering

Catalyst Campaigns has designed a new guide for Transition Scotland Support called "How to organise a Regional Gathering". It contains all kinds of help for groups planning to organise an event aimed at collectively building a sustainable community equipped to tackle the challenges of climate change and peak oil. The guide includes sections on involving people, practical tips for organising the event, and even seasonal recipes to ensure everyone is well fed and ready to get stuck into planning a positive future.

Comparing CO2 emissions from domestic woodfuel and fossil fuels