Community News and Events: Alness

New Year Resolution? Pledge to 'Slim Your Bin'

Submitted on Fri, 01/01/2010 - 9:51am

So far, over 100 people have pledged to Slim Your Bin Logo 'Slim Your Bin'. You too, can be part of the waste solution. Click here to fill in short survey and  pledge to Slim Your Bin  (takes a couple of minutes)  or click here to make a quick pledge (20secs). Alternatively, you can download a copy of the survey and pledge and return it to us or phone or text us and we’ll get back to you. Read more

Packed Pumpkin Parties!

Submitted on Wed, 04/11/2009 - 8:35pm

Pumpkin Party

Where could you find ghouls, witches, pumpkins, pirates, vampires and fairies all hanging out together?  At RoWAN’s Pumpkin Parties on Saturday 31st October!  Read more

Pumpkin Party

Cheeky PumpkinBe part of the great Pumpkin Party extravaganza!  Families are invited to come along and enter our Crazy Decorated Pumpkin competition, pick up some scrummy pumpkin recipes, learn how you could grow your own for next year with free seeds and get composting tips for those carving leftovers!  Taste some fab pumpkin soup and enjoy the day!

Download our Halloween colouring contest sheet here and bring it with you to have a chance to win a spooktacular prize on Saturday.  Boo!

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Where & When

Sat, 31/10/2009 - 11:00am - 1:00pm
Aquadome, Inverness and Averon Centre, Alness

Green and Easy Living in Alness

Submitted on Mon, 21/09/2009 - 2:21pm

Locals browsing information stallsResidents of Alness turned out in force on Saturday 19th Sept for the Alness Green and Easy Food Fair at the Averon Centre. Over 175 people came along to join in with the celebration of local food and environmentally-friendly growing and eating. Read more

Event Link: 
Alness Green and Easy Food Fair

RoWAN Newsletter - Sept 09

Newsletter about our 'green & easy' event in Alness

Smoothie Drinkers

Smoothie Drinkers

Alness Academy S1s making smoothies at RoWAN workshop on reducing food waste

Alness Green and Easy Food Fair

Come along to a free event to celebrate local produce and find out about eating an environmentally friendly diet and growing your own fruit and vegetables.  See our Green & Easy Newsletter.

RoWAN is organising this event jointly with the Alness Transition Town Group and Alness and District Allotments Society. Please could you spread the word. There will be a wide range of food and growing-related stalls and fun activities for both adults and children to show the easy steps that can be taken to grow or buy locally and to cook at home. A range of local food producers (Easter Ross Organics (Ardross), Reid's Highland Fare (Evanton) and Aquascot) will also be along with their wares, including organic vegetables, eggs, baking and salmon products. Read more

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Where & When

Sat, 19/09/2009 - 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Averon Leisure Centre, Alness

Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro)

The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) is a not-for-profit company which represents the leading aluminium packaging producers and reprocessors in the UK. Alupro’s role is to ensure that packaging waste recycling targets are met through working with local authorities and other partners, and through public education. 

To find out how to raise money for charity look at the alupro link below. List of scottish collection points for cash for cans is listed here - but please contact the organisation to confirm is this list may be out of date.

Links: 
http://www.alupro.org.uk/cash-for-your-cans.html

New Alness Academy Pupils Whizzing up in the Cairngorms

Submitted on Thu, 27/08/2009 - 10:22am

Alness Academy S1s making smoothies at RoWAN workshop on reducing food wasteMore than 80 first years from Alness Academy joined Margie and Lizbeth in whizzing up smoothies at Badaguish Outdoor Education Centre in the Cairngorms. The pupils are at the Centre for three days taking part in a range of activities including gorge walking and mountain biking. ROWAN's role was to make the links between the quality of our environment, climate change and the part that wasting food plays in it.

Pupils and their families are challenged to complete a week's Food Waste Diary, to help them see what food they waste and how to reduce it, as part of their John Muir Trust awards. RoWAN will follow up the results with the school later. Read more