The East Lothian Climate Action Network is a collaboration of community-led groups, organisations and businesses supported by and guiding the activities of the Climate Hub. It aims to advocate for a sustainable, inclusive environment and world to live in for all and to amplify our collective voice.

See a list of our members below, or see our ELCAN members map.

Benefits of joining ELCAN: 

  • Opportunities to direct the activities of the Climate Hub, and steer both local action and action aimed at advocating for change from above (local authorities to policy) 
  • Support and advice from the Climate Hub team for your projects and ideas 
  • Peer to peer learning with other groups within and beyond East Lothian 
  • Access to trainings and resources around climate environmental action and capacity building 
  • Access to an advanced projector and hybrid workshop equipment 

94 members found

Aberlady Conservation & History Society

We were established in 2001 in response to an unwanted housi

Hello@aberladyheritage.com

Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Art and culture, Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Education / Skills / Training, Food growing / processing, Sharing economy / Tool library, Health and Well being

Amanda Farnese Heath

Photography vegan recipes

themadmarchhare@icloud.com

Art and culture

Amisfield Walled Garden

Amisfield Walled Garden is being restored and developed as a

volunteersamisfield@gmail.com

Food growing / processing, Education / Skills / Training, Community/Social Enterprise Support, Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Health and Well being

Balanced Horizon

We are a registered Scottish charity based in East Lothian w

John@balancedhorizon.org

Food growing / processing, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Education / Skills / Training, Land management

BBEL

bbel1@btinternet.com

Health and Well being, Transport / active travel

Bright Green Hydrogen

Bright Green Hydrogen is a non-profit organisation dedicated

david@melcc.org.uk

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Education / Skills / Training, Energy generation / efficiency, Land management, Lobbying / campaigning, Sharing economy / Tool library, Transport / active travel, Health and Well being, Recycling / Upcycling / Repair / Reuse

CAEL

tim.hetherington@cael.community

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Education / Skills / Training, Housing / Retrofit, Lobbying / campaigning

Campie Primary School Parent Council

Campie Primary School Parent Council works with the school t

campiecommunity@edubuzz.org

Education / Skills / Training

DadsWork SCIO

DadsWork SCIO is a community project in East Lothian working

dadswork@hotmail.co.uk

Education / Skills / Training, Recycling / Upcycling / Repair / Reuse, Sharing economy / Tool library, Health and Well being

Divest Lothian

Divest Lothian is a campaign group calling on the Lothian Pe

divestlothian@gmail.com

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Lobbying / campaigning

Dunpender Community Council

Dunpender Community Council represents East Linton, Tyningha

danny.wight.mob@gmail.com

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Community/Social Enterprise Support, Other

East Coast FM

Community radio station based in Haddington working with ELC

garvaldgary@hotmail.com

Art and culture, Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Health and Well being

East Lothian Council

support community engagement in these areas

jirvine@eastlothian.gov.uk

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Community fridges / food sharing, Other

East Lothian Foodbank

We provide emergency food across the whole of East Lothian a

volunteercoordinator@eastlothian.foodbank.org.uk

Justice/ Equality / Diversity, Food growing / processing, Community/Social Enterprise Support, Community fridges / food sharing, Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Lobbying / campaigning, Other

East Lothian Friendly Food Network

elfriendlyfoodn@gmail.com

Food growing / processing, Community fridges / food sharing

East Lothian Play Association

ELPA supports and promotes children's right to play across E

info@elpa.org.uk

Other

East Lothian Walking Festival

Our aim is to increase awareness of and participation in wal

Walks@walkfest.org.uk

Transport / active travel, Health and Well being

Fairhill Rise

Fairhill Rise is a day support service for adults with addit

claire.mclean@rmt.org

Community/Social Enterprise Support, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Education / Skills / Training, Food growing / processing, Land management, Health and Well being

Fa'side Community Kitchen

Fa'side Community Kitchen is a social café, bringing people

faside.info@gmail.com

Community fridges / food sharing, Health and Well being

Fixing for a Future

fixingforafuture@gmail.com

Education / Skills / Training, Recycling / Upcycling / Repair / Reuse, Sharing economy / Tool library

Forge and Equip CIC

We aim to provide meaningful training and employment opportu

Info@forgeandequip.co.uk

Education / Skills / Training, Recycling / Upcycling / Repair / Reuse, Justice/ Equality / Diversity, Health and Well being

Fraser Centre

The Fraser Centre is the Community Centre for Tranent and pr

david@thefrasercentre.com

Art and culture, Awareness raising / Community Engagement

Fraser J Payne

As a freelancer, I aim to address the climate and nature eme

fraserpaynework@gmail.com

Education / Skills / Training

Friends of Musselburgh Links

mrseveclark@gmail.com

Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity

Friends of the river Tyne

Small charity SCO.46978. with volunteers who are interested

friendsoftherivertyne@gmail.com

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Education / Skills / Training, Recycling / Upcycling / Repair / Reuse

Frugal Cool Sustainability and Design

Frugal Cool was set up in November 2008 to promote sustainab

nickyorr@hotmail.co.uk

Art and culture, Recycling / Upcycling / Repair / Reuse, Education / Skills / Training

Garvald and Morham Community Climate Change Project

A few people in Garvald and Morham have got together to star

Andyduncan57@gmail.com

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Community/Social Enterprise Support, Education / Skills / Training, Energy generation / efficiency

GetOut Outdoor Learning CIC

We are a newly formed Forest School CIC. We are working in G

hello@getououtdoorlearning.com

Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Education / Skills / Training

Global Justice Edinburgh & Lothians

We focus on awareness raising locally about the internationa

gjnedinburgh@gmail.com

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Justice/ Equality / Diversity

Groundswell Scotland

a professional team of experienced & qualified women del

scotland@groundswellcommunity.org

Health and Well being

Growing Matters

ruthe107@gmail.com

Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Food growing / processing

Gullane Eco Group

hilarycsmyth@outlook.com

Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Other

HeatHack, a programme of The Surefoot Effect CIC

We help community organisations with premises understand how

info@heathack.org

Education / Skills / Training, Energy generation / efficiency

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Haddington Eco Group

We are a small group endeavouring to work towards Net Zero w

corinnadawson@icloud.com

Art and culture, Recycling / Upcycling / Repair / Reuse, Other

Insulate Innerwick

Insulate Innerwick is a community based retrofit project foc

sarah.mcleary@yahoo.co.uk

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Energy generation / efficiency, Housing / Retrofit, Health and Well being

Lamp of Lothian

The Lamp of Lothian aims to change lives by providing opport

chair@lampoflothian.org.uk

Art and culture, Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Community/Social Enterprise Support, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Education / Skills / Training, Health and Well being

Laura Curtis-Moss Outdoors

I am a freelance outdoor education and snorkel instructor fo

laura.moss@yahoo.co.uk

Education / Skills / Training, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Other

Lil (Lower Impact Living ) CIC

Lil connects, inspires and empowers communities of interest

hello@dolilthings.org

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Sharing economy / Tool library, Community/Social Enterprise Support

Lily’s Ormiston CIC

lilysormiston@outlook.com

Community fridges / food sharing, Community/Social Enterprise Support

MADE in East Lothian CIC

Established in 2016, MADE in East Lothian is a Community Int

madeineastlothian@gmail.com

Art and culture, Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Education / Skills / Training, Recycling / Upcycling / Repair / Reuse, Sharing economy / Tool library, Health and Well being

Mobo Media

I was a trial author for building the website.

hello@mobomedia.co.uk

arts|health

Natural Connections

Based in an old industrial site in Tranent. The Heugh Commun

lorraine@naturalconnections.org.uk

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Education / Skills / Training, Food growing / processing, Health and Well being, Recycling / Upcycling / Repair / Reuse

Nature on the Mind

Nature on the Mind provides wildlife friendly garden care an

Natureonthemind@outlook.com

Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Education / Skills / Training, Food growing / processing, Health and Well being, Land management, Other

Newbattle Abbey College

Newbattle Abbey College offers adults of all ages the opport

denisemcnulty@nac.ac.uk

Education / Skills / Training, Justice/ Equality / Diversity, Health and Well being, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Awareness raising / Community Engagement

North Berwick Wildlife Gardening

North Berwick Wildlife Gardening was set up by local residen

helenfcarlyle@yahoo.com

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity

North Light Arts

North Light Arts works without walls. It is an established a

contact.northlightarts@gmail.com

Art and culture, Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Education / Skills / Training

Our Community Kitchen

elaine@ourcommunitykitchen.org.uk

Community fridges / food sharing, Food growing / processing

Papple Steading LTD

verity.sinclair@papple.com

Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Art and culture, Health and Well being

Parish of Traprain

We are currently working on a project to turn our Glebe fiel

chloeclark77@hotmail.co.uk

Other

Pencaitland and District Community Council

We are a Community Council and have a sub group called the P

carolfinneron@pencaitland.org

Other

Pennypit family and learning centre

we are a charity run service in Prestonpans our beautiful bu

fluffysheep33@hotmail.com

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Community/Social Enterprise Support, Education / Skills / Training, Energy generation / efficiency, Health and Well being

Prestonpans Library

We are a public authority library who offer public access to

cmanus@eastlothian.gov.uk

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Community fridges / food sharing, Community/Social Enterprise Support, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Education / Skills / Training, Energy generation / efficiency, Food growing / processing, Justice/ Equality / Diversity, Health and Well being, Recycling / Upcycling / Repair / Reuse, Transport / active travel

Queen Margaret University Education

The Education team at Queen Margaret University QMU offers

pboxall@qmu.ac.uk

Education / Skills / Training, Art and culture, Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Community/Social Enterprise Support, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Food growing / processing, Justice/ Equality / Diversity, Land management, Transport / active travel, Health and Well being

Second Haddington Scout Group

Second Haddington is a local Scout Group creating adventures

sligachan23@btinternet.com

community|education

Sust Dunbar

duncansmeed@gmail.com

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Energy generation / efficiency, Food growing / processing, Transport / active travel

Sust Musselburgh

monktonhall@gmail.com

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Food growing / processing, Housing / Retrofit

Sustaining North Berwick

kduncanm@yahoo.co.uk

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity

The Fraser Centre Community Trust

We are the community centre for Tranent. We are already a me

alison@thefrasercentre.com

Community fridges / food sharing, Health and Well being, Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Community/Social Enterprise Support

The Ridge

info@the-ridge.org.uk

Food growing / processing, Education / Skills / Training, Housing / Retrofit

Tranent Allotment Association

Tranent Allotment. 26 individual plots and 6 community plot

Rosannewoods@hotmail.com

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Community fridges / food sharing, Community/Social Enterprise Support, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity, Education / Skills / Training, Food growing / processing, Health and Well being, Sharing economy / Tool library, Land management

Tranent Wombles

tranentwombles@gmail.com

Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity

Tyninghame Community Farm

Tyninghame Community Farm is a Community Supported Agricultu

community@tyninghame.farm

Food growing / processing, Land management, Health and Well being, Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity

Underground Trees Ltd

Underground Trees is a small Scottish tree nursery growing n

info@undergroundtrees.co.uk

Conservation / Rewilding / Biodiversity

University of Edinburgh, Law School Society

We are the Law School Student Society, a group of students d

muskansingadia3073@gmail.com

Art and culture, Awareness raising / Community Engagement, Justice/ Equality / Diversity, Lobbying / campaigning, Education / Skills / Training, Energy generation / efficiency

West barns Community Council

Community Council; for |west barns and District

jacquie.bell50@googlemail.com

Other

Wilder Outdoor Education CIC

Wilder is run by Diane Christopherson – teacher, forest scho

contact@wilderoutdooreducation.co.uk

Education / Skills / Training, Health and Well being