Falkland Centre
for Stewardship
Falkland Centre for Stewardship exists to promote the
practice of stewardship locally and the philosophy of
stewardship in 21st century Scotland and beyond. Falkland
Centre for Stewardship understand stewardship as the act
and art of holding and nurturing assets for others –
including the next generation. The asset in question may be
an organisation, a tradition, a building, a landscape, or
at the highest level the planet’s natural resources and
ecosystem. Stewardship is about responsible, long-term
management. Good stewards draw from the past, mind the
future and always look beyond themselves.
Falkland Centre for Stewardship is responsible for the care
and revival of the Grade A House of Falkland with its Arts
and Crafts interiors and designed landscape. It also runs
the Big Tent festival, Scotland's festival of stewardship.
For more information on this year's festival, see the
website Big Tent
2007.
For more information please contact Helen Lawrenson,
Development Manager by email.
Falkland
Conservation Group
Falkland Conservation Group
carry out outdoor tasks regularly throughout the year.
Activities include tree, hedge and wildflower
planting, causing grief to invasive plants, light path
maintenance and repairing anything from ponds to dry-stone
walls. We’re aged 20 (ish) to 50 (very ‘ish) and the
craik is as important as the satisfaction in a job well
done. Falkland Conservation Group meet monthly. For more
information please contact Michael Hughes, task organiser
by email.
Falkland in
Bloom
Falkland-in-Bloom's main aim
is to improve the local environment in the burgh of
Falkland. This is done in many ways - through
horticulture, recycling, sustainability and encouraging
the conservation of the landscape and biodiversity. All
plants are grown in their poly-tunnel, sited centrally
and maintained in season by volunteers. It is an
entirely voluntary group that has been in existence for
20 years. This year is an exciting one for
Falkland-in-Bloom as Falkland is one of only two
communities representing the United Kingdom in Entente
Florale. For more information please contact Keith
Jackson, Chair by email.
Falkland
Society
Falkland Society looks after
the historical records of Falkland, be they documents,
photographs or artefacts. Throughout the winter months, the
Society holds monthly meetings which feature guest
speakers. For more information please contact John Smith,
Chair by email.
Fife Air Cadets Conservation Group
The Fife Air Cadets
Conservation Group [FACCG] is an environmental organisation
working with young people from the Air Cadet Organisation,
Scout Association and many families. It works in
partnership with communities across Fife to restore and
conserve wild and urban places as an important part of
getting the youngsters to learn about the natural heritage
of Scotland, and promote active citizenship in the
community while taking part in the John Muir Award and Duke
of Edinburgh’s Award. Under its motto of “Working together
for tomorrow’s future” it has a well established track
record in providing young people with a wide range of
opportunities for discovering and exploring wild areas,
learning countryside skills and crafts, and at the same
time their personal development while undertaking practical
conservation tasks. Over many years FACCG has spent
thousands of hours in Falkland helping with woodland
management, planting trees and new hedgerows, rebuilding
dry stonewalls, organising community clear ups, and
restoring historic footpaths. Through its sponsorship with
the Smith Anderson Group, it endeavors to work with the
company to clear up areas within the factory site at
Falkland, by making environmental and visual improvements.
At the start of 2007 we moved our “Secret Garden – Grow
your Own” project to Falkland, which over the years, not
only has allowed the young people to learn about
horticulture whilst growing their own garden produce, but
has also ensured that the wildlife around the garden is
encouraged and protected.
Throughout
2007 the Fife Air Cadets Conservation Group will continue
to promote active communities and responsible citizenship
in Falkland by encouraging every young person to make their
contribution.
For
more information please contact Mark Pearson, by
email.