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Perth Winter Festival Event

22nd November, 2022

On Saturday 19th November, Perth and Kinross Climate Action engaged with the community at the Perth Winter Festival.

Thank you to everyone that came along and made a climate pledge. Around 60 people made a pledge for the environment, including Councillors Liz and Peter Barrett who made several commitments to do their part to help tackle the climate emergency and improve biodiversity. Special thanks to Martin and Lucy from The HEAT Project for attending and providing free energy advice. Get in touch with the HEAT Project directly if you wish to book a free energy audit.

The sustainable tombola was a success. Many thanks to all the businesses and environmental bodies for making donations for the tombola, demonstrating that sustainable gifts can be an excellent choice for your loved ones this Christmas. A range of biodiversity prizes, as well as, waste minimisation prizes were kindly donated by:

Remake Scotland - Community Reuse Charity Crieff
Corbenic Shop - Dunkeld
PK on the Go
Tayside Biodiversity Partnership
Zero Waste Scotland - Love Food Hate Waste
Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust
HalleyStevensons for donating fabric that we used for sustainable wrapping
Perth & Kinross Council Greenspace Team
Perth & Kinross Council Waste Team

Climate Change and Sustainable Development Team

A range of sustainable tombola items were won, including wax food wraps, shampoo bars, eco floss, bike repair kits, natural loofahs, dish wash soap, pot scrapers, pasta and rice measurers, spring bulbs for the garden, pollinator friendly plants, bee homes, bird boxes, nature packs, seeds and more!

Martin from The HEAT Project joined us to provide energy advice. Many people signed up for an in house assessment to help with reducing their bills and help the environment. If you live within Perth and Kinross and would like a free assessment of your home, please contact The Heat Project directly.

Over 60 people signed the climate action pledge to do their part to help tackle the climate emergency and improve biodiversity.

Want to sign the pledge? Sign up today!

Winners of the beautiful chopping board, which was generously donated by Corbenic. The board was sustainably made by community members reusing offcuts of unwanted wood. Corbenic is one of many zero waste/ refill shops located within Perth and Kinross. If you are considering gifting more sustainably this festive period, why not visit a shop such a Corbenic. A list of zero waste and refill shops can be viewed on our interactive map.

The winner of a pollinator friendly plant! The Perth & Kinross Council Greenspace Team kindly donated the plants. Echinacea displays bright daisy-like flowers which look beautiful even before they burst into bloom. Wildlife including butterflies, bees and birds are attracted to them.

If you want to learn more about helping biodiversity, visit our Garden and Nature section of this website.

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