Orchard trees up for grabs – apply by Sunday

 

We have orchard trees available for planting now. These were bought using some of our first Eco Development Fund and are available for members. The application link can be found here. Deadline is this Sunday, 27 October.

Any community groups or organisations not already a member can join WLCAN easily and quickly, the form is here.

Water event – a deluge of concerns that need action now

West Lothian Water Confluence, hosted with River Almond Action Group, provided a close focus on pollution, contamination and the causes of flooding. Many thanks to those from the spheres of environmental science, angling, community action groups and citizens who attended, along with Bathgate and Linlithgow’s MP Kirsteen Sullivan, and to River Almond Action Group – RAAG for organising the event in Linlithgow on 28 September. Our report is ready to take forward – and to – relevant bodies. The pollution of waterways and sources simply must be addressed, and urgently.

Participants voted for three key actions: to create a vision for clean water in Scotland; better regulation and enforcement; to achieve accountability. The conference and outcomes are detailed in the report, which is available here.

In addition, the report for the Bathgate Summit on Climate earlier in September is available here.  This is the summary report, for the fuller one please email [email protected]