Hi [NAME],
A note from Angus…
Thanks for all the positive feedback on the format and content of our new newsletter, 'The Branch'. We hope that you continue to enjoy all the latest enviro news and to hearing what we are getting up to at Trees4Scotland and Carbon Offset Scotland. If you don’t then feel free to unsubscribe by clicking the link at the end of The Branch! (the leaf).
Meet up with us…Party Time!
It’s party time…With so many Trees4Scotland fans and contributors to Teaghlach Wood coming into Edinburgh for The Gathering on the 25/26th July we thought it would be polite to invite you to a get together – and the traditional “few pints”.
The Venue is The WashBar located right in the heart of Edinburgh’s old town half way up The Mound! We have booked the upstairs!
www.washbar.co.uk
Time: From 7.30 until late!
Thanks to Trees4Scotland member Festival Inns for organising this.
If you can meet up on the evening of the 26th please let us know by emailing Angus at: gus@trees4scotland.com
More ‘wood’ news…
Branch Winners from our May edition
Up for grabs in the last edition were some great prizes from The Old Waverley Hotel and Festival Hotels.
- Leon Kitely of The Old Waverley picked out Laurie Hart of Edmonton, Alberta in Canada as the winner of 2 nights dinner B&B in his fabulous Princes Street hotel.
- Sarah Buchanan of Festival Hotels picked out Richard Adams of Orange, California who can choose a free night in any of their SEVEN Edinburgh hotels.
We hope that both lucky winners are coming to Scotland some time soon.
Could the winners please contact me to pick up their prizes by emailing gus@trees4scotland.com
What have we been up to…
The Trees Amigos in full swing!
 Our primary schools education project called The Tree Amigos finally completed the long awaited field trip phase to Teaghlach Wood. Lots of fun was had and the weather was fab! Read more…
Chamber of Commerce wins 5 Trees at BEP Event
 The Business Environment Partnership run some excellent events, and we were delighted to be able to offer the ‘best networker’ prize of five trees and a rowan package in Teaghlach Wood. Read more…
Challenge Europe!
 Angus reports from the first meeting of the British Council’s Challenge Europe project. As one of six Scots appointed to the team following a nationwide search, Angus is excited about the prospect of getting involved in new project areas. Read more…
Eden Project backs Tree4Scotland
 We are delighted to report that the fabulous Eden Project in Cornwall is supporting what we are doing at Trees4Scotland.
The Eden Project will soon be launching a new project called Green Talent that is being funded by DCSF (department of children, schools and families). We’re delighted that they have chosen to profile Angus and his day to day work with Trees4Scotland. Read more…
Tread Lightly
 With The Gathering 2009 event only a matter of weeks away, we look forward to welcoming the many visitors to Scotland who will be coming in from all over the world as part of The Homecoming.
It has long been our aim to encourage those visiting Scotland to ‘tread lightly’ and better still to leave a positive footprint by planting some trees. Read More…
Our woodland projects…
Teaghlach Wood
We now have our fabulous honours boards complete with the names of all of you who have planted 5 or more trees with us in Teaghlach Wood. The boards will be erected at Teaghlach Wood this weekend and we are considering bringing them to The Gathering event itself! Although we are not sure how practical this will be!!
The first phase of the woodland is thriving and we will begin fencing phase two shortly.
Plant a tree: www.teaghlachwood.com
The Whispering Wood
The Whispering Wood is shaping up to be a very special place indeed. All trees planted are marked by a special plaque engraved with the message of your choice. While there are many messages for loved ones who have passed away there are just as many messages that have been left for other reasons – such as birthdays, births and weddings! We mix all of these messages together to create a really special feel.
Plant a tree: www.trees4scotland.com/whispering-wood
The Green Team is Growing…
Membership of Trees4Scotland continues to grow as more and more companies are seeing the benefits of adopting a greener approach.
Special mention needs to go to our new Oak Status members:
Chartered Surveyors Graham + Sibbald celebrated 50 years in business by planting 10 trees for every one of those years – 500 trees in total. We welcomed their Managing Partner, Ian Gillies and Jim Robb, Senior Partner, to Teaghlach Wood to cut some turf! Read more…
Whisky distillers, Chivas Brothers also gained Oak Status by planting 100 trees, and Gordon Buist came up to the site to have a look round the woodland and take a few photos.
The Old Waverley Hotel also gained Oak status and are engaging with us whole heartedly by encouraging their guests to contribute to the woodland by donating £1 from every bill. Last month they planted 34 trees!
White Van Gentlemen are a removal firm with a difference - they are every much the gentlemen of the removal profession. Operating in and around London Angus Elphinstone wanted the following message left on their Oak status plaque:
“We recognize our impact on the environment and are delighted to be taking a positive step in supporting Teaghlach Wood”
The Famous Grouse Experience is one of Perthshire’s premier tourist attractions. There has always been a close relationship between whisky, wood and Scotland and we are delighted to have them on board as Oak supporters! Located near Crieff the Famous Grouse Experience is well worth a visit and you will also be handed a special voucher for Teaghlach Wood!
Check out their website www.thefamousgrouseexperience.com
Festival Hotels were one of our first ever customers and if you need a place to stay in Edinburgh then they have a choice of seven Edinburgh hotels. In every bedroom you will find a donations envelope for trees in Teaghlach Wood!
Thanks guys and we look forward to working with you all for many years to come!
July Prize Time
 In conjunction with our new relationship with The Famous Grouse Experience we would like to offer anyone who plants 5 or more trees in July 2009 the chance to win 2 adult tickets to The Famous Grouse Experience! They have a fabulous new interactive exhibit which is great fun (especially after a few drams!).
Happy Birthday ‘Graham + Sibbald’!
 There are a wide variety of reasons why companies, and individuals for that matter, plant trees with us. We were particularly pleased to recently be working with chartered surveyors Graham + Sibbald as you may have noted above.
They celebrated their 50th anniversary this year and as a symbol of their commitment to invest in the future they planted 500 trees in Teaghlach Wood - 10 for each year they have been in existence.
Graham + Sibbald continue to embrace change and are proud to be at the forefront of an ever-changing property sector in a rapidly changing business environment. These newly planted trees will be a symbol of the firm’s commitment to the next 50 years.
Happy birthday and all the best for the next 50 years!
Hitting the headlines
ScottishPower tests carbon capture project
Financial Times - Sat, 30 May 2009 03:11
A test project to extract carbon dioxide emissions from a Scottish power station was launched on Friday – the first time they have been captured from a working coal-fired plant in the UK. |
Carbon capture switch-on 'like the first blurry picture on a television'
News.Scotsman.com - Sat, 30 May 2009 04:46
SCOTLAND is leading the way towards a new energy era in which power stations are fitted with groundbreaking technology to capture greenhouse gas emissions, it was claimed yesterday. |
Government fails to reduce gas emissions
News.Scotsman.com - Thu, 28 May 2009 05:27
THE Scottish Government is failing to hit its own targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, figures have shown. Carbon dioxide emissions from energy use in Scottish Government buildings have gone up, and emissions from business travel have also increased. |
Scottish Green Awards: Island whisky company leads way in fight against climate change
Daily Record - Tue, 26 May 2009 11:33
IT'S the industry built around the water of life. So it makes sense that a whisky company should be one of the leading lights in the fight against climate change in Scotland. |
Edinburgh: The greenest place to live in Scotland
The Scotsman - Sat, 16 May 2009 00:44
THERE is limited green space, high levels of pollution and constant traffic. But now a major report has said residents of Edinburgh city centre care more about the environment than do people from anywhere else in Scotland. |
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Finally…
We do hope that you have found this second edition of The Branch interesting, and any feedback that you can give us is very welcome.
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