Lanarkshire's first climate festival offers grants for community groups

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Lanarkshire’s inaugural climate festival will take place in September, and groups are being invited to apply for £500 grants to join in with activities and events.Run by Lanarkshire climate action hub, the event will run from September 9 to 22 and aims to “celebrate community climate action”.Groups are encouraged to run sessions ranging from toy and clothes swaps and climate-friendly cooking workshops to litter picks, environmental discussions and cycle rides and repair sessions to join in with the event..The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Applications to the festival grant fund – to support “events which can enable local climate conversations and raise interest about climate action” – are open until July 31 at www.climateactionlanarkshire.net.Carluke development trust chair Tom Sneddon said: “The Lanarkshire climate festival is an opportunity for individuals and communities to come together to talk about climate issues, and will enable groups like ours to look at ideas to involve our wider communities in the climate conversation.“Some of these ideas are small and some more ambitious, but they all mean that we can get involved while achieving something positive in the process.”Northern Corridor community volunteers funding officer Claire Williams added: “We really welcome this opportunity to