Issue - meetings

By Councillor Dixon - Edinburgh Green Team 25th Anniversary

“Council notes that:

a)         The Green Team was formed in 1995 as a project of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award offering environmental volunteering opportunities to young people taking part in the Award.

b)         Over the last 24 years the Green Team has grown to deliver a wide range of activities to encourage young people, from pre-school to 16 years old, to achieve their full potential.

c)         The Team enjoy a positive reputation for delivering high quality outdoor projects across the City, complemented by a high level of support to service -users and to adult volunteers.

d)         The project operates from within Tynecastle High School and work closely with the Council’s outdoor learning service.

e)         Since opening, the Green Team have worked with over 6,000 young people and raised almost £2m in external funding from a wide range of sources.

f)          The Green Team will celebrate 25 years of continuous operations in 2020.

In acknowledging the Green Team’s silver anniversary in 2020, and the project’s continuing achievements, Council requests that the Lord Provost, to mark this important occasion in the appropriate manner.”