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Food

Cafe Cookie Collective

The Ridge Cafe continues to go from strength to strength and we are grateful to all our lovely customers for making it possible. The Cafe continues to be hub of the community looking after many of the groups who use the centre – recently we catered for over 150 people at the 5th birthday of the…

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Black Bull Close Construction

Archaeological Report for the Black Bull Close

We have at last got the drawings and brief historical info from the archaeologists. Historic Environment Scotland (formerly RCAHMS) prepared drawings, in part using OUR survey, which were then used by Tom Addyman’s team. Their historical information does not go much beyond what we already knew but does give a professional/formal stamp to this base…

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Gardens

The Backlands Garden is open

The Backlands Garden is officially open for the summer. The garden is fully accessible to all. Members of the public are invited to pop in between the hours of 10-4 every Thursday and Friday to have a look and keep up to date with the latest goings on in the Garden.

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Gardens

Composting Food Waste Locally

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Food

Plenty going on

It’s been a busy and exciting time at The Ridge recently – in February we started our fantastically successful Plenty Project. The Plenty Project is designed for people who want to learn how, what and why to cook on a limited budget. Five sessions include classes on budgeting, nutrition and practical cooking.

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Food

Goodbye Food Waste – Hello Sunny Soups

Sunny Soups grew out of the Plenty Project as a way for course participants to stay in touch, continue to learn new cooking skills, and volunteer to reduce local food waste and generate free, nourishing food for the community. Unsold fruit, vegetables and herbs are donated by local shops including The Co-operative and the Crunchy…