manifesto:
To reduce the amount of carbon we produce, both as individuals and as a community
Porty Community Energy
We are a community organisation in Portobello (Edinburgh) interested in reducing carbon emissions and helping the community transition to low carbon living.
We are currently working on the following topics:
- Low-carbon transport including EVs and electric cargo bikes
- Low-carbon heating including innovative district heating/sea source heat pumps
- Combined solar generation and storage to provide clean energy to a building, possibly with EV/ebike chargers
Get in touch if you would like to find out more
Latest News
Sea Rising Festival – Crowdfunder
Support the amazing Sea Rising Festival Crowdfunder. All details on our Crowdfunder page.
https://crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sea-rising-festival-2024
Thank you so much. You are awesome!
Sea Rising Festival 22 June 2024
On the 22nd June 2024 we are organising a free community festival in Portobello. There will be a music stage and stalls near the Seafield end of the Promenade with bike demos and family activities. It will be during the day and there is a full moon that day so we expect a High Spring Tide (so if you are performing you may have the waves lapping at your ankles and the audience will be in the Sea at some point).
It’s a music and environmental festival, we welcome other artists and community projects to get involved and are looking to find the balance between a powerful theme with a welcoming atmosphere.
If you are a musicians or other performer interested in contributing please fill in this expression of interest form.
We have a small budget for contributors and resources and we hope a few small fees will help professional artists to get involved. However, this is a free community festival held together by local volunteers and the people of Portobello, so scale your ideas accordingly! Everyone is welcome to get involved with organising and volunteering at the event.
Any questions? Contact portycommunityenergy@gmail.com
Events
Please check out this page for our upcoming events including bike rides, talks and workshops.
Travel Survey Results
The results from our 2023 Travel Survey can be found here.
FREE Cycle Training
Are you thinking about cycling through this autumn and winter? Fancy a free session and get ready for the colder season? Our free and friendly cycle sessions are for you. Different types of sessions will be available (absolute beginners, family cycling etc.)
Register your interest here.
Hotter Ceilidh
Saturday 25 Nov, 5-10pm, Bellfield
Jiggy Stardust will be our band for a heady evening of music, dance, local bar and food. Run by the ceilidh collective, this event is supporting, fundraising, and fun raising for our wonderful projects including: Porty Bike Library, Cosy Homes, Porty Car Share. Get your tickets, everyone.
Bikefest is Back!
Join us for Bikefest again. This year it will be on Bath Street and Mentone Avenue. An opportunity to try out lots of unusual bikes and get together to play on a closed road. Scroll down to watch the film of last year’s event. Would you like to volunteer or host a stall? Please get in touch. We’d love to hear your ideas. portycommunityenergy@gmail.com
We are open! We have a selection of eCargo Bikes, eBikes and a tandem available for the community to use. The eBikes are available for longer loans and the Cargo bikes for day loans. Here is our booking website: www.portycommunitybike.myturn
Bikefest at Bellfield Film Jassy Earl made this beautiful short film of Bikefest. See if you can spot yourself!
Bikefest on Porty Podcast David Calder came along to Bikefest and captured the buzz and excitement of the event. Listen to it here
Community Cargo Bike now available! Do you want to give our new e-cargo bike a go? Load it with shopping or get the kids about? Here's how it works: 1) Register here. You only need to do this once and you need to confirm your email before you can book. 2) Select the day you'd like, put it in the cart and write a note of the pick up and drop off times you'd prefer. 3) Don't forget to CHECK OUT even though it's free. Otherwise we wont see your request. 4) Wait to see if your request is approved. The booking isn't complete until we send through confirmation. 5) The first time you borrow the bike we need to give you a 30 min induction to the bike and check your ID and proof of address.
Meet our new Project Coordinator! We are excited to announce that Hazel Darwin-Clements has joined us as a Project Coordinator! We know Hazel will bring her natural enthusiasm and creativity to this role, in working with the community, and forging new sustainable connections. Hazel will help organise community engagement events and projects on low-carbon heat and transport in Portobello, including: * A low-carbon transport information event * A low-carbon heat information event * A community cargo bike hire trial
Travel Survey Thank you to everyone who filled in our surveys. The results can be found here. We have presented the results in the form of a poster, which can be dowloaded here. We are now planning to discuss the results with local councillors to see what next steps could be undertaken.
Heart Talk Porty Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Heart Talk Porty conversations! More information can be found here. We were also interviewed for the Porty Podcast '234: Hearts Talking - HeartTalkPorty on the High Street'. Listen to it here.
EV Charging in Porty - Please Support! Add you name to a list of supporters for a site at Bellfield here This will help us with our funding application. Thank you!
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Edinburgh HD
Porty Community Energy 