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    Next Repair Café 4th June!
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • May 15
    • 1 min

    Next Repair Café 4th June!

    ‘Fixing for a Future’ brings you… Repair Café East Linton East Linton Community Hall Saturday 4th June 10am-1pm Our volunteers will be at...
    Celebrating 1 Year!
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • May 9
    • 3 min

    Celebrating 1 Year!

    We can't believe it's been a whole 12 months since East Linton Tool Library first opened its doors! We'd researched the logistics, sought...
    How 'Green' is Nuclear Power?
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Apr 25
    • 8 min

    How 'Green' is Nuclear Power?

    I started considering this issue last year, prompted by reports of Green Party members and others who were suggesting that nuclear power...
    Calling the Birds of West Barns
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Mar 24
    • 2 min

    Calling the Birds of West Barns

    On Thursday the 24th March a team of East Linton Tool Library volunteers gathered at West Barns Primary School to deliver a bird box...
    And the Winner is ...
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Mar 20
    • 2 min

    And the Winner is ...

    We ran two competitions at our Repair Café on 12th March. The winner of competition no.1: Repair & Reuse Quiz... Jimmy Patrick...
    Repair Café East Linton is Go!
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Mar 12
    • 1 min

    Repair Café East Linton is Go!

    Fixing for a Future held East Lothian's first ever Repair Café at East Linton Community Hall on Saturday 12th March. We had a fantastic...
    Repair Café East Linton
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Feb 23
    • 1 min

    Repair Café East Linton

    ‘Fixing for a Future’ brings you… Repair Café East Linton East Linton Community Hall Saturday 12th March 10am-1pm Our volunteers will be...
    Volunteers Wanted! Repair Café East Linton
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Jan 19
    • 1 min

    Volunteers Wanted! Repair Café East Linton

    An exciting opportunity to be involved in Repair Café East Linton, the first of its kind in East Lothian. Following the successful model...
    Terracycle at the Tool Library!
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Jan 13
    • 1 min

    Terracycle at the Tool Library!

    East Linton Tool Library is now operating a collection point for writing instruments, dental products and contact lenses for Terracycle!...
    Tools for Every Season!
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Jan 10
    • 1 min

    Tools for Every Season!

    It's all happening at East Linton Tool Library! Our first day back after the holidays, 8th January, was our busiest day ever and we were...
    Christmas Gift Memberships R Us!
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Dec 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    Christmas Gift Memberships R Us!

    Things are getting festive down at East Linton Tool Library... Thinking of getting a friend or relative an expensive new tool this...
    How Green is your Christmas Tree?
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Dec 1, 2021
    • 4 min

    How Green is your Christmas Tree?

    While some revel in the scent of a real tree and the joy of picking one out at a local garden centre others prefer the simplicity of...
    East Linton Tool Library @ 6 Months
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Oct 31, 2021
    • 3 min

    East Linton Tool Library @ 6 Months

    East Linton Tool Library is going from strength to strength. Since opening in May 2021, the number of items on our inventory has more...
    Nuclear Power 40 Years On
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 5 min

    Nuclear Power 40 Years On

    - By Sheila Durie, author of 'Fuelling the Nuclear Arms Race: The Links Between Nuclear Power and Nuclear Weapons' (Pluto Press. 1982)....
    The Eco-Worrier Reviews "The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet"
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Oct 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Eco-Worrier Reviews "The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet"

    THE NEW CLIMATE WAR: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet. Michael E Mann. Scribe UK. 2021. £16.99. The announcement of the latest IPCC...
    Making Flower Pot Holders from Waste Decking Wood!
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Oct 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Making Flower Pot Holders from Waste Decking Wood!

    East Linton Tool Library volunteer, Dave Foley, talks us through how to make cost effective, environmentally friendly flower pot holders...
    Another Brilliant Bike Workshop!
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Oct 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    Another Brilliant Bike Workshop!

    Thanks to Mark and Dan for teaching a great array of bike repair and maintenance skills, including the basics of gear indexing, puncture...
    Fatal Distraction!
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 5 min

    Fatal Distraction!

    How Politicians and the Media are Misleading Us Over the Causes of the Climate Crisis... As the clock ticks down to the pivotal COP26...
    New luxury hotel opens in East Linton!
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Sep 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    New luxury hotel opens in East Linton!

    Early visitors have left glowing reviews complimenting the tasteful decor - the spacious columns and tubes, the crevices under bark, the...
    All Sewn Up with Sashiko!
    eastlintontoollibrary
    • Sep 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    All Sewn Up with Sashiko!

    Thanks to everyone who came along to our Sashiko Embroidery Mending workshop this morning and to Millie Scott for sharing her creative...
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