Hub Community Events Blog Posts

The Great Get Together The organizer of this event had been planning for months, with many local groups collaborating to make it a success. The main organizer, Anne Hannah, held weekly planning meetings with groups interested in coming together to celebrate Jo Cox’s belief that we have more in common than what divides us. Planning a big event like this was challenging, especially since Anne job is not a professional event organizer—she manages a family home and works full-time as a local councillor. The event was a great success, Anne was an inspirational leader she done an amazing job organising, she tirelessly advocates for more women to get into politics. It's important to note that The Great Get Together is not a political event; representatives from all political parties were welcomed and invited, and those who attended demonstrated their support for communities coming together, supporting one another, and putting an end to hate speech. The event was designed to be inclusiv...

Monty's Big Day Out It happened! We managed to take part in the relay your way, it was a massive adventure for our Monty. We received a free e-bike hire from Forth Environmental Link (FEL) Travel Hub. The wonderful team delivered the bike to the hub and provided Monty's carer, Kenny, with instructions on how to strap Monty in and keep him safe. This included a helmet that unfortunately didn’t fit, as well as guidance on how the electric bikes (or power assist bikes) work, since Monty's carer had never ridden one before. Kenny is a keen cyclist and has completed countless cycling adventures worldwide. In the UK alone, he has done Land's End to John O'Groats, two Coast to Coast rides, A reverse Ride to the Sun C2C for last years relay, the Hebridean Way, and the UK's longest cycle route, the NCN1, from Skaw Beach on Unst to Dover—all under his own power. This was a first for him, being a carer for a bear on an e-bike. Monty's apron had coffee stains ...