Caterpillars and butterflies are often used as symbols of transformation.

Forget all of that for a bit, let yourself encounter the joy of making, and the fun of colourful flight. Make these, uncluttered by meaning. Flutter from thought to thought and dream during the day.

Perhaps, afterwards, when you encounter the symbol again your understanding will be enriched by the experience of butterfly-ness.

Museums are places of inspiration. ... See more

No4 - Making a bonny butterfly
While the museums and galleries are closed, we have some free fun (with a little bit of sneaky learning) family summer holiday activities for you to do at home.
You can download a template and an instruction sheet in the Families section at www.dgculture.co.uk/learning

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Remember to smile at the little things.

Sometimes it is difficult to see the beauty until you get inside and look out from that perspective. Mindsets as well as buildings.

https://www.dunblanecathedral.org.uk/picture-gallery

Just 2 more days left to sign up for Glen 20 Online! Grab a parent/guardian and get them to book your FREE place for 2-8 August today! Go to: https://tinyurl.com/GLEN20online #piskyyouth #TogetherApart ... See more

We have seen massive changes to adapt to the sudden crisis of Covid-19. There is a longer term climate crisis happening though, and tool like this are being developed to help us adapt.

https://www.spenergynetworks.co.uk/news/pages/sp_energy_networks_launches_the_worlds_first_zero_carbon_communities_tool.aspx ... See more

We've launched our brand new Zero Carbon Communities tool today to help individuals and local groups turn their community energy plans and ideas into reality. With thanks to Community Energy Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway College and Energy Skills Partnership, our tool will help provide a trusted, central resource for local communities to empower them to maximise local benefits with solutions that are tailored to local needs and opportunities.

Our Customer Service Director, Guy Jefferson, said: “Our new Zero Carbon Communities tool will help organisations through the planning and development process, allowing them to overcome potential pitfalls and get the right investment in place quicker than ever before. Bespoke local energy solutions are required if the UK is going to meet its net zero emissions targets.”

Check out our new Zero Carbon Communities tool here: https://bit.ly/32AxZHt

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#sustainability #gogreen #ZeroCarbonCommunities #CommunityEnergy #BetterFutureQuicker ... See more

https://www.scotland.anglican.org/more-applications-invited-for-child-poverty-fund/

Earlier this year the Scottish Episcopal Church launched a fund to help to target child poverty in Scotland. Grants of up to £5,000 have been made available, on successful application, for a pilot period of one year for congregational programmes specifically focused on the alleviation of the effect... ... See more

1.What are the opportunities in the 'new normal'?

Outdoor worship? Response to Climate Crisis? Leaving baggage behind? Increased experience if community empowerment and DIY solutions?

2. What do you need to make it happen, adapt, have your ideas recognised?

Adaptive spaces, linking coherent groups, permission to experiment? Validation of your passion?

3. How can new growth be managed and supported (rather than dominated and stifled?)

Quality important, and tradition should not be discarded, but complex systems require adaptive responses - and to refuse to change is to refuse to grow, and results in death. ... See more

Does visual art expand your mind or limit your imagination?

The artist said she wanted "to make people question the Western myth that Jesus had fair hair and blue eyes".