Calm Your Beans

Spring is getting closer, sunnier and longer days are coming so it’s time to start preparing your garden for enjoying the new season. Here at Calm Your Beans we know that you are probably interested in saving some money, that’s why we’ve prepared this little guide for preparing your spring garden on a budget! Decide [...]

Around Edinburgh there are both rural and urban areas scattered. It only takes a short bus ride outside of the city centre to get to a beach. It’s like dog walking heaven.

I would like to state that here at CYB we have nothing against snowmen. They are and always will be the stalwarts of the wintery days spent digging, packing, rolling and building until you can’t feel your fingers due to the cold. However, there is a new bold movement in snow work and it is [...]

We’re back! The bargains keep on coming, don’t they? December is a great time for bargains, but it’s also a time when we need to be tight with our money and watch our pennies. So have you been thinking about going away for New Year? If you’re thinking about somewhere like London or Edinburgh hotels [...]

As the country slips into another winter and snow begins to lay a chilly blanket over us it is worth noting that we aren’t too bad off. We have central heating, hot water and as many jumpers as we can layer up in. For the UK’s wildlife it is a different story as their habitat [...]

Tomorrow is the start of National Tree week. It is a week long celebration the green areas around the country and looks to the people of the UK to help raise awareness of the importance of our forests. Currently the UK is one of the least wooded areas in the UK.

Many people will not have heard of Octavia Hill before but she is of monumental importance to the founding of green campaigning and social reform. One of her main concerns was that green, open spaces were available to all.

An Adventure Race includes cross country running, mountain biking, orienteering, and some races also include climbing and paddling.

The Planning For People campaign against the government’s intentions to reform the planning guidelines has a reached a milestone today, with The National Trust delivering the petition to the heart of government.

So it’s autumn and the leaves are starting to fall from the trees. If you’ve ever stopped to look you’ll notice that leaves can be beautiful but with a little bit of human intervention, they can also become a work of art.