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  1. About Us

Our Vision

Glasgow Eco Trust believes that local people are best placed to meet the needs and aspirations of their communities to make them vibrant, thriving and resilient.

Glasgow Eco Trust facilitates and empowers local people to come together to make improvements to their local community for the benefit of all whilst responding to the climate and ecological emergencies.

Glasgow Eco Trust is a local environmental charity and social enterprise based in west Glasgow that coordinates and delivers a range of environmental activities and services that enable local people to get active, get involved and make a difference. Join us!

Glasgow Eco Trust makes a difference by facilitating and empowering local people in many different ways including:

  • to donate unwanted bikes and access affordable reused bikes;
  • to walk and cycle more;
  • to maintain and improve community spaces and community gardens;
  • to come together to take action;
  • to help people and communities to thrive;
  • to use and develop their skills through volunteering and
  • to improve their resilience and physical and mental health and wellbeing.

Glasgow Eco Trust delivers environmental activities and services across a range of Key Work Areas, many in partnership with other organisations, in order to protect and enhance the local environment and increase the wellbeing and resilience of local people and communities that we work with.

Our Vision and Mission

Our Vision is of vibrant, thriving and resilient communities where people are inspired and empowered to get active, get involved and make a difference for their communities, future generations and the planet.

Our Mission is to protect and enhance the local environment and to increase the wellbeing and resilience of local people and communities.

Our objectives

Our current strategic objectives are to:

  • Protect and enhance the local environment
  • Increase the wellbeing and resilience of local people and communities
  • Be an excellent organisation that delivers high quality services and added value to the people and communities we serve

And our charitable and company objectives are the:

  • Advancement of education
  • Advancement of citizenship or community development
  • Provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities
  • Advancement of environmental protection or improvement
  • Relief of those in need
  • Promote, operate and/or support other charitable projects and initiatives

Our Key Work Areas

Our current key work areas are:

  • Information & Advocacy
  • De’ils On Wheels bike workshop
  • Community Spaces
  • Active Travel
  • Energy & Pedal Power
  • Waste & Resources
  • Community Green Team – our volunteer and training programme

Our Operational Area

Glasgow Eco Trust is based in west Glasgow and covers the neighbourhoods of Yoker, Scotstoun, Knightswood, Whiteinch, Thornwood, Broomhill and Jordanhill.

This area covers the seven community councils listed above and two electoral wards - Ward 13 Garscadden Scotstounhill and Ward 12 Victoria Park - and has a population of approximately 50,000 people.

We undertake work outwith these areas however this is usually in partnership with a range of other great organisations from across Glasgow and beyond.

Read more about our history.

“Just a great bunch of folks, always willing to work with you to deliver a beneficial service, solution focused and have a laugh in the process.”

Photo by Erik Witsoe on Unsplash

Published: 7th October, 2018

Updated: 27th July, 2020

Author: Neil Lovelock

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  • Bike repair booking 2 Mar

    Bike repair booking 2 Mar

    Glasgow Eco Trust's De'ils On Wheels community bike workshop is offering bike repairs and servicing during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. We are participating in the Scotland Cycle Repair Scheme. You will need to book an appointment using our online booking form below.

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    Glasgow Eco Trust cordially invite you to attend our 16th Annual General Meeting which will take place online on Saturday 6 March 2021 where Kat Jones from Stop Climate Chaos Scotland will be our guest speaker.

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    General Donations

    Your donations help us to continue our important work and helps us achieve our Vision of vibrant, thriving and resilient communities. Thank you for your support.

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  • De'ils On Wheels bike workshop

    De'ils On Wheels bike workshop

    Glasgow Eco Trust's community bike workshop De'ils on Wheels accepts donations of unwanted bikes, refurbishes them and sells reused bikes at affordable prices. We also provide services and repairs and sell new and reused parts and accessories.

  • Our Vision

    Our Vision

    Glasgow Eco Trust has a vision of vibrant, thriving and resilient communities where people are inspired and empowered to get active, get involved and make a difference for their communities, future generations and the planet helping to address climate change and responding to the climate and ecological emergencies.

  • Giving Tuesday Now

    Giving Tuesday Now

    Glasgow Eco Trust is looking to raise £1000 as part of #GivingTuesdayNow. A very generous donor recently donated £500 and we are looking to double that donation by raising a further £500 as part of #GivingTuesdayNow

  • General Donations

    General Donations

    Your donations help us to continue our important work and helps us achieve our Vision of vibrant, thriving and resilient communities. Thank you for your support.

  • Our history

    Glasgow Eco Trust has been around since 2004 and during that time we have achieved a great amount for the people and communities in west Glasgow.

  • Energy and Pedal Power

    Energy and Pedal Power

    Check out our pedal powered generators which can be used to power a range of electrical appliances, the most popular of which is the blender to make pedal powered smoothies.

  • Neil Lovelock

    Neil has been our Project Manager since April 2011.

  • Beach Littering Survey System project

    Beach Littering Survey System project

    Glasgow Eco Trust is sponsoring four University of Strathclyde MEng Electrical and Mechanical Engineering students final year project designing and building a prototype of a beach cleaning robot

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Glasgow Eco Trust is a recognised Scottish Charity (Charity No SC035954) and a company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland (Company No SC273114)