Grant recipients 2011-2012

This year our small grant scheme attracted 157 applications, of which 52 were successful.

Details of successful applications are given below, organised by Health Board area or you can download the list from the link below.

Download a list of grant recipients 2011-2012 (19 kb PDF)

Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board Area

Turning Point Scotland

Ayr
Grant awarded: £3000.00
Purpose: healthy eating workshops within substance misuse/recovery service  

Borders NHS Board Area

New Horizons Borders

Galashiels
Grant awarded: £2223.00
Purpose: development of gardens for support group for adults with mental health support needs 

Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board

Headway House

Dumfries
Grant awarded: £2168.00
Purpose: to develop existing vegetable garden

Wellbeing Rhins

Stranraer
Grant awarded: £1870.00
Purpose: food wellbeing project for men’s group

Fife NHS Board Area

Home Start East Fife

St Andrews
Grant awarded: £520.00
Purpose: development of fruit and vegetable garden for families and children

NHS Fife – Learning Disability Nutrition Group

Dunfermline
Grant awarded: £1140.00
Purpose: to deliver REHIS Elementary Food and Health course for carers of people with a learning disability 

Forth Valley NHS Board Area

Intensive Family Support Service

Falkirk
Grant awarded: £1340.00
Purpose: development of the ‘Cottage’ family garden

Cultenhove Opportunities

Stirling
Grant awarded: £2960.00
Purpose: 'COP 4 a Barra' - pilot fruit and veg barra

Grampian NHS Board Area

Blue Horizon

Aberdeen
Grant awarded: £904.00
Purpose: parent and family cooking sessions

Enable Scotland

Kingston on Spey
Grant awarded: £772.50
Purpose: 6 healthy food on a budget workshop sessions

Elgin Youth Development Group

Elgin
Grant awarded: £2450.00
Purpose: 'Fun with Food' - an after school club

Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board Area

Heart of Scotstoun Ltd

Glasgow
Grant awarded: £2495.00
Purpose: set up of weekly seniors lunch in local community centre

SAY Women

Glasgow
Grant awarded: £2075.79
Purpose: cookery sessions and production of recipe booklet

Hillhead Housing Association

Kirkintilloch
Grant awarded: £1825.00
Purpose: roll out of community cooking programme

Lambhill Stables

Glasgow
Grant awarded: £2890.00
Purpose: 'Lambhill Stables Community Cafe'

Fairbridge

Glasgow
Grant awarded: £2585.84
Purpose: 'Meal or No Meal' - a weekly lunch club

North Glasgow Community Food Initiative

Glasgow
Grant awarded: £2550.00
Purpose: Healthy Start antenatal cookery and weaning project

Streetlinks

Clydebank
Grant awarded: £2076.00
Purpose: cookery sessions

Neighbourhood Networks

Glasgow
Grant awarded: £2585.00
Purpose: 10 week cookery course

Reaching Older Adults in Renfrewshire

Paisley
Grant awarded: £2000.00
Purpose: 'Cook, Eat and Feel Well @ the West' - cooking classes

YWCA Glasgow

Glasgow
Grant awarded: £2990.00
Purpose: 'Eating for Happiness and Health' - healthy activities programme

Alexandria and District Diabetes Voluntary Group

Alexandria
Grant awarded: £1872.00
Purpose: 'Staying Sweet' - local cooking sessions

Crossroads Youth and Community Association

Glasgow
Grant awarded: £854.00
Purpose: healthy eating, cookery sessions

Turning Point Scotland 218 Service

Glasgow
Grant awarded: £1840.00
Purpose: Life Skills - food and nutrition cookery group

Highland NHS Board Area

West Alness Residents Association

Alness
Grant awarded: £550.00
Purpose: eight week healthy eating course

Lochaber Family Services

Fort William
Grant awarded: £2100.00
Purpose: 'Green Fingers and Muddy Boots' - garden for growing fruit and veg

The Green Activity Zone

Campbeltown
Grant awarded: £1753.00
Purpose: designing and harvesting a vegetable and herb garden.

Lochalsh Youth Community Trust

Isleonsay
Grant awarded: £3000.00
Purpose: the launch of the 'Do it Yourself Cafe'

Lanarkshire NHS Board Area 

The Haven

Blantyre
Grant awarded: £2172.00
Purpose: 'Haven: Healthy Helpings' - healthy eating workshops

North Lanarkshire Carers Together

Motherwell
Grant awarded: £2460.00
Purpose: 'Feel Fantastic Fridays' - 6 week healthy eating programme

Healthy Valleys

Rigside
Grant awarded: £2831.00
Purpose: volunteer food and health training

Larkhall Community Food Co-op

Larkhall
Grant awarded: £2850.00
Purpose: equipment for pilot food co-op

Bellshill Health/Eco Group

Bellshill
Grant awarded: £531.00
Purpose: 'Bellshill Food 4 Families' - cookery workshops

Lothian NHS Board Area

Edinburgh Community Cafe Network

Edinburgh
Grant awarded: £2892.00
Purpose: Edinburgh Community Cafe loyalty voucher scheme

Upward Mobility

Edinburgh
Grant awarded: £2990.00
Purpose: 'Green Seeds Community Garden Project (North Berwick)

The Ripple Project

Edinburgh

CHANGES Community Health Project

Musselburgh
Grant awarded: £1892.00
Purpose: Six healthy eating and exercise courses

East Lothian Roots and Fruits

Prestonpans
Grant awarded: £920.00
Purpose: pilot of Whitecraig community food co-op

Dr Bell’s Family Centre

Edinburgh
Grant awarded: £1371.36
Purpose: ‘Dr Bell’s Cook School’

Pilton Community Health Project

Edinburgh
Grant awarded: £1500.00
Purpose: Muirhouse Community Food Festival

Edinburgh Food and Health Training Hub

Edinburgh
Grant awarded: £1538.00
Purpose: Gotuj z nami (cook with us) - eight week project for Polish mothers

Edinburgh Cyrenians

Edinburgh
Grant awarded: £1200.00
Purpose: learning resources for REHIS training courses

Edinburgh Cyrenians

Edinburgh

Comas

Edinburgh
Grant awarded: £2992.80
Purpose: 'Save a Penny use your Loaf' - 40 week budgeting, cookery and mentoring programme

Shetland NHS Board area 

Shetland Youth Information Service

Lerwick
Grant awarded: £900.00
Purpose: healthy eating drive - healthy eating and cookery courses

Tayside NHS Board Area

Community Connectors

Perth
Grant awarded: £2500.00
Purpose: Snack Attack: healthy eating sessions for children and parents

Helm

Dundee
Grant awarded: £2205.00
Purpose: 'Helm Health Food Planner'

Stay and Play Family Support Group

Dundee
Grant awarded: £604.15
Purpose: Grow and Use: growing and cooking scheme

Western Isles NHS Board Area

Cearns Community Development Group

Stornoway
Grant awarded: £2999.00
Purpose: Healthy eating classes

Pointers Young Mums Group

Stornoway
Grant awarded: £2302.32
Purpose: 'Buy it, Cook it, Eat it' - cooking sessions

Action for Children

Stornoway
Grant awarded: £1430.00
Purpose: growing and healthy eating project

Tagsa Uibhist

Balivanich
Grant awarded: £2000.00
Purpose: the Social and Horticultural Project (SHP) - growing fresh herbs and seasonal fruit and veg