The Eat Well Age Well team is currently touring across Scotland to promote its Small Ideas, Big Impact fund, which is due to launch on 1 October 2018. This fund has been specifically designed so that individuals, community groups, social enterprises, charities and public-sector workers can test out their ideas around the theme of older …
Author archives: Alice Baird
Matter of fact
With the latest Scottish Health Survey results due to include data from the three new food insecurity questions and research work ongoing across the UK, CFHS is delighted to be offering the latest opportunity for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to come together to digest the latest information and explore future opportunities. Working alongside A …
Posted in CFHS updates, Events and conferences, News
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
CFHS blog – Bad mood soup: a personal take on how you feel affects what you cook
‘… and maybe that dish isn’t identical the next time you make it, as you use your emotions when you cook …’ Neil Forbes, Chef (from twitter) One of my friends thinks I’m a great cook. I’m not really – average at best. I can do the basics – and I have perfected things that …
Posted in CFHS Blog, CFHS updates
Area of Work: Information provision
Better Start consultation: community retailers
Glasgow Community Food Network has organised a consultation event with the Better Start team in the Scottish Government. This event is specifically for community retailers – food coops, veg barras, community shops etc… who currently participate in Healthy Start Voucher Scheme, or wish to participate in the upcoming Better Start Scheme. The new scheme will …
Posted in Events and conferences, News, Research and consultations
Mapping participation requests one year on
SCDC is still looking for responses to its short survey on participation requests. Participation requests are a new way for community groups and organisations to have their voices heard in the planning and delivery of services. The right to make a participation request to a public body was introduced as part of the Community Empowerment …
Posted in News, Research and consultations
Tesco Bags of Help Programme
Applications for the Tesco Bags of Help Programme are invited in the Tesco Ellon, Blairgowrie, Monifeith and Oban store area. For Ellon, Blairgowrie and Monifeith – contact Rita Callander rita.callander@greenspacescotland.org.uk Tel 07825 678321 For Oban – contact Tamara Hedderwick tamara.hedderwick@greenspacescotland.org.uk Tel 07825 671968 Groups can apply for funding between £1000 and £4000 for projects that …
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A Healthier Future: Scotland’s Diet & Healthy Weight Delivery Plan
The delivery plan has now been launched and can be downloaded from the Scottish Government website.
Posted in News, Policy news
Guest blog: Sue O’Neill-Berest from Cyrenians on food insecurity, cooking and using CFHS development funding to run sessions for young mums
Something to eat, someone to eat with The Food and Agricultural organisation of the United Nations has suggested that 8.4 million live in food insecure households in the UK. (Taylor, 2016) Some research conducted predominantly out with the UK found no significant positive link between the ability to cook and food security, whilst other studies …
Posted in CFHS Blog, CFHS updates, Recruiting and working with vulnerable groups
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Funding, Information provision
Food Research Collaboration
The Food Research Commission is currently mapping current and recent initiatives that work with local convenience stores/corner shops to improve healthy food provision (including promotion of Healthy Start Vouchers or other such vouchers), with a view to doing some interviews with project staff and engaged stores. Anyone working on such initiatives and/or have relevant documents …
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Hear Say
The CFHS annual networking conference will take place on Wednesday 24 October at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline. Planning is going well for this latest event, with speakers confirmed and workshop contributions taking shape. Our focus this year is on taking advantage of local evidence and experience to inform the development of policy and …