Are you a member of a community organisation? Have you heard of participation requests, and are you thinking about making one? Participation requests are a new way for community organisations …
Author archives: Alice Baird
Help to map awareness and use of participation requests among community organisations
Posted in News, Research and consultations
Calling all Scottish community enterprises …
to take 10 minutes to complete the Social Enterprise Census 2017, the national count of social enterprises supported by the Scottish Government and others. Almost 900 enterprising charities, community co-ops …
Posted in News, Research and consultations
Everyone can cook!
This new recipe book from Pilton Community Health Project features recipes chosen and put together by participants of its Wednesday cooking club. Each recipe is simple, healthy and cheap to …
Posted in News, Publications news
Empowering our Communities pop-up day, June 26th
Scotland now has ‘Community Empowerment’ legislation, growing co-production and participatory budgeting (or ‘community choices’) movements, and communities who are have shown the difference that community ownership of assets can make …
Posted in Events and conferences, News
Community café self-evaluation programme
Would you like your cafe to be able to demonstrate the difference it’s making to your staff, volunteers, customers and community? Would you like to be involved in developing a range …
Posted in CFHS updates, News
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Community cafe learning visits
In October 2016, CFHS held three community café learning visits. An infographic and short report about the visits, and their impact on the participants that took part, are now available. …
Posted in CFHS updates, News
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Food for Thought Funding
Education Scotland has another round of funding for early learning and childcare centres, primary schools and secondary schools to develop food and health education. Up to £3000 is available and applications …
Posted in Funding news, News
CHEX annual conference 1 March 2017 – power, inequality and community-led health
Presentations from the speakers at yesterday’s event now available on the CHEX website www.chex.org.uk
Posted in Events and conferences, News
CFHS development fund recipients 2016
In total, 38 voluntary and community groups have been allocated development funding by Community Food and Health Scotland, allowing them to promote and deliver healthy eating initiatives. CFHS, part of …
Posted in CFHS updates, Funding news, News
Area of Work: Funding
Do you run or manage community cooking skills activities in Scotland?
If, yes, please consider completing our survey. If your organisation has more than one person who runs cooking skills activities on behalf of your organisation, please consider choosing just one …