SCDC has written a briefing explaining the provisions of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act and setting out some of the implications and opportunities they have for community development, community organisations …
Author archives: Alice Baird
CFHS annual networking conference 2015
The CFHS annual networking conference took place at the end of October in Perth. Thank you to those who attended and participated in the day making the day what it …
Posted in CFHS updates, Events and conferences, News
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Creating a Fairer Scotland – Planning Events
As part of the Scottish Government’s Creating a Fairer Scotland conversation, a series of local planning events will be taking place to allow a broadly representative audience to hear, discuss, …
Posted in Events and conferences, Funding news, News, Research and consultations
Community food fund
The closing date for the next round of the Community Food Fund is 3 September. Community food initiatives that want to celebrate and promote local food through running events and …
Posted in Funding news, News
New Eat Better Feel Better activity
The Eat Better Feel Better (EBFB) campaign is planning new marketing activity from August onwards. The campaign will be running on TV from 10 August and the EBFB event team …
Posted in Misc food and health, News, Other opportunities
CFHS development funding schemes now closed
The CFHS development funding schemes are now closed to applications Our capacity building fund is still taking applications. Please visit the Funding section for more information.
Posted in CFHS updates, Funding news, News
Area of Work: Funding
Just Growth: a new funding programme for food and farming projects
Just Growth is a new funding programme created by the FEA, Co-operative and Community Finance and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation launched on 13th July 2015. The aim of the programme is …
Posted in Funding news, News
New CFHS cooking skills group
Would you like to be part of a new CFHS 18-month long cooking skills study group? The group will work together to discuss and critically appraise the approaches they use …
Posted in CFHS updates, News, Other opportunities
Area of Work: Cookery skills
Postcode Community Trust Invites Scottish Groups to Apply for Community Grants
The Postcode Community Trust’s Community Grants Programme is accepting applications from charities and community groups in Scotland. Established last year, the Postcode Community Trust awards grants to charities and community …
Posted in Funding news, News
Hard Choices
‘Hard Choices: Reducing the need for food banks in Scotland’, published by the Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland in association with Oxfam and the Trussell Trust is launched today. …