The Plunkett Foundation is launching its new service to promote community ownership and co-operative enterprise in Scotland. Funded by the Prince’s Countryside Fund and managed by Plunkett Scotland, the new service will inspire rural communities to create community enterprises to improve access to rural services in Scotland.
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Plunkett Scotland launches new Frontline service to Scottish rural communities
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Digital Commonwealth – get involved
The University of the West of Scotland, Ayr Campus is playing host to the first Digital Commonwealth “Community Media Cafe” offering local people and community groups the chance to get an introduction to mobile podcasting, audio storytelling and citizen journalism around the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The cafe will be lead by project coordinator Jennifer …
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Community food fund – next application deadline
The third round of the Community Food Fund is open for applications, including from community food initiatives. The Fund aims to promote local food and drink through supporting activities that focus on two main outcomes: supporting development of food trails and networks; and establishing local food and drink events, including farmers’ markets, that celebrate and …
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Growing Together – SRUC Oatridge Campus, West Lothian
This free joint event will give community growers, community retailers (including food co-ops, fruit and vegetable stalls and barras) and Food and Health Alliance members an opportunity to find out more about each other and the work that they do and explore possibilities of working more closely together. ‘Growing Together’ is open to anyone involved in …
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New funding opportunities from CFHS
CFHS is providing support for a new, nationally accredited cooking skills course by offering funding of up to £750 to groups and agencies towards the costs of delivering this new course. CFHS is also inviting community food retailers that have taken part in a Scottish Grocers Federation Healthy Living Programme training session to apply for up …
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Forthcoming event
CFHS, the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens, and the Food and Health Alliance are holding a joint event on 20 November, at Oatridge College, West Lothian, from 9.30 am to 4 pm. The event will give community growers, community retailers and Food and Health Alliance members an opportunity to find out more about …
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Building Stronger Communities launch event
Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) will launch its new resource, Building Stronger Communities, on Tuesday 8th October 2013, 1.30pm – 4pm, at the Teacher Building, 14 St. Enoch Square, Glasgow G1 4DB. Building Stronger Communities: A practical assessment and planning tool for community capacity building in Scotland is an important new resource for practitioners and …
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Community Food Fund
The closing date for the second round of applications to the Community Food Fund is Thursday 3 October. The Fund is aimed a projects that want to support the development of food trials or networks, and / or establish local food and drink events to celebrate and promote food and drink. Community food initiatives are …
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Enterprise Ready Fund
The Enterprise Ready Fund is a Scottish Government funded programme which will distribute up to £6M from 2013 to 2015 to help maintain, develop and grow Scotland’s enterprising third sector. The Fund will provide grants of up to £250K to support the long-term development objectives of new, emerging and established enterprising third sector organisations in …
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Commonwealth Games Food Charter launched
Glasgow 2014 today unveiled its Commonwealth Games Food Charter that all appointed caterers to the event will be required to sign up to. https://www.foodanddrink.scot