WREN has recently launched a new community fund that has replaced its main grant and small grant schemes. Full information is available here Update: WREN is now FCC Communities Foundation …
Author archives: Alice Baird
Waste Recycling Environmental (WREN) launches a new community fund
Posted in Funding news, News
Area of Work: Funding
Knowing me, knowing you 2: a learning exchange between national and local organisations
Are you a civil servant, Scottish Government secondee or an employee of a national organisation? Or are you working in a community or voluntary sector organisation and would like to better …
Posted in CFHS updates, Events and conferences, News
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Advancing Participatory Budgeting in Scotland: new learning event report now available
A new report is available that should be relevant to anyone interested or involved in participatory budgeting – an internationally recognised way for local people to have a direct say …
Posted in Events and conferences, News, Publications news
Setting the Table: giving children the best nutritional start in life
With support from its partners, NHS Health Scotland has revised ‘Setting the Table’, its nutritional guidance and food standards for early years childcare providers in Scotland. Setting the Table is …
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Postcode Community Trust community grants programme
Postcode Community Trust was established in 2014 to provide financial support to charities and community groups that support environmental protection, community development, engagement in sport, advancement of health, promotion of …
Posted in Funding news, News
Area of Work: Funding
Eat Better Feel Better Campaign
Public Health Minister, Maureen Watt, was in Edinburgh today to launch the Eat Better Feel Better campaign at Pilton Community Health Project – the first community health project in Scotland …
Posted in News, Policy news, Websites
Contaminated land guide launched for community growers
A new guide for community gardeners and allotment holders, offering information about growing food on land that may be contaminated, has been launched by the Grow Your Own Working Group …
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Food and You survey publishes findings for Scotland
The Food Standard Agency (FSA)’s Food and You survey has published findings specific to Scotland for 2014. This, the third wave of the survey, which is conducted every two years, …
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Maternal and infant nutrition
Our event, Maternal and infant nutrition framework: supporting a Healthy Start, took place in May 2014. The day included learning from previous and ongoing work around Healthy Start programmes in …
Posted in CFHS updates
Areas of Work: Families with children, Networking and learning development
Voluntary Action Fund Scotland invites applications to volunteering support grant
Third sector organisations in Scotland can apply now for funding to create new or enhanced volunteering projects with the aim of increasing the diversity of volunteers during 2015/16. Full information …