In autumn 2014 six organisations participated in a four-day Evaluating Impact Learning Account workshop programme on evaluation; all completed the course and are applying their learning back in their work. …
Author archives: Alice Baird
Cooking skills learning exchange and research
In November, we hosted a learning exchange in Edinburgh for those involved in running community cooking skills activities. Forty-five people attended, many with five years or more experience of delivering …
Posted in CFHS updates, Events and conferences, News
Area of Work: Cookery skills
Community cafe learning visits
CFHS’s first community cafe learning visit took place in November 2014. Six people took part in the visit, which included Theo’s Cafe in Orbiston Neighbourhood Centre in Bellshill, and Reidvale …
Posted in CFHS updates, Events and conferences, News
Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Networking and learning development
Feeding Britain: a strategy for zero hunger in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Westminster’s all party inquiry into hunger and poverty has now reported and Liz Dowler, Professor of Food and Social Policy at Warwick University, who addressed this year’s CFHS annual networking …
Posted in News, Publications news
Asset mapping workshop
The People Powered Health programme is providing a free practical workshop, Powerful Connections, on Tuesday 9th December 2014, 10am – 4pm, at The Dewar’s Centre, Perth. The workshop should be …
Posted in Events and conferences, News
Community growing resource pack, Scotland
The Federation of City Farms & Community Gardens has published a new Community Growing Resource Pack specifically for Scotland. The pack is an introduction to setting up, developing and sustaining …
Posted in News, Publications news
CFHS annual networking conference 2014
CFHS welcomed nearly 200 people to our annual networking conference on 29 October in Glasgow this year. Thanks to all who attended, and whose contributions made it such a great …
Posted in CFHS updates, Events and conferences, News
Area of Work: Networking and learning development
CFHS learning exchange – community cooking skills activities: building evidence, inspiring practice
Central Edinburgh, Thursday 27 November 2014, 10.30 am to 3 pm. This will be an opportunity to: Network and share learning on community cooking skills activities. Hear about, and contribute …
Posted in CFHS updates, Events and conferences, News
Area of Work: Cookery skills
Fare Choice readership survey
Issue 67 of Fare Choice is now available to download from the Publications Library. Included with this edition is a readership survey on Fare Choice that we would be …
Posted in CFHS updates, News
Area of Work: Information provision
Older people’s food task force
This group continues to grow in reach and numbers, with new members from Age Scotland, Queen Margaret University, REHIS, the Befriending Network and the Health and Social Care Alliance welcomed …