CFHS is looking for applications for funding from community food intiatives that want to increase access to locally grown fruit and vegetables in their communities. Groups can apply for up to £1000 to develop ideas to make this happen. The funding programme runs until the end of March 2013, but will close once all the …
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Volunteering Development Grant
The Voluntary Action Fund is seeking applications from registered charities working in Scotland for its Volunteering Development Grant. The grant is available to charities that want to improve and develop their capacity to involve volunteers. Charities can apply for up to £10,000, which will be used to purchase services from Volunteer Development Scotland. More information …
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Community Spaces Programme
The Big Lottery Fund (BIG) has announced that its Community Spaces Programme will re-open for applications in June 2012. Through the programme, grants of between £10,000 and £250,000 are available to communities in Scotland to improve the appearance, functionality, accessibility, effectiveness and sustainability of local spaces and places this can include: Developing and improving local …
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Savour the flavour – the African Kitchen
The Co-operative Savour the Flavour roadshow is travelling round Scotland at the end of June and the beginning of July. The African Kitchen will give Co-operative Members useful ideas and recipes using fairly traded African and Co-operative products. Events are free and commence at 7 pm, with refreshments served on arrival. For more info contact patricia.ditommaso@co-operative.coop Tuesday …
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World Health Day
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling for urgent action to ensure that, at a time when the world’s population is ageing rapidly, people reach old age in the best possible health. This was the key message for World Health Day (April 7 2012). “The main health challenges for older people everywhere are noncommunicable diseases, …
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More Village SOS funding
The Big Lottery Fund has announced a second round of Village SOS funding totalling £4 million, which will open on 10 April. Grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 are available to help communities develop plans for enterprising community projects that will answer a local need or improve services for local people, such as a community-run …
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Community Food Social Enterprise Network
The next meeting of the Community Food Social Enterprise Network is being held on Tuesday 24 April at 3 pm in the Crescent Kitchen, Broomhouse Centre, Edinburgh. The meeting will include a tour of Crescent Kitchen and an input from Angie Foreman from Wooden Spoon Catering in Dundee, who will talk about balancing social impact …
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RSPH Diploma in Nutrition and Health
Due to a cancellation, we have a place available on the RSPH Diploma in Nutrition and Health course being run by the Nutrition Training Company in Glasgow from 11-15 June. Further information and the application form are available in the section. If you are interested in this opportunity, please read the further information (PDF 41 kb) and return …