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Fare Futures, CFHS free annual networking conference

Booking forms are now available for Fare Futures, our free annual networking conference, which will be held on Thursday 3 November 2011 at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline. See our Current Work section for more information and details of how to book.

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Enterprise Growth Fund

The Wise Group would like to invite enterprising third sector organisations to attend one of a series of workshops giving more information about the Enterprise Growth Fund, the Scottish Government programme which will offer grants of between £25,000 and £200,000 to support long-term development objectives. The workshops are an opportunity for organisations to find out …

Posted in Funding news |

New Edinburgh Community Cafe website

Edinburgh Community Cafes has just launched its new website www.edinburghcommunitycafes.org.uk On this website you will find information about what a community cafe is, and where you can visit one (or several) in Edinburgh.

Posted in Websites |

Request for help

The Broomhouse Centre in Edinburgh is looking for a range of catering equipment, to use for a three week period. If you have any of the following that they could borrow, hire, or potentially buy, please contact David on 0131 662 7783, or marketing@broomhousecentre.org.uk. mobile electric oven Portable Dry Heat Bain Marie (used to keep …

Posted in Misc food and health |

Healthy eating for adults with learning disabilities pilot report and DVD

This Scottish Government funded Healthy Eating, Healthy Living Project developed a multi-media educational pack consisting of 26 sessions on healthy eating for adults with learning disabilities. This included five practical cookery sessions. A small team supported six pilot sites in Greater Glasgow and Tayside to deliver the pack and this report, which is available to …

Posted in Misc food and health, Publications news |

Food work with minority ethnic communities

CFHS is holding two meetings to look at how best to build a community of practice to support and expand food work with minority ethnic communities. Wednesday 24 August 2-3pmThe Melting Pot, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh Thursday 25 August, 10.30-12.00pmCFHS offices, 100 Queen Street, Glasgow The meetings will look at how to best take forward …

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£7 million for third sector

The Scottish Government has just launched two new programmes. The £3 million Just Enterprise programme will deliver a wide range of business support to social entrepreneurs and third sector organisations across Scotland. A further £4 million will be provided through the Enterprise Growth Fund. This will see grants of between £25,000 and £200,000 awarded to …

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Find us on Facebook

Community Food and Health (Scotland) now has a facebook page – another way to keep you updated on community food and health.

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The Picture of Health: a community-led health film

The Picture of Health highlights community-led health activity in four communities in Aberdeenshire, Edinburgh, Isle of Bute and the Scottish Borders. The film tells us about the health benefits of intergenerational work in the Mearns and Coastal Healthy Living Initiative; the organisation of community participation for health activity through the Eyemouth Healthy Living Group; how …

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Remote Rural Retailing

A free seminar discussing the findings of three year’s action research around northern Europe, including the Highlands and Islands, is to be held in Inverness in September. “Retail in Rural Regions” is a three year (2009-2011) transnational project funded under the EU Northern Periphery Programme and the Regional Development programme, with match funding in Scotland …

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