Author archives: Alice Baird

Opportunities to record your experience of influencing policy

Community Food and Health (Scotland) has long believed that the experience and knowledge of community food initiatives should be utilised by planners and policy makers. Two opportunities to record your …

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Fruitful Scotland campaign – helping children grow

Scottish Orchards campaign to get children, families and communities across Scotland growing fruit trees – in schools, nurseries, etc. Its vision is that children will grow up with their trees, …

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Expression of Interest – community retailing

CFHS is currently seeking expression of interest to undertake a mapping of community retailing in Scotland. Please see the Current Work section for more information and details of how to …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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