John Lewis Glasgow is trialing a new community initiative that will provide a dedicated community room for use by charities and community organisations. The free resource will be available for …
Author archives: Alice Baird
Free meeting room in Glasgow for local charities and community groups
Posted in Misc food and health
Orchard / grow your own census
The Commonwealth Orchard has launched its report of a census of community orchards and grow your own projects carried out March 2011. The census includes comments from a range of …
Posted in Misc food and health
Funding for Glasgow area healthy eating activities The Bakers Awards
The Incorporation of Bakers of Glasgow invite applications for grants up to £1,000 from charities or voluntary groups within the G postcode areas engaged in improving the quality of life …
Posted in Funding news, Misc food and health
A focus on food and older people publications and micro funding
CFHS and Consumer Focus Scotland will launch their report into food services for older people Meals and messages at the Norton Park Conference Centre in Edinburgh on 21 June. A …
Posted in Funding news, Misc food and health
Food social enterprise network meeting
The second meeting of the community food social enterprise network is being held on 29 June from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Ore Valley Business Centre, Lochgelly, Fife. All …
Posted in Events and conferences, Misc food and health
CFHS call for conference workshop leaders
The CFHS Annual networking conference will take place on 3 November 2011 at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline. This year the conference will focus on ‘where food sits within …
Posted in Events and conferences, Misc food and health
CFHS Funding for community food retailers
Following the success of our funding programme in January, CFHS are again inviting community food retailers that have taken part in one of the Scottish Grocers Federation’s ‘healthyliving’ programme’s training …
Posted in Funding news, Misc food and health
New CFHS publications
We have recently produced a range of publications on the impact of cookery skills, resources for cookery skills sessions, the impact of investing small amounts of funding in community food …
Posted in CFHS updates, Publications news
CFHS annual small grant scheme is open!
Community Food and Health (Scotland) has an annual small grants scheme open to groups and agencies in Scotland who would like to improve access to, and take up of a …
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Early Years Action Fund open
The Early Years Action Fund, run by Inspiring Scotland and the Scottish Government, is open to applications that improve outcomes for vulnerable young children, to help them achieve their potential. …