Our annual networking conference takes place on 22 October at Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline. This year we would like to offer you the opportunity to lead a workshop for …
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Community Empowerment Plan
The Scottish Government has launched its community empowerment action plan, which builds on its joint statement with CoSLA on community empowerment in 2008. The action plan sets out a range …
Posted in Policy news
Growing Communities in Scotland Travel Bursaries
‘Growing Communities in Scotland’ is a Big Lottery funded Partnership between Trellis, FCFCG and the Allotments Regeneration Initiative. The Growing Communities partnership is launching its ’ Sites Visits Travel Bursary’ …
Posted in Funding news
Issue 3 of Engage now available
Issue 3 of Engage, the magazine for the Meeting the Shared Challenge support programme, is now available from the NHS Health Scotland website www.healthscotland.com/uploads/documents/9519-HSC0023%20Engage3_WEB.PDF
Posted in Publications news
Launch of the People’s Millions 2009
The People’s Millions programme is now open for applications. Since 2005, the BIG Lottery has teamed up with ITV to give away lottery funding to projects that will benefit local …
Posted in Funding news
Healthy Weight Communities pathfinder announced
The Healthy Eating, Active Living action plan set out the intention to establish a handful of Healthy Weight Communities across Scotland. These pathfinder programmes will aim to prevent obesity and …
Posted in Policy news
Climate Challenge Fund workshops
The Energy Saving Scotland advice centre and the Sustainable Development Commission Scotland are hosting two free events to give community groups that opportunity to discover the Climate Challenge Fund and …
Posted in Events and conferences
Soil Association Scotland public meetings on food
Soil Association Scotland is holding a series of public meetings throughout Scotland in the coming weeks. Members of the public are invited to take part in a discussion on how …
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Third Sector Enterprise Fund
The Scottish Government is now accepting applications for the Third Sector Enterprise Fund. This £12 million Fund, available from April 2009 to March 2011 ‘aims to support ambitious third sector …
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Scoping Study: options for collaborative working in Glasgow
The study includes a mapping of current community food and health activity, details of the local and national policy context, and a number of options relating to the development of …