Six community retailers met recently to share what was working well for them, their ideas for their community retailing services, and the challenges they were facing. A short report of the meeting is now available (below). Another meeting’s been arranged for Thursday 25 January, in central Glasgow – all community retailers welcome to come along. More …
CFHS updates
CFHS annual networking ‘sharing patter’ conference – Storify now available
The CFHS annual networking conference took place on 25 October in Glasgow. Thank you to all those that attended and contributed to this ‘sharing patter’ event, particularly to our speakers: Brenda Black: Equality Nutrition; Michael Craig: NHS Health Scotland; Dr Andrea Tonner: University of Strathclyde; and to our chair: Susan Kennedy: NHS Forth Valley. Delegates …
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CFHS development funding awarded to 42 community initiatives
Forty-two voluntary and community groups have this week been allocated funding by CFHS to promote and deliver healthy eating initiatives. Food and diet play a major role in health and wellbeing, but not everyone can access good food. People on low incomes and those living in poorer areas have less opportunity to eat a healthy diet …
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Area of Work: Funding
New blog post – Pasta with a past: the collective memory and collective consciousness of Scotland’s community food initiatives
A government policy document a few years ago noted that, “Scotland has both a remarkable legacy as well as an admirable current resource in its social enterprises, community and voluntary sector.” Why? No-one likes to reinvent the wheel, be told by another project after hitting a snag that they could have told them where the …
Also posted in CFHS Blog
Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Information provision
Our latest blog: Social media. What is it good for?
Here at CFHS we like to reach out to you in different ways. We have a hard copy newsletter for those of you who like to share or read on the train. Our e-bulletin suits those who like the convenience of news delivered straight to their inbox. Our website holds a wealth of information for …
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Areas of Work: Information provision, Networking and learning development
CFHS annual networking conference 2017
Please note that our annual networking conference is now fully booked. Delegates can look forward to tasty presentations, lots of table talk and plenty to take away from our popular annual networking event for volunteers, practitioners, planners and academics addressing issues around food, health and inequalities with Scotland’s communities. With an interesting mix of workshops, …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
CFHS community cafe networking event
Booking is now open for ‘Take Five’ our national community café networking event, taking place on 28 September in Edinburgh. Our free event is open to anyone working in or with a community café in Scotland. The day will include lots of networking time, activities and a chance to find out what’s happening in and …
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CFHS blog – from the reading pile …
Part of our role is to share evidence, learning and knowledge, so a few of my reflections on a little something from my reading pile. This week I read a briefing paper published by Glasgow Centre for Population Health, setting out principles for effective social regeneration and interventions. It is based on the work of …
Also posted in CFHS Blog, Cooking skills research
Area of Work: Information provision
Do you run or manage community cooking skills activities in Scotland?
If, yes, please consider completing our survey. If your organisation has more than one person who runs cooking skills activities on behalf of your organisation, please consider choosing just one person to complete it. Please complete our survey if you can answer ‘yes’ to each of the following three questions: Do you run or manage …
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Area of Work: Cookery skills
Interested in a community cafe network for Glasgow?
CFHS is holding a meeting on 30 November to explore interest in setting up a community cafe network in Glasgow. Anyone involved in or with a community cafe operating in the city is welcome to come along. Community cafe networks bring together community café staff and volunteers, so that they can share their knowledge, skills and experiences, …