The CFHS annual networking conference took place at the end of October in Perth. Thank you to those who attended and participated in the day making the day what it was. The conference was an opportunity for people to come together, learn from each other and share experience on all aspects of food, inequality and …
CFHS updates
CFHS annual networking conference 2015
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
CFHS development funding schemes now closed
The CFHS development funding schemes are now closed to applications Our capacity building fund is still taking applications. Please visit the Funding section for more information.
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Area of Work: Funding
New CFHS cooking skills group
Would you like to be part of a new CFHS 18-month long cooking skills study group? The group will work together to discuss and critically appraise the approaches they use in their cooking skills courses and carry out thorough evaluation and analyse the results. The group will focus on and compare two popular course activities; …
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Area of Work: Cookery skills
Capacity building fund
Our capacity building fund for 2015 is aimed at groups and organisations running food and health activities in low-income areas that want to develop and strengthen their organisation. Groups can apply for up to £500. The type of activity we will consider funding includes making sure that staff and volunteers working in communities understand current …
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Area of Work: Food and nutrition training
Research – exploring the impacts of community retailing
CFHS is commissioning research to explore the economic, social and environmental impacts that community retailers are bringing to the communities they work with and within, and if and how, they are helping to address health inequalities. The research will be completed by March 2016.
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Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Food poverty and access, Research and evaluation
CFHS event: community cooking skills activities in Scotland
Around 40 people attended this Community Food and Health (Scotland) half-day event on June 18 in Glasgow. The audience heard from: Avril Blamey, consultant, who carried out research for CFHS in 2014. Conclusions from the research included: There was evidence of consistent good practice by practitioners (community chefs, trainers etc) when planning and running cooking …
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Area of Work: Cookery skills
Community cafe networking event – some pics
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Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
CFHS annual networking conference: Perth Concert Hall, 28 October 2015
A national networking conference for those involved with any aspect of community food. A one-day event where people can learn and discuss national activity and local practice with people from all over Scotland. An opportunity for people to come together, learn from each other and share experience, evidence, hopes and concerns on all aspects of …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Knowing Me, Knowing You 2 – Learning exchange reports and video
Community Food and Health (Scotland), CHEX and Voluntary Health Scotland recently organised a series of learning exchange and study visits between public sector workers and those working in the community and voluntary sector. Reports for these events have now been completed and are available to download, along with videos from the days. A 2015 learning exchange took place …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Community cafe learning visits
Following the success of previous visits, CFHS is running further community café learning visits this year. These are open to anyone involved in running or setting up a community café. Participants will have the chance to find out about the cafes hosting the visits, meet other community café practitioners and share and learn about good …