In the second of a series of events to explore the four asks in its Manifesto for Health Creation, Voluntary Health Scotland invites its members and stakeholders to hear more about the current policy context regarding third sector parity, including the Scottish Government commitment to establish a third sector partnership. 13 October 2026 1.30 pm …
Events and conferences
Progressing the Right to Food in Edinburgh
Join Nourish Scotland and Edinburgh Food Project at this interactive workshop focusing on rights, dignity and cash-first approaches. The aim is to bring together practitioners working across food, advice, community organisations, local authorities and health services to explore how to make the right to food a reality in Scotland. 30 September 2026 9 am – …
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Evidence and impact of community food work and Good Food Nation
In September we, along with CHEX and Common Health Assets, will join the Living Good Food Nation Lab Grassroots and Community Forum. In the Lab’s September forum: We will speak about our scoping review on what evidence there is, or what we need, in terms of the community food sector. Community Health Exchange (CHEX) will speak about …
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Community Wealth Building Sharing Sessions
Join the Edinburgh Anchor Network at its latest online Community Wealth Building sharing session to shine a light on local best practice and support those interested in the approach to connect. This session will focus on work being progressed by Fresh Start and Scran Academy. 13 August 2026 12 pm – 12.45 pm Online via Teams …
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Prioritising Prevention
In the first of a series of events to explore the four asks in its Manifesto for Health Creation, Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) invites its members and stakeholders to explore the current policy context regarding prevention in health. 5 August 2026 10 am – 12 pm Online via Teams More information and registration on the …
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Save the date: Scottish Public Health Conference 2026
24 November 2026 The Scottish Public Health Conference returns on 24 November 2026, bringing together voices from across sectors to explore the theme: From Frameworks to Future: Realising Scotland’s Population Health Ambitions. Look out for more details on speakers, programme highlights and event registration coming soon from Public Health Scotland.
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Could the Iran crisis trigger more food price spikes?
The Food Foundation is launching a new Quick Bites webinar series exploring the impact climate and conflict-related shocks could have on food prices in the UK. Part one will explore the implications of the war in Iran. 28 May 2026 1 pm Online via Zoom More information and registration via Zoom.
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International Network for Public Restaurants
Launch webinar Join Nourish Scotland for the launch of the International Network for Public Restaurants — a new global initiative to spotlight, exchange and mobilise around public restaurants as a model for universal food infrastructure. 9 June 2026 4 pm – 5.30 pm Online More information and registration on the eventbrite website.
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Cash first communities 2026
Ending the need for charitable food aid in Scotland together Join Trussell and the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) for a fourth Cash First Communities conference in Glasgow. 22 June 2026 9.30 am – 4 pm The Studio, Glasgow Register on the eventbrite website.
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VHS Annual Conference 2026: Power, Partnership, Perseverance
Together with Collaboration Partner, Public Health Scotland, and Community Partner, and Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, VHS is bringing together leaders, practitioners and partners from across Scotland’s third, public and academic sectors to celebrate our collective power, strong partnerships, and how our perseverance leads to real, measurable change. 2 November 2026 9 am – 4 …