NHS Health Scotland’s Annual Review will take place on Tuesday, 30 September 2014 from 10am – 3 pm at the Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh. NHS Health Scotland highly values stakeholder involvement so please register your interest in attending via: nhs.hsannualreview2014@nhs.net by Friday, 19 September. To find out more about the Annual Review, please visit: www.healthscotland.com/news-articles/news-article.aspx?ID=7 …
Events and conferences
Community cafe networking event 26 June
Due to cancellations, there are a couple of places available for our community cafe event on Thursday 26 June. Contact anne.gibson5@nhs.net if you are interested in a place.
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CFHS annual networking conference 2014
This year’s national networking conference will take place on Wednesday 29 October at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow. About the event A national networking conference hosted by Community Food and Health (Scotland). A unique opportunity to network with community food colleagues. A day where people can learn and discuss national activity as well as local …
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Forthcoming community development events
There are still a few places available at ‘Community Development: What vision for Scotland?’ in Glasgow on Wednesday 25 June. The free event has been organised by Community Development Alliance Scotland who are working with the Scottish Community Development Centre and Scottish Community Development Network to encourage a national dialogue around community development in Scotland. …
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CFHS community cafe networking event 26 June 2014, Glasgow
This free CFHS event is open to anyone working in, managing, or supporting a community cafe, and will include opportunities to find out about Edinburgh Community Cafes network and the healthyliving award, and meet other community cafes. For more information contact anne.gibson5@nhs.net
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Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Evaluation learning exchanges
We are offering organisations the opportunity to book a place for one of our Evaluation Learning Exchange days. Each day will have a similar format, reflecting together and sharing learning on various aspects of evaluation eg. setting outcomes, collecting information and what to do with it. The day will include activities and opportunities to network …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Digital Commonwealth – get involved
The University of the West of Scotland, Ayr Campus is playing host to the first Digital Commonwealth “Community Media Cafe” offering local people and community groups the chance to get an introduction to mobile podcasting, audio storytelling and citizen journalism around the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The cafe will be lead by project coordinator Jennifer …
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Growing Together – SRUC Oatridge Campus, West Lothian
This free joint event will give community growers, community retailers (including food co-ops, fruit and vegetable stalls and barras) and Food and Health Alliance members an opportunity to find out more about each other and the work that they do and explore possibilities of working more closely together. ‘Growing Together’ is open to anyone involved in …
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Area of Work: Networking and learning development
Forthcoming event
CFHS, the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens, and the Food and Health Alliance are holding a joint event on 20 November, at Oatridge College, West Lothian, from 9.30 am to 4 pm. The event will give community growers, community retailers and Food and Health Alliance members an opportunity to find out more about …
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Knowing Me, Knowing You: A Learning Exchange between national and local organisations
CFHS, as part of NHS Health Scotland, works in close partnership with CHEX and VHS on the learning exchange programme. This programme aims to facilitate discussion and learning between civil servants and community/voluntary health organisations. A report is available on the pilot process and learning from 2012. The learning exchange programme has since continued with …