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. …
Events and conferences
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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Building Stronger Communities launch event
Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) will launch its new resource, Building Stronger Communities, on Tuesday 8th October 2013, 1.30pm – 4pm, at the Teacher Building, 14 St. Enoch Square, Glasgow G1 4DB. Building Stronger Communities: A practical assessment and planning tool for community capacity building in Scotland is an important new resource for practitioners and …
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Community cafe event
CFHS and Edinburgh Community Food are holding an event for Scotland’s community cafes on 8 August in the Well, the Square Centre, Edinburgh from 12.30 to 4.30 pm. Our community cafe event will give cafe staff and volunteers a chance to meet other cafe workers, hear about the work of other community cafes from across …
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Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Scotland’s Food Strategy
Edinburgh Community Food and Community Food and Health (Scotland) will both be presenting at a forthcoming multi-sectoral examination of Scotland’s Food Strategy. The conference is planned for 18 September in Edinburgh and the organisers are keen to encourage the broadest participation. Community groups and voluntary organisations can use a discount code (SFS13) to get a …
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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 …