CFHS are looking for community food initiatives involved in growing fruit and vegetables to share their stall at Gardening Scotland. Held from 4-6 June at Ingliston near Edinburgh, Scotland’s largest gardening event attracts thousands of visitors. If you would like to showcase the work of your organisation at the event, please contact Anne on 0141 …
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Early years roadshows
The Scottish Government and CoSLA are hosting a series of roadshows across Scotland in March this year on implementing the early years framework. The roadshows will mark a year of early years framework implementation and will allow participants to take stock of where we are both locally and nationally in the implementation journey. The roadshows …
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Development of a Healthy Weight Outcomes Framework: a contribution from community food initiatives
Community Food and Health (Scotland) and NHS Health Scotland are collaborating to host an event that provides an exciting opportunity for community food initiatives to contribute to the development of this outcomes framework. The event will be held on Wednesday 17 March at the Scottish Book Trust in Edinburgh. Further information and a booking form …
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NHS Health Scotland – Anticipatory Care Practitioners Event on Equality and Diversity
NHS Scotland is inviting community-led health organisations to host a stall at its Anticipatory Care Practitioners Event on Equality and Diversity on the 9th March 2010 at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh from 10am- 4pm. The day will involve a range of interactive workshops and marketplaces that will aim to assist practitioners with knowledge and skills …
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Fitness to tender – winning public sector contracts
Fitness to Tender is three workshops run by Forth Sector Development. They are aimed at increasing third sector organisations’ knowledge of the tendering process. Support will also be given around bidding for and winning contracts. The workshops are completely free and aimed at third sector organisations in Edinburgh with little or no experience in tendering. …
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Going Forth conference
This year’s CFHS annual networking conference, Going Forth, was held at the Carnegie Conference Centre, Dunfermline on Thursday 22 October. This year’s event maintained a strong focus on community initiatives that are developing and sustaining food and health activities that address food access and health inequalities. As always the conference was very well-supported and attended. …
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Food and Health Alliance Conference
Places are still available for the Food and Health Alliance Conference which is taking place at Edinburgh Conference Centre on 17 November. The focus will be on the food and health aspects of Recipe for Success – Scotland’s National Food and Drink Policy. This event will be an opportunity to: understand future actions from the …
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Free attendance to the 2nd British Sociological Association Food Study Group Conference
With welcome assistance from the conference organisers, CFHS can offer free attendance, travel and accommodation for two participants from Scottish organisations to this event on Monday 5 July at the British Library Conference Centre in London. All we need is for you to contact us with details about yourself, including why attending this event would …