A familiar face for many of the more experienced community food practitioners has just moved to NHS Health Scotland. Dr Andrew Fraser has the Scottish Government, NHS Highland and the …
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A call for community food initiatives
With the assistance of the Scottish Community Development Centre, CFHS is looking for your experience of local outcomes. Following the very positive response to last January’s ‘Celebrating Outcomes’ report, looking …
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Opportunities to record your experience of influencing policy
Community Food and Health (Scotland) has long believed that the experience and knowledge of community food initiatives should be utilised by planners and policy makers. Two opportunities to record your …
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Fruitful Scotland campaign – helping children grow
Scottish Orchards campaign to get children, families and communities across Scotland growing fruit trees – in schools, nurseries, etc. Its vision is that children will grow up with their trees, …
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Expression of Interest – community retailing
CFHS is currently seeking expression of interest to undertake a mapping of community retailing in Scotland. Please see the Current Work section for more information and details of how to …
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Request for help
The Broomhouse Centre in Edinburgh is looking for a range of catering equipment, to use for a three week period. If you have any of the following that they could …
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Healthy eating for adults with learning disabilities pilot report and DVD
This Scottish Government funded Healthy Eating, Healthy Living Project developed a multi-media educational pack consisting of 26 sessions on healthy eating for adults with learning disabilities. This included five practical …
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Free meeting room in Glasgow for local charities and community groups
John Lewis Glasgow is trialing a new community initiative that will provide a dedicated community room for use by charities and community organisations. The free resource will be available for …
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Orchard / grow your own census
The Commonwealth Orchard has launched its report of a census of community orchards and grow your own projects carried out March 2011. The census includes comments from a range of …
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Community Retailing Network merges with Plunkett Foundation
As of 1st January, the Community Retailing Network (CRN), which has worked across Scotland since 2004 supporting community-owned shops, merged with the Plunkett Foundation, which has almost 100 years experience in supporting …