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Cooking equipment for sale

Fun Food Scotland is in the process of closing the company and as a result selling its equipment that was used to deliver cooking workshops in schools. The kit is equipped to deliver demonstrations to 30 pupils and hands on cooking workshops for 12 adults and 6 children. There is a long list of equipment …

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Non-executive board member vacancies at NHS Health Scotland

NHS Health Scotland is looking for four new members to join its Board. As a non-executive member of the Board, you will be expected to play a central role in guiding the strategies which will have a lasting impact on tackling health inequalities and improving the health of the population of Scotland. Full information and …

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Work opportunities

Plunkett Foundation are recruiting advisers  to advise and support groups creating and running community enterprises in rural and urban areas. They are looking for people who understand and can advise on a range of business areas, community engagement and community development, or retailing and merchandising.  The closing date to apply is 5pm on Tuesday 14 …

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Eat Better, Feel Better campaign – how can you get involved?

The Scottish Government has partnered with a number of retailers, including Tesco, Morrisons, ASDA, Scotmid, Lidl and ALDI in order to deliver the new Eat Better, Feel Better campaign in January 2015. The campaign will visit 35 supermarkets throughout mainland Scotland from January – March 2015, to reinforce the campaign messaging and provide some useful …

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Community cooking sessions at Glasgow Green Festival 2014

Supported by Scottish Government and the Food Standards Agency Scotland, the Healthier Scotland Cooking Bus is offering FREE practical cooking sessions throughout the Commonwealth Games to community groups and organisations. www.focusonfood.org/news_reader?id=41 .    

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Glasgow University marketing students

Marketing students from Glasgow University Business School are keen to work with small social enterprise organisations. Groups of three Honours level and post-graduate marketing students would carry out specific activities for individual organisations. Potential activities might include: looking at a marketing strategy to influence decision makers, funding bodies etc., marketing of services and positioning your …

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Healthier Scotland cooking bus

Focus on Food, who run the Healthier Scotland Cooking Bus on behalf of the Scottish Government, are still keen to hear from community groups who feel they could take advantage of this incredible resource. ‘Well worth the effort’ has been the common response from communities who have been successful in applying for a visit from …

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The Commonwealth Games – involving communities

As part of the Commonwealth Games Legacy Programme, from September 2011 the Scottish Government has commissioned the Scottish Community Development Centre to work with community organisations across Scotland to support them to use the Games as a catalyst for building on their work to develop activities and projects that involve local people, increase local community …

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Business support for community food initiatives facing sustainability issues

A programme of business support for up to 10 community food initiatives that expect to face sustainability isses within the next 6-18 months is now open. The programme will provide successful applicants with up to seven days business advice from a social enterprise support agency. Applications are being accepted from now until the end of …

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