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 experience of influencing policy have just been launched. Community Health Exchange (CHEX) is gathering information about how community-led health organisations influence decisions, both locally and …
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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, picking and enjoying the fruit that they grow For more information visit www.scottishorchards.com
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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 submit an expression of interest.
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Fare Futures, CFHS free annual networking conference
Booking forms are now available for Fare Futures, our free annual networking conference, which will be held on Thursday 3 November 2011 at the Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline. See our Current Work section for more information and details of how to book.
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Enterprise Growth Fund
The Wise Group would like to invite enterprising third sector organisations to attend one of a series of workshops giving more information about the Enterprise Growth Fund, the Scottish Government programme which will offer grants of between £25,000 and £200,000 to support long-term development objectives. The workshops are an opportunity for organisations to find out …
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New Edinburgh Community Cafe website
Edinburgh Community Cafes has just launched its new website www.edinburghcommunitycafes.org.uk On this website you will find information about what a community cafe is, and where you can visit one (or several) in Edinburgh.
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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 borrow, hire, or potentially buy, please contact David on 0131 662 7783, or marketing@broomhousecentre.org.uk. mobile electric oven Portable Dry Heat Bain Marie (used to keep …
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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 cookery sessions. A small team supported six pilot sites in Greater Glasgow and Tayside to deliver the pack and this report, which is available to …
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Food work with minority ethnic communities
CFHS is holding two meetings to look at how best to build a community of practice to support and expand food work with minority ethnic communities. Wednesday 24 August 2-3pmThe Melting Pot, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh Thursday 25 August, 10.30-12.00pmCFHS offices, 100 Queen Street, Glasgow The meetings will look at how to best take forward …
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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 …