Tomorrow’s Menu’ – Scotland’s National Food and Drink Conference 2010 is taking place at Edinburgh International Conference Centre on 24 November. National and international experts will address the free interactive event, which is intended to “provide a unique opportunity to network, share future ambitions and debate Scotland’s aspirations for the future of food and drink”. …
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Scottish Grocers Federation’s ‘healthyliving’ programme training sessions
CFHS are running two Scottish Grocers Federation’s ‘healthyliving’ programme training sessions, on 30 September in Stirling, and 8 October in Rigside, South Lanarkshire. The training covers a range of topics including promoting fresh produce, presentation of fruit and vegetables, how to reduce waste, and seasonality, and is ideal for community food groups that are (or …
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Extending the reach
A workshop based development day for organisations looking to build their capacity to provide activities around food and health with minority ethnic communities. Wednesday 29 September 201010.00am – 4.00pmThe Albany Learning and Conference Centre, Glasgow The day will include: Workshops sharing practical experience from organisations working across the whole range of food work from growing …
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Don’t miss the kick-off for Healthy Goals
Booking forms and workshop information are now available for our networking conference, Healthy Goals, which will be held on Thursday 21 October at the Park Hotel in Kilmarnock. Please visit the Current Work section for further information. Booking forms must be returned by 1 October
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We need your help!
CFHS is currently undertaking an external evaluation that will explore the difference we make and the learning we should take on board in the future. This evaluation will help us to demonstrate our impact and explain how and why we make a difference. We are looking for your input into the evaluation. This can be …
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Investing in Communites open for business
The Big Lottery Fund has recently reopened its Investing in Communities programme. Investing in Communities has three investment areas, based around previous investment areas of Growing Community Assets, Life Transitions and Supporting 21st Century Life. Grant of between £10,000 to £1 million are available. Big Lottery Fund: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
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CFHS Evaluation: Invitation to Tender
We invite tenders for an impact evaluation of Community Food and Health (Scotland) – CFHS. The evaluation will examine the difference CFHS makes and the learning we should take on board for the future. The evaluation will involve analysis of reports collected by CFHS and primary qualitative research with stakeholders. The output will be a …
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CFHS annual networking conference 2010
Our annual networking conference, Healthy Goals, will take place on Thursday 21 October at the Park Hotel in Kilmarnock. Giving community food and health projects a platform to tell others, either doing the same as you, or wanting to find out more about the impact of your work, both in your community, locally and nationally, …
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Monthly news e-bulletin
CFHS now has a monthly news e-bulletin. To subscribe to this, visit the Contact Us section.
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Maternal and infant nutrition in Scotland
Health improvement outcomes in Early Years are a key priority for all of us and strongly supported by the Scottish Government through a range of policies and actions. Over the last two years the Scottish government and a variety of organisations including the community and voluntary sector have been developing a framework to improve maternal …