Edition 41 of Fare Choice, our quarterly newsletter, is now available to download from the Our Newsletters section of the Publications Library. Also new in the Publications Library are the notes from our roundtable discussion on 0-5 Children and Parents, including infant nutrition.
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Watch East Lothian Roots and Fruits on Beechgrove Garden
In the last edition (40) of Fare Choice we featured East Lothian Roots and Fruits in a Take Stock article. We let you know that they were soon to be featured on BBC’s Beechgrove Garden. Filming was completed in June, which was lots of fun, and the programme was aired on 4 July. If you …
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Issue 41 of Fare Choice and Issue 4 of Food Matters now available
Issue 40 of our quarterly newsletter Fare Choice and Issue 4 of Food Matters, our update on developments in food, health and homelessness in Scotland, are now available to download from the Our Newsletters section of the Publications Library.
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Prime Time
Primetime is a new funding initiative for the over 50s that the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland is running in Partnership with BBC Scotland. Primetime puts the power of making decisions about National Lottery money into the hands of people in Scotland. Six grants will be awarded for projects voted for by viewers across Scotland …
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Fruitful Participation: involving people in food and health work
Fruitful Participation: involving people in food and health work is a new publication from Community Food and Health (Scotland) which gives a snapshot of how getting people involved in decision-making around food and health issues can be enjoyable, democratic, empower those involved and make a difference. The publication discusses approaches and methods that are effective …
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Briefing sheet on banks services to social enterprises
CFHS has put together a briefing sheet giving information about the services and key contacts that the main Scottish banks offer to projects using social enterprise approaches. It was produced because people working in community food initiatives using a social enterprise approach said they were finding it difficult to find local banking services that met …
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Small grant scheme 2007 now open
The Community Food and Health (Scotland) small grant scheme is now open. Grants from £500 to £3000 are available to groups and agencies in Scotland who wish to improve access to, and take up of a healthy, varied and balanced diet. Please visit our funding section for more information on eligibility and how to apply. …
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Lloyds TSB Foundation Grants Programme
The next deadline for grant applications to the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland Standard Grants Programme is 21 May 2007. The Foundation makes grants totalling approximately £8 million each year to recognised charities in Scotland which are focused on improving the quality of life and creating equality of information for people in Scotland. For more …
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Fare Choice Issue 39 now available
The latest edition of our (redesigned) quarterly newsletter, Fare Choice, is now available to download from the Publications Library.
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A Taste for Independence
‘A Taste for Independence’ is now available to download from the Business and Project Development section of the Publications Library. This guide discusses the experiences of 21 organisations throughout Scotland who work with a range of vulnerable groups, including people with learning disabilities, young carers and people experiencing homelessness. All these groups used food activities …