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Third Sector Enterprise Fund

Posted: February 3, 2009

The Scottish Government is now accepting applications for the Third Sector Enterprise Fund. This £12 million Fund, available from April 2009 to March 2011 ‘aims to support ambitious third sector …

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Caroline Walker Trust Eating Well Conference

Posted: January 21, 2009

This event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Caroline Walker Trust took place on Tuesday 25 November 2008. The day covered aspects of public health nutrition, and a variety …

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Issue 2 of Engage now available

Posted: January 7, 2009

Issue Two of Engage (PDF, 624 kb), the magazine for the Meeting the Shared Challenge support programme, is now available from the Health Scotland website The magazine highlights the work …

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Issue 46 of Fare Choice now available

Posted: December 22, 2008

Issue 46 of Fare Choice is now available to download from the Our Newsletters section of the Publications Library.

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Support for children and families

Posted: December 15, 2008

A transformational framework to improve the life chances of Scotland’s children and tackle inequalities by targeting the early years was launched by the Scottish Government and COSLA last week. The …

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Healthy Start for kids at school

Posted: December 12, 2008

Pilot projects aimed at improving children’s health by providing targeted health-related services at school were unveiled yesterday by the Scottish Government as the first Equally Well implementation plan was published. …

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New CFHS report – study tours to Aberdeen and Edinburgh

Posted: December 10, 2008

In September 2008, we ran two tours to organisations in Aberdeen and Edinburgh delivering services for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and operating as social enterprises. …

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Getting Down to Business – new CFHS report

Posted: October 8, 2008

The report and evaluation of the Getting Down to Business seminars, which offered participants in Edinburgh and Inverness the opportuniity to find out more about becoming a social enterprise, is …

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Consumer Focus Scotland

Posted: September 25, 2008

The Scottish Consumer Council (SCC), energywatch (Scotland) and Postwatch (Scotland) merged on 1st October 2008. The new stronger consumer organisation is known as Consumer Focus Scotland. All the development projects …

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Fare Choice Issue 45

Posted: September 24, 2008

Fare Choice Issue 45 is now available to download from the Our Newsletters section of the Publications Library.

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