On 18 March CFHS facilitated a national seminar at the Piping Centre in Glasgow to ensure that the experience and understanding of low-income communities is included in the development of a future National Food Policy for Scotland. The report from that seminar (PDF 232 kb) contains the responses from the seminar and it represents solely the …
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Report from national food policy discussion seminar 18 March 2008
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Back in Touch conference report available
The report of our annual networking conference, Back in Touch, held at Murrayfield Conference Centre in Edinburgh on 11 October 2007, is now available to download from the Publications Library.
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Issue 43 of Fare Choice now available
Issue 43 of Fare Choice is now available to download from the Publications Library.
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Food Access Network/FSA UK Liaison event
The next Food Access Network/FSA UK Liaison event will be held on Tuesday 16 April at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. The theme for this event will focus on ‘Food Access and Older People’ and this event is aimed at anyone from the UK or Republic of Ireland involved in food access activities with …
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National food discussion: have your say
The discussion paper Choosing the Right Ingredients – the future of food for Scotland sets out the Scottish Government’s vision for food in Scotland. Community Food and Health (Scotland) believes that the experience and understanding of disadvantaged communities will be crucial in ensuring future policy around food is inclusive and is keen to assist Scotland’s …
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National food discussion begins
Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment today launched a national discussion on a food policy for Scotland at a breakfast club in Edinburgh www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/01/14151919 The discussion paper Choosing the Right Ingredients – the future of food for Scotland sets out the Scottish Government’s vision for food in Scotland. Responses to the …
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Getting Down to Business – last chance to book
CFHS is holding 2 one-day events for community food enterprises interested in finding out more about social enterprise – Getting Down to Business will take place on 7 February 2008 in Edinburgh, and 28 February 2008 in Inverness. Getting Down to Business will give participants an opportunity to find out more about social enterprises from …
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Issue 5 of Food Matters now available
Edition 5 of our regular e-bulletin update on developments in food, health and homelessness in Scotland is now available to download from the Our Newslettters section of the Publications Library.
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Issue 42 of Fare Choice now available
Issue 42 of Fare Choice, our quarterly newsletter, is now available to download from the Publications Library.
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Deadline extended for discussion paper on tackling poverty, inequality and deprivation in Scotland
The deadline for responses to the Scottish Government’s discussion paper on ‘Taking Forward the Government Economic Strategy: A Discussion Paper on Tackling Poverty, Inequality and Deprivation in Scotland’ has been extended to 30 June 2008. More information on the discussion and how to respond is available from www.gov.scot/Publications/2008/02/01150409/1