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Dietary intake in Scottish children

What do children and young people’s diets in Scotland look like in 2024? Food Standards Scotland commissioned the University of Edinburgh to conduct this cross-sectional nationally representative survey, and the …

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UK Poverty 2025: the essential guide for understanding poverty in the UK

Join the Joseph Rowntree Foundation to discuss its annual UK Poverty report and how policies that address drivers of poverty can make a difference to the lives of those most …

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Feeding Justice: the role of food in women’s prisons

In this webinar Food Matters explores the different meanings food has for women within prisons and are joined by speakers representing varying perspectives. 29 January 2025 10.30 am – 12.30 …

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Community food stakeholder engagement: findings

Between spring and autumn 2024 we engaged with stakeholders from the community food sector, including the wider voluntary and public sector engaged in community food, to better understand what is …

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Green prescribing

30 January 2025 10 am – 12 pm Online This Green Health Learning Network event, hosted by Public Health Scotland (PHS) will bring together a range of professionals to share …

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Cash first approaches to early years nutrition

23 January 2025 9.30 am – 12.30 pm Norton Park, Edinburgh Join Edinburgh Community Food for its third Menu for All networking event, which will focus on adequate early years …

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Food v Nature: the role of community food growing

untangling the competition for urban green space between food growing and wildlife habitat 19 December 2024 4 pm – 5 pm Online This webinar from the Right to Grow Learning …

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Democratic Finance Scotland

The Democratic Finance Scotland programme supports community and social enterprises to secure their long-term financial sustainability. Democratic Finance is an approach that combines citizen-led investment with democratically controlled businesses to build …

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Self Management Fund

Through Self Management for Life, Round 2, the ALLIANCE will distribute Scottish Government funds to third sector and community organisations working in Scotland, to support new activities that will encourage …

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National Lottery Awards for All Scotland

Funding is available from £300 – £20,000 to support community-led  projects that bring people together to build strong relationships in and across communities; or improve the places and spaces that …

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