With the latest Scottish Health Survey results due to include data from the three new food insecurity questions and research work ongoing across the UK, CFHS is delighted to be offering the latest opportunity for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to come together to digest the latest information and explore future opportunities. Working alongside A …
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Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
CFHS blog – Bad mood soup: a personal take on how you feel affects what you cook
‘… and maybe that dish isn’t identical the next time you make it, as you use your emotions when you cook …’ Neil Forbes, Chef (from twitter) One of my friends thinks I’m a great cook. I’m not really – average at best. I can do the basics – and I have perfected things that …
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Area of Work: Information provision
Better Start consultation: community retailers
Glasgow Community Food Network has organised a consultation event with the Better Start team in the Scottish Government. This event is specifically for community retailers – food coops, veg barras, community shops etc… who currently participate in Healthy Start Voucher Scheme, or wish to participate in the upcoming Better Start Scheme. The new scheme will …
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Mapping participation requests one year on
SCDC is still looking for responses to its short survey on participation requests. Participation requests are a new way for community groups and organisations to have their voices heard in the planning and delivery of services. The right to make a participation request to a public body was introduced as part of the Community Empowerment …
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Tesco Bags of Help Programme
Applications for the Tesco Bags of Help Programme are invited in the Tesco Ellon, Blairgowrie, Monifeith and Oban store area. For Ellon, Blairgowrie and Monifeith – contact Rita Callander rita.callander@greenspacescotland.org.uk Tel 07825 678321 For Oban – contact Tamara Hedderwick tamara.hedderwick@greenspacescotland.org.uk Tel 07825 671968 Groups can apply for funding between £1000 and £4000 for projects that …
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A Healthier Future: Scotland’s Diet & Healthy Weight Delivery Plan
The delivery plan has now been launched and can be downloaded from the Scottish Government website.
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Cooking skills blog: Cooking skills research – Reasons to be cheerful, part one
Earlier this year, around 50 people, many who run or manage cooking skills activities came together to hear evidence about the impact of community cooking activities. They heard from Professor Martin Caraher (City, University of London) and Dr Ada Garcia (University of Glasgow). Lyndsay Clark (Fife Health & Social Care Partnership) and I discussed the …
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Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Information provision, Research and evaluation
Guest blog: Sue O’Neill-Berest from Cyrenians on food insecurity, cooking and using CFHS development funding to run sessions for young mums
Something to eat, someone to eat with The Food and Agricultural organisation of the United Nations has suggested that 8.4 million live in food insecure households in the UK. (Taylor, 2016) Some research conducted predominantly out with the UK found no significant positive link between the ability to cook and food security, whilst other studies …
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Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Funding, Information provision
New public health priorities for Scotland
A number of community food initiatives contributed to discussions around new public health priorities and these can now be downloaded from the Scottish Government website.
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Eat Well Age Well Roadshows
The Eat Well Age Well team is currently touring across Scotland to promote its Small Ideas, Big Impact fund, which is due to launch on 1 October 2018. This fund has been specifically designed so that individuals, community groups, social enterprises, charities and public-sector workers can test out their ideas around the theme of older …