This week, my colleague Jacqui McDowell gives her views on the challenges (and possible solutions) to measuring confidence: ‘If I could, I’d ban people from using the word confidence in the context of cooking classes. Extreme – probably, wrong – I’ll let you decide. Confidence is a tricky thing to measure and assess accurately, whether …
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Cooking skills blog 25: Finding out if your cooking skills courses are ‘working’: Guest blog by Jacqui McDowell: ‘The confidence conundrum’
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Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Information provision
Postcode Community Trust’s Community Grants scheme
The Postcode Community Trust provides short-term, designated funding to grass-roots community sports, arts, recreation, physical and mental health projects taking place in England, Scotland and Wales. There is a two-stage application process. The deadline for round 1 expressions of interest is 10 February 2017. https://www.postcodecommunitytrust.org.uk
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Postcode Local Trust first round for 2017 now open
The Postcode Local Trust offers short-term, designated funding for local projects which support wildlife areas, sustainability initiatives, volunteer citizenship, indoor and outdoor spaces in England, Scotland and Wales. The Trust has a two stage application process. Expressions of Interest are currently being accepted for the first round. The deadline for Round 1 Expressions of Interest …
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CHEX conference – save the date
This will be another event to bring people working for community led health in Scotland together to talk, learn and share. The theme for the day is still being finalised, but is likely to feature issues around power and opportunities for empowerment brought about by the Community Empowerment Act and beyond. The Community Health Exchange …
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CFHS cooking skills learning exchange 2016
Our cooking skills learning exchange took place at the Apex Grassmarket Hotel in Edinburgh on 10 November 2016. The event was aimed at those who plan to, or already run, manage or commission community cooking skills courses in low-income communities in Scotland, and who were looking to improve the way they run, review and assess …
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Area of Work: Cookery skills
Household food insecurity
In December 2016, at Serenity Café in Edinburgh, a workshop was held sharing learning about, and reflecting on, work that is currently taking place in Scotland and in the rest of the UK on the issue of household food insecurity measurement. The day was supported by NHS Health Scotland, the Rural and Environment Science and …
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Areas of Work: Food poverty and access, Networking and learning development
Calling all community cafes …
Positively Scottish, a social enterprise-run online magazine dedicated to telling positive stories about ordinary Scots, would like to promote community cafes on their website. Get in touch with ps@positivelyscottish.scot if you would like to be included.
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Cooking skills blog 24: Cooking skills research: cooking, confidence and enjoyment
Last year, Dr Ada Garcia and her colleagues published a narrative review on community cooking courses and their impact on people’s confidence to cook and their eating behaviour. The review wasn’t systematic, so it looks at a relatively small number of studies. However, if you are looking for academic evidence on the impact of community …
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Areas of Work: Cookery skills, Information provision
Calling all cooks …
Do you know someone who gives their all to feeding their community or an outstanding school cook, hospital chef or care home caterer who can magic up meals that make a difference to people’s lives? The BBC Food Programme are looking for an unsung hero to get the recognition they deserve by crowning them BBC …
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Aspiring Communities Fund opens for applications
The Scottish Government’s new two year £18.9 million Aspiring Communities Fund is currently inviting applications for the first funding round, which closes on 7 April 2017. The Fund will help enable community bodies and third sector organisations in deprived and fragile communities to develop and deliver long-term local solutions that address local priorities and needs, increase …