Grassmarket Community Project Edinburgh Senscot and CFHS are running two sessions on 7 March for community food social enterprises and community retailers. The morning session will discuss issues currently being …
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Community Food Social Enterprise Network and community retailers ‘sharing good practice’ sessions
Also posted in CFHS updates, Events and conferences
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
New community retailing publications
Two new publications about community retailing are now available. Strengthening the future of community retailing is an accessible summary of research carried out for us in 2016 by the University …
Also posted in CFHS updates, Publications news
Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Community cooking skills – evidence and networking event
Thursday 15 March, 10:30 am – 3.15 pm, The Studio, Glasgow Our event will give participants the chance to hear about the evidence of the impact of cooking skills courses, with …
Also posted in CFHS updates, Events and conferences
Area of Work: Cookery skills
Funding for community health walks
With support from Transport Scotland, Paths for All has recently launched its community health walk funding, accepting applications of up to £5,000 from projects that can demonstrate that they will increase …
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A Connected Scotland: Tackling social isolation and loneliness and building stronger social connections
The Scottish Government has recently launched this consultation . We know that many community food initiatives are doing work that addresses loneliness and social inclusion in their communities, and would …
Also posted in Misc food and health, Research and consultations
Guest blog – community-led research generates more than research knowledge
Our guest blog is from Lesley Greenaway, a free-lance evaluator and consultant. She has a PhD in Participative Evaluation, and is committed to building capacity for research and evaluation. What is distinct …
Also posted in CFHS Blog, CFHS updates, Recruiting and working with vulnerable groups
Areas of Work: Information provision, Research and evaluation
Mapping food hubs in the UK- survey participants sought
Sustainable Food Cities and the Food Research Collaborative has commissioned research to map the types of food hubs that exist, or are planned, in the UK. If you are involved …
Also posted in Research and consultations
New findings – what people think about reducing obesity in Scotland
NHS Health Scotland has released new findings about public-attitudes-to-reducing-obesity-in-Scotland. ScotCen Social Research’s Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, carried out in 2016, included a module of 40 questions (developed in consultation with NHS Health Scotland) …
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Community café self evaluation group – outcomes to evaluate impact
We have been working with a group of community cafes to look at self-evaluation. Together they have developed a list of community cafe outcomes to reflect the range of differences cafes can make for …
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Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Research and evaluation
Stalled spaces programme
Applications invited for Glasgow City Council’s Stalled Spaces Programme, 2018-19. Community groups or local organisations across Glasgow are encouraged to apply for innovative projects aimed at improving and activating stalled …