Participants from the Building Evidence of Impact programme met in Edinburgh on 4 July 2013 to share learning from their ongoing work on self-evaluation. Group members described the work they had been doing and the different tools and techniques used. They also looked at what they need to help them fly as they take their …
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Areas of Work: Funding, Mental health and wellbeing, Research and evaluation
Examining the evidence
CFHS has commissioned SCPHRP (Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy) at Edinburgh University to undertake an analysis of the learning from the work on evaluation that we have supported over the last year. The study will look at the reports on the self-evaluation work undertaken by participants on the Building Evidence of Impact …
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Areas of Work: Mental health and wellbeing, Research and evaluation
Community cafe event
CFHS and Edinburgh Community Food are holding an event for Scotland’s community cafes on 8 August in the Well, the Square Centre, Edinburgh from 12.30 to 4.30 pm. Our community cafe event will give cafe staff and volunteers a chance to meet other cafe workers, hear about the work of other community cafes from across …
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Area of Work: Community cafes and retailing
Scotland’s Food Strategy
Edinburgh Community Food and Community Food and Health (Scotland) will both be presenting at a forthcoming multi-sectoral examination of Scotland’s Food Strategy. The conference is planned for 18 September in Edinburgh and the organisers are keen to encourage the broadest participation. Community groups and voluntary organisations can use a discount code (SFS13) to get a …
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Investing in the legacy of national initiatives
In late 2012 and early 2013 CFHS awarded funding to 14 community food initiatives that applied to build on their investment with one or more of the following three Scottish Government funded national initiatives. 1. The healthyliving award is a national award working with the catering sector, including community cafes and lunch clubs, in Scotland …
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Area of Work: Funding
Nutritional Guidance for the Early Years
The deadline for comments on the revised ‘Nutritional Guidance for the Early Years’, produced by NHS Health Scotland, has been extended to 5pm on 28 June . You can still get a copy of the draft guidance and feedback form from debbiemclaren@nhs.net
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Free trees for school, community and youth groups
The Woodland Trust has 4000 free tree packs to give away to school, community and youth groups this autumn. Apply before 13 September 2013 for the chance to receive a free tree pack to plant in November 2013. For more information and details of how to apply, visit the Woodland Trust website.
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Our growing community
Greenspace Scotland has produced an online ‘Our Growing Community‘ pack, to help Scottish communities explore new places and more ways to grow their own food.
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CFHS annual development fund now open
Our annual development fund (previously known as the annual small grants scheme) is now open for applications to groups and agencies in Scotland who would like to improve access to, and take up of, a healthy, varied and balanced diet. Grants from £500 to £3000 are available. For more information and details of how to …
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Research around cooking skills
We are currently working with our colleagues in NHS Health Scotland to gather evidence around the impact of community cooking courses. For more information about our current cookery work, contact Kim.