Postcode Community Trust was established in 2014 to provide financial support to charities and community groups that support environmental protection, community development, engagement in sport, advancement of health, promotion of …
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Postcode Community Trust community grants programme
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Area of Work: Funding
Eat Better Feel Better Campaign
Public Health Minister, Maureen Watt, was in Edinburgh today to launch the Eat Better Feel Better campaign at Pilton Community Health Project – the first community health project in Scotland …
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Contaminated land guide launched for community growers
A new guide for community gardeners and allotment holders, offering information about growing food on land that may be contaminated, has been launched by the Grow Your Own Working Group …
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Food and You survey publishes findings for Scotland
The Food Standard Agency (FSA)’s Food and You survey has published findings specific to Scotland for 2014. This, the third wave of the survey, which is conducted every two years, …
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Maternal and infant nutrition
Our event, Maternal and infant nutrition framework: supporting a Healthy Start, took place in May 2014. The day included learning from previous and ongoing work around Healthy Start programmes in …
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Areas of Work: Families with children, Networking and learning development
Older people’s food task force
This group continues to grow in reach and numbers, with new members from Age Scotland, Queen Margaret University, REHIS, the Befriending Network and the Health and Social Care Alliance welcomed …
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Area of Work: Older people
Evaluation support
In autumn 2014 six organisations participated in a four-day Evaluating Impact Learning Account workshop programme on evaluation; all completed the course and are applying their learning back in their work. …
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Area of Work: Research and evaluation
Cooking skills learning exchange and research
In November, we hosted a learning exchange in Edinburgh for those involved in running community cooking skills activities. Forty-five people attended, many with five years or more experience of delivering …
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Area of Work: Cookery skills
Community cafe learning visits
CFHS’s first community cafe learning visit took place in November 2014. Six people took part in the visit, which included Theo’s Cafe in Orbiston Neighbourhood Centre in Bellshill, and Reidvale …
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Areas of Work: Community cafes and retailing, Networking and learning development
Setting the Table: giving children the best nutritional start in life
With support from its partners, NHS Health Scotland has revised ‘Setting the Table’, its nutritional guidance and food standards for early years childcare providers in Scotland. Setting the Table is …