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Community food fund – next application deadline

The third round of the Community Food Fund is open for applications, including from community food initiatives. The Fund aims to promote local food and drink through supporting activities that …

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Growing Together – SRUC Oatridge Campus, West Lothian

This free joint event will give community growers, community retailers (including food co-ops, fruit and vegetable stalls and barras) and Food and Health Alliance members an opportunity to find out …

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New funding opportunities from CFHS

CFHS is providing support for a new, nationally accredited cooking skills course by offering funding of up to £750 to groups and agencies towards the costs of delivering this new …

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Development funding for work on maternal and infant nutrition across minority ethnic communities in Scotland

CFHS has a small amount of development funding available to support the development of good practice examples of work on maternal and infant nutrition across minority ethnic communities in Scotland. …

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Forthcoming event

CFHS, the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens, and the Food and Health Alliance are holding a joint event on 20 November, at Oatridge College, West Lothian, from 9.30 …

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Approaches to improving food access/addressing food poverty with older people

Study tour to London, 1-3 October 2013 ‘The main thought that stayed with me the entire trip was – food is what sustains life, nourishes and connects us, threading its …

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Building Stronger Communities launch event

Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) will launch its new resource, Building Stronger Communities, on Tuesday 8th October 2013, 1.30pm – 4pm, at the Teacher Building, 14 St. Enoch Square, Glasgow …

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Evaluation of CHANGES Eat Well – Stay Active course

CFHS has provided some funding to CHANGES community health project in Musselburgh to carry out an evaluation of its Eat Well – Stay Active course. The aim of the course …

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Community Food Fund

The closing date for the second round of applications to the Community Food Fund is Thursday 3 October. The Fund is aimed a projects that want to support the development …

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Enterprise Ready Fund

The Enterprise Ready Fund is a Scottish Government funded programme which will distribute up to £6M from 2013 to 2015 to help maintain, develop and grow Scotland’s enterprising third sector. …

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