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  • The Gathering 2016

    SECC Glasgow , United Kingdom

    The Gathering is a free annual event organised by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO). It’s a place for people from the third sector to network, showcase their work and learn from each other.

    Free

  • People Power: Creating the Conditions for Change

    Perth Concert Hall Perth, United Kingdom

    An interactive event to celebrate the achievements of the Alliance's People Powered Health and Wellbeing programme and to demonstrate how everyone has the power to create the conditions for change.

  • Care of Older People in Scotland: 4th Annual Conference

    Edinburgh Corn Exchange 11 Newmarket Road, Edinburgh

    The conference will explore the challenge of meeting the needs of Scotland's older people and delivering greater consistency and equality across Scotland. It will discuss the long-term preventative approach to good health for older people in parallel with delivering immediate care needs in order to ensure that meeting future health and care demand does not …

    £120 – £270

  • Trellis Annual Conference 2016

    The Bield at Blackruthven Blackruthven House, Perth

    Trellis 10th annual conference, with workshops, stalls, networking and showcasing therapeutic gardening in Scotland and abroad.

    £45 – £55

  • Voluntary Health Scotland annual conference and AGM

    The Roxburgh 38 Charlotte Square , Edinburgh , United Kingdom

    The conference will consider compelling evidence about the impact of social isolation and loneliness on mental and physical health and the part the third sector plays in preventing and addressing this.  

  • Declaration festival

    Summerhall Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Declaration – now in its second year - is programmed by the Mental Health Foundation, (creators of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival), with the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE), NHS Health Scotland, NHS Lothian, and the University of Strathclyde. These organisations have joined forces as part of Scotland’s National …

  • International School Meals Day

    Children and young people (supported by their teachers or other adults)  are being encouraged to share ‘stories’ about their culture, heritage and associated food. This could be family food traditions, food that is loved (or not) in their country or festivals, ceremonies and celebrations that take place. Photographs, blogs, videos or vines, songs, poems, stories and recipes are all welcome …

  • RCPE symposium: Public Health in a Changing World

    Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh

    This symposium is of interest to all practising or studying public or global health, infectious disease and respiratory physicians, as well as general physicians and other healthcare workers who want to learn the latest in exotic communicable diseases as well as look upstream at determinants of health.

  • Food and wellbeing

    This conference is being organised by Children in Scotland in response to a major social issue: the role of food - including food poverty - and its links with wellbeing, learning and attainment within the context of GIRFEC. Delegates can expect to hear updates regarding food laws and policy initiatives, as well as finding out …

    £89

  • Social in the garden

    Ross Open Air Theatre 104 Princes Street, Edinburgh

    Two day social enterprise fair from Edinburgh Social Enterprise.

  • Getting started: Outcomes and Indicators

    royal pharmaceutical society Holyrood Park House, 106 Holyrood Park House, Edinburgh

    Evaluation Support Scotland workshop for staff and volunteers in third sector organisations who are writing an application for a new project and want to write meaningful outcomes.

    £111

  • School Food and Feeding the Mind: Opportunity, Encouragement and Education

    Scottish Arbitration Centre 125 Princes Street, Edinburgh

    Holyrood's School Food and Feeding the Mind event will provide a platform for debate and discussion around the importance and priorities of school food provision and the wider importance of food education.

    £145 – £295

  • Fife Networking Event in association with FCFCG and Trellis AGM

    The Ecology Centre Kinghorn Loch, Kinghorn

    Join Trellis and the FCFCG at the Ecology Centre, meet others interested in therapeutic  and community gardening to share insights, skills and good practice through discussion, networking and garden tour of the Ecology Centre Garden in the beautiful setting of Kinghorn Loch. This event is suitable for anyone wishing to /already supporting people to garden …

    £5

  • PHINS 2017 Annual Seminar

    Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Glasgow, United Kingdom

    As before, this event is free of charge. However, spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

    Free

  • CFHS annual networking conference 2017

    200 St Vincent Street Glasgow

    Sharing patter Tasty presentations, lots of table talk, and plenty to take away from the popular annual networking event for volunteers, practitioners, planners and academics addressing issues around food, health and inequalities.

    Free

  • CFHS Scottish Borders community cafe network meeting

    Old Gala House 8 Scott Crescent, Galashiels

    Two new area-wide community cafe networks are being set up, in Scottish Borders and Glasgow. Meetings in both areas are being held in the next few weeks to discuss the next steps. Please contact anne.gibson5@nhs.net if you would like to take part, or would like more info  

    Free

  • CFHS Glasgow community cafe network meeting

    Spoon Cafe 46 Trongate, Glasgow

    Two new area-wide community cafe networks are being set up, in Scottish Borders and Glasgow. Meetings in both areas are being held in the next few weeks to discuss the next steps. Please contact anne.gibson5@nhs.net if you would like to take part, or would like more information.  

    Free

  • Tackling food insecurity in Lanarkshire: what can we learn from the Food Poverty Renewal Gateway

    GLO Centre 78 Muir Street, Motherwell

    First networking event from A Menu for Change. North Lanarkshire Council has responded to the increasing numbers of people turning to food banks by launching the Food Poverty Referral Gateway to ensure people get their full entitlement to crisis grants from the Scottish Welfare Fund before they turn to food banks for help. This workshop …

    Free

  • Community Food Social Enterprise Network/community retailers ‘sharing good practice’ sessions – save the date

    TBC

    CFHS, Senscot and Partnership for Procurement are running two sessions on for community food social enterprises and community retailers.  The morning session will discuss issues currently being experienced by Community Food social enterprises and agree future actions/supports in relation to sustainability and growth (funding, collaboration and enterprise ). The afternoon will be a ‘sharing good practice’ session for community …

    Free

  • Trellis annual conference 2018

    The Bield at Blackruthven Blackruthven House, Perth

    Celebrate therapeutic gardening and Trellis’ 12th Conference With even more workshops, stalls, networking and showcasing of therapeutic gardening in Scotland.

    £47 – £57

  • Community cooking skills – CFHS evidence and networking event

    The Studio Hope Street, Glasgow

    Come and hear about the evidence of the impact of cooking skills courses, including: Professor Martin Caraher, City, University of London. What evidence do we have of the impact of community cooking skills courses? The results of a CFHS evaluation of 29 community cooking skills courses. Dr Ada Garcia, University of Glasgow. Results from the …

    Free

  • 2018 conference on food and poverty

    Kings College, London Strand Campus, London, United Kingdom

    In April 2018, the first-ever national research conference on household food insecurity in the UK will be hosted by Drs Rachel Loopstra and Hannah Lambie-Mumford  at King’s College London, bringing together leading researchers and third-sector organisations to share research on this important issue.  

    £30 – £60

  • Development, democracy and dark matter

    The Studio Hope Street, Glasgow

    The annual Community Development Alliance Scotland Conference. A day to reflect and speculate on the creative potential energy released by the Community Empowerment Act in local communities across Scotland; and space to look ahead at what broader participative democracy horizons might be explored via the Local Governance Review.

    Free – £50

  • 1st World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health

    The Exchange 150 Morrison Street, Edinburgh

    Confer with the world’s most important organisations and individuals working on healthcare equity and human rights in relation to ethnic and racial minority health, and the health and health care of recent migrants

    £375 – £500

  • Best Start Foods: making the most of Healthy Start reform

    Mansfield Traquair Centre 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh

    Join Nourish Scotland and Voluntary Health Scotland at this event to discuss how the reform of the Scottish Government Healthy Start scheme into Best Start Foods can best benefit low-income families. The organisers are particularly keen to hear from individuals and community groups that have experience of Healthy Start vouchers, (using them as individuals or …

    Free

  • The ALLIANCE annual conference and AGM 2018

    Radisson Blu Hotel Glasgow

    The ALLIANCE’s annual conference provides the leading focal point for health and social care integration in Scotland.  The 2018 event will focus on Action and will showcase people and organisations working on innovative, engaging and co-produced projects that aim to improve outcomes for people who access and deliver support and services in Scotland.

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  • The Power of Food Festival

    throughout Edinburgh Edinburgh

    Registration is now open for community food gardens and external contributors wanting to take part. The Festival is a weekend event when community food gardens in and around Edinburgh throw their gates open and invite the general public to come and explore, hear their stories, be inspired and entertained.

  • Human rights and community development conference

    Glasgow

    Delivered jointly by the Scottish Human Rights Commission, Edinburgh Tenants Federation and the Scottish Community Development Centre, this one-day conference will: Bring people together to share ideas and practice from Scotland and beyond. Explore what skills, tools and resources are required to support this approach. Registration will be available soon. In the meantime, save the date in your diary …

  • Scottish fundraising conference 2018

    Double Tree by Hilton Glasgow Central Cambridge Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Must attend event for all fundraisers in Scotland. Early bird tickets on sale until 2 July.

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  • Next steps for tackling obesity in Scotland

    central Edinburgh Edinburgh

    This event will examine the future policy actions required to tackle Scotland’s obesity problem, following the conclusion of ‘A Healthier Future – Action, Ambitions on Diet, Activity and Healthy Weight’ consultation, and looking ahead to the imminent Scottish Government strategy.

    £145 – £295

  • VHS annual conference and AGM

    John McIntytre Conference Centre Edinburgh First, 18 Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh

    Save the date for this annual event, which has the theme of culture, arts and health. More information available in May.

  • Food Education in Scotland and beyond

    Central Edinburgh tbc

    In June 2018, the Scottish Government launched a consultation into the nutritional requirements for food and drink in schools. This event will examine priorities for the consultation and scrutinise the role of schools in shaping and informing the relationship our children and young people have with food.

    £145 – £295

  • People, place and power

    University of Dundee Dalhousie Building, Dundee

    World Community Development Conference 2019. Jointly organised by the International Association for Community Development (IACD), the Scottish Government, the Community Learning and Development team at the University of Dundee, Dundee City Council, and Leisure and Culture Dundee, supported by Dundee and Angus Convention Bureau.

    £260 – £400

  • Rights into Reality: Human rights and community-led health conference

    The Studio Hope Street, Glasgow

    Join the CHEX team to explore how community-led health organisations can use human rights in their work improving health, addressing inequalities and making a difference to communities across Scotland. This FREE conference is a chance to meet and share experience with other community-led health organisations, and to discuss what taking a human rights approach means …

    Free

  • The Gathering 2019

    SECC Glasgow , United Kingdom

    Organised every year by SCVO, The Gathering is the largest free third sector event in the UK, a place for all the people working in the sector to network, showcase what they do and learn from each other. With a bustling marketplace with over 100 exhibitors, and a packed programme featuring more than 70 workshops, seminars and …

    Free

  • Trellis annual conference

    The Bield at Blackruthven Blackruthven House, Perth

    Share good practice and meet therapeutic gardeners from across the UK.

    £57 – £67

  • Valuing and sustaining volunteering in health conference

    The Studio Hope Street, Glasgow

    This full-day conference from Voluntary Health Scotland will explore good practice in volunteering where it is delivered by NHS and third sector working together. The focus will be primarily on volunteering in NHS settings, in particular hospitals.  

    Free

  • Biting back: Transforming food experiences for Scotland’s children

    Edinburgh

    This event, run in partnership by Children in Scotland and Queen Margaret University, will focus on the latest research, creative approaches and current projects aimed at improving food experiences, and the health and wellbeing of children and their families.

    £69 – £109

  • Tackling food poverty in Scotland

    central Edinburgh Edinburgh

    NHS Health Scotland defines food poverty as ‘the inability to acquire or consume an adequate or sufficient quality of food in socially acceptable ways, or the uncertainty that one will be able to do so’. With use of food banks increasing by 13% in the past six months compared to this time last year, the issue …

    £145 – £295

  • The Alliance Annual Conference 2019

    Radisson Blu Hotel Glasgow

    The 2019 Annual Conference theme from the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland will be Impact: the 3rd Health and Social Care Integration event.

    Free – £150

  • Next Steps for Growing Scotland’s Social Enterprise Sector

    Central Edinburgh tbc

    Ahead of a Scottish Government census of the social enterprise sector, due to be carried out in Summer 2019, this Holyrood event will examine key challenges facing social enterprises and provide practical guidance on accessing funding and bidding for contracts.

    £145 – £295

  • Realising the right to health: VHS annual conference 2019

    Radisson Blu Hotel Glasgow

    This year’s annual Conference will explore the rights to health and what this means, and will be of relevance to  VHS members, other third sector organisations involved in health, health and social care partnerships, NHS boards, other public services and universities.

    Free – £68.88

  • Scottish Fundraising Conference 2019

    Double Tree by Hilton Glasgow Central Cambridge Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    The Scottish Fundraising Conference is an event for all fundraisers working in Scotland, and offers a once-a-year opportunity to share in the latest best practice, insights and successes of your fellow fundraisers.

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  • Food and nutrition education in Scotland conference

    Glasgow Marriot Hotel 500 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    The first Food – a fact of life food and nutrition education in Scotland conference for primary and secondary teachers.

    £20

  • the Gathering 2020

    SECC Glasgow, United Kingdom

    The Gathering 2020 Scotland’s largest event for charities, social enterprises and voluntary organisations, will take place on Wednesday 19th & Thursday 20th February 2020 – it’s free and everyone’s welcome! Book a stand Book to attend