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Vacancies at the Hidden Gardens

Added on: Thursday 12 Feb 2009

The Hidden Gardens is currently recruiting for seasonal Garden Assistants (£7.20 per hour).  Hours are...

Volunteer Directors needed for North Glasgow Community Food Initiative

Added on: Wednesday 11 Feb 2009

Do you have the skills and time to commit to a voluntary organisation with plans...

Climate Challenge Fund workshops

Added on: Tuesday 10 Feb 2009

The Energy Saving Scotland advice centre and the Sustainable Development Commission Scotland are hosting two...

Soil Association Scotland public meetings on food

Added on: Tuesday 10 Feb 2009

Soil Association Scotland is holding a series of public meetings throughout Scotland in the coming...

Job vacancy at the Hidden Gardens

Added on: Friday 6 Feb 2009

The Hidden Gardens, an award winning public greenspace in Glasgow, is currently recruiting for a...

Third Sector Enterprise Fund

Added on: Tuesday 3 Feb 2009

The Scottish Government is now accepting applications for the Third Sector Enterprise Fund.  This £12...

Job vacancy at the Food Train

Added on: Friday 30 Jan 2009

The Food Train in Dumfries, an award winning voluntary organisation providing practical support services helping...

Job vacancy at Gorgie City Farm

Added on: Friday 23 Jan 2009

The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens is currently recruiting for a Scotland Development...

Caroline Walker Trust Eating Well Conference

Added on: Wednesday 21 Jan 2009

This event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Caroline Walker Trust took place on Tuesday...

Welsh Food Alliance survey

Added on: Monday 19 Jan 2009

The Welsh Food Alliance is encouraging older people in the UK to have their say in...

Job vacancy at Pilton Community Health Project

Added on: Monday 12 Jan 2009

Pilton Community Health Project is looking for a new Barri Grubb Project Worker 12 hrs per week AP1...

Off to a Good Start

Added on: Thursday 8 Jan 2009

Off to a Good Start, a conference to promote breastfeeding, organised by NHS Health Scotland,...

Issue 2 of Engage now available

Added on: Wednesday 7 Jan 2009

Issue Two of Engage (PDF, 624 kb), the magazine for the Meeting the Shared Challenge...

Launch of Larder Bytes

Added on: Wednesday 7 Jan 2009

Community Food Initiatives North East (CFINE) has recently launched its online shopping site www.Larderbytes.com   Bread,...

Issue 46 of Fare Choice now available

Added on: Monday 22 Dec 2008

Issue 46 of Fare Choice is now available to download from the Our Newsletters section...

Support for children and families

Added on: Monday 15 Dec 2008

A transformational framework to improve the life chances of Scotland's children and tackle inequalities by targeting...

Healthy Start for kids at school

Added on: Friday 12 Dec 2008

Pilot projects aimed at improving children's health by providing targeted health-related services at school were...

New CFHS report - study tours to Aberdeen and Edinburgh

Added on: Wednesday 10 Dec 2008

In September 2008, we ran two tours to organisations in Aberdeen and Edinburgh delivering services...

Vacancies at West Lothian Food and Health Development

Added on: Tuesday 9 Dec 2008

West Lothian Food and Health Development (WELFEHD) is currently recruiting for 3 vacancies: Development Manager (salary...

New magazine for the Meeting the Shared Challenge support programme

Added on: Wednesday 29 Oct 2008

Issue One of Engage, the magazine for the Meeting the Shared Challenge support programme, is...

Getting Down to Business - new CFHS report

Added on: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008

The report and evaluation of the Getting Down to Business seminars, which offered participants in...

Job vacancy at Gorgie City Farm

Added on: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008

The Growing Communities in Scotland Partnership is currently recruiting for a Fieldwork Co-ordinator based at...

Consumer Focus Scotland

Added on: Thursday 25 Sep 2008

The Scottish Consumer Council (SCC), energywatch (Scotland) and Postwatch (Scotland) merged on 1st October 2008. The new...

Fare Choice Issue 45

Added on: Wednesday 24 Sep 2008

Fare Choice Issue 45 is now available to download from the Our Newsletters section of...

CFHS annual networking conference

Added on: Friday 12 Sep 2008

A booking form (PDF 1965 kb) is now available for our networking conference, Making a Difference,...

Out to Lunch

Added on: Friday 5 Sep 2008

The Scottish Consumer Council, soon to form part of the new agency Consumer Focus Scotland,...

Takeway Health: how takeaway restaurants can affect your chances of a healthy diet

Added on: Friday 5 Sep 2008

The National Consumer Council (soon to become part of the new agency Consumer Focus) published...

Cut-price, what cost?

Added on: Friday 5 Sep 2008

'Cut-price, what cost? How supermarkets can affect your chances of a healthy diet' is the...

Nutrition and Addiction

Added on: Friday 5 Sep 2008

A recent publication by Glasgow Addiction Services summarises the key findings from a scoping exercise...

Job advert: Edinburgh Community Food Initiative Chief Executive

Added on: Friday 5 Sep 2008

ECFI works to tackle health inequalities through diet. It supplies healthy food through its warehouse and...

Early Years Self-evaluation Collaborative Stage One report

Added on: Friday 25 Jul 2008

This report is now available to download from the Children and Young People section of...

Job vacancy

Added on: Tuesday 15 Jul 2008

Trellis (the Scottish Therapeutic Gardening Network) is currently recruiting for a part-time (15 hrs) Information...

Job vacancy

Added on: Thursday 10 Jul 2008

A shop manager is required for a new fruit and vegetable social enterprise opening shortly...

Fare Choice Issue 44 now available

Added on: Tuesday 1 Jul 2008

Issue 44 of Fare Choice, our quarterly newsletter, is now available to download from the...

Healthy eating and active living

Added on: Tuesday 24 Jun 2008

A new action plan, 'Healthy Eating, Active Living', targeting obesity, poor diet and the promotion...

Equally Well

Added on: Tuesday 24 Jun 2008

Equally Well, the report of the ministerial task force on health inequalities was launched last...

Next steps towards a National Food Policy for Scotland

Added on: Thursday 19 Jun 2008

A flavour of what the future holds for Scottish communities tackling food access, social exclusion...

Food and Health Alliance online survey

Added on: Tuesday 10 Jun 2008

The Food and Health Alliance (FHA) was set up to bring together, inform, and support...

NHS Health Scotland 60th Anniversary Public Health Roadshow

Added on: Friday 6 Jun 2008

To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the NHS, Health Scotland is staging public health roadshows...

Improved climate for funding

Added on: Wednesday 4 Jun 2008

Major new funding has become available which may be of use to those trying to...

Job vacancy at Cyrenians Farm

Added on: Wednesday 4 Jun 2008

Cyrenians Farm is currently looking to recruit a Project Worker (Farm Enterprise) £17,355 - £21,048 P/A....

International Association for Public Participation Conference

Added on: Wednesday 21 May 2008

The International Association for Public Participation is planning a conference, 'Public Participation and Social Responsibility:...

Glasgow Allotments Strategy Consultation

Added on: Wednesday 14 May 2008

Glasgow City Council’s Land and Environmental Services are carrying out a consultation on the draft...

Date for your diary

Added on: Tuesday 13 May 2008

CFHS is pleased to announce that the date has been set for this year's free...

Deadline extended for discussion paper on tackling poverty, inequality and deprivation in Scotland

Added on: Monday 12 May 2008

The deadline for responses to the Scottish Government's discussion paper on 'Taking Forward the Government...

CFHS 2008 small grant scheme is now open

Added on: Monday 21 Apr 2008

CFHS is delighted to open the 2008 small grant scheme. Groups or agencies working with...

Report from national food policy discussion seminar 18 March 2008

Added on: Monday 21 Apr 2008

On 18 March CFHS facilitated a national seminar at the Piping Centre in Glasgow to...

Work placements for Queen Margaret University

Added on: Tuesday 15 Apr 2008

Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh is looking for community groups who are able to offer work placements...

New publication available

Added on: Wednesday 2 Apr 2008

The report of our annual networking conference, Back in Touch, held at Murrayfield Conference Centre...

Issue 43 of Fare Choice now available

Added on: Monday 17 Mar 2008

Issue 43 of Fare Choice is now available to download from the Publications Library.

Food Access Network/FSA UK Liaison event

Added on: Tuesday 11 Mar 2008

The next Food Access Network/FSA UK Liaison event will be held on Tuesday 16 April...

National food discussion: have your say

Added on: Friday 8 Feb 2008

The discussion paper 'Choosing the Right Ingredients - the future of food for Scotland' sets...

REHIS Elementary Food and Health course promotion in South Ayrshire

Added on: Wednesday 30 Jan 2008

South Ayrshire Council has received £10,000 from the Food Standards Agency to deliver the REHIS...

Job vacancy at the Hidden Gardens

Added on: Friday 18 Jan 2008

The Hidden Gardens in Glasgow is currently recruiting for a Sessional Cookery Workshop leader (4-8...

National food discussion begins

Added on: Tuesday 15 Jan 2008

Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment today launched a national discussion...

Getting Down to Business - last chance to book

Added on: Thursday 20 Dec 2007

CFHS is holding 2 one-day events for community food enterprises interested in finding out more...

Issue 5 of Food Matters now available

Added on: Wednesday 19 Dec 2007

Edition 5 of our regular e-bulletin update on developments in food, health and homelessness in Scotland...

Issue 42 of Fare Choice now available

Added on: Monday 17 Dec 2007

Issue 42 of Fare Choice, our quarterly newsletter, is now available to download from the...

Strengthening Scotland's communities

Added on: Thursday 13 Dec 2007

The Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) is taking forward four new programmes to help develop...

New publications available

Added on: Monday 26 Nov 2007

Two new publications are available to download from the Policy and Planning section of the...

Do you give dietary advice to adults?

Added on: Monday 26 Nov 2007

The University of Dundee and the Institute of Socail Marketing at the University of Stirling...

Getting Down to Business

Added on: Thursday 22 Nov 2007

CFHS is holding 2 one-day events for community food enterprises interested in finding out more...

Food and Health Alliance conference call for abstracts

Added on: Thursday 22 Nov 2007

The Food and Health Alliance conference is to be held in Edinburgh on 5 February...

Application deadline for Comic Relief funding

Added on: Thursday 22 Nov 2007

Comic Relief has announced that the next application deadline for grants over £5,000 is 29th February 2008....

Review of Health Improvement Management regional events

Added on: Monday 19 Nov 2007

As we are all aware, succeeding in making Scotland healthier depends on contributions from many...

New publication available

Added on: Friday 9 Nov 2007

A scoping study commissioned by CFHS looking at the potential for greater collective activity amongst...

Food Train campaign to highlight lack of supermarket support

Added on: Friday 9 Nov 2007

The Food Train, a local and voluntary charity organisation which provides grocery shopping home delivery...

New publication available

Added on: Monday 15 Oct 2007

A Taste for Independence is now available to download from the Business and Project Development...

Edition 41 of Fare Choice now available

Added on: Monday 1 Oct 2007

Edition 41 of Fare Choice, our quarterly newsletter, is now available to download from the...

Watch East Lothian Roots and Fruits on Beechgrove Garden

Added on: Friday 20 Jul 2007

In the last edition (40) of Fare Choice we featured East Lothian Roots and Fruits...

New publications available

Added on: Friday 15 Jun 2007

Issue 40 of our quarterly newsletter Fare Choice and Issue 4 of Food Matters,  our...

Participatory Appraisal training

Added on: Friday 15 Jun 2007

CFHS is running participatory appraisal training in Dumfries from 17-21 September 2007. Anyone involved with...

Prime Time

Added on: Friday 15 Jun 2007

Primetime is a new funding initiative for the over 50s that the Big Lottery Fund...

New publication available

Added on: Tuesday 29 May 2007

Fruitful Participation: involving people in food and health work is a new publication from Community...

Nutrition in context - eating for health in a homelessness context

Added on: Thursday 17 May 2007

Would you like to know more about providing more adapted, varied and nutritious meals for...

New publication available

Added on: Friday 4 May 2007

CFHS has put together a briefing sheet giving information about the services and key contacts...

Small grant scheme now open

Added on: Thursday 19 Apr 2007

The Community Food and Health (Scotland) small grant scheme is now open. Grants from £500...

Food Hygiene and Nutrition Grants

Added on: Wednesday 18 Apr 2007

The Food Standards Agency is inviting applications for grants of up to £10,000 to support...

Lloyds TSB Foundation Grants Programme

Added on: Tuesday 10 Apr 2007

The next deadline for grant applications to the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland Standard Grants...

People's Millions

Added on: Tuesday 10 Apr 2007

The Big Lottery Fund and ITV have announced a bigger People's Millions public voting competition...

New publication available from the Publications Library

Added on: Friday 23 Mar 2007

Supply, Standards and Strategy was an international conference, held in London on 15 February 2007,...

Fare Choice Issue 39 now available

Added on: Friday 23 Mar 2007

The latest edition of our (redesigned) quarterly newsletter, Fare Choice, is now available to download...

Centre for Social Justice Awards 2007

Added on: Thursday 15 Mar 2007

Grassroots organisations considering themselves to be at the forefront of tackling social disadvantage are invited...

New publication available in the Publications Library

Added on: Friday 9 Mar 2007

In September 2006, the food, health and homeless initiative at Community Food and Health (Scotland)...

Learning and sharing opportunities around food, health and homelessness

Added on: Friday 9 Mar 2007

As part of our work on food, health and homelessness we are currently offering opportunities...

This could be you!

Added on: Wednesday 7 Mar 2007

CFHS recognises the need for greater contribution from those directly involved in delivering and supporting...

New publication available in the Publications Library

Added on: Friday 2 Feb 2007

Notes from the roundtable discussion on our work with local retailers with regard to the...

New publication available in the Publications Library

Added on: Thursday 18 Jan 2007

The report of Community Food and Health (Scotland)'s networking conference, Bridges, held at the Apex Hotel...

Matchmaking between community food initiatives and colleges

Added on: Tuesday 12 Dec 2006

Community Food and Health (Scotland) receives frequent requests for placements from colleges and universities that...

Trellis - the new charity for therapeutic horticulture

Added on: Monday 4 Dec 2006

Trellis is the new Scottish national charity that supports therapeutic gardening projects. Based in Perth,...

We've changed our name!

Added on: Wednesday 15 Nov 2006

Thank you to everyone who contributed to finding a new name for the Scottish Community...

Review of the Scottish Diet Action Plan

Added on: Wednesday 15 Nov 2006

The review of the Scottish Diet Action Plan has now been completed by a distinguished...









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