Latest news and events , 10 November 2016

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/ 10 jobs - 6 new and 0 updated very recently
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/ 33 events - 16 new and 0 updated very recently
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/ Fife befriending story covered on STVNew!
/ Fifers celebrate thousands of hours of befriending
/ FVA launches new Mentors in Work project

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/ Update from Fife LEADERNew!
/ Survey to evaluate transitions for 14-25 year olds with ASNNew!
/ Warmer Homes Scotland SchemeNew!
/ Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance - October Update
/ Gowrie Care - Drama Group in Fife for adults with disabilities
/ Participation, Coproduction, Engagement - Training for Charities
/ Enable U are moving office
/ Vote for Fife Gingerbread and the Levenmouth Gateway Village
/ Gift of Christmas Appeal in Fife - referrals sought
/ Vote for Friends of Silverburn,FEAT Trading CIC

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/ The Richmond Fellowship Scotland - Support Practitioners (various locations) New!
/ Enable Scotland - Personal Assistant (Driver)New!
/ Fife IPS Service - Occupational Therapist New!
/ Support in Mind Scotland (Fife Services) - Support WorkerNew!
/ Support in Mind Scotland (Fife Services) - Admin WorkerNew!
/ Fife Voluntary Action - Administrative AssistantNew!
/ ENeRGI - Support Workers
/ WEA Scotland - Project Administrator
/ The Cottage Family Centre - Dads Project Worker
/ Kingdom Housing Association - Housing Officer

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/ Heritage Lottery Fund - funding for crowdfunders

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/ Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project and Fife Rape and Sexual Assault Centre Open Day - Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project and Fife Rapeand Sexual Assault Centre
Friday 11 November 2016 - 38-40 High Street
/ Self-Directed Suport (SDS) Open Meeting - Dunfermline - Disabled Persons Housing Service (DPHS)
Friday 11 November 2016 - Holiday Inn Express
/ Book now for Fife Gingerbread's AGM - Dads Matter - Fife Gingerbread
Friday 11 November 2016 - Rothes Halls
/ Buckhaven Community Cinema launchesNew!
Monday 14 November 2016 - Buckhaven Theatre
/ Living Well on a Budget, Kirkcaldy - Fife Council
Tuesday 15 November 2016 - Philp Hall
/ Christmas on a Budget, Kirkcaldy - Adult Basic Education
Wednesday 16 November 2016 - West Bridge Mill
/ Take a Walk in Their Shoes - dementia care for family carers - Fife Carers Centre
Thursday 17 November 2016 - Lundin Links
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Energy and Debt Advice - Greener KirkcaldyNew!
Thursday 17 November 2016 - 254a High Street
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Energy and Debt Advice - Greener KirkcaldyNew!
Saturday 19 November 2016 - 254a High Street
/ Fife Festival of Music 2016 - Fife Festival of MusicNew!
Sunday 20 November 2016 - Greyfriars RC Primary School
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Kirkcaldy to Kinghorn Walk - LGBT Health and WellbeingNew!
Sunday 20 November 2016
/ Talk Matters' AGM - Talk Matters
Thursday 24 November 2016 - Ross & Connel Offices, 18 Viewfield Terrace, Dunfermline, KY12 7JH
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Energy and Debt Advice - Greener KirkcaldyNew!
Thursday 24 November 2016 - 254a High Street
/ Fundraising Concert for LinkLiving, Kirkcaldy - LinkLivingNew!
Friday 25 November 2016
/ Christmas in KirkcaldyNew!
Saturday 26 November 2016
/ LinkLiving Music Festival - Kirkcaldy - LinkLiving
Wednesday 30 November 2016 - West Bridge Mill, Bridge Street, Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1 1TE
/ Action on Elder Abuse Launch Scottish Elder Abuse Helpline - Action on Elder Abuse ScotlandNew!
Wednesday 30 November 2016 - Queensferry Hotel
/ Saje Domestic Abuse Cafe, KirkcaldyNew!
Wednesday 30 November 2016 - Kirkcaldy
December 2016
/ Dysart Colliery Silver Band Christmas Concert - Dysart Colliery Silver BandNew!
Saturday 03 December 2016 - St Bryce Centre
/ Forth and Tay Disabled Ramblers' Christmas Lunch for Members and Volunteers - Forth and Tay Disabled Ramblers
Sunday 04 December 2016 - Gilvenbank Hotel
/ Saje Domestic Abuse Cafe, DunfermlineNew!
Tuesday 06 December 2016 - Dunfermline
/ Enable-U and One Stop Shop - Autism Monthly Support Group - Enable U and One Stop Shop
Wednesday 07 December 2016 - Enable Fife Services, Alexander House, Alexander Street, Dysart, KY1 2XX
/ Kindred - Effect of Challenging Behaviour on Siblings
Wednesday 07 December 2016 - King Malcolm Hotel
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Museum Visit and Café - LGBT Health and WellbeingNew!
Thursday 08 December 2016 - Kirkcaldy Museums and Galleries
/ Saje Domestic Abuse Cafe, LevenNew!
Thursday 08 December 2016 - Leven
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Festive Fare and Share - LGBT Health and WellbeingNew!
Monday 12 December 2016 - Lecture Room
/ Communicating with Dementia: Words and beyond - Fife Carers Centre
Thursday 15 December 2016 - Lundin Links
January 2017
/ Saje Domestic Abuse Cafe, KirkcaldyNew!
Wednesday 25 January 2017 - Kirkcaldy
March 2017
/ The Social Enterprise Exchange Marketplace 2017
Tuesday 21 March 2017 - Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 11 Newmarket Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1RJ
/ The Social Enterprise Exchange Marketplace 2017 - Social Enterprise Scotland
Tuesday 21 March 2017 - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
April 2017
/ Building a Child to Adult Transition Plan - Fife Carers Centre
Tuesday 18 April 2017 - 157 Commercial Street
May 2017
/ Building a Child to Adult Transition Plan - Fife Carers Centre
Wednesday 17 May 2017 - 157 Commercial Street
June 2017
/ Building a Child to Adult Transition Plan - Fife Carers Centre
Thursday 15 June 2017 - 157 Commercial Street

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/ Course 3 - Supporting your Volunteers
Monday 14 November 2016 - Craig Mitchell House, Flemington Road, Glenrothes, KY1 1XT
/ FDASAP - MARAC - Domestic Abuse and the Safety of High Risk Victims - Fife Domestic & Sexual Abuse Partnership (FDASAP)
Wednesday 16 November 2016 - Queen Anne High School, Jennie Rennies Road, Dunfermline, KY11 3BQ
/ FDASAP - Domestic Abuse and the Safety of High Risk Victims - Fife Domestic & Sexual Abuse Partnership (FDASAP)
Wednesday 16 November 2016 - Queen Anne High School
/ Helping Children to Flourish: nurturing confidence, emotional balance and character strengths - NHS Fife
Wednesday 16 November 2016 - Playfield Institute
/ Getting Started with Evaluation - NHS Fife
Wednesday 16 November 2016 - Cameron Hospital
/ Sign Language Interpreter Awareness Training - Deaf Communication Service
Thursday 17 November 2016 - Bankhead Central
/ Understanding Self Harm: Children and Young People - NHS Fife
Thursday 17 November 2016 - Playfield Institute
/ Elementary Health and Safety - NHS Fife
Thursday 17 November 2016 - Carnegie Conference Centre
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - More Taste - Less Waste - Workshop 1 - Greener KirkcaldyNew!
Thursday 17 November 2016 - Methodist Church
/ The Impact of Homelessness on Health - NHS Fife
Wednesday 23 November 2016 - Cameron Hospital, Cameron Road, Windygates, Leven, KY8 5RR
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - More Taste - Less Waste - Workshop 2 - Greener KirkcaldyNew!
Thursday 24 November 2016 - Methodist Church
/ Course 4 - Fair and equal volunteering - Fife Voluntary Action
Tuesday 29 November 2016 - Craig Mitchell House, Flemington Road, Glenrothes, KY7 5QF
December 2016
/ Smoking and Cannabis: Methods and Approaches - NHS Fife
Friday 02 December 2016 - The Bay Hotel
/ Building Self Esteem in Boys and Young Men - NHS Fife
Tuesday 06 December 2016 - Playfield Institute
/ Course 5 - Introduction to managing risk in your volunteer programme
Wednesday 07 December 2016 - Craig Mitchell House, Flemington Road, Glenrothes, KY7 5QF
/ Sign Language Interpreter Awareness Training - Deaf Communication Service
Wednesday 07 December 2016 - Bankhead Central
/ Introduction to Learning Disability in Children and Young People - NHS Fife
Wednesday 07 December 2016 - Playfield Institute
/ Sexual Health: It's Everyone's Business - NHS Fife
Wednesday 07 December 2016 - Lynebank Hospital
/ Using Asset-Based Approaches to Improve Health and Wellbeing - NHS Fife
Thursday 08 December 2016 - Lynebank Hospital
/ Emotional Wellbeing: An Introduction to Kitbag for Schools and Families - NHS FifeNew!
Thursday 08 December 2016 - Playfield Institute
/ Introduction to Domestic Abuse (new training date) - FDASAP
Monday 12 December 2016 - Bankhead Central
/ Developing Facilitation Skills - NHS Fife
Tuesday 13 December 2016 - Cameron Hospital
/ Physical Activity and Long Term Conditions: FSLT Health Programmes - Fife Sports and Leisure Trust
Wednesday 14 December 2016 - Cowdenbeath Leisure Centre
January 2017
/ Improving Health: Developing Effective Practice - NHS Health Scotland
Wednesday 11 January 2017 - Bay Hotel, Burntisland Rd, Kinghorn, Burntisland, KY3 9YE
/ Fife Council - Paediatric First AidNew!
Tuesday 17 January 2017 - Waid Academy Community Use

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/ Children's Services - Named Person Briefing
/ Emerging Community Planning Guidance from Scottish Government
/ Children in Fife Partnership publishes latest newsletter

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/ Fife Business Week 2016 (7-11 November)New!
/ Community Enterprise in Action, 10 NovemberNew!
/ Social Enterprise Business Development Conference, 11 NovemberNew!

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/ Want to be the first to find out about new volunteering opportunities in Fife?
/ Poppy Scotland are recruiting Poppy Appeal CollectorsNew!
/ Do you need any Volunteers at Christmas? New!

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Tel: 0800 389 6046
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Fife Voluntary Action is the Third Sector Interface for the Fife Council area.
supporting, developing and representing community groups,
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
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Registered Office: Craig Mitchell House, Flemington Road, Glenrothes, KY7 5QF.
Fife Voluntary Action is a Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in Scotland No. SC203613 and Registered Scottish Charity No. SCO28457.