Latest News and Events , 14 September 2017

Latest news and events , 14 September 2017

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/ FVA launches the Third Sector Community Justice ForumUpdated!

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/ Adult Support & Protection - August 2017 NewsletterNew!
/ The Ecology Centre - 'Nest' room for hireNew!
/ Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance - Advocacy Map 2015-16 Edition
/ Fife Festival of Music - AGM Report
/ Fife Council - Youth Worker Training Programme

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/ Fife Voluntary Action - Employability Development OfficerNew!
/ The Richmond Fellowship Scotland - Support PractitionerNew!
/ Buses laid on from 17 September 2017 for Amazon Christmas period recruitment driveNew!
/ Kingdom Support and Care CIC - Support Worker New!
/ The Cottage Family Centre - Parenting Development WorkerNew!
/ ARK Housing Association - Support WorkersNew!
/ Fife Employment Access Trust - Employment SpecialistNew!
/ RNIB Pathway Service - Support WorkerNew!
/ Methilhill Community Children's Initiative - Young Volunteer CoordinatorNew!
/ Methilhill Community Children's Initiative - Our Methilhill Project WorkerNew!
/ Methilhill Community Learning Garden - Project WorkerNew!

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/ The MSE Charity - Grants awarded to improve financial literacyNew!
/ Ashden UK Award - Sustainable Energy projectsNew!
/ The Triangle Trust 1949 Trust - Development Grants (Rehabilitation)New!
/ Police Mutual - Force for Good (New Fund)New!
/ Localgiving - Magic Little Grants (New Fund)New!
/ WREN - FCC Scottish Action Fund now openNew!
/ National Churches Trust - Repair Grants now openNew!
/ British Council - Cultural Protection Fund Large GrantsNew!
/ The Prince's Countryside Fund - Round 2 now openNew!
/ RBS - Skills and Opportunities FundNew!
/ Genetic Disorders UK - Jeans for Genes DayNew!
/ Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust have re-structured their Grants programme for 2017New!
/ The Melting Pot - Good Ideas AcademyNew!
/ Comic Relief - Thriving not just surviving: Young Men and Mental Health (New Fund)New!
/ Radio Forth Cash for Kids - Funding for October school holiday meal schemesNew!
/ Social Investment Scotland – Workshops for Sports Organisations
/ The Aviva Community Fund
/ Tesco Bags of Help Funding
/ Firstport - Social Innovation Competition (New Fund)
/ Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland becomes the Corra Foundation

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/ Therapeutic and Community Gardening Network Event - Trellis and The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
Friday 15 September 2017 - The Ecology Centre
/ Pittenweem Community Library and Information Centre - Film Night: North by Northwest - Pittenweem Community Library and Information Centre
Friday 15 September 2017 - Pittenweem Church Hall
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Tool Repair Drop-in Workshop - Greener Kirkcaldy
Saturday 16 September 2017 - Ravenscraig Walled Garden
/ Kindred Advocacy - Informal Parent Support Group - Kindred Advocacy
Monday 18 September 2017 - King Malcolm Hotel
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Group Cycle Ride - Greener Kirkcaldy
Monday 18 September 2017 - Ravenscraig Park Car Park
/ Scottish Rural Action Conference and AGM 2017
Tuesday 19 September 2017 - Carnegie Conference Centre
/ Children's Panel Information Evening - Children's Panel
Wednesday 20 September 2017 - Democratic Services, Fife House
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Fuel Efficient Driver Training - Greener Kirkcaldy
Friday 22 September 2017 - Greener Kirkcaldy Hub and Eco shop
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Fungi Wild Walk - Greener Kirkcaldy
Saturday 23 September 2017 - Dunnikier Country Park
/ Kirkcaldy4all - Kirkcaldy Beach Highland Games - Kirkcaldy4all
Saturday 23 September 2017 - Kirkcaldy Waterfront
/ Children with Support Needs in Pre-school (CSNIPs) - AGM 2017 - Children with Support Needs in Pre-school (CSNIPs)
Monday 25 September 2017 - St Bryce Kirk
/ Bring It In, Bring It On, Buckhaven - CLEAR Buckhaven
Wednesday 27 September 2017 - TBC
/ Fife IPS Celebration Day - Fife IPSUpdated!
Wednesday 27 September 2017 - 8 Hannover Court
/ Kingdom Support and Care CIC - Recruitment DayNew!
Wednesday 27 September 2017 - Baldridgeburn Community Centre
/ Equal Voice - AGM 2017 - Equal Voice
Thursday 28 September 2017 - St Bryce Kirk
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - More Taste, Less Waste...for flats - Greener Kirkcaldy
Thursday 28 September 2017 - Linktown Church
/ Sacro Open Day/Volunteer Event - SacroNew!
Friday 29 September 2017 - Sacro offices
October 2017
/ The Ecology Centre - Family Sunday - Leaf Crowns and Tree Dressing - The Ecology CentreNew!
Sunday 01 October 2017 - The Ecology Centre
/ Kindred Advocacy - Informal Parent Support Group - Kindred Advocacy
Thursday 05 October 2017 - Rothes Halls
/ Dalgety Bay Day Centre - Open Day - Dalgety Bay Day CentreNew!
Thursday 05 October 2017 - Dalgety Bay Day Centre
/ The Ecology Centre - Eco Adventures - October Holiday Club - The Ecology CentreNew!
Monday 09 October 2017 - The Ecology Centre
/ The Ecology Centre - Great Autumn Elf Migration - The Ecology CentreNew!
Tuesday 17 October 2017 - The Ecology Centre
/ Informal Parent Support Group - Kindred Advocacy
Monday 23 October 2017 - King Malcolm Hotel
/ Action on Elder Abuse Scotland National Conference, GlasgowNew!
Friday 27 October 2017 - Hilton Hotel
November 2017
/ Kindred Advocacy - Informal Parent Support Group - Kindred Advocacy
Thursday 02 November 2017 - Rothes Halls
/ The Ecology Centre - Family Sunday - Nature's Dreamcatchers - The Ecology CentreNew!
Sunday 05 November 2017 - The Ecology Centre
/ Ideas to Action - BRAG Enterprises - BRAG EnterprisesNew!
Tuesday 07 November 2017 - BRAG Enterprises
/ Informal Parent Support Group - Kindred Advocacy
Monday 13 November 2017 - King Malcolm Hotel
/ Community-led health: People, policy and practice - CHEXNew!
Tuesday 21 November 2017 - Central Edinburgh, TBC
December 2017
/ The Ecology Centre - Christmas Craft Day - Wreath Making - The Ecology CentreNew!
Saturday 09 December 2017 - The Ecology Centre

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/ Communicating with Dementia - words and beyond (Glenrothes) - Fife Carers Centre
Saturday 16 September 2017 - Rothes Halls, Kingdom Shopping Centre, Glenrothes, KY7 5NX
/ Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee - Adult Protection Training - Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee
Tuesday 19 September 2017 - College of Midwifery
/ Cognitive Remediation Therapy(CRT) in Mental Health - Fife Employment Access Trust
Wednesday 20 September 2017 - Education Centre
/ FVAWP: Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferencing: Domestic Abuse and the Safety of High Risk Victims - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 20 September 2017 - Queen Anne High School
/ Scottish Transitions Forum - Getting Transitions Right, Edinburgh - ARC Scotland
Wednesday 20 September 2017 - Norton Park Conference Centre
/ Course 3: Supporting your volunteers - Fife Voluntary Action
Thursday 21 September 2017 - New Volunteer House
/ Talk Action - Management Training - Talk Action
Thursday 21 September 2017 - The Melting Pot
/ Scottish Mental Health First Aid - Young People - Homeless Action Scotland
Thursday 21 September 2017 - The Vine Conference Centre
/ Talk Action - Management Training - Talk Action
Thursday 21 September 2017 - The Melting Pot
/ CCPS - What can we do about Option 2? - Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS)New!
Thursday 21 September 2017 - Quaker Meeting House
/ Wellbeing Scotland - Supporting Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse/Trauma: Basic Awareness - Wellbeing Scotland
Friday 22 September 2017 - Teacher Building
/ Data Protection and Information Security changes – an introduction (Kirkcaldy) - Fife Voluntary Action
Monday 25 September 2017 - New Volunteer House, 16 East Fergus Place, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1XT
/ Coalfields Regeneration Trust - First Aid - Coalfields Regeneration TrustNew!
Monday 25 September 2017 - Kincardine Community Centre
/ Scottish Autism - Voice, Participation and Involvement
Tuesday 26 September 2017 - Lynebank Hospital
/ Scottish Autism - Voice, Participation and Involvement - Scottish Autism
Tuesday 26 September 2017 - Lynebank Hospital
/ FVAWP - Young People, Relationships & Pornography - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 27 September 2017 - Fife Voluntary Action
/ Fife Cultural Trust - Conducting Disciplinary Investigations and Hearings - Fife Cultural Trust
Wednesday 27 September 2017 - Rothes Halls
/ One Parent Families Scotland - Conditionality and Sanctions - One Parent Families Scotland
Thursday 28 September 2017 - One Parent Families Scotland
/ One Parent Families Scotland - Universal Credit - One Parent Families Scotland
Thursday 28 September 2017 - One Parent Families Scotland
/ Health and Social Care - Mental Health and Peer Support - Health & Social CareNew!
Thursday 28 September 2017 - The Adam Smith Theatre
October 2017
/ Course 4: Fair and Equal Volunteering - Fife Voluntary Action
Monday 02 October 2017 - Craig Mitchell House
/ Universal Credit - Full Service Workshop for third sector and health professionals - Fife Voluntary ActionNew!
Wednesday 04 October 2017 - New Volunteer House
/ Creating Imaginative Learning - Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
Thursday 05 October 2017 - Lynebank Hospital, Halbeath Road, Dunfermline, KY11 4UW
/ Web Design (Introductory) - Just Enterpise
Thursday 05 October 2017 - Falkland Palace
/ Data Protection and Information Security changes – an introduction (Dunfermline) - Fife Voluntary ActionUpdated!
Tuesday 10 October 2017 - Gillespie Church
/ Developing Facilitation Skills - Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
Wednesday 11 October 2017 - Cameron Hospital, Cameron Road, Windygates, Leven, KY8 5RR
/ Communicating With Dementia - words and beyond (Glenrothes) - Fife Carers Centre
Saturday 14 October 2017 - Rothes Halls, Kingdom Shopping Centre
/ Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Food Hygiene Course - Coalfields Regeneration TrustNew!
Thursday 19 October 2017 - Kincardine Community Centre
/ Fife Adult Support and Protection - Adult Protection Training - Fife Adult Support and Protection
Tuesday 24 October 2017 - College of Midwifery
/ Course 5: Managing Risk in Your Volunteering Programme - Fife Voluntary Action
Wednesday 25 October 2017 - New Volunteer House
/ Emergency First Aid at Work - Fife Voluntary Action
Wednesday 25 October 2017 - Craig Mitchell House
/ Your Briefing: Coproduction and Participation, Dundee - Glasgow Homelessness Network
Wednesday 25 October 2017 - TBC
/ Funding Bid Writing - The Basics (Edinburgh) - NFP Workshops Scotland
Wednesday 25 October 2017 - Courtyard Hotel
/ Funding Bid Writing - Advanced (Edinburgh) - NFP Workshops Scotland
Wednesday 25 October 2017 - Courtyard Hotel
/ Tools, Tips and Techniques for Effective Participation, Dundee - Glasgow Homelessness Network
Thursday 26 October 2017 - TBC
/ Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Manual Handling Course - Coalfields Regeneration TrustNew!
Tuesday 31 October 2017 - Kincardine Community Centre
November 2017
/ FVAWP - Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Seminar - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 01 November 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ Introduction to Learning Disability in Children and Young People - NHS FifeNew!
Wednesday 01 November 2017 - Playfield Institute
/ FVAWP - The Impact of Domestic Abuse in the Early Years - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Monday 06 November 2017 - Fife Voluntary Action
/ Talk Action - Media Training - Talk Action
Tuesday 07 November 2017 - The Melting Pot
/ Creating Effective Health Information - Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
Wednesday 08 November 2017 - Lynebank Hospital, Halbeath Road, Dunfermline, KY11 4UW
/ Talk Action - Volunteer Management Training - Talk Action
Wednesday 08 November 2017 - The Melting Pot
/ FVAWP - Basic Awareness - Understanding Rape & Sexual Assault - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Monday 13 November 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee - Adult Protection Training - Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee
Tuesday 14 November 2017 - College of Midwifery
/ Communicating with Dementia - words and beyond (Dunfermline) - Fife Carers Centre
Tuesday 14 November 2017
/ Just Enterprise - Tendering Training - Just Enterprise
Wednesday 22 November 2017 - BRAG Enterprises
/ Coalfields Regeneration Trust - Manual Handling Course - Coalfields Regeneration TrustNew!
Tuesday 28 November 2017 - Kincardine Community Centre
/ A Rough Guide to Outcomes and Evaluation - Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
Wednesday 29 November 2017 - The Bay Hotel, Burntisland Road, Kinghorn, Burntisland, KY3 9YE
December 2017
/ Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee - Adult Protection Committee - Fife Adult Support and Protection Committee
Tuesday 05 December 2017 - College of Midwifery
/ FVAWP - "Invisible Men" - Realities of the Sex Industry artwork - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 06 December 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ Communicating with Dementia - words and beyond (Dunfermline) - Fife Carers Centre
Tuesday 12 December 2017 - King Malcolm Hotel, Queensferry Road
January 2018
/ Creating Imaginative Learning - Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
Wednesday 17 January 2018 - Fife Voluntary Action, Craig Mitchell House, Glenrothes, KY7 5QF
/ Forum Business Media - Data Protection for Charities Conference - Forum Business Media
Thursday 25 January 2018 - Venue tbc
/ Scottish Autism - Relationships and Sexual Health
Tuesday 30 January 2018 - Lynebank Hospital
/ Scottish Autism - Relationships and Sexual Health - Scottish Autism
Tuesday 30 January 2018 - Lynebank Hospital
February 2018
/ Making Groupwork More Effective - Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
Thursday 01 February 2018 - Lynebank Hospital, Halbeath Road, Dunfermline, KY11 4UW
/ Creating Effective Health Information - Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
Tuesday 06 February 2018 - Cameron Hospital, Cameron Road, Windygates, Leven, KY8 5RR
March 2018
/ Developing Facilitation Skills - Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
Tuesday 13 March 2018 - Lynebank Hospital, Halbeath Road, Dunfermline, KY11 4UW
/ Poverty Awareness Workshop - Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
Tuesday 13 March 2018 - Bay Hotel, Burntisland Road, Kinghorn, Burntisland, KY3 9YE

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/ Community Resources Network Scotland Conference 02 November 2017New!

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/ Help Firstport find the next generation of Scottish social innovators

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/ Great British Beach Clean 2017 - Clean up Fife BeachesUpdated!
/ Volunteer Managers' Forum - Change of DateUpdated!

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Fife Voluntary Action
Tel: 0800 389 6046
E-mail:
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
Website:
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.