Latest news and events ,23 February 2017

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/ New Volunteer House in Kirkcaldy Now Open!New!
/ FVA to host workshops on Community Empowerment Act
/ Over 50% of young people in Scotland volunteering
/ Looking for affordable room hire?

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/ Voluntary Health Scotland survey into volunteering in healthNew!
/ LevenMouth Rail Campaign February NewsletterNew!
/ OSCR launches new booklet about being a charityNew!
/ Footcare Fife: Help to Cut Your ToenailsNew!
/ The Scottish Health Council NewsletterNew!
/ National Lottery Awards 2017 - Closing date is Friday 07 April 2017
/ Integration Authorities Consultation with Stakeholders - Ends 08 March 2017
/ Fife's Scottish Welfare Fund trial for quality, used furniture
/ Free Complimentary Therapy for Carers and People Being Cared for
/ Buckhaven Community Cinema - February and March films
/ Conflict Resolution for Young People - Video Resource
/ Poverty Awareness Training - Supporting Hard Up Households

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/ RNIB - Bank / Sessional Children's Activity Club WorkerNew!
/ RNIB - Children’s Club Musical Activities LeaderNew!
/ RNIB - Children's Activity Club WorkerNew!
/ Kingdom Housing Association - Support Worker Bank StaffNew!
/ Kingdom Housing Association - Technical Officer (Aids & Adaptations)New!
/ RNIB - Administrative AssistantNew!
/ Fife Carers Centre - Receptionist and Administrative Assistant New!
/ The Ecology Centre - Sessional Education WorkersNew!
/ Day Centres Service - Day Centre Worker/EscortNew!
/ Relationships Scotland Couple Counselling Fife - Temporary ReceptionistNew!
/ Kingdom Housing Association - Support Worker and Bank StaffNew!
/ Age Concern Glenrothes - Community and Befriending WorkerNew!
/ RNIB - Support Worker Temporary Post New!
/ RSPB - Visitor Experience Assistant
/ Kingdom Housing Association - Support Workers
/ Kingdom Housing Association - Technical Services Officer
/ Kingdom Housing Association - Maintenance Officer
/ Kingdom Housing Association - Technical Officer (Aids & Adaptations)

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/ Creative Scotland CashBack for Creativity Phase 4 Fund
/ The Anchor Foundation - Promoting Social Inclusions - Closing date 31 July 2017
/ Growing a Greener Britain Small Grants Programme
/ Elton John Aids Foundation Pioneer Grants
/ Royal Bank of Scotland Skills and Opportunities Fund
/ DM Thomas Foundation for Young People
/ Business support in Scotland through The Big Lottery
/ Grants of up to £18,000 for Websites
/ Second phase of Dementia Friendly Communities Fund
/ Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust
/ Funding for Short Analytical Projects
/ Aspiring Communities Fund

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/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Fife T time+, Kirkcaldy - LGBT Health and Wellbeing
Saturday 25 February 2017 - Going Forth (SAMH)
/ Love your Lovelies Sewing Workshop, Kirkcaldy - Greener Kirkcaldy
Monday 27 February 2017 - St Bryce Kirk Centre
/ Invitation to Open Secret's brand launch event - Wellbeing Scotland - Open Secret
Monday 27 February 2017 - Leapark Hotel
/ Bennochy and Hayfield Community Council Information Evening - Bennochy and Hayfield Community CouncilNew!
Tuesday 28 February 2017 - Hayfield Community Centre
March 2017
/ Living on a Budget: Upcycling Furniture - Fife Council - Community Based Learning
Wednesday 01 March 2017 - Cosmos Community Centre, Abbey Walk, St Andrews, KY16 9LB
/ Scottish Government Consultation on the future of Oral Health - The Scottish Health Council FifeNew!
Thursday 02 March 2017 - Lecture Hall 1
/ Craigtoun Country Park - Volunteer Open DayNew!
Saturday 04 March 2017 - Craigtoun Country Park Cafe
/ The Linda Tremble Foundation Coffee Morning - The Linda Tremble FoundationNew!
Saturday 04 March 2017 - Templehall Community Centre
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Cancer Support Focus Group, Glenrothes - LGBT Health and WellbeingNew!
Saturday 04 March 2017 - Rothes Halls
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Scavenger Hunt, Kirkcaldy - LGBT Health and Wellbeing
Sunday 05 March 2017 - Seafield Beach
/ Saje Scotland - Freedom Hub Cafe, Dunfermline - Saje Scotland
Tuesday 07 March 2017 - Dunfermline
/ Generations Working Together Annual Conference
Wednesday 08 March 2017 - Stirling Court Hotel
/ Scottish Health Council - NHS Performs - The Scottish Health Council FifeNew!
Wednesday 08 March 2017 - IT Suite
/ Saje Scotland - Freedom Hub Cafe. Leven - Saje Scotland
Thursday 09 March 2017 - Leven
/ Enable Scotland - We can all do it, Dunfermline - Enable ScotlandNew!
Thursday 09 March 2017 - The Vine Centre
/ Friends Of Kirkcaldy High School Ceilidh - Friends of Kirkcaldy High School
Friday 10 March 2017 - Kirkcaldy High School Assembly Hall
/ The Ecology Centre AGM - The Ecology CentreNew!
Monday 13 March 2017 - Kinghorn Golf Club
/ Choose Self-directed SupportNew!
Wednesday 15 March 2017 - The Lighthouse
/ Fife Carers Centre - Take a Walk in Their Shoes - Fife Carers Centre
Friday 17 March 2017 - Scores Hotel
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Wildlife Walk or Cycle, Loch Leven - LGBT Health and Wellbeing
Saturday 18 March 2017 - RSPB Loch Leven
/ 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
/ Fife Federation of Tenants and Residents Association AGM and Advice Event - Fife Federation of Tenants and Residents Association
Thursday 23 March 2017 - New Volunteer House
/ Enable Scotland - We can all do it, St Andrews - Enable ScotlandNew!
Friday 24 March 2017 - St Andrews Town Hall
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Fife T time+, Kirkcaldy - LGBT Health and Wellbeing
Saturday 25 March 2017 - The Old Kirk
/ Celebrate 10 years of CLEAR Buckhaven- CLEAR Buckhaven
Saturday 25 March 2017 - Buckhaven Community Centre
/ Walk a Mile - Challenge Mental Health Stigma - Save the Date - Fife Health and Social Care Partnership
Wednesday 29 March 2017 - Silverburn and Stratheden
/ Saje Scotland - Freedom Hub Cafe, Kirkcaldy - Saje Scotland
Wednesday 29 March 2017 - Kirkcaldy
April 2017
/ Saje Scotland - Freedom Hub Cafe, Dunfermline - Saje Scotland
Wednesday 05 April 2017 - Dunfermline
/ Saje Scotland - Freedom Hub Cafe, Leven - Saje Scotland
Thursday 13 April 2017 - Leven
/ Building a Child to Adult Transition Plan - Fife Carers Centre
Tuesday 18 April 2017 - 157 Commercial Street
/ Fife Carers Centre - Communicating with Dementia - words and beyond - Fife Carers Centre
Friday 21 April 2017 - Scores Hotel
/ Saje Scotland - Freedom Hub Cafe, Kirkcaldy - Saje Scotland
Wednesday 26 April 2017 - Kirkcaldy
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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/ Getting to Know Your Soil Part 2, Kirkcaldy - Grenner Kirkcaldy
Saturday 25 February 2017 - Ravenscraig Walled Garden
/ FVAWP - Introduction to Domestic Abuse - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Tuesday 28 February 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ Keeping Trauma in Mind - A Solihull Approach course for Adult Practitioners - NHS Fife
Tuesday 28 February 2017 - Playfield Institute, Stratheden Hospital, Cupar, KY15 5RR
March 2017
/ FVAWP - Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Seminar - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 01 March 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ Outcome-based Payment Methods for Third Sector Trustees - Fife Voluntary ActionNew!
Thursday 02 March 2017 - New Volunteer House
/ FVAWP - The Impact of Domestic Abuse in the Early Years - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Monday 06 March 2017 - Queen Anne High School
/ First Aid at Work, Glenrothes - Fife Council
Tuesday 07 March 2017 - Auchmuty Learning Centre, 81 Alexander Road, Glenrothes, Fife, KY7 4EF
/ MARAC (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferencing) - Domestic Abuse and Safety of High Risk Victims - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 08 March 2017 - Queen Anne High School
/ FVAWP - "Invisible Men": Realities of the Sex Industry - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 15 March 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ PVG Training Session - Fife Voluntary Action
Thursday 16 March 2017 - Craig Mitchell House
/ Course 1 - Volunteer involvement, getting started - Fife Voluntary Action
Tuesday 21 March 2017 - New Volunteer House
/ First Aid course, St Andrews - Fife Council - Community Based Learning
Wednesday 22 March 2017 - Cosmos Community Centre, Abbey Walk, St Andrews, KY16 9LB
/ Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) in Mental Health - Fife Employment Access Trust (FEAT)
Wednesday 22 March 2017 - Education Centre
/ Talking to Young People about Equality - Youth 1st
Thursday 23 March 2017 - TBC
/ Struggling with DWP Dynamic Purchasing System? - Fife Voluntary Action and DWPNew!
Tuesday 28 March 2017 - New Volunteer House
April 2017
/ Course 2 - Effective volunteer recruitment - Fife Voluntary Action
Wednesday 05 April 2017 - Craig Mitchell House
/ FVAWP - Stalking: A multi-agency seminar - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Tuesday 18 April 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ Course 3 - Supporting your Volunteers - Fife Voluntary Action
Thursday 20 April 2017 - Volunteer House
May 2017
/ Course 4 - Fair and equal volunteering - Fife Voluntary Action
Tuesday 09 May 2017 - Craig Mitchell House
/ FVAWP - Rape and Sexual Violence: A multi-agency seminar - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 10 May 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ Course 5 - Introduction to managing risk in your volunteer programme - Fife Voluntary Action
Thursday 25 May 2017 - New Volunteer House

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/ Invitation to March Health and Social Care Forum - Locality PlanningNew!

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/ Business Mentoring programme

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/ Research shows Volunteers are more appealing to Employers
/ Help with Volunteers in Arts Organisations
/ How Volunteering Made a Difference to Me...
/ Fife pupil hits headlines as she becomes lifeboat volunteer

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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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Fife Voluntary Action is a Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in Scotland No. SC203613 and Registered Scottish Charity No. SCO28457.