People aged 16 – 64 years old in the Forth Valley area, who provide face to face care and support for others (and have not already had their first vaccine dose or appointment letter), are being invited to register for their COVID-19 vaccination. A new self-registration service has been launched to help people check if they are eligible as an unpaid carer.
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The Falkirk Plan: Your Area, Your Say
Falkirk Community Planning Partnership (Falkirk CPP) will soon create the “Falkirk Plan”, a 10 year plan that will detail the priorities of our local communities. The views of local people are a crucial part in identifying what these priorities are and shaping the Plan. From mid-April, Falkirk CPP will hold online video meetings for people and community groups from different areas across Falkirk. Our local third sector organisations have a crucial part to play in this. Paul Anderson, the Community Planning Coordinator, will attend the COVID-19 Third Sector Response Forum on Wednesday 31st March, 3pm – 5pm, to provide information about how they can help to gather feedback from the people who use their services.
Community Conversations: Extra Upper Braes Session!
Falkirk Council has announced an extra Community Conversations session for the Upper Braes (Ward 9) area THIS THURSDAY 18th March, 6pm – 7:30pm. The session will be held online via Teams, and will look at and further discuss some of the useful points raised during last Thursday’s conversation.
Virtual Falkirk Funders Fayre: THANK YOU!
We at CVS Falkirk want to say THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our very first Virtual Falkirk Funders Fayre – all the funders who presented at different sessions over the 3 days, and every single one of our attendees, whether you joined us for one session, or all 9 of them. Without you, the event wouldn’t have been possible. The theme of this year’s event was definitely around highlighting not only funders, but also the technology available to aid you in the funding process.
LAST CHANCE: Virtual Falkirk Funders Fayre 2021
This weekend is your LAST CHANCE to book your place at the completely free, 3 day Virtual Falkirk Funders Fayre! Taking place NEXT WEEK, Tuesday 9th March – Thursday 11th March via Zoom, the Virtual Falkirk Funders Fayre will feature 3 one hour sessions each day – at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. You only need one ticket, and you can attend as many sessions as suits you.
Community Conversations: Bonnybridge, Larbert and Falkirk South
Community Conversations are taking place online for areas across Falkirk, with the next events being Bonnybridge and Larbert (Ward 5) on Friday 5th March, 2pm – 3:30pm, and Falkirk South (Ward 7) next Monday 8th March, 2pm – 3:30pm. Getting involved now means that you have a chance to influence use of community property and schools in your area, and raise known issues with many of the council’s decision makers. So far, communities have been underrepresented in these conversations, and CVS Falkirk urge you not to miss your chance to be heard.
Virtual Falkirk Funders Fayre 2021: Booking Open!
Booking is now open for the completely free, 3 day Virtual Falkirk Funders Fayre! We know how important funding is to our local groups, especially this year, and have adapted our normal Funders Fayre to provide an online programme of webinars with key grant funders. Taking place Tuesday 9th March – Thursday 11th March via Zoom, the Virtual Falkirk Funders Fayre will feature 3 one hour sessions each day – at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. You only need one ticket, and you can attend as many sessions as suits you.
Community Conversations: You Need You!
Community Conversations are taking place online for areas across Falkirk. Getting involved now means that you have a chance to influence use of community property and schools in your area, and raise known issues with many of the council’s decision makers. So far, communities have been underrepresented in these conversations, and CVS Falkirk urge you not to miss your chance to be heard.
Wellness in Winter Campaign Launched
As this will be a very different winter for everyone, in Falkirk, Scotland, and across the world, we have launched our Wellness in Winter campaign, helping our communities look after each other. We want to focus on people’s health and wellbeing throughout the winter – everything from physical health (including access to Vitamin D, and flu vaccinations and how they are being rolled out) and mental health, to how to keep spirits up during the festive period (and beyond, into January), and financial worries.
New Online Falkirk Directory Launched
We are updating parts of our website to respond to the needs of the local sector and communities during COVID-19. Part of this work includes a new online directory of local initiatives (including food banks and other services responding to COVID-19), to help people support their local efforts and find the help they need.
