Samaritans Scotland are looking to recruit people with lived experience of suicide to join their Lived Experience Advisory Group. Working on a freelance basis, the Lived Experience Advisory Group members will work with Samaritan Scotland staff to inform many different aspects of work, including their suicide prevention policy. Lived Experience Advisory Group members will work with…
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Forth Valley Social Enterprise Place Award
Celebrating the Forth Valley “Social Enterprise Place” status, Wednesday 13 March 2024 was an inspirational morning demonstrating how Social Enterprise in the Forth Valley is not just surviving but thriving.
Reflecting on our Falkirk Funders Fayre 2024
How else do you celebrate 10 years of finding funding for Falkirk, than with 250 delegates, 22 funders, plenty of balloons, a celebratory cake? Tuesday 19 March 2024 saw the return of our annual Falkirk Funders Fayre – and we were so delighted with the turn out of delegates and funders alike.
Saltire Awards
Are you aged 12-25? Do you currently volunteer or ready to begin volunteering?
The Saltire Awards are Scottish Government’s way of celebrating, recognising, and rewarding the commitment, contribution and achievements of young volunteers in Scotland. Young people gain nationally recognised certificates, signed by Scottish Government Ministers, for the different amounts of volunteering they do. They can also earn up to 3,000 Young Scot Reward Points with each Saltire Award achieved.
Following on from No Smoking Day
As part of last week’s No Smoking Day (Thursday 14th March 2024), NHS Forth Valley announced a renewed focus on treating tobacco dependence in Falkirk. Arguing that you are more likely to successfully quit smoking with help and support, they highlighted those methods of support which are freely available within the Forth Valley – namely…
DFN Project Search: Recruitment Information Session
The DFN Project Search is a one-year transition to work programme supporting young people aged 18-24 with learning disabilities or difficulties. DFN are holding an additional recruitment information session for the 2024-25 academic year on the morning of Wednesday 27 March 2024 at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. The information session presents the opportunity to: speak to…
Major Gas Replacement Works: Larbert FK2 and FK5 Area Falkirk
To ensure the Falkirk community continues to receive a continued safe and reliable gas supply, Scotland Gas Networks will be carrying out essential works within the Larbert FK2 and FK5 Falkirk areas – beginning Monday 1 April 2024, and lasting approximately fourteen weeks. This is phase one of an eight phased project, phase one and…
Falkirk Writers Circle: National Writing Seminar
Falkirk Writers Circle will be holding their Annual National Writing Seminar on Saturday 18 May 2024 from 9.30 – 16.00 at the Greenpark Centre, Polmont. Prior to the Seminar, participants will have the opportunity to participate in 4 writing competitions: Short Story; Poetry; Article; First Chapter of a Crime Novel. The competitions will be adjudicated…
Celebrating Volunteering 2024
Volunteers Week (3rd – 9th June) is fast approaching! We’d love to help you celebrate the efforts of your volunteers and, like previous years, we are offering volunteer certificates for organisations to use as part of their own celebrations. Certificate requests/orders should be sent to info@cvsfalkirk.org.uk – containing the following information: Volunteer’s Full Name, Organisation Full…
Care with Confidence Information Sessions
Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre is running Care with Confidence information sessions for carers that start on the 26th of March 2024. These information sessions aim to support carers by providing information about things that will make them feel more confident in their role. For more information, please access this digital leaflet (linked for your…
