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As part of their “Creating Hope with Peer Support” project, the Scottish Recovery Network (SRN) is looking to meet with community-based groups who support people affected by suicide. They are holding free online information sessions on the project, taking place on Tuesday 16th May and Wednesday 17th May, where third sector groups in Scotland can find out more.

The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland’s (the ALLIANCE) “Cost of Living – Organisational Members Online Survey” closes to new responses next Sunday 23rd April. The survey is open to the ALLIANCE’s organisational members, and is designed to gather views and experiences on how they have been impacted by the cost of living crisis.

The next Information Afternoons for Professionals from Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre take place on: Wednesday 19th April, 2pm – 4:30pm (in-person and via Zoom); Wednesday 17th May, 2pm – 4:30pm (in-person only at the Carers Centre in Falkirk) These sessions cover some of the aims of the online (Turas) EPiC Training programme and National Occupational Standards as outlined in the Competency Framework for health and social care staff.

Falkirk Council is inviting communities across the Falkirk District to prepare their own Local Place Plans (LPPs). What is a Local Place Plan? Introduced by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019, Local Place Plans (LLPs) are a new approach to local participation in planning, designed to empower communities to come together and agree priorities for how…

LinkLiving has launched their new course, “Sporting Chance”, which is open to young people in the Falkirk District, aged 16 – 25 years old. Funded by the Falkirk Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, Sporting Chance is an 8-week program running every Thursday and Friday (10am – 3pm), beginning on Thursday 15th June. Lunch is provided, and bus travel vouchers are available.

Dial a Journey and the Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) are working in partnership to pilot a free membership transport service, supporting people to attend local community groups and activities in the Falkirk District: the Stay Connected service.

Generations Working Together (GWT) is creating an intergenerational practice guidance handbook for older adults and volunteers, which will aim to assist older adults in planning and supporting intergenerational work within their communities. To help with this work, they want to engage with older adults (either individuals or groups) to explore ideas and gather feedback.

Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEIS) and Interface have organised a free webinar for the third sector, looking at how collaborating with academia can support net zero goals. Hosted by Social Enterprise Scotland, “Collaborating to Support Net Zero” takes place on Thursday 27th April, 11pm – 12pm.

Researchers from the University of Exeter are currently working on a UKRI-funded research project, “Net Zero Sense of Place”. They will be holding group discussions in Grangemouth, on Wednesday 26th April, 6:30pm – 9pm, and Thursday 27th April, 10am – 12:30pm, where local residents are invited to discuss their feelings about the town, their thoughts about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and their relations with the petrochemical industry in the area.

The Young Woman’s Movement (YWM) will be launching their latest report, “The Status of Young Women in Scotland (SYWS) 22-23: Experiences of Accessing Healthcare”, at an online event on Tuesday 25th April, 12:30pm – 1:30pm.