News

Police Scotland’s Cybercrime Harm Prevention team has created guidance for people, groups and organisations who have experienced a data breach online. The guidance is designed to be easy to follow, with additional links to trusted Police Scotland partners’ sites, where further support is available. They have also created a “quick-read” guidance on “Locking Out Cyber Criminals” from your online accounts.

Parent Club Scotland and Scottish Government have launched new video assets for the Parenting Teens campaign. Parenting Teens aims to reach parents, carers and families of teenagers, to help them navigate the relationships they have with their teens. It provides tips on how to identify the typical behaviours of teens (and when it could be…

Fedcap Scotland is looking for leading skills providers to join their existing partner framework, who can support them with existing contracts and future opportunities across Scotland. They particularly welcome expressions of interests from providers who have experience in delivering support, with a strong focus in achieving skills, accredited qualifications and employment outcomes for individuals and employers.

As part of the Falkirk Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Feasibility Studies, and following a number of co-design workshops with local communities, SEStran, Falkirk Council and Arup have developed concept proposals for the Falkirk to Larbert route. They would like to hear people’s thoughts and feedback on the proposals, via the dedicated Virtual Engagement Room (VER).

Cyrenians’ Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR) has a range of upcoming events in April and May for young people, families and carers, and professionals working with families, including various Cranial Cocktail: Mind and Body Connections sessions, Understanding Emotions: Anxious & Afraid (for young people) Glass People and Glass Houses with Dr Sara Watkin, and Feeling Connected (for families and carers).

The CVS Falkirk team are off Friday 15th April and Monday 18th April for the holiday weekend, and will return to work on Tuesday 19th April at 9am. While this is a bank holiday weekend, we recognise that for many of our friends and colleagues of faith, it is also a significant time in their calendars. However you celebrate, we would like to wish you all the very best at this time.

The Breastfeeding Network is recruiting for 12 Volunteer Helpers to support their services in the Falkirk area. Volunteer Helpers support the delivery of drop-in sessions in various community settings, and offer phone support, amongst other tasks. The closing date for applications is LATER TODAY, Tuesday 12th April, and successful applicants will complete an online training course before beginning their volunteer role.

Volunteers’ Week 2022 is approaching and as part of our celebrations, and keeping in line with the theme Year of Stories, we would love to feature a series of positive stories from our wonderful Falkirk volunteers. Volunteers of any age are welcome to tell their story. The stories can also be told in various formats: written, video, poetry or song, or largely photo-based.

The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland is closing their Community Led and Improving Lives programmes to new applications at the end of September. This is part of their process of reviewing their funding offer and developing new programmes to ensure the best use of National Lottery funding in supporting communities to thrive in future. As a result, the programmes will close to applications on Friday 30th September 2022, with a new portfolio launching in early 2023. National Lottery Awards for All, Young Start and Scottish Land Fund are not part of this review and will remain open to applications.

The next meeting of the Third Sector Voluntary Sector Children’s Services Forum (VSCSF) will be on Thursday 21st April, 2pm – 4pm via Teams.