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WEA, Volunteer Glasgow, and Maths Week Scotland are offering a free development course for people who are volunteering or interested in volunteering in charity shops in Glasgow. The course takes place at the Volunteer Glasgow office, 10 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 6LU, and runs for 2 hours each week, 10am – 12pm, on each Friday in February, beginning Friday 7th February. Spaces are limited, with only 12 available. The deadline for bookings is Monday 3rd February.

Kelvin Valley and Falkirk LEADER (KVFL) and Crowdfund Scotland have announced new local dates for their short workshop events in 2020: Tuesday 25th February, Kilsyth, Tuesday 5th May, Falkirk, and Tuesday 9th June, Kirkintilloch. The events aim to provide an overview of what crowdfunding is, as well as tips on getting started with a crowdfunding campaign.

Community Land Scotland, Scottish Government’s Community Land Team and the Community Ownership Support Service (COSS) are holding a training workshop on community land ownership on Thursday 13th February, 9:30am – 1pm. The workshop takes place at the CVS Falkirk office, Unit 6, Callendar Business Park, Callendar Road, Falkirk, FK1 1XR, and is open to third sector intermediary and support organisations working with communities (including community groups) in urban areas across Scotland. Attendees will receive an overview of the different routes to community ownership, and the support available to community groups.

Falkirk Council’s Adult Support and Protection team is working with Police Scotland to deliver engagement sessions on Doorstep Crime and Bogus Callers in the coming months, as part of the #ShutOutScammers initiative. The sessions are open to community groups, service users and carer groups, delivered Monday 23rd March – Friday 10th April.

Falkirk and District Association for Mental Health (FDAMH) are looking for recommendations from other third sector organisations on IT service providers. They are looking to hear about any company which is known for quality and strong relationships with the sector.

Alzheimer Scotland is launching their new “Beauty and a Blether” service on Tuesday 25th February, 10am – 12pm at Eve Hair and Beauty, 207 High Street, Falkirk, FK1 1YD. The service offers people with dementia a range of beauty treatments, discounted at 20% off (with a full list of treatments and prices available). Carers, friends and family are welcome to attend, with refreshments and free treatment tasters available at the launch.

Community Justice Scotland is now inviting comments on the draft Community Justice Outcome Activity Across Scotland 2018-19 report, and has opened an online consultation, as part of the requirements under the Community Justice (Scotland) Act 2016. The draft report aims to provide a national overview of reported progress made by community justice partners working collaboratively across Scotland towards better outcomes for people. The deadline for responses is Wednesday 12th February.