Grangemouth Community Sports Trust and Falkirk Victoria Harriers have come together to announce a summer of athletics with their new Athletics Summer Camp. Featuring activities around running, jumping, pushing, and throwing, the sessions take place 2pm – 4pm each day at Grangemouth Stadium, Kersiebank Avenue, Grangemouth, FK3 0EE, on: Week 1: Monday 13 July – Friday 17 July 2026; Week 2: Monday 3 August – Friday 7 August 2026.
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RISE Forth Valley Winter/Spring 2026 Newsletter
RISE Forth Valley has released its Winter/Spring 2026 newsletter, covering their activities and highlights of the first quarter of the year
Beyond Diagnosis Peer Support Service from Bipolar Scotland
Beyond Diagnosis is one of Bipolar Scotland’s key services, a free one to one peer support service, offering people living with bipolar an opportunity to explore ways to move forward through shared experience.
Growing Resilience Together: Celebrating Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Funding 2025/26
Announcing the organisations strengthening their impact on community wellbeing thanks to further investment from the Falkirk Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund.
Grangemouth Stadium Community Day
Grangemouth Community Sports Trust is delighted to welcome everyone to their Community Day on Saturday 16 May 2026, from 10am–3pm, celebrating the reopening of Grangemouth Stadium as a vibrant community venue. With a packed programme of class demonstrations, local craft and collectible stalls, fun fair activities, and plenty more to enjoy – it is sure to be a fantastic family-friendly day out.
More Than Fibro Falkirk Peer Support Group May Activities
As May is Fibromyalgia Awareness Month, the More Than Fibro Falkirk Peer Support Group will have an awareness-raising stall in Morrisons, Hope Street, Falkirk, FK1 5BU, on Friday 15 May 2026, 10am – 3pm. The group organisers will be available to answer questions around fibromyalgia, the group itself, and other support available locally. In addition, the group is holding an open day for people to drop in and speak to group members, taking place on Tuesday 19 May 2026, 11am – 1pm, in the Community Room at Morrisons.
“Supporting Volunteers Through People-Centred HR” Webinar
With Volunteers’ Week taking place Monday 1 June – Sunday 7 June 2026, Volunteer Scotland and Roots HR have joined together to offer a FREE webinar on Tuesday 19 May 2026, 12pm – 1pm, designed to help Volunteer Involving Organisations and charities make the most of the campaign, while also highlighting how strong, people-centred HR can underpin great volunteering experiences.
“Connect and Collaborate” Event with Volunteer Scotland
Volunteer Scotland is hosting a “Connect and Collaborate” event on Friday 15 May 2026, 2pm – 4pm, focusing on Volunteers’ Week 2026 and the wider Month of Community. The event is being held in-person at the Volunteer Scotland office, Jubilee House, Forthside Way, Stirling, FK8 1QZ.
Action Earth 2026 Grants
Volunteering Matters’ Action Earth 2026 is now open for applications. Action Earth has small grants of up to £250 for volunteer groups across Scotland in urban areas, or near population centres, who are boosting biodiversity through planting and habitat builds. This could include creating or improving community gardens, shared greenspaces, wildflower meadows, local ponds, community woodlands and other wildlife homes.
Take a Break Scotland Grant Programme
The Take a Break Scotland grant programme is now open for 2026 applications. Take a Break provides cash grants to parent carers (including eligible kinship carers) of disabled and seriously ill children and young people, from birth up to 17 years old. Grants can be used to contribute towards activities such as day trips, a short break away, an additional carer, travel costs, gardening, or home entertainment equipment, amongst others. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Monday 22 June 2026.
