Stirling Pride has announced their upcoming event, Slay: “an evening of drag, comedy, music and dancing, that will see RuPaul’s Drag Race Queens La Voix and Kate Butch joined by Scottish Drag Royalty, Lady Rampant”. The event takes place from 7pm on Friday 18 April 2025, at the Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, Stirling, FK8 2QL. Remaining tickets are limited, and cost £42.40. A 50% discount is available for all third sector and voluntary group volunteers and staff.
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Public Protection Webinars: Financial Harm and Hardship
Falkirk Council is running a series of multiagency webinars focused on Public Protection for 2025. The first webinar takes place online via MS Teams, next Tuesday 1 April, at 9:30am – 11am. This webinar will have a focus on Financial Harm and Hardship across a person’s lifespan, with inputs from the following Falkirk Council Lead Officers.
Support from Sported
Sported is a national charity with a vision of helping young people to thrive. Their approach is to provide support and information to the grassroots groups and clubs delivering sport and physical activity for young people aged 11 – 25 years old.
Ready for Youth Work E-Learning Opportunity
Ready for Youth Work is a practical course for youth workers and volunteers to ensure that they can: create a safe space for young people; plan, deliver and evaluate fun youth work sessions for young people; engage young people meaningfully; celebrate and recognise their achievements. This is an e-learning course, for which participants will need a laptop or computer. Participants will have until Tuesday 17 June 2025 to complete the course.
Robertson Trust’s Wee Grants
Robertson Trust’s Wee Grants aims to support organisations who are focused on building strong communities in places which have higher rates of poverty and trauma, or who are working people who are experiencing (or are at high risk of experiencing) poverty and trauma.
UNCRC Statutory Guidance Child-Friendly Report
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 requires Scottish Ministers to publish statutory guidance on Parts 2 and 3 of the Act. To make this guidance accessible for children and young people to understand, Scottish Government has recently published an easy read report.
Breast Cancer Now Public Health Talks
Breast Cancer Now is a charity working to change the lives of people affected by breast cancer by combining the power of research and support. Their helpline, health information, and support services are there for people affected by cancer and their loved ones every step of the way.
RWE Grangemouth Green Hydrogen Project’s Second Consultation Event
RWE is currently progressing proposals to develop a green hydrogen production facility in Grangemouth. Their Grangemouth Green Hydrogen Project’s second consultation event takes place next Wednesday 26 March 2025, 3pm – 7pm, with a public exhibition at Grangemouth Community Education, Unit 69–71 Abbots Road, Grangemouth, FK3 8JB. The consultation period opens on Monday 24 March,…
NSPCC Free Community Training: Listen Up Speak Up
Next week, Monday 24 March – Sunday 30 March 2025, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) is marking Listen Up Speak Up Awareness Week with an opportunity for the community to get involved with free training. Listen Up Speak Up workshops aim to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect while fostering open discussions within the community.
Warm Wednesdays at the OPFS Grangemouth Hub
One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) and Home-Start Falkirk have opened their Warm Wednesdays at the Grangemouth Hub, located within the Sealock Centre (Beancross Community Centre), Montgomery Street, Grangemouth, FK3 8QR. This is open to all parents and carers to drop in for a hot drink and a chat, and aims to provide an opportunity to meet new people and find out more about the Family Hub in Grangemouth. The space is open every Wednesday, 9:15am – 12pm.
