Living Wage Scotland, part of the Poverty Alliance, is inviting social care employees across Scotland to take part in a new Fair Work in Social Care Survey. The survey is part of Pathways to Progress, a three-year project funded by the Robertson Trust, which aims to improve job quality in social care and strengthen understanding…
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Scottish Government Publishes First National Adult Support and Protection Learning Framework
The Scottish Government has published the first national multi‑agency Framework for Adult Support and Protection (ASP) Learning and Development – setting out clear expectations for workforce training and development across Scotland. The Framework aims to ensure that people working with adults at risk of harm have the right knowledge, skills and understanding to recognise, respond to…
Water Services: Investing In and Paying from 2027 Consultation
The Scottish Government has launched a public consultation on how water and wastewater services should be invested in and paid for from 2027 onwards: Water Services: Investing In and Paying from 2027 Consultation. This consultation is particularly relevant to charities, community organisations and community amateur sports clubs (CASCs), as it includes proposals that directly affect…
National Adult Support and Protection Awareness Day
National Adult Support and Protection (ASP) Awareness Day on Friday 20 February 2026 is an important reminder of our shared responsibility to safeguard adults who may be at risk of harm. The day encourages all of us to strengthen our understanding, challenge stigma, and stay alert to signs of neglect, exploitation, or abuse. Every adult…
Connecting Volunteering Network: February Meeting
CVS Falkirk & District’s next Connecting Volunteering Network will take place on Wednesday 25 February 2026, 10am – 12pm online via Microsoft Teams. The network is for anyone involved in supporting or managing volunteers, and provides a space to meet, network, discuss topics relevant to volunteering within the third sector, and share experiences. We will…
Health and Wellbeing Forum: Deafblind Awareness Taster
CVS Falkirk & District’s next Health and Wellbeing Forum will take place on Wednesday 25 February 2026, from 10am-12pm, and will be held online via MS Teams. This forum will include a deafblind awareness taster training session, giving participants the opportunity to explore some of the everyday issues faced by deafblind people and to develop…
Falkirk Older People’s Network: March 2026 Meeting
CVS Falkirk & District extends an invitation to the next Falkirk District Older People’s Network meeting, taking place on Thursday 5 March 2026, 10am–12pm, at 1st Falkirk Scout Hall, Pleasance Gardens, FK1 1BG. The Falkirk Older People’s Network provides a space for those over 50, and their supporters, to come together, learn from shared experiences, and…
What Works for Men’s Wellbeing? Lessons from Community-Led Research
CVS Falkirk & District invite you to attend a one-hour online learning session hosted by researchers from Glasgow Caledonian University, focusing on their Well-beinG in Working-Aged Men project. The session will take place on Wednesday 4 March 2026, 10–11am via MS Teams. Researchers Dr Julie Cowie and Dr Dani Hutcheon will share what works, why,…
Human Rights Day 2025: Resources for Falkirk District’s Third Sector
In recognition of Human Rights Day on Wednesday 10 December 2025, CVS Falkirk & District is joining the global campaign, which calls on organisations everywhere to uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – dignity, equality, respect and safety for all.
Pride in Place Online Community Survey
The office of Brian Leishman MP has launched an online community survey for the communities which fall into the Falkirk Council, and Alloa and Grangemouth UK constituency areas, regarding the Pride in Place Programme, and how local people would spend £20 million of funding in their neighbourhood.
