We’re now just days away from Falkirk Funders Fayre 2025, and our team are very excited to welcome your all to the Dobbie Hall (FK5 4BL) on Tuesday 11 March 2025. But don’t worry, there is still time to book your FREE place via the online Eventbrite page, by phone: 01324 692000, or email: info@cvsfalkirk.org.uk While drop-in…
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Suicide Prevention Services Directory
Suicide Prevention Scotland are developing an online portal to serve as a gateway from where everyone affected by suicide can be signposted swiftly to a curated and streamlined selection of high quality services, resources, tools and contacts according to their needs. The Suicide Prevention Scotland online portal will include a directory of organisations providing suicide…
Vacancy: WPCC Volunteer Coordinator
Westfield Park Community Centre (WPCC) SCIO is recruiting a Volunteer Coordinator. The position is 20 hours per week (with occasional evening and weekend work), with a salary of £24,000 per annum (pro rata) and a fixed term contract of one year. The Volunteer Coordinator will contribute to the day to day management and running of…
New Volunteers’ Week Website Live
This year’s Volunteers’ Week celebration runs Monday 2 June – Sunday 8 June, and the mission for the week remains the same: to highlight the diverse volunteer community, showcase volunteering opportunities, and inspire positive change. As part of a UK-wide campaign, we at CVS Falkirk & District are encouraging all volunteer-involving organisations to join the…
Saltire Awards Training
CVS Falkirk & District is pleased to announce that we are running Saltire Ambassador training in schools across Falkirk District this March! The Saltire Awards are a progressive set of certificates for young volunteers aged 12 – 25 years old in Scotland. Young people can achieve the certificates after 10 hours, 25 hours, 50, 100, 200, and 500 hours of…
Volunteer Opportunity: Community Café Volunteer
The Point Community Café in Stenhousemuir is looking for a compassionate, reliable, and enthusiastic volunteer to join their community café team and help facilitate an Elderly Brunch Club, taking place Mondays 10:30am – 1pm. The ideal candidate will work closely with older adults in a welcoming, inclusive environment, ensuring that the brunch club is an…
Grants to Promote Horticulture and Public Gardens
Organisations involved in horticulture, gardening, or botany can apply for grants of up to £5,000 from the Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust. Established in 1970, the Trust has awarded over £3.2 million to more than a thousand recipients, supporting projects that promote horticulture, conserve the environment through biodiversity, develop public gardens, and advance horticultural education.…
McCarthy Stone Foundation Dementia Grants Programme
Grants of up to £7,500 are available to support small dementia clubs and memory cafes, through the McCarthy Stone Foundation’s Dementia Grants Programme. At least 20 grants will be awarded to organisations that provide services to adults over 65 years old, and their carers. The grants are open to registered charities, community groups, and community…
ASH Scotland Virtual Learning Week
ASH Scotland is a charity working to bring about a healthier Scotland, free from the harms of tobacco and related products. For Monday 10 March – Friday 14 March 2025, they are hosting a virtual learning week with seminars, events and Q&As (all online), exploring topics including smoking and pregnancy, tobacco industry interference and SAFE…
Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution Online Conference
Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR) has released details for their month-long, digital Online Conference of free events this March. “Can’t Not Won’t – Is There a Choice? Or Is There a Barrier?” features talks, workshops and Q&As hosted by highly regarded speakers in their field, who will speak on their knowledge and experience of…
