Eco Driver Training Sessions

Posted on July 18, 2019

Forth Valley Conservation for Communities (FVC4C) are restarting their free Eco Driver training sessions, running August – November in Falkirk and Stirling:

Monday 5^th August
Monday 26^th August
Tuesday 10^th September
Tuesday 18^th September
Monday 7^th October
Monday 28^th October
Monday 11^th November

Falkirk sessions will take place at Re-Union Canal Boats’ Carpark, Portdownie, Camelon, FK1 4QU.

The training features individual slots of 50 minutes, and aims to help people reduce their fuel consumption, wear and tear on their car, save money and be more environmentally friendly.

Participants must have a UK driving licence and use of a car for the training.

To book your place, or for further information, contact FVC4C by phone: 01324 610950.

Compassionate and Included Communities Forum: Next Meeting

The first 2021 meeting of the Compassionate and Included Communities Forum takes place on Wednesday 27th January, 2pm – 4pm, and can be accessed via the Zoom link, or with the meeting ID: 972 2993 0991.

Scottish Government COVID-19 Research Participants

Scottish Government researchers are recruiting people to help them better understand and predict the next stages of the COVID-19 epidemic in Scotland. People are eligible to take part if they live in Scotland and are aged 18 years old or over. Participants will be sent a survey every 2 weeks by email. Participation in the surveys is entirely voluntary, and participants can opt out of receiving or completing them at any time.

CHS Panel Member Volunteers

Children’s Hearings Scotland (CHS) is now recruiting volunteer Panel Members, and accepting online applications until 11:59pm on Monday 15th February. Panel Members take part in children’s hearings, often otherwise known as “children’s panels”, where their role is to listen and make legal decisions for, and with, infants, children and young people. Panel Members are supported by CHS, and are required to undertake comprehensive training to prepare them for the role.

Third Sector Homelessness Fund: Open for Applications

The Third Sector Homelessness Fund is open to applications from third sector organisations on the frontline of delivering homelessness services in Scotland. The fund aims to support third sector organisations to innovate and transform the services they provide to people around homelessness; organisations that originally applied to this fund in early 2020 will need to complete a new application for funding. The deadline for applications is 12pm on Monday 8th February.