The Saltire Awards are Scottish Government-recognised certificates for young volunteers aged 12 – 25 years old to celebrate their contribution to volunteering, including informal volunteering and “helping out”. Helping neighbours and family members with errands such as shopping, getting their newspaper, walking their dog, taking their bins out, and gritting icy paths are examples of informal volunteering. If you know a young person who has volunteered in this way, please get in touch with our team so we can verify the hours for their Saltire Awards, before Tuesday 8th June.
News & Events
UNCRC (Incorporation) Scotland Bill Training Sessions
To support organisations and partnerships in preparing for the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (Incorporation) Scotland Bill (which will soon become law), Children in Scotland has 3 training sessions available: Self e-learning for Practitioners: illustrating the policy context for the incorporation of the UNCRC into Scots law (to be completed in participants’ own time); Online Workshop for Practitioners: Tuesday 13th July, 9:30am – 1pm; Online Workshop for Leaders and Service Managers: Tuesday 27th July, 9:30am – 1pm.
Mobile Bike Workshop Launched in Maddiston
1st Step Bikes now have a mobile bike workshop set up in the Maddiston area, where people impacted by addiction or other health challenges can take part in a bike refurbishment training course. Participants attend the course for 3 hours each week, refurbish a donated bike with help and leave the course with the bike they have refurbished, free of charge, as well as the skills to maintain it. The 1st Step Bikes team would like to hear from service providers and individuals who are interested in the project, both for referrals and to discuss other opportunities within this new project.
Carers Week 2021
Carers Week 2021 takes place Monday 7th June – Sunday 13th June, with a theme of “Make Caring Visible and Valued”. Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre has organised a week full of online events and activities to celebrate carers of all ages and their efforts – the majority of these will take place via Zoom, and support is available for anyone unfamiliar with Zoom.
The Big Lunch 2021
The Eden Project’s annual “The Big Lunch” takes place next Saturday 5th June – Sunday 6th June. The event is a chance for people in communities across the UK to get together with others in their local area, to celebrate existing community connections and make new ones.
