To Absent Friends Festival Community Grants

Posted on July 27, 2018

Grants are available to help organisations to participate in To Absent Friends, a people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance, taking place across Scotland from Thursday 1^st – Thursday 8^th November.

The festival features storytelling evenings, poetry nights, photography exhibitions, concerts, scrapbooking workshops, cafes of reminiscence, and space for private acts of remembrance. Organisations can apply for grants of up to £250 to hold an event as part of the festival.

The deadline for applications is Friday 24^th August.

For further information, including how to apply, please visit the To Absent Friends website.

2019 Fire and Light Festival Event Volunteers

Falkirk Community Trust is looking for Event Volunteers for the 2019 Fire and Light Festival. Various roles are available, including Box Office Volunteers, Information Point Volunteers and Event Marshalls. All volunteers will be required to familiarise themselves with The Helix by walking around the park in their own time, ensuring they take in the main features, such as the Kelpies, lagoon and boardwalk.

Alzheimer Scotland Can Collection Falkirk Volunteers

Alzheimer Scotland’s Falkirk branch are holding a can collection in Morrisons supermarket, Hope Street, Falkirk, FK1 5BU, on the mornings of Thursday 20th and Friday 21st December. They are looking for volunteers to support them with the can collection on both of these days, for at least an hour each.

FSI Training Event for Small Charities

The Foundation for Social Improvement (FSI) provides free and subsidised training and advice for small charities, and has organised a training event on Wednesday 30th January. “Small Charities: Transform Your Funding and Governance” has places available for £10 – £20.

Third Sector Forum 2019 Dates Announced

The dates for the 2019 Falkirk third sector forum meetings have now been finalised.

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