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Community Woodlands Association - Plain English for Funding Applications Monday 13th May 2013 - 9.30am - 4.30pm
The Gateway Centre, North Methven Street, Perth, PH1 5PP
Improve your grant applications, reports, letters and other documents. Learn to write simply so that you can communicate efficiently. Make your grant applications stand out.
Synopsis: This one day workshop will explore the benefits and techniques of using plain English when applying for funds. Delegates will work with their own real life application examples; putting their new skills into practice with the support and guidance of our tutor Joyce Falkner
Who: The workshop is aimed at anyone who is applying for funding to support their project and is seeking advice and encouragement. Including; individuals who wish to learn more, and /or are interested in working with community groups to raise funds, and those in national or local government who work to support the sector.
On the day: there will be some practical work involved. Bring your own laptop, grant application forms, or other documents to work on.
For more information or to book visit www.communitywoods.org/event or contact caroline@communitywoods.org Places are available on a first come first served basis.
Cost: This event is FREE to Community Woodlands Association groups and their members. This event is FREE to members of Development Trust Association Scotland, Federation of City Farms and City Gardens, Reforesting Scotland and other small Scottish Land Based charities. Individual CWA members - £25 fee is payable by cheque when booking. Non CWA groups / members - £50 fee is payable by cheque when booking.
A Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid will take place in Dundee on Saturdays 11th and 18th May 2013.
This 12 hour course, which takes a similar approach to general first aid, is designed to teach participants the skills to help someone with a mental health problem. The course is designed for everyone, no matter what their background or experience
It is an interesting course that includes different activities, films, discussions and even some fun and laughter. Participants receive an NHS Health Scotland certificate of attendance and a colourful and interesting manual to take away with them at the end.
The course is just £50 per participants for the full course, which includes the certificate, manual, all handouts, materials, and refreshments.
Group discounts and in-house training also available.
Find out more information on this course at click here
2013 marks ten years of The Hidden Gardens, Scotland’s sanctuary garden dedicated to peace. Come along to a day of celebration with food, music and entertainment on Saturday 22 June 2013 from12pm- 4pm. All welcome. Click here. for more information about their 10 year anniversary celebrations.
Redhall Open Day 'A Touch of Nature' on 19th May 2013 from 2-5pm. For more information click here
Throughout March Judith McGowan is running a series of introduction to gardening workshops in Buckhaven Community Growing Space, called Sow the Seed. For Sow the Seed programme click here. Don't miss this opportunity!
Plants with Purpose & Appletreeman, Bankfoot , Perthshire Visit their website for more information.
Urban Roots,Toryglen Community Base,Prospecthill Square,Glasgow,G42 0LE
Woodlands Community Garden
See www.woodlandscommunitygarden.org.uk for all the latest news.
FREE Woodchips, the perfect mulch. Contact Special Branch Tree surgery, Archways Cottage Kinaldy Farm, Strathkinnes, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8NA, Tel: 01334 467 929, Mob: 07737 087 434, Email: info@sbtrees.co.uk to collect a trailer load or get bags send to you for a delivery charge.
