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Appetite for Change
Join our supporters today and sign up for our
Community Food Challenge 17th – 21st October 2016
- Survive on £2 per day for five days
- Raise funds through sponsorship
- Help fight local food poverty
- Only £10 registration fee
Contact Andreea to register your support and receive your detailed
information pack. Email info@cfine.org or call 01224 596156
All funds raised through Appetite for Change will go directly towards local
charity CFINE (Community Food Initiatives North East) to tackle poverty,
food poverty and improve the circumstances of local vulnerable and
disadvantaged people. The charity also works towards reducing waste,
and environmental and community regeneration.
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Charity uses Minecraft to keep kids safe
A charity has launched itself into the virtual world of Minecraft.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) wants kids addicted to the game to take part in a “Beach Builder Challenge” where they can have fun and also learn how to stay safe around water this summer.
Available to play from 1 August, the challenge has been created by the RNLI to teach children about beach safety at a time when many will be visiting the coast during school summer holidays.
The Meikle Carewe Wind Farm Community Fund – Open from 1 July to 30 September
Applications to fund can be made up from groups and projects which benefit the communities living in the following community council areas:
- Crathes, Drumoak and Durris
- Newtonhill, Muchalls & Cammachmore
- North Kincardine Rural
- Portlethen and District
- Stonehaven and District
Mill of Benholm Open Event
The Friends of the Mill of Benholm are holding an Open Afternoon on Saturday 20th August from 2-5 pm at the Mill. 
The mill wheel will be turning and there will be a range of family friendly activities, supported by local community groups; from mini beast hunts to craft and first aid demonstrations, face painting, forest school and eco activities, mindfulness sessions and more !
There will also be the chance to meet the architect and business consultant that are conducting the feasibility study and find out more about potential ideas for the Mill’s future.
The “Friends” will be serving cream teas and all of the activities are FREE … All Welcome.
Building Capacity In Your Community
The Scottish Community Development Centre have launched a short video titled ‘What is community capacity building’ which partners and communities may find useful. To view the video please visit: http://www.scdc.org.uk/news/article/video-what-community-capacity-building/
Gardening is good for your health
The National Gardens Scheme published an independent report on the benefits of gardens and gardening on health. The report has three aims: to bring together the wide range of literature on gardens and wellbeing; to demonstrate how gardening interventions have an important place in the health and care system and to place gardens and health within the current strategic health policy context. The report includes a menu of recommendations that aims to encourage the NHS, government departments, national bodies, local government, health and wellbeing boards and clinical commissioning groups to make more of the diverse health benefits of gardening in support of their priorities. Read the report here. 
More Aberdeenshire Council Services Now Online!
Did you know there’s a whole range of Aberdeenshire Council services you can access online?
By registering with myaccount you can access these using just one username and password.
myaccount is already being used by Aberdeenshire parents as a secure and easy way of making school meal payments but it offers many other benefits, including:
– Showing your bin collection dates, local councillors and nearest recycling centres
– Allowing you to sign up for notifications about school closures, local events, job alerts and council news
– And, coming soon, a way of hooking into free wifi at key council sites
To register with myaccount or find out more about accessing these digital services visit the Aberdeenshire Council website.
People’s Postcode Trust Small Grants Programme
Through its Small Grants Programme, the People’s Postcode Trust offers grants of between £500 and £20,000 to small organisations and community groups for projects lasting up to 1 year. Projects must be for the advancement of community development. The People’s Postcode Trust has announced that its Small Grants Programme will re-open for applications on the 1st September 2016. The closing date for applications will be the 30th September 2016. More information here.
How Equal is Aberdeenshire to Live & Work in?
People living and working in Aberdeenshire should be able to do so without harassment, prejudice or discrimination.
Calling all women living or working in agriculture in Scotland
The Scottish Government has commissioned research to build a picture of the role women play in agriculture across Scotland. Research undertaken in other parts of the UK, Europe and beyond shows that women’s work on farms is under-reported and women are not well represented in agricultural organisations, but there has been no research in Scotland. They invite women who live or work on farms/crofts to complete the survey. Findings will help to inform the development of government policy interventions. All responses will be strictly confidential. The survey is available here.
Feedback: Community Empowerment Conference June 2016, Laurencekirk
Community Empowerment is big and supported by new legislation. The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act received Royal Assent on 24 July 2015.
Local partners is Kincardine & Mearns are putting in efforts to prepare themselves and communities for the opportunities it is bringing and the event held in Laurencekirk on June 16th was part of this. Read the rest of this entry »
Chapelton: A Finalist in Planning & Placemaking Awards
The new settlement of Chapelton in the Kincardine area was a finalist the UK Planning & Placemaking Awards last month. The Community Planning Group held our last meeting there to learn a little more about the development. Read the rest of this entry »
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