Events

Health, social care and the wellbeing of older people in Scotland

Date: 05/06/2013 - 05/06/2013, 06:00 PM

Cabinet Secretary joins speakers to explore the potential of volunteering
Health, social care and the wellbeing of older people in Scotland
JOHN SWINNEY, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary . . .

The Eco Technology Show

Date: 14/06/2013 - ,

The Eco Technology Show is the UK's premier event for trade, building owners, occupiers and the general public to learn about the benefits of utilising low carbon and energy efficient technologies.
For . . .

Sleep Scotland 2 Day Sleep Awareness

Date: 28/05/2013 - 29/05/2013, 09:30 AM

A two day course aimed at professionals who work with children or young people, such as health visitors, nurses, teachers, social workers and many others. Participants will learn how to support families . . .

Find more Events listings..

Funding

Sir Halley Stewart Trust

Application Deadline - 15/06/2013 - This trust has a Christian basis and is concerned with the development of body, mind and spirit, a just environment, and international goodwill. It supports innovative research activities or . . .

ScotRail Foundation

Application Deadline - 09/08/2013 - ScotRail is looking to support and develop a wide range of projects which bring communities together, specifically:
* Support for children and young people
* Improvement of the local environment
* . . .

VL Scotland

Application Deadline - 30/09/2013 - VL Scotland offers grants up to £2,000 to organisations which help groups of foreign students or long term visitors to integrate into life in Scotland by organising social or organisational . . .

Find more Funding listings..

Submit Event

Your email address... *

Event name *

Event address *

Theme *

Event Start date *

Event End Date

Time

Event cost

Brief Description (Maximum of 70 words)

Website

Enquiries email address

Telephone

Submit Funding

Your email address

Funding stream name *

Local Authority Area

Application Deadline

Eligibility Criteria *

Power of the pen overcomes stigma

Featured — By SSmith on 21/04/2011 4:20 pm

SCOTS Makar Liz Lochhead inspired people with mental health problems to use their writing skills to overcome stigma. The writer was supporting the charity See Me’s creative writing competition. Hundreds of people entered and Kris Haddow from Paisley scooped the short story prize, Evelyn Weir from Haddington the poetry prize and Sian Bevan from Edinburgh was triumphant in the Twitter category. All winners were presented with a prize of £250.