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Knitting together a community - flowers, social connections and knitted chicks are all part of the fun community solutions developing in Newtown St Boswells

Community Spotlight: Knitting together a community

Knitting together a community Community Spotlight on Newtown St Boswells Fiona Macpherson - who we're lucky to have in our Outside the Box team! - has been busy with more ...
The (virtual) Scottish Rural Parliamnet: ural and island digital accessibility

Scottish Rural Parliament: Rural and Island Digital Access

Scottish Rural Parliament: Digital access in Rural and Island places We have been enjoying the Virtual Scottish Rural Parliament's inspiring programme - read our blog on the Advancing Equalities event. ...
Outdoors for wellbeing - your favourite walk

Outdoors for wellbeing #5 – My favourite local walk

Outdoors for wellbeing #5 – My favourite local walk We might not be able to go very far with the Covid restrictions in place, but most of us have a ...
(Virtual) Scottish Rural Parliament Advancing equalities

Virtual Scottish Rural Parliament: Advancing Equalities

The Virtual Scottish Rural Parliament The Outside the Box team have been going to as many Scottish Rural Parliament sessions as we can. Every session has involved excellent discussions, with ...
The magic of intergenerational networks. A conversation with the founder of NN

The magic of intergenerational networks

The magic of intergenerational practice A conversation about the Intergenerational National Network For Intergenerational Week 2021 I talked to Pat Scrutton, who co-ordinates the Intergenerational National Network in Scotland (and ...
Outdoors for wellbeing - walking with kindness

Outdoors for Wellbeing #4 – Walking with Kindness

Outdoors For Wellbeing #4 - Walking With Kindness Walking is great for your own physical and mental wellbeing, but how could you use kindness to spread the benefits to others ...