Posts by Ciara Maguire

Last year we worked with a small group of women, who had experience of loved ones in prison. They talked about the things they wanted to achieve and the activities and supports that helped them and their families. The women talked about how hard they found putting themselves first and that they felt guilty when…

Outside the Box delivered a series of taster sessions with young families in outlying rural areas in the Scottish Borders. Here is a summary of what we got up to! It all began last summer, when we were invited to help run some Summer Activity sessions. Along with the families, we had fun exploring the…

On a drizzly day in Glasgow, our new Queer Families group gathered for an afternoon of storytelling and crafts. Working in collaboration with community members and Rainbow Families, we realised there was a gap for queer families. We wanted to create a space where families could meet, do fun activities with their kids, and be…

The Centre for Ageing Better and the Good Things Foundation have published a new report on digital access. It shows that we need to think differently about digital inclusion policy and practise if we are going to reach those older people who most need practical help and encouragement around digital access. Across the UK there…

As the summer holidays approach, it can feel like everyone is excited about sunny days and trips to the beach, but if you are struggling with your mental health it might not feel so simple! Sometimes nicer weather and being able to get out and  about more can improve our mental health but sometimes if you’re…

Food Buddies were pleased to be invited to Riverside House in Peebles to host an international food taster session. We took our dozen willing tasters all around the world, many of them trying some of the more exotic foods like sushi for the first time. We were told ‘I would walk straight past these in…

A blog post by our new Development Worker, Jo Highet I was really pleased to accept the invitation to join Shona and Nicky from Rural Wisdom at the recent Conversation Café and made the long journey from East Berwickshire to Brechin. It allowed me to have my first sight of and drive over the impressive…

Outside the Box provides community development support to people and groups who want to make changes in their communities. We are recruiting for 2 new part time posts, a Communications Co-ordinator and a Finance Co-ordinator to support the community development Outside the Box does across Scotland and the development of the organisation. You can find…