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We’re recruiting!

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 ...

New resource exploring dementia and sensory changes

  We are pleased to present Agnes Houston’s newest booklet exploring dementia and sensory changes, specifically looking at changes to taste and smell. The booklet captures personal experiences as well ...

Palliative care in rural communities

We met Highland Hospice Helping Hands at our Rural Wisdom Inverness Get-Together and are always enthused to hear about organisations adapting their services in response to communities. We recognise the ...

Older people and bereavement

Last year we did a project with Scottish Care talking to older people about their mental health as they have grown older. We spoke to people in care homes, sheltered ...

When We Were Young

I was lucky enough to have a few minutes spare between an Outside the Box meeting and the train I was scheduled to catch back to sunny Berwick upon Tweed. ...

Community Bonds: Creating ‘Citizen Investors’ across Scotland’s communities.

Community Bonds are a new initiative that allows people to pool their financial resources into a community loan fund which will then benefit local, social and community enterprises. Outside the ...