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How often should general elections be? Have your say!

The Scottish Government has sent out a Consultation Paper on Electoral Reform. What this means is that they  are looking at different rules around voting and considering what could be done ...

How do you make new friends?

Having friends is important. When we have things to look forward to in the diary, or have someone to chat to over a cup of tea, we feel better. But ...

Local People Linking in Aberdeenshire

At Outside the Box we like to stay busy and are working across Scotland on a variety of different projects. One project that started just last year is Local People ...

Unpaid work in Glasgow

This month we are facilitating a series of workshops with people doing unpaid work in Glasgow. Unpaid work is also called community service. People have been sentenced by a Sheriff ...

It is great to be part of the OTB Borders Team!

I am really looking forward to working as Happiness Habits Community Development Worker. I enjoyed working alongside the Flourishing Borders team during Wellbeing Week in Eyemouth at the first Happiness ...

Rural Wisdom Local Area reports now online!

Reports from each of our Rural Wisdom Local Area's are now available to read online. We have been working in Angus, Eaglesham and Highland Perthshire and have spoken to older ...