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Rural Wisdom – Visioning for Change

A small but enthusiastic group of local community organisers came along to the first of our ‘Visioning for Change’ events at the Inglis Memorial Hall recently.  This provided myself and ...

Can clutter be art?

Recently myself, Jill and Louise met with Zemirah Moffat to hear all about Zem's work with people who hoard and her support group, Clutterchat. At Outside the Box we know ...

New home? Meet the neighbours!

All of us at Outside the Box are now settling happily in to our new home at The Whisky Bond. We said goodbye to Brand Street, which had hosted us ...

Transport, communication & positive risk taking – can these be improved in your rural area?

As part of our Rural Wisdom project to support Scotland's rural communities to work better for older people, we're holding a series of Get-Togethers across the country which we hope ...

Stephen Fry on the language of mental health

In his radio series which looks at all sorts of elements of the English language, Stephen Fry – language enthusiast who famously experiences bipolar disorder – dedicates the most recent ...

Guest Blog: How Glasgow’s Drug Court offers a ‘personalised’ approach

This is a guest blog written by Victoria Murray, at Turning Point Scotland, with the Moving Forward Partnership. At Glasgow’s Drug Court, we saw how receiving a community based rather ...