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What do you need to keep you well?

At our We're Here Too events we asked people what they need to stay well. Despite asking the question in three completely different parts of Scotland, to three diverse rooms of ...

Purple Friday

Today is Purple Friday, a National event in Scotland where people can show their solidarity with LGBTI people and stand up against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia and show LGBTI young ...

Parenting and the Benefits of Peer Support

We've been meeting with a group of parents from East Kilbride who meet up every week to talk, share experiences and provide support to one another. We talked about peer ...

Rural Wisdom – recruiting in Wales

As part of our new Rural Wisdom project, our partners in Wales - Volunteering Matters Cymru - are recruiting for a Project Coordinator to start working with communities in Flintshire. Deadline ...

Impacting the future – better support for making decisions

Any science fiction fan (or just anyone who has seen Back to the Future) knows the first rule of time travel:  Don’t Change Anything. Seemingly tiny changes can have far-ranging ...

Making Music in Newcastleton

Last week Jan and I spent the afternoon in Newcastleton learning to play the ukulele along with a group of local older people as part of our Flourishing Borders project.  ...