Coastal Connections
Coastal Connections Film
Coastal Connections Film Outside the Box has been working on the Moray Coast for a few years and one of the things we wanted to do as part of Coastal Connections was to work with the young people living in the villages along the coast. After lockdown there had been quite a bit of tension…
Read MoreCoastal Connections Community Transport
The Hopeman Community Bus The Hopeman community minibus has been a lifeline for so many community members. This valuable service runs solely with the help and support of dedicated volunteers from the Board of Trustees to the drivers. The bus serves a few small communities along the Moray coast- there are only about 1600 people…
Read MoreGlasgow School of Art and Outside the Box
Glasgow School of Art and Outside the Box Back in May Fi from our north team was working with REAP, organising events together to raise awareness of renewable energy and fuel poverty. They put her in touch with a GSA Environmental Design Student called Aarya Kunte who was looking for people and organisations to talk…
Read MoreReflections on Social Hubs in Moray
Reflections on Social Hubs in Moray Last year the community response to the cost-of-living crisis was to provide Warm Hubs, places where people could go to keep warm if they couldn’t afford to heat their houses adequately. Coastal Connections was aware that Hopeman, Spynie and Burghead were running these social spaces but were concerned…
Read MoreFrom coastal Moray to the Scottish Parliament
From Moray to the Scottish Parliament Travelling to Edinburgh for Connecting Equalities On Tuesday 28th March, 3 of us from the beautiful coastal village of Burghead on the Moray coast travelled together by train down to Edinburgh to attend OTB’s Parliamentary event at Holyrood. Outside the Box had invited MSP’s, Councilors, community members and members…
Read MoreCommunity Wealth Building in Moray
Community Wealth Building in Moray This blog from our northern-most Community Worker, Fi, discusses what Community Wealth Building (CWB) could mean for people in Moray. The Community Wealth Building conversation In early December the Moray Council’s Community Wealth Building Team and CLES held a series of meetings in Elgin. They held events to present…
Read MoreWe’re hiring: Project Worker in Moray
Join our team: job advert Moray coast Moray Project Worker role 8 hours per week until December 2024 Annual Salary – £4,285 (£21,423.00 full time equivalent) Burghead, Hopeman and Cummingston, Moray. Application form: Download the Moray Project Worker Application Form here About the role: Download the role description here Coastal Connections is a project…
Read MoreOur new project: Coastal Connections!
Introducing Coastal Connections A new project bringing people in Moray together We’re excited to announce our new project Coastal Connections. We’ve been awarded funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, made possible by National Lottery players, to support community-led activity around Moray. We’ll be working alongside communities in Burghead, Hopeman and Cummingston for the next 2…
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