Resources

Community Gardens – Peebles and Innerleithen

Published 2019. It is well researched and documented that gardening is very good for your physical and mental health and can aid recovery from illness. In a community garden you get the added bonus of belonging to a like minded group of people, giving something back to the community, and the opportunity to make friends, learn from, teach, support and be supported by other people. It’s also fun, very rewarding and there is a great feel-good factor after working in the garden.

Creating Inclusive Communities

Mums Returning To Work – Good Practice Guide

Published 2019. In partnership with early years childcare providers, Outside the Box has produced this guide and online training to inform businesses on the practical steps to support mums returning to work. For more information visit: www.mumsreturningtowork.org

People Having More Choice in their Lives

Tips for getting Conversations Going

Published 2019. Tips to help people in communities who want to get activities or groups started or develop what you are doing already.

Creating Inclusive Communities

Keeping Connected in Winter

Published 2019. Tips to help people and community groups in rural or isolated communities to think about how to keep connected and carry on during winter.

Creating Inclusive Communities

Handy Hints and Tips for avoiding Scams and Financial Harm

Published 2018. In December 2018, the Brechin Information Hub received a visit from two members of the Trading Standards team at Angus Council who gave people some information around protection from scams and financial harm and how to reduce door to door cold calling and nuisance phone calls. North Angus Rural Wisdom Community Worker, Shona has produced a short summary of what the group learned. 

Having Different Conversations

Can Self-Directed Support Work in Community Justice Settings? (Project Evaluation Report)

Published 2018. Moving Forward was set up as a partnership project involving Turning Point Scotland, Outside the Box and Glasgow Community Justice Authority (now Community Justice Glasgow) in 2015. The project was funded by the Scottish Government and monitored and evaluated by Inspiring Scotland as part of the national strategy implementation for self-directed support (SDS) in Scotland. It concluded in September 2018. This report evaluates the project and it's impact

Having Different Conversations