It has been a great year for Coastal Connections, though we did have to adjust our plans a bit to tackle the cost-of-living crisis and Covid recovery.  We have been working closely with Zero Carbon Moray (ZCM) and their plans for community energy – they had a second great energy fair in Elgin Town Hall…

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Borders Buddies Case Study  

Borders Buddies Case Study   From Anna, who is supported by her Buddy, Jayne: “I wanted a buddy to help me do my shopping and get out a little bit more, as I’d been in the house for too long, not able to get out much by myself. I couldn’t get out much with my daughter…

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New Beginnings Club (nbc) - East Lothian

New Beginnings Club (nbc)  Nbc is a group for adults with a learning and physical disabilities but unlike most other organisations that support people with physical and learning disabilities, nbc is run entirely by disabled people.  Members are the Trustees, they make the decisions on their priorities and the activities they want to do with…

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Eyemouth Gateway to Good Health: launch of outdoor resources Outside the Box have been very pleased to be part of coordinating and delivering the whole-systems Eyemouth Gateway to Good Health initiative over the past year. Our LINKS project is rooted in the Eyemouth community and, along with other community partners, we supported the delivery of…

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Community Solutions

Exploring your Community Sector At Outside the Box we are sharing the Community Solutions report, showing what we have learned around how the collective efforts can reach more people and help people stay well in their own homes and communities. We used the phrase ’community sector’, and that is prompting some conversations – is this…

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Connecting Equalities, the new beginnings club east lothian

The New Beginnings Club – East Lothian For the last few months, Outside the Box have been working with the members of the New Beginnings Club (nbc) to create a newsletter as part of our Connecting Equalities project.  The members of the NBC wanted to take control of it, so Christine has been showing them…

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Rural Wisdom Scotland evaluation 2021 - learning from the Rural Wisdom communities in Scotland

Rural Wisdom Scotland evaluation 2021 Download the Rural Wisdom Scotland evaluation 2021 You can read and download the Rural Wisdom Scotland evaluation 2021 here. Find all the Rural Wisdom resources on NDTi’s website. What Rural Wisdom’s about Rural Wisdom is about improving the lives of older people living in rural communities by listening and helping…

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Outside the Box South East Team newsletter winter 2021

It has been a challenging year for many, however we have also had lots of positives to take away from 2021. Like everyone, we have continued to find new and creative ways of working and connecting with people. We have met new partners and explored some new opportunities which our flexible approach has helped us…

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Community Solutions. Two community solutions learning reports on Finding the right support, and Showing the Impact. "Understanding what community services achieve leads to more people getting support from them. Everyone benefits when there is more choice."

Community Solutions: Finding the Right Support, Showing the Impact Community Solutions partnership work Community Solutions is a series of projects working towards increasing the learning and options around community solutions to social care in Scotland. Together they support people in communities and public sector teams, to develop social care services and community supports that work…

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Intergenerational National Network - upcoming events and opportunities. Drawing of a girl riding a bike.

Intergenerational Events and opportunities From climate action to community storytelling You may have wondered what the Intergenerational National Network (INN) have been up to since their Intergenerational Climate Action session at the Glasgow Science Centre in March. Or maybe you’ve never heard of the Network? This short Intergenerational Week interview with Pat the director shares…

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