Posts Tagged ‘familes’
Queer Stories: Starting a LGBTQ+ family (peer support workshop)
Queer Stories: Starting a LGBTQ+ family (peer support workshop) The experience of starting a family or giving birth as a Queer person can be varied, joyous and challenging. We need to make space to talk about it! This event will be a chance for LGBTQIA+ people in Scotland, at any stage in their journey, to…
Read MoreLINKS Scottish-themed upcycling session
LINKS Scottish-themed upcycling session The LINKS after-school club supports families in the Eyemouth area to share healthy cooking and other energy-saving ideas. Last week we took part in a Burns upcycle and creative session, having some delicious oat cakes with cheese and berries for snack. It was lovely to see our families return and take…
Read MoreLINKS Friday after school club
LINKS Friday after school club LINKS Eyemouth is a project for families in the Eyemouth area in the Borders. The focus is round healthy, lower budget eating and wider wellbeing as a means of promoting social connections. The project has helped strengthen community partnerships between different organisations, groups and small businesses, while sometimes making use…
Read MoreLINKS Eyemouth: the cost of living and climate crisis response
LINKS Eyemouth: the cost of living and climate crisis response Although LINKS originally began as a small NHS-led pilot project for local mums, it was soon evident that there was a demand for it to continue. Local parents wanted to learn about ways of catering for their families, even when on a low budget. They…
Read MoreLINKS Eyemouth
LINKS Eyemouth LINKS Eyemouth is a community-led project which connects families in Eyemouth and surrounding areas around healthy cooking and eating, saving energy and reducing household costs and staying well, physically and mentally. The project employs a local worker in Eyemouth and has local volunteers of all ages, including some schoolchildren, some retired people. It…
Read MoreDrone Hill Community Benefit Fund success
Drone Hill Community Benefit Fund success We are delighted to announce that we have been successful in receiving a grant from the Drone Hill Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund, administered by Foundation Scotland for our LINKS project. This grant is to support the delivery of a community health and well-being programme in and around Eyemouth…
Read MoreNew Queer Families Resources!
We are excited to launch our new resources, developed alongside our Queer Families group! We started the Queer Families group in Glasgow in 2018 after realising there was a gap for LGBTQ families who wanted to socialise and have friendships with other LGBTQ people, in a child-friendly space. Some felt they had lost their connection…
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