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…

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LINKS Eyemouth: Primary Outdoors Activity Day

Eyemouth Primary Outdoors Day  On Thursday 22nd June, we teamed up with local partners as part of our LINKS Eyemouth project, delivering healthy activities for children and families.   LINKS Eyemouth is a project for families in the Eyemouth area in the Borders. The focus is on healthy, lower budget eating and wider wellbeing as a…

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Refugee festival scotland event

The much looked forward to Refugee Festival Week is almost upon us! A festival for everyone – the week kicks off on Friday 16th and runs until Sunday 25th June. This year’s theme is Hope and the festival brings people together to meet, share art, culture and ideas, and get to know each other better.…

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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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Govanhill Food Stories Community Market

Govanhill Food Stories Community Market Food Stories & Community Learning It started out as a cloudy Saturday morning, but by the time we arrived at Govanhill Food Stories Community Market last weekend, the clouds had cleared and crowds had gathered to enjoy the sun. The theme of the market was ‘Food Stories’, celebrating Govanhill’s multicultural…

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the postnatal gap

Gaps in Provision The postnatal gap We asked people why they joined mums’ groups in our survey and again in interviews. Many of the mums we heard from said they had attended antenatal classes, but then they experienced a ‘gap’ afterwards. Suddenly they felt isolated and alone with the new baby. Although the healthcare services…

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Outside the Box Mums’ Peer Support Research

The Benefits of Peer Support Why mums join groups   Following on from our initial work setting up mums’ peer support groups in the Scottish Borders 11 years ago, we decided it was a good opportunity to follow up with some of those original mums and to talk to others about informal peer support. We…

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Community Solutions

Eyemouth Gateway to Good Health (Whole Systems Approach) The Eyemouth Gateway to Good Health is a joint pilot project by NHS Scotland and Scottish Borders Council. It uses a Whole Systems Approach, involving community partners who have been involved in shaping the project from the outset. The overall aim of the project was to address…

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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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New peer-support resource for families. How to start or join a buggy walk

Buggy walks What is a buggy walk? Quite simply, it’s a semi-organised walk for mums (or others with babies) to bring their wee one along, meet other parents, have a bit of chat and share any hints and tips. Being a new parent can be challenging at the best of times, and many people feel…

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