Posts Tagged ‘older people’
Beeline Community Transport Film
Beeline Community Transport Film Outside the Box has been exploring how climate action is linked with other community solutions as part of our Climate Chat project. For the past 4 years we have worked alongside small groups living in Moray on climate action activity. We know that good community transport reduces car usage and can…
Read MoreRecycling and climate action
Recycling and climate action Recycling For the last couple of months, we have been looking for responses to a survey to gauge people’s knowledge and habits around climate action. To date 40 people have responded to the survey from Moray down to Dumfries & Galloway and many areas in between. All age groups over 16…
Read MoreYour right to complain resource
How to make a complaint We have recently been hearing from people across Scotland about the difficulties they have complaining to different organisations. People have said that they often don’t know how to raise a complaint or what to put in their complaint. Earlier this year we made a resource about how to contact your…
Read MoreCoastal Connections update
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…
Read MoreBorders 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…
Read MoreBorders Buddies in Hawick and Tweeddale
Borders Buddies in Hawick and Tweeddale Borders Buddies began life as a post-pandemic pilot in Tweeddale. The project works by supporting people who have become isolated due to various circumstances to reconnect, with the support of a volunteer Buddy. People are paired with others with common interests. Thanks to National Lottery Improving Lives funding, we…
Read MoreNew funding success for Borders Buddies!
New funding success for Borders Buddies! Outside the Box South-East team are pleased to announce we have been successful with an application to the National Lottery Improving Lives fund to take our Borders Buddies project on to the next phase. Borders Buddies: the pilot After the first Lockdown, we were hearing from people and workers…
Read MoreHow can getting together with other people for a chat make health services work better? Part 2
How can getting together with other people for a chat make health services work better? Part 2 Over the past few years Outside the Box has been working with people in the NHS and councils, national bodies, and community groups. The work was in partnership with Healthcare Improvement Scotland. All the ideas and case examples…
Read MoreHow can getting together with other people for a chat make health services work better?
How can getting together with other people for a chat make health services work better? There is a lot of attention on the pressures that the NHS and social care services are facing. Part of the solution comes from partnerships across different parts of the services and especially with the community sector. That starts when…
Read MoreFrom Slogans to Sound Strategy? The 2022 SURF Annual Conference
From Slogans to Sound Strategy? The 2022 SURF Annual Conference On the 25th August we attended the SURF annual conference – primarily through our work in our Connecting Equalities project, but also to network and connect across the broader landscape of: “Community Wealth Building”- what is it?? CLES defines it as : “An approach to…
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