The SCP Friday Update 28.10.22

 

This Week in Sutherland  This week we have news from across the county, funding opportunities for communities, online training and webinars and consultations.   Check out our Events Calendar at the bottom of the page. There is so much on across Sutherland this week. Please get in touch if you have anything you would like us to share on your behalf or an event to add to the calendar. Like us on Facebook - @SutherlandCommunityPartnership See our website: www.highlandcpp.org.uk/sutherland-community-partnership.html E-mail us: sutherlandcommunitypartnership@gmail.com -O- Best in the World! This week the Highlands were named as one of the  'Best in the world' destinations for visitors.  The National Geographic highlighted rewilding work carried out on the  Alladale Wilderness Reserve in Sutherland. You can read the article here:  25 breathtaking places  ON TOP OF THE WORLD | VisitScotland Media Centre       Keep Safe at Halloween                                           Celebrating Halloween?                Find advice here from Scotland's Fire and Rescue Service             about keeping yourself and your family safe over the weekend. -O-    Funding Opportunities To find out more about the Women's Fund for Scotland follow the link below:  Women's Fund for Scotland | Foundation Scotland Closing date is the 29th November for grants of up to £5000. Voluntary Groups Sutherland have funding from the Anne Duchess of Westminster Fund to distribute across Sutherland. The awards are available to community groups in the county in amounts of up to £1000. The closing date is 18th November. Find more information by contacting VGS at contact@vgs.scot This fund supports initiatives that  improve the health and social welfare of children and young people up to age 25.  The awards are up to £3000. The closing date is 30th November. Find more information here: Essentia Foundation | Foundation Scotland  Grants are available to communities with less than 10,000 residents, in remote, rural, economically deprived areas.  Grants of between £2000 and £10,000 are available for core costs, salaries, running and project costs. Find out more information here: Small Grants | Trusthouse Charitable Foundation -O- Training, Opportunities, Webinars and Consultations. Have a say on Energy Bill Relief SCVO is encouraging every Social Enterprise, Community Organisation, Charity and Voluntary Group to have their say on the Government's  Energy Bills Relief Scheme.   Responses to this questionnaire will help inform and shape the review of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme in March. The deadline for responses is 31 October 2022.    Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management Have your say on an Assynt Work Shed A survey has been launched to find out the volume of interest there might be in the development of a Work Shed in Assynt. This could be a space used by different groups, such as a Men's Shed or a place to learn new skills and crafts.  Have your say here:  Assynt Community Work-shed Survey -O-        Local Events in October/November Please check in with the Sutherland Events Calendar at the bottom of the main page or by following the link here: Sutherland ACC | Aspiring C&S (aspiringcaithnessandsutherland.com)