2010 Archive

April

The 5th annual S2S Social Enterprise Fair will be held at Edinburgh's

Corn Exchange on Wednesday 21st April.

Organised by The Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition, the event is an important gathering for all those interested and involved in the development of social enterprise. Check out their pages for more information, or call their events team on 0131 557 5767.

March

The Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce are holding an Arran Customer Care Workshop on Wednesday 31st March. Go to our News on Arran page for more details.

Scottish National Rural Network will be holding a series of regional events providing the opportunity to find out about all aspects of rural development and funding. Corran Hall in Oban is the next event venue, on Thursday 30th March. For details click here.

Ask Planning Aid a question ... and have it answered!

If you missed out on all the Planning talk of the last few weeks or wish to have your concerns addressed by the experts, you can e-mail your questions direct to Planning Aid Scotland via the Rural Gateway link. The deadline is 5pm on March 26th 2010.

Fairtrade on Arran's AGM is on Friday 19th March at 7.30pm in the Ormidale Pavillion. All welcome.

February/ March

Fairtrade Fortnight

This year's theme is The Big Swap. Consumers will be encouraged, through some fun-packed and unusual promotional events, to consider swapping their usual choice of product for a Fairtrade one. Events will include a Fairtrade 'Big Brew' coffee morning in Whiting Bay Church on Saturday 27th February from 10.30am to midday, where products, ideas on Fairtrade living and a Traidcraft stall will all be available. At the Brodick Co-op on Saturday 6th March, the creations of local artist Marvin Elliot and the island's primary school children will be on show, to help remind customers of the diversity of Fairtrade products. If you want more information about all things Fairtrade, check out the Fairtrade website, or come along to the events and speak to the enthusiastic local organisers.

 

The Gathering 2010
18 & 19th February 2010, Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC)
The Gathering 2010 is Scotland's largest voluntary sector event. Run by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) this event is open to the public and free to attend, so come along to the EICC and get involved. Over the two days thousands of visitors will have the chance to visit ninety organisations, all under one roof, in the exhibition marketplace. Fringe events will allow audiences to get involved in debates, seminars and workshops. For further information please get in touch with SCVO's dedicated events team at thegathering@scvo.org.uk or on 0131 474 6172

(Information courtesy of SCVO)

Rural Housing Scotland are holding their annual conference in Perthshire on

25th - 26th February in The Birnam Institute, Dunkeld. Click the link above to find out more, or to make a booking please contact Amanda Harvey on 01361 884698