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Neighbourhood environments and health behaviours

WEBHealth scientists generally agree that disadvantaged neighbourhoods experience a greater burden of ill health and unhealthy lifestyles than other neighbouroods.

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How does community food growing increase the wellbeing of our …

WEBAlex Wilde has been involved with community gardens as a grower, facilitator and artist, across Glasgow for many years. She is currently the Project Lead in the …

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How can community food growing contribute to Scotland’s health, …

WEBAyesha is a Nutritionist and has worked with the Ripple Project as Community Food & Development Officer since February 2019. Ayesha manages an …

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Delivering Community Resilience in Response to Covid19 in

WEBThe Maxwell centre is a vibrant, well used hub and award winning community garden in the Hilltown area of Dundee. We deliver a project that gives the local community …

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Community Led Regeneration: A Brief Overview of the Current …

WEBSURF was recently invited to elaborate on the current context for community led regeneration in Scotland in an in-depth article for the People, Place and Policy …

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How the planning system can support community regeneration …

WEBThe SURF conference showcased communities addressing economic and social injustice and tackling the climate and nature emergencies through food growing. It …

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Delivering Community Resilience in Response to Covid19 in Fife

WEBAuthor Emma Scott. Glen Housing Association is a registered social landlord based in Fife. It was formed in 1998 from the merger of two small community based Associations, …

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Health, Wellbeing and Regeneration – Developing the Linkages

WEBSURF’s first Open Forum of 2007, held in Glasgow, was well-attended by 70 delegates. SURF are very grateful to the speakers (Grace Moore, Lizanne Conway) and workshop facilitators (Peter D. Taylor, Pippa Coutts, Heather Apsley & Glenys Watt) in making this a successful Forum.

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Cost of Living Crisis

WEBCost of Living Crisis – Mental Health and Money Advice. The Mental Health and Money Toolkit is a resource to help you understand, manage and improve your mental and financial health. You can use it to help guide conversations with your relevant healthcare worker about your mental health and money. You can also take it with you to …

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Cost of Living Crisis

WEBA new website has been launched to help Dumfries and Galloway residents with cost-of-living increases. The site is a one-stop shop detailing help with money and …

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Goathill Housing and Care Home Project

WEBThe Goathill project was an ambitious initiative to meet the varying needs of the island’s population, with particular emphasis on the elderly. The development delivered a 52 bed …

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Cost of Living Crisis

WEBOver the past year, fuel and energy prices have soared taking huge bites out of our pockets, on top of increased rents and food prices. The financial squeeze has …

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Cost of Living Crisis

WEBThe Essentia Foundation is a charity that once operated Health and Social Welfare telephone counselling and information services supported by data processing …

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Community Resilience

WEBSURF Covid-19: Building Community Resilience Report. This report is a follow up to SURF’s well-received first COVID 19 report – Lessons from the Frontline. That original report, which you can download below, was based on analysis of more than 150 responses from SURF’s extensive network of organisations delivering frontline services, and

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People in Place Practice Network

WEBThe People in Place Practice Network brings community, local authority, and professional regeneration practitioners together to explore the application of the Place Principle …

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Urban Regeneration After the Pandemic: Cliff Hague – July 2020

WEBThe nature and impacts of the Covid 19 crisis is exposing deep underlying fragilities in our economic and social systems. At the same time, as evidenced in SURF’s series of …

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20 Minute Neighbourhood Guidance

WEBThe Scottish Government guidance similarly provides an introductory section on why local living with an overview of the various policy agendas that are encompassed …

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