Highland Environmental Network
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What's on in March
There’s lots to put a spring in your step over the coming month. Check out the What's On on our website too.
Seashore Visit, Plockton
2 March 2014
Climate Week
from 3 Mar 2014
to 9 Mar 2014
CARES conference, Glasgow
5 March 2014
Sexy Peat/Tir mo Rùin exhibition in Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
from 8 Mar 2014
to 5 Apr 2014
Mirror Lands film, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
from 13 Mar 2014
to 29 Apr 2014
How To Change The World And Stay Human, Comrie
from 14 Mar 2014
to 16 Mar 2014
Trellis Conference, Perth
18 March 2014
World Water Day
22 March 2014
Stage Two Seashore Survey Skills Workshop, Balintore
22 March 2014
Science Festival – Nature and Science working together, Strathpeffer
22 March 2014
Cycling in Rural Scotland - Conference, Conon Bridge
22 March 2014
Build your own Rocket Stove, Forres
29 March 2014
Making spoons from Trees - Ledmore and Migdale woods, Bonar Bridge
29 March 2014
Training
Wild training
If you’re a Wilderness guide, or fancy the ide
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
North Highland Health Behaviour Change Training Calendar 2014-15
Supporting People to make Changes that benefit their Health and Wellbeing
Taking a Person-Centred approach to Behaviour change using MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI)
North Highland Health Behaviour Change Training Calendar 2014-15
We recommend that you attend both modules 1 and 2 (3 days in total), to give you a good grounding in MI. This should give you the confidence to use this way of communicating in your daily practice. These face to sessions are complemented by two short elearning courses.
Module 3 and 4 are aimed at practitioners who already familiar with and skilled at MI.
If you would like to put on a course for your staff group or in a different locality, please get in touch and we will try to meet your needs.
North
Venue Inverness/ Mid Venue West Venue
Module 1: Raising the Issue and Brief Interventions:
March 4th Wick March 3rd March 25th Fort William or Skye
April 29th Wick April 30th May 7th Fort William
August 26th Wick August 25th August 27th Fort William
Nov 18th Wick Nov 17th Nov 19th Fort William or Skye
Module 2 : Motivational Interviewing April 30th, May 15th Wick April 28th
May 12th May 6th
May 20th
Fort William
Sept 3rd
Sept 17th
Wick Sept 1st
Sept 15th Sept 9th
Sept 23rd Fort William
North Venue Inverness/ Mid Venue West Venue
Feb 18th
& March 15th 2015 Wick Feb 16th,
& March 3rd 2015 Feb 24th & March 10th 2015 Fort William
Module 3: Coaching / update days and coaching sessions
June Inverness
Module 4 : Running Motivational Interviewing Groups 11th, 12th June Inverness
A number of elearning courses are available which complement this face to face training from NHS Health Scotland : http://
If you are interested in arranging coaching sessions with a particular staff group, or a coaching day, get in touch.
To apply:
Complete the attached application form and return to Tanzeela Bashir.
Contact Tanzeela Bashir tanzeela.bashir@nhs.net for more information. 01463 704781, or Jane Groves jane.groves2@nhs.net 01463 704960.
For information about courses in Argyll & Bute contact Yennie van Oostende Yennie.vanoostende@nhs.net , 07799477867, or Colin Steel, colin.steel@nhs.net
Taking a Person-Centred approach to Behaviour change using MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING (MI)
North Highland Health Behaviour Change Training Calendar 2014-15
We recommend that you attend both modules 1 and 2 (3 days in total), to give you a good grounding in MI. This should give you the confidence to use this way of communicating in your daily practice. These face to sessions are complemented by two short elearning courses.
Module 3 and 4 are aimed at practitioners who already familiar with and skilled at MI.
If you would like to put on a course for your staff group or in a different locality, please get in touch and we will try to meet your needs.
North
Venue Inverness/ Mid Venue West Venue
Module 1: Raising the Issue and Brief Interventions:
March 4th Wick March 3rd March 25th Fort William or Skye
April 29th Wick April 30th May 7th Fort William
August 26th Wick August 25th August 27th Fort William
Nov 18th Wick Nov 17th Nov 19th Fort William or Skye
Module 2 : Motivational Interviewing April 30th, May 15th Wick April 28th
May 12th May 6th
May 20th
Fort William
Sept 3rd
Sept 17th
Wick Sept 1st
Sept 15th Sept 9th
Sept 23rd Fort William
North Venue Inverness/ Mid Venue West Venue
Feb 18th
& March 15th 2015 Wick Feb 16th,
& March 3rd 2015 Feb 24th & March 10th 2015 Fort William
Module 3: Coaching / update days and coaching sessions
June Inverness
Module 4 : Running Motivational Interviewing Groups 11th, 12th June Inverness
A number of elearning courses are available which complement this face to face training from NHS Health Scotland : http://
If you are interested in arranging coaching sessions with a particular staff group, or a coaching day, get in touch.
To apply:
Complete the attached application form and return to Tanzeela Bashir.
Contact Tanzeela Bashir tanzeela.bashir@nhs.net for more information. 01463 704781, or Jane Groves jane.groves2@nhs.net 01463 704960.
For information about courses in Argyll & Bute contact Yennie van Oostende Yennie.vanoostende@nhs.net , 07799477867, or Colin Steel, colin.steel@nhs.net
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
www.sfwa.co.uk/Scotland's Finest Woods awards
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Celebrating Scotland's Finest Woods
Scotland's Finest Woods
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Please register your interest in entering the 2014 Awards so that we can keep you up to date, email us on admin@sfwa.co.uk
Awards Programme 2014
Welcome to the Scotland's Finest Woods Awards 2014!
Once again, our annual awards programme wiil be rewarding and showcasing all that is best in Scotland's forests and woods.
Four award categories are are now open for entry with nearly £7,000 of prize money there for the winning.
Community Woodlands Awards >> Community-based projects are invited to compete for this Scotland-wide award with two competitions, one for projects with a 'health and wellbeing' focus and a second for those focusing on 'economic development and regeneration'. The Tim Stead Trophy and £2,000 of prize money are up for grabs.
New Native Woods Award >> New native woodland projects are invited to compete for this award: the Woodland Trust Scotland Trophy and £1,000 are there to be won.
Quality Timber Awards >> Focusing on growing quality timber, woodland owners are invited to compete in our three competitions with three trophies and £3,000 of prize money at stake: the competitions are for 'newly-planted woodland', 'single stands/small woods' or 'whole estates & larger multi-purpose woods'.
Schools Award >> Schools and pre-school projects can enter this ever-popular award. We are seeking out Scotland's most fun-packed school woodland projects with £750 of prize money to be won. Don't forget to tell teacher!
So don't be shy, enter your woodland project today! Be part of it...!
Closing date for entry - 31st March 2014.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/science/Scienceengagement/engagement-grants
Talking Science Grants
New from StemNet, Talking Science is a grants programme aimed at supporting public activities and events that get people talking about science, technology, and engineering and how they impact on our everyday lives. Funding will be awarded to projects that take science activities to a public audience in rural or remote parts of Scotland, or disadvantaged areas in our towns and cities.
Projects that receive funding may:
• Give members of the public the chance to meet scientists
• Take science activities into communities across Scotland
• Work with a community groups to explore how science engagement can help tackle a local issue
• Highlight contemporary examples of Scottish excellence and innovation in science, engineering and technology
The closing date for applications is 1pm on 4 March 2014. Find out more and apply via www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/science/Scienceengagement/engagement-grants
New from StemNet, Talking Science is a grants programme aimed at supporting public activities and events that get people talking about science, technology, and engineering and how they impact on our everyday lives. Funding will be awarded to projects that take science activities to a public audience in rural or remote parts of Scotland, or disadvantaged areas in our towns and cities.
Projects that receive funding may:
• Give members of the public the chance to meet scientists
• Take science activities into communities across Scotland
• Work with a community groups to explore how science engagement can help tackle a local issue
• Highlight contemporary examples of Scottish excellence and innovation in science, engineering and technology
The closing date for applications is 1pm on 4 March 2014. Find out more and apply via www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/science/Scienceengagement/engagement-grants
Wilderness guide, Strathpeffer Community Centre/learning@strathpeffercommunitycentre.org.uk
Highland Environmental Network
e-bulletin
What's on in March
There’s lots to put a spring in your step over the coming month. Check out the What's On on our website too.
Seashore Visit, Plockton
2 March 2014
Climate Week
from 3 Mar 2014
to 9 Mar 2014
CARES conference, Glasgow
5 March 2014
Sexy Peat/Tir mo Rùin exhibition in Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
from 8 Mar 2014
to 5 Apr 2014
Mirror Lands film, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
from 13 Mar 2014
to 29 Apr 2014
How To Change The World And Stay Human, Comrie
from 14 Mar 2014
to 16 Mar 2014
Trellis Conference, Perth
18 March 2014
World Water Day
22 March 2014
Stage Two Seashore Survey Skills Workshop, Balintore
22 March 2014
Science Festival – Nature and Science working together, Strathpeffer
22 March 2014
Cycling in Rural Scotland - Conference, Conon Bridge
22 March 2014
Build your own Rocket Stove, Forres
29 March 2014
Making spoons from Trees - Ledmore and Migdale woods, Bonar Bridge
29 March 2014
Training
Wild training
If you’re a Wilderness guide, or fancy the idea of becoming one, then Wild Scotland have all the details of training available on their website. If you don’t want the full wilderness guide course you can book individual subjects such as Natural History, Ecology & Ethnobotany, Scottish Geology, Astronomy, Environmental Storytelling, Wilderness Cookery and Gaelic in the Landscape. Many of them look ideal for more general environmental education.
Windy training
Hugh Piggott, Highland wind turbine expert, is running a training course in Scoraig from 26th April to 3rd May. Find out more on Hugh's blog
Food forager tutor required
Do you know about edible fungi and wider food foraging. If so, Judie Holliday,
Community Learning and Development Officer at Strathpeffer Community Centre
would like to hear from you, as they’re interested in running a course on the subject. Contact Judie Holliday at learning@strathpeffercommunity
Spring Newsletter ~ contributions wanted
Our spring newsletter will be looking at: Green Tourism What’s already out there and the potential for future development. We’d love to hear from you if you’ve an article to contribute or suggestions of interesting examples to look into. Copy deadline is 24th April 2014.
E-Bulletin - Send us your news.
What's On - Add your listings to the HEN Calender and we will help to spread the word.
e-bulletin
What's on in March
There’s lots to put a spring in your step over the coming month. Check out the What's On on our website too.
Seashore Visit, Plockton
2 March 2014
Climate Week
from 3 Mar 2014
to 9 Mar 2014
CARES conference, Glasgow
5 March 2014
Sexy Peat/Tir mo Rùin exhibition in Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
from 8 Mar 2014
to 5 Apr 2014
Mirror Lands film, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery
from 13 Mar 2014
to 29 Apr 2014
How To Change The World And Stay Human, Comrie
from 14 Mar 2014
to 16 Mar 2014
Trellis Conference, Perth
18 March 2014
World Water Day
22 March 2014
Stage Two Seashore Survey Skills Workshop, Balintore
22 March 2014
Science Festival – Nature and Science working together, Strathpeffer
22 March 2014
Cycling in Rural Scotland - Conference, Conon Bridge
22 March 2014
Build your own Rocket Stove, Forres
29 March 2014
Making spoons from Trees - Ledmore and Migdale woods, Bonar Bridge
29 March 2014
Training
Wild training
If you’re a Wilderness guide, or fancy the idea of becoming one, then Wild Scotland have all the details of training available on their website. If you don’t want the full wilderness guide course you can book individual subjects such as Natural History, Ecology & Ethnobotany, Scottish Geology, Astronomy, Environmental Storytelling, Wilderness Cookery and Gaelic in the Landscape. Many of them look ideal for more general environmental education.
Windy training
Hugh Piggott, Highland wind turbine expert, is running a training course in Scoraig from 26th April to 3rd May. Find out more on Hugh's blog
Food forager tutor required
Do you know about edible fungi and wider food foraging. If so, Judie Holliday,
Community Learning and Development Officer at Strathpeffer Community Centre
would like to hear from you, as they’re interested in running a course on the subject. Contact Judie Holliday at learning@strathpeffercommunity
Spring Newsletter ~ contributions wanted
Our spring newsletter will be looking at: Green Tourism What’s already out there and the potential for future development. We’d love to hear from you if you’ve an article to contribute or suggestions of interesting examples to look into. Copy deadline is 24th April 2014.
E-Bulletin - Send us your news.
What's On - Add your listings to the HEN Calender and we will help to spread the word.
SCOTLAND: NATIONAL RURAL NETWORK/http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/en/node/8567
http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/en/node/8567
Highland communities benefit from Scottish Land Fund
Several Highland communities have been successful in gaining the support of the Scottish Land Fund.
Aigas Community Forest: £221,000 award to purchase part of the Aigas Forest, which is by the Crask of Aigas, Beauly, Inverness-shire. They will also lease the remaining area of commercial woodland, bringing the whole forest into community control. The group plan to develop the forest to create economic and social benefits.
Mull and Iona Community Trust, in partnership with Ulva School Community Association: £139,120 to purchase an area of land at Ulva Ferry, on the Isle of Mull. To develop new affordable housing identified as a local priority.
Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust: £144,512 to purchase Bonar Bridge Post Office and sorting offices and the associated flat and garden ground to keep this vital local service.
West Glenmoriston Community Company: £95,360 to purchase the former primary school building and grounds situated in the village of Dalchreichart, Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire and develop it as a community hub.
Find out more about these and the other successful communities on www.ruralgateway.org.uk/en/node/8567
Highland communities benefit from Scottish Land Fund
Several Highland communities have been successful in gaining the support of the Scottish Land Fund.
Aigas Community Forest: £221,000 award to purchase part of the Aigas Forest, which is by the Crask of Aigas, Beauly, Inverness-shire. They will also lease the remaining area of commercial woodland, bringing the whole forest into community control. The group plan to develop the forest to create economic and social benefits.
Mull and Iona Community Trust, in partnership with Ulva School Community Association: £139,120 to purchase an area of land at Ulva Ferry, on the Isle of Mull. To develop new affordable housing identified as a local priority.
Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust: £144,512 to purchase Bonar Bridge Post Office and sorting offices and the associated flat and garden ground to keep this vital local service.
West Glenmoriston Community Company: £95,360 to purchase the former primary school building and grounds situated in the village of Dalchreichart, Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire and develop it as a community hub.
Find out more about these and the other successful communities on www.ruralgateway.org.uk/en/node/8567
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