Milton Community Gardener Funded by Robertson Trust You will be an experienced gardener committed to promoting health and wellbeing by encouraging people to engage with growing, cooking and eating healthy foods. You will be responsible for planning and delivering adult gardening activities and working with community members to help run Milton Community Garden. You will…
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Royston Community Pantry funded by The Scottish Government’s Communities Recovery Fund
Royston Community Pantry – G21 POSTCODE AREA ONLY – About the Pantry Royston Community Pantry is a membership-based shop that provides good food at a subsidised rate. The Pantry will stock fresh, nutritional food such as fruit and vegetables, store cupboard staples like pasta, rice, tinned tomatoes as well as freshly made goods in…
NGCFI AGM 2020
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) Online via Zoom. Friday 20th November 2020 at 1.00pm AGENDA Welcome, Introductions and Apologies Minutes of 2019 AGM Presentation of the Annual Report Presentation of Annual Accounts Appointment of the Auditor Election of the Board of Directors Followed by Question and Answer Session with discussion on current services and plans for the…
NGCFI – Covid19 Update
Over the past 8 weeks, NGCFI has been working together with our partners – The Arc Steering Group, Lambhill Stables, Love Milton, North United Communities, Springburn Baby Bank, Springburn Parish Church, NG Homes, New Rhythms for Glasgow, the newly formed Royston Covid19 Response Group and community members – helped and supported by local councillors, MSPs…
Fundraising appeal to raise £2000 for children’s gardening club.
Calling all friends of NGCFI!! We need your help urgently! We currently have a shortfall in funding for our weekly after-school kids club at Milton Community Garden and are appealing for donations to help keep this popular and busy club up and running! We need to raise £2000 by the end of April 2020 in…
NGCFI AGM 2019
NGCFI had a very successful AGM on 15th November, held in the Balgrayhill Community Centre, Springburn. Over 50 attended. A short video of all the work we do across our three food hubs was shown. Our new annual report, available on the web site, goes into more detail of what we have achieved, including feedback…
“Let’s spread holiday cheer, not diet-related diseases, this festive season”
NGCFI are happy to associate ourselves with the SugarSmart open letter to Jon Woods, General Manager, Coca-Cola GB & Ireland signed by 83 signatories including celebrity Chef Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall. Open Letter To Coke Truck
Vote To Support Healthy Cookery Skills with NGCFI
Healthy Cookery Skills for Families. Your votes are needed to win additional funding for your local Community Food Initiative to help to continue promoting good healthy eating within North Glasgow. Please take a few minutes to register and make your vote count for your NGCFI. More Info
Scottish Government pledges to halve child obesity by 2030
The Scottish Government has announced its ambitions around childhood obesity in a new Healthy Weight and Diet Plan to be launched in Summer 2018 following an extensive consultation earlier this year. As part of this Plan, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has declared war on junk food marketing. More info