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This bulletin provides updates on a range of issues and is essential reading for those working in health and social care in Fife's third sector.
If you have any news that you'd like us to highlight on our website and in this bulletin, please submit it here.
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Park Golf and Lunch Event for Unpaid Carers
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To celebrate Carers Week (09 - 16 June), Fife Voluntary Action’s Respitality project is hosting a free park golf and lunch event for unpaid carers!
Park Golf was created for people of all ages to enjoy golf in a relaxed park setting. It's easy to play but still provides a challenge and requires skill to master the course. It's played with one club, one ball, and a larger cup. Courses are shorter in length than traditional golf with nine holes instead of 18.
You don't need to have played golf before and all equipment will be provided.
The day promises to be lots of fun, with time to socialise with other unpaid carers, enjoy lunch, and get out in nature to play park golf.
If you are an unpaid carer registered with a carer support organisation (e.g. Fife Carers Centre, Fife Young Carers, Crossroads), please ask them to register your attendance. If they do not have our registration form, please have them contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
All attendees must be registered.
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Mental Health Forum - June
Tuesday 03 June, 10.00am - 12.00pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes
Attendees will hear updates about this year's Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, learn more about ToC NE Fife's mental health service redesign, and discover more about the work of Fife Alcohol and Drug Partnership.
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Health and Social Care Forum - June
Thursday 12 June, 10.00am - 12.00pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes
Our forum is open to any third sector organisation working within the health and social care sector in Fife. The forum is a fantastic space for third sector colleagues to come along and hear about key developments in health and social care in Fife and nationally, discuss significant issues and network with other third sector organisations.
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Fife Befriending Forum - June
Thursday 26 June, 10.00am - 12.00pm, Caledonia House Glenrothes
The Befriending Forum is an opportunity for members to share learning, develop positive working relationships, and gain support. At this event, we will take some time to network and to get to know our Befriending colleagues across Fife
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No Wrong Door
Wednesday 04 June, 12.00 - 1.00pm, online
This particular session will introduce third sector organisations to No Wrong Door - a key strategic change being undertaken within Fife Council to ensure services move from being service-centric to person-centric. This new approach will be rolled out across Fife, but is being developed in the Cowdenbeath area from this summer.
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Fife‘s Volunteering Development Summit
Thursday 05 June, 10.00-3.00, Glenrothes
Fife's Volunteering Development Summit offers an engaging learning and development opportunity for anyone in the third sector who involves, supports, and manages volunteers in Fife.
Held during Volunteers' Week, you will hear from our keynote guest speakers who will provide an informed insight into the hot topics currently impacting volunteer involving organisations and how these can be managed.
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Benefits available from Social Security Scotland
Tuesday 17 June, 12.00 - 1.00pm, online
At this session Claire Lister, Partnership and Events Manager for Social Security Scotland, will introduce us to the wide range of benefits now available and will guide us through Social Security Scotland’s plans for the future.
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Peer2Peer Essentials (1 day)
Thursday 19 June, 10.00-4.00, Dunfermline
Peer2Peer Essentials is suitable for those looking to move into peer work, those already in peer roles and those interested in learning more about peer (for example, people who work alongside peer workers or are interested in developing peer support roles within their organisation).
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Other Training Opportunities
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Access Therapies Fife - Child and Family Primary Care Psychology Groups
The primary care psychology team in the Child and Family service at Access Therapies Fife have been working hard to update the groups offered to children, young people, and their families in Fife.
They have spaces available in their groups. There will also be more groups running after the summer if families can't make this block.
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safeTALK: Suicide Alertness for Everyone
Tuesday 10 June, 11.30am - 3.30pm, Kirkcaldy
safeTALK empowers everyone to make a difference in making our communities suicide-safer. You can learn and practice powerful, life-saving skills using a simple yet effective model.
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The Promise Design School: Three-Day Sprint
Funded places available for the Promise Design School in September, to support individuals and teams working to keep the promise to find solutions to problems.
Applications are currently open to anyone working to keep the promise, from social work, education, service delivery, third sector to health etc. All places at the sprint are fully funded.
Closing date: 06 August 2025
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The Decider Skills Training for Professionals in Fife - 32 Skills
Wednesday 18 June, 9.30am - 4.30pm, Glenrothes
The Decider Skills use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy to teach children and young people skills to recognise their own thoughts, feelings and behaviours, allowing them to monitor and manage their own emotions and mental health.
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Supporting children, young people and families to manage risk - Training
Wednesday 18 June, 9.30am - 4.30pm, Glenrothes
Fife Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CMHS) invite you to join them to think about they can provide support and containment to children, young people, and their families who are experiencing difficulties with distress, suicidal ideation, and self-harm.
Dates: Wednesday 23 July, Wednesday 20 August or Wednesday 24 September 2025
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Pop-Up COVID Vaccination Clinics
These are drop in sessions so no appointment is necessary. However, please check your eligibility before attending.
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Monday 09 June, 9.30am - 3.30pm, Kirkcaldy
Join Fife Carers Centre for their Unpaid Carers' Conference. To mark Carers Week they have arranged a day dedicated to recognising and celebrating the vital role of unpaid carers across Fife.
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Thursday 05 June, 11.00am - 1.00pm, Glenrothes
Come and meet services working in Glenrothes. Find out who they are, what they do, and how they can support you.
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Monday 09 June, 2.00 - 4.30pm and Tuesday 10 June, 10.00am - 3.00pm at Rothes Halls
Please note: There is a content warning for rape, sexual assault and abuse, domestic abuse, and child sexual assault in this installation.
The exhibition by Fife Violence Against Women Partnership challenges participants to engage with the universal connection we have with clothing and reflect on what gives this specific rape culture myth so much power.
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Wednesday 11 June, 4.00 - 5.00pm. Cupar
Join LINK Fife Mental Health Befriending Projects to celebrate the life-changing work they have delivered over the last year.
There will be light refreshments and the premiere of a film showcasing the charity's work which was produced by a St Andrews University student.
RSVP by Thursday 05 June 2025.
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Co-op Foundation - Future Communities Fund
The aim of the Future Communities Fund is to fund organisations that are directly supporting young people to move on from the justice system, in ways that help them to fulfil their potential.
Closing date: 16 June 2025
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The Dulverton Trust
The Trust currently offers funding to charities that help people from lower income households, helping homeless people, and welfare of others.
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The Stafford Trus
The Stafford Trust is a grant making Scottish charitable trust which provides financial support around child/adult welfare, medical research, local community projects, and HM services personnel.
Closing date: 30 June 2025
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The Hugh Fraser Foundation
The Foundation makes donations to registered charities which are active in such sectors as the arts and culture, medical and health, the environment and education, care and support of the young and elderly, people with disabilities and the under-privileged.
Closing date: 01 August 2025
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