18th June 2012

Two Aberdeenshire European Fisheries Fund (AEFF) projects have been awarded grants worth a total of £4,350 as part of a programme to improve economic output in the region’s fisheries areas.

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12th June 2012

Ten projects from across Aberdeenshire have received funding totalling nearly £100,000 in the latest round of grants from the Rural Aberdeenshire LEADER Programme.

Aberdeenshire LEADER reopened early in April after receiving an extra allowance from the Scottish Government. A strong group of applications were received for Round 14 and the LAG committee was pleased to support 10 new projects.

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6th June 2012

The next meeting of the Public Forum will be taking place on Wednesday 13
June 2012.  A panel of senior management team members will be taking part
in NHS Grampian Question Time and answering your questions.
Members of the public interested in becoming a Forum member and wishing to
attend the meeting on 13 June are invited to email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

2nd May 2012

Comment on the Aberdeenshire Alcohol Drug Partnership (ADP) Strategy 2012-2015 and help guide the work of agencies working in the field of substance misuse in the area.                                                                        

The partnership consists of Aberdeenshire Council, Grampian Police, NHS Grampian, The Scottish Prison Service and a range of third sector organisations.

The closing date for comments is Friday, May 25 and the partnership will use the feedback to identify any gaps or concerns as well as incorporating new ideas within the strategy.

25th April 2012

The Detect Cancer Early (DCE) Community Engagement Group has prepared an article to promote the key messages of the DCE campaign. This explains how vitally important it is to get checked by a doctor if you have any signs or symptoms.

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19th April 2012

Projects across Aberdeenshire have been given a helping hand thanks to offenders serving Community Payback orders with a requirement of unpaid work.

From shops and schools to community centres and flood defence walls, members of the unpaid work team have been busy carrying out work in Ellon, Inverurie and Stonehaven in recent months.

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 13th April 2012

Shared Care Scotland are delighted to announce that the Creative Breaks funding programme is now open for applications. The programme is funded by the Scottish Government as part of their commitment to the development of Short Breaks for the benefit of carers and those they care for.

4th April 2012

Rural communities across Aberdeenshire received a boost as the Rural Aberdeenshire LEADER Programme announced a call for new applications. 

The funding programme, financed by the European Community and Scottish Government, closed to new applications in September 2011 after the Local Action Group (LAG) awarded all remaining funds to community projects.

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21st March 2012

Young Start aims to create opportunities for children and young people aged between 8 and 24 to help realise their potential.

Young Start can support projects that will create CONFIDENT, HEALTHY ,CONNECTED and ENTERPRISING children and young people.

 For more information on examples of the type of projects Young Start can fund, as well as information on how to apply, click here.

15/03/2012

The Scottish Government and COSLA Leaders have agreed Scotland’s first Statement of Ambition about how to improve the way local services are delivered.

The Statement, covering public services provided to communities by councils, the NHS, emergency services, and other public agencies, is the first step in a major review designed  to put Scotland’s ‘community planning partnerships’ at the centre of an outcomes approach to public services in Scotland.

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